Showing posts with label Festivals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Festivals. Show all posts

Monday, January 14, 2013

A kite


“A kite is a victim you are sure of.
You love it because it pulls
gentle enough to call you master,
strong enough to call you fool;
because it lives
like a desperate trained falcon
in the high sweet air,
and you can always haul it down
to tame it in your drawer.

A kite is a fish you have already caught
in a pool where no fish come,
so you play him carefully and long,
and hope he won't give up,
or the wind die down.

A kite is the last poem you've written
so you give it to the wind,
but you don't let it go
until someone finds you
something else to do.”
― Leonard Cohen, The Spice Box of Earth
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Words. Images. Thoughts. Ideas. Generalizations. Specifics. Stream of Consciousness.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

And what is hell?

“No sight so sad as that of a naughty child," he began, "especially a naughty little girl. Do you know where the wicked go after death?"
"They go to hell," was my ready and orthodox answer.
"And what is hell? Can you tell me that?"
"A pit full of fire."
"And should you like to fall into that pit, and to be burning there for ever?"
"No, sir."
"What must you do to avoid it?"
I deliberated a moment: my answer, when it did come was objectionable: "I must keep in good health and not die.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
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Words. Images. Thoughts. Ideas. Generalizations. Specifics. Stream of Consciousness.
Things either just fall into place, or not!

Friday, November 16, 2012

The purpose of light


“No one lights a lamp in order to hide it behind the door: the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people's eyes, to reveal the marvels around.”
― Paulo Coelho

Monday, October 1, 2012

Ah, it's Empty

“The witch reached into the picnic basket and pulled out a light brown chamois bag about the size of a playing card. “Maybe this will help you. It’ll boost your self-esteem.
Now we’re getting somewhere. Riley took the bag and opened it. She looked to the bottom to find … nothing.
Ah, it’s empty.
Of course,” Ayden replied. “It’s up to you to fill it. Find things that mean something to you, that represent times where you’ve overcome an obstacle, learned something important. Put those items in the bag and they’ll help you find your strength.
- Jana Oliver, Forsaken
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Words. Images. Thoughts. Ideas. Generalizations. Specifics. Stream of Consciousness.
During the month of October, I am going to just watch things fall into place, or not!

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

U is for Ullman, Liv Ullman

"If only we could accept that there is no difference between us where human values are concerned. Whatever sex."
Liv Ullman




600,000 girls go missing in India every year- aborted before they are born; killed at childbirth; abandoned in infancy, allowed to die of mal-nourishment or lack of timely medical care.

As a part of A-Z Challenge, the blog will host a photograph of a woman who survived, along with a quote by a famous (or not so famous) woman. 









Saturday, April 7, 2012

G is for Gandhi, Indira Gandhi

"My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: 
those who do the work and those who take the credit. 
He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition."
Indira Gandhi




600,000 girls go missing in India every year- aborted before they are born; killed at childbirth; abandoned in infancy, allowed to die of mal-nourishment or lack of timely medical care.

As a part of A-Z Challenge, the blog will host a photograph of a woman who survived, along with a quote by a famous (or not so famous) woman. 






Tuesday, February 14, 2012

How tired we feel....

"How tired we feel, my heart and I,
We seem of no use in the World..."
~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Flashback 2011- October



"I really want to see you
Really want to be with you
Really want to see you lord
But it takes so long, my lord."

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

....only light can....


"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

...let the food...

Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.
~ Mark Twain

This post is a part of Blog Action Day.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

After silence.....



"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music."
~ Aldous Huxley

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Muharram



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December 25, 2009
J P Road, Andheri, Bombay

Friday, January 21, 2011

Friday, January 7, 2011

Muharram Sales



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December 25, 2009
JP Road, Andheri, Bombay

Tuesday, January 4, 2011