Our mind

"What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind."

Budha

Beautiful gazes

I am waiting for my flight in front of my gate. A nice looking old lady comes out of the bathroom walking towards the seats on my right. She has a very kind and admiring look and  beautiful smile. I cannot help following her gaze. It is directed at an old handsome gentleman, his hair all white, not falling behind on reciprocating with his admiration and kindness for her. He checks her out and flirts with her "you come here often?"

It was beautiful to watch.

"هستم اگر ميروم"

مدتى خوشحال ميرفتم، ناراحت برميگشتم.
بعد ناراحت ميرفتم، ناراحت برميگشتم.
طول كشيد ياد بگيرم،
چطور خوشحال برم، خوشحال برگردم.
اما خوب راهى نداشت،
جز رفتن،
رفتن و آموختن.

Teaching

In midst of a crazy day, I came across this quotation, and it actually kept me going, to tolerate all the bureaucracy that will hopefully lead to enabling new opportunities for some students:

"Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as hard duty." - Albert Einstein

Doing the Right Thing!

I feel like little Charlie in Scent of a Woman. Exhausted of doing the right thing, traveling the right path as I know it. Al Pacino said it best why some people do not take this path: because it is too damn hard!

"[Lt. Col. Frank Slade is speaking in defense of Charlie Simms at meeting at the Baird School] Now I have come to the cross-roads in my life. I always knew what the right path was. Without exception, I knew, but I never took it. You know why? It was too damn hard. Now here's Charlie. He's come to the cross-roads. He has chosen a path. It's the right path. It's a path made of principle that leads to character. Let him continue on his journey. ", Scent of a Woman.

Let me continue on my journey. I am tired.

Really Dreamy

She dreamed the sweetest dream.
Surprisingly, she did not get sad,
Realizing it was a dream,
That she was back to the reality,
Wishing the dream lingered a bit more.
This time, it was not just a dream.
It was also reality.
A dreamy reality,
A real dream.

Ending friendships

Here is an interesting article about the importance of acknowledging problems in friendships and relationships. Reading this made me realize what a long way I have traveled through out the years. I now not only dare to ask my friends "what is wrong", when I sense something is wrong, I also initiate and tell them whatever the hell I feel is wrong. I think they deserve to know and provide an explanation if there is any, just like I deserve to know if my friend thinks I did something wrong. How one chooses to address and respond to the complains, determines the future of that relationship, for better or worse.