Fuel for thought! (on Freedom)

“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
― S.G. Tallentyre

“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.”
― Jim Morrison

“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.”
― Carrie Jones, Need

“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”
― C.S. Lewis

“A person who has not been completely alienated, who has remained sensitive and able to feel, who has not lost the sense of dignity, who is not yet "for sale", who can still suffer over the suffering of others, who has not acquired fully the having mode of existence - briefly, a person who has remained a person and not become a thing - cannot help feeling lonely, powerless, isolated in present-day society. He cannot help doubting himself and his own convictions, if not his sanity. He cannot help suffering, even though he can experience moments of joy and clarity that are absent in the life of his "normal" contemporaries. Not rarely will he suffer from neurosis that results from the situation of a sane man living in an insane society, rather than that of the more conventional neurosis of a sick man trying to adapt himself to a sick society. In the process of going further in his analysis, i.e. of growing to greater independence and productivity,his neurotic symptoms will cure themselves.”
― Erich Fromm

“Imagine a society that subjects people to conditions that make them terribly unhappy then gives them the drugs to take away their unhappiness. Science fiction It is already happening to some extent in our own society. Instead of removing the conditions that make people depressed modern society gives them antidepressant drugs. In effect antidepressants are a means of modifying an individual's internal state in such a way as to enable him to tolerate social conditions that he would otherwise find intolerable.”
― Theodore Kaczynski

So What if Love'sidol is hidden?

"So what if love's idol is hidden? One's heart will never be far away.
My guide lives many mountains away, but he is visible before me.
Whoever has one grain of love is drunk without wine.
They are true mystics, Bahu, whose graves are alive."
~Hzt.Sultan Bahu ♥

Fuel for thought!

Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain. Classic thinking teaches us of the four doors of the mind, which everyone moves through according to their need. First is the door of sleep. Sleep offers us a retreat from the world and all its pain. Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain by stepping through the first door. Second is the door of forgetting. Some wounds are too deep to heal, or too deep to heal quickly. In addition, many memories are simply painful, and there is no healing to be done. The saying 'time heals all wounds' is false. Time heals most wounds. The rest are hidden behind this door. Third is the door of madness. There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind. Last is the door of death. The final resort. Nothing can hurt us after we are dead, or so we have been told.” ― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

Saif-ul-Malook by Mian Muhammad Baksh sung by Abida Parveen

Rehmat da mee paa khudaya, baagh suka ker harya
boota aas umeed meri da ker de meivay bharya

Mitha meva baksh ajeya, qudrat di ghat sheer
jo khavay rog us da jaavay, dur hovay dilgeeri

... sada bahar dein is baaghay kadeen khizaan na aaway,
hovan Faiz hazaaran taaein,her bhukha phal khaavay.

Baal chiragh ishq da mera,Roshan ker day seena
Dil de deevay di roshnai, jaavay wich zameenan.

Awwal hamd sanaa ilaahi, jo maalik her her daa
Us da naam chitaaran waala kisay medan na harda.

Qudrat theen jis baagh bnaye, jag sansaar tamami
Rang barangi bootay laye kuj khaasay kuj aami

Art from within...

Art from within...

Nahiin nigah mein manzil to justuju hi sahi (Abida sings Faiz Ahmad Faiz)

Nahiin nigah mein manzil to justuju hi sahi,
 nahi wisal mayassar to aarzoo hi sahi.


Na tan mein khoon faraham na ashk aankhon mein,
Namaz-e-shoq to wajib hai bewuzu hi sahi. 


Kisi tarha to jamay bazm may-kaday walo,
nahiin jo baada-o-saaghar to hao-hoo hi sahi. 


Gar intezar kathin hai to jab talak ae dil! 
kisi ke waada-e-farda ki guftugu hi sahi. 


Dayaar-e-ghair mein mehram agar nahi koi 
to Faiz zikr-e-watan apne ru baru hi sahi.

Jo ruk jao to tanha ho

Kuch panchi jhund mein urtay hon,
aur rasta bhi kuch mushkil ho,
kuch dur ufaq pe manzil ho,
Ik panchi ghayal ho jaye.

Or be-dum ho ker gir jaye,
To rishtay naatay pyaray sab,
Kb is ki khatir ruktay hain?

is dunya ki hai reet yahi,
Jo sath chalo to sath bohat
Jo ruk jao to tanha ho!

(Author: Unknown) Shared by my wonderful friend Irum!

Lessons of life.. Lecture by Dr. Moiz Hussain

Watch live streaming video from drmoizhussain at livestream.com

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Moiz Hussain.. This lecture deeply discusses about hypocrisy, it's causes and how to live a life of honesty and integrity!

Real Beauty!

It was a SCARY NIGHT, storm and wind with heavy out-pour of rain bombarded their nest. She was holding on to her little ones all night hoping it will end soon. And that early sun came out signaling the end of it, painting the skies with his vivid colors.

For that five sensed creature the mighty sun saving her little ones were real beauty.
 

Fuel for thought!

"Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging." ~ Joseph Campbell

 

No successful person has ever bypassed failure. So if you think that you should,... you're not ready to succeed. If you face your Failures, Success is the End Fruit of All it All. ¤ Written By Nacrissa J. Vil

"Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you are not growing." ~ H. Stanley Judd



Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul. ♥ Mario Quintana ♥•*´¨♥



 

You're special! Don't ever forget it!

A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked. "Who would like this $20 bill?"
Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you - but first, let me do this."

He proceeded to crumple the 20 dollar note up. He then asked. "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.
"Well," he replied, "what if I do this?"... He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?"
Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.
Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.
You are special - don't ever forget it."

Context Matters!

you should train yourself to view intellect — and any other aspect of your personal skill set — as a muscle that grows with effort and atrophies with neglect. When you accept that the answers to “Who am I?” should be written in pencil and not pen, threats become opportunities and failures transform into life lessons.

It’s refreshing to realize that that you’re not a finished product — that who you are in the here and now may not be the same person you’ll be in the then and there.

(Sam Sommers-In his fascinating book Situations Matter: Understanding How Context Transforms Your World, psychology professor and researcher)

Jindri lutti tain yaar (Song)

Beautiful song which is actually based on sufi poetry <3 this is OST of Pakistani drama "Ek nazar meri taraf" sung by Waqar Ali

fuel for thought

We are all capable of uttering profound truths.
We are all part of creation -
all kings, all poets, all musicians;
we have only to open up,
to discover what is already there.
(Henry Miller)

Fear is not our enemy. It is merely a compass pointing us to the areas where we need to grow.
(Steve Pavlina)


Only a powerful soul can offer love. Only a powerful soul can afford to be humble. If we are weak, then we become selfish. If we are empty, we take; but if we are filled, we automatically give to all. That is our nature.

(Dadi Prakashmani)


We're all told we should be leaders. But the world needs great followers too. If there's an issue or idea or cause you feel strongly about, have the courage to be a great follower and inspire others to do the same.

Fuel for thought

If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, you'll often find that you are right.

(Nancy Sathre-Vogel)

You've done well.

You've made great stuff happen,
and you will make more great stuff happen.
You've been scared and you overcame.
You've been knocked down and you rose.
And you've been lost, or so you thought,
only to discover it was just the calm before
another storm of creativity, love, and fun.
(Mike Dooley)

 There is a thought in your mind right now. The longer you hold on to it, the more you dwell upon it, the more life you give to that thought. Give it enough life, and it will become real. So make sure the thought is indeed a great one.

(Ralph Marston)

Fuel for thought!

Hope is not the closing of our eyes

to difficulty, risk or failure.
It is trust that if we fail now,
We shall not fail forever.
And if we are hurt,
We shall be healed.
It is a trust that life is good
and love is powerful.
(Author Unknown)

I have a purpose – growing;

I have a goal – glowing.
I have a hobby – giving;
I have a song – living.
I have a mission – reaching;
I have a love – teaching.
I have a calling – caring;
I have a joy – sharing.
(William Arthur Ward)

Bless those who challenge us to grow,

to stretch, to move beyond the knowable,
to come back home to our essential nature.
Bless those who challenge us
for they remind us of doors we have closed
and doors we have yet to open.
(Native American Prayer)

Sometimes people are beautiful.

Not in looks. Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.
(Markus Zusak_Australian Author)

If you always think what you've always thought,

You will always do what you've always done.
If you always do what you've always done,
You will always get what you've always got.
If you always get what you've always got,
You will always think what you've always thought.
(Author Unknown)

For money you can have everything it is said. No, that is not true. You can buy food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; soft beds, but not sleep; knowledge but not intelligence; glitter, but not comfort; fun, but not pleasure; acquaintances, but not friendship; servants, but not faithfulness; grey hair, but not honor; quiet days, but not peace. The shell of all things you can get for money. But not the kernel. That cannot be had for money.

(Arne Garborg, 1851-1924
Norwegian Author and Journalist)

Ae Des Se Aanay walay bata..

Beautiful poetry written by Ahmad Faraz in the mesmerizing voice of Abida Parveen. The poetry reflects feelings of the poet who is far from homeland and his desperation to know about his friends and fellows. He inquires from a visitor from his beloved homeland in these beautiful and touching words!



Oh Des se aanay walay bata
kis haal mein hain yaran-e-watan,
Woh bagh-e-watan firdos-e-watan
Kia ab bhi wahan ke baaghon mein mastana hawaien aati hain?
Kia ab bhi wahan ke parbat per ghanghor ghataein chaati hain?
Kia ab bhi wahan ki barkha'ein waisay hi dilon ko bhaati hain?
Oh des se aanay walay bata
Woh sheher jo hum se choota hai,
Woh shehr hamara kaisa hai?
Sub log hamein pyaray hain magar,
Woh jaan se pyara kaisa hai?
Oh des se aanay walay bata
kia ab bhi watan mein waisay hi sarmast nazaaray hotay hain?
kia ab bhi sohani raaton mein woh chand sitaray hotay hain ?
Hum khail jo khaila kertay thay ab bhi woh saray hotay hain?
Oh des se aanay walay bta
Shab bazm-e-hareefaan sajti hain?
Ya sham dhalay so jatay hain?
Yaaron ki basar auqaat hain kia?
Her anjuman aara kaisa hai?
kia ab bhi mehektay mandir se naqus ki awaz aati hai?
kia abhi muqaddas majid per mastana azan tharraati hai?
kia ab bhi wahan ke panghat per
panhariyaan pani bharti hain?
Angrai ka naksha ban ban ker,
sub mathay per gaagar dharti hain?
or apne gharon ko jatay huay,
Hansti hui chohrein kerti hain?
Oh des se aanay walay bata
Mehran lahoo ki dhaar hua?
Bolab bhi kia gulnar hua?
kis rang ka hai darye-e-attock?
Ravi ka kinara kaisa hai?
Ae des se aanay walay magar,
Tum ne to na itna bhi poocha,
Woh qavi jisay banvas mila,
woh dard ka maara kaisa hai?
Oh des se anay walay bata
kia ab bhi kisi ke seenay mein,
baaki hai hamari chah bata?
kia yaad hamein bhi kerta hai,
ab yaaron mein koi aah! bata!
Oh des se aanay walay bata
lillah bata lillah bata!

Fuel for thought!

If you wish the world to become loving and compassionate, become loving and compassionate yourself. If you wish to diminish fear in the world, diminish your own. These are the gifts that you can give.
(Gary Zukav)

know that the answer to what we need to do next is in our own hearts. All we have to do is listen, then take that one step further and trust what we hear. We will be taught what we need to learn.

(Melody Beattie)

Laugh at yourself, but don’t ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don’t leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.

(Alan Alda)


Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.
(Nido Qubein)

Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.

(Noam Chomsky)

Laughing with somebody till the tears run down your cheeks. Waking up to the first snow. Whether you thank God for such a moment or thank your lucky stars, it is a moment that is trying to open up your whole life. If you turn your back on such a moment and hurry along to business as usual, it may lose you the ball game. If you throw your arms around such a moment and hug it like crazy, it may just save your soul.

(Frederick Buechner)

Never forget, no matter how overwhelming life's challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes in the world come about. So be that person.

(Buckminster Fuller)

Yaad-e-Mazi mein jo aankhon ko saza di jaye!

Yaad-e-Maazi mein jo aankhon ko saza di jaye,

Is se behtar hai ke her baat bhula di jaye.

Jis se thori si bhi umeed ziyada ho kabhi,

Aisi her shama Sar-e-Sham bujha di jaye.

Meinay apnon ke rawaiye se ye mehsoos kiya,

Dil ke aangan mein bhi deewaar utha di jaye.

Meinay yaaron ke bicharnay se yeh seekha "Mohsin",

Apne dushman ko bhi jeenay ki dua di jaye!

Mein Dil se Baatain kerta tha!

Main dil se baatain karta tha,

Dil mujhe se baatain karta tha,

Main uski sunta rehta tha,

Woh meri sunta rehta tha,

Hum dono apni baatain bus Ik doojay hi se kehtay thay,

Or ik doojay ki baaton per hum ghanton hanstay rehtay thay,

Main dil ka dost hi acha tha,

Dil mera dost hi acha tha,

Woh meray dard samajhta tha,

Mein us ka dard samajhta tha,

Phir dil ne mujh se chaal chali,

Woh teri raah pe chal nikla,

Ab mein bhi tanha rehta hoon,

Or dil bhi tanha rehta hai!