Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Wisdom Prickled Off The Web - From The Unlikeliest Sources Too!
L'amour de Dieu est comme un océan, tu peux voir là où il commence, mais jamais là où il se termine.
11 Jul 2008 00:03
Today's fortune: The best prophet of the future is the past
Pour bien aimer une vivante, il faut l'aimer comme si elle devait mourir demain
Human relations are built on feeling, not on reason or knowledge. And feeling is not an exact science; like all spiritual qualities, it has the vagueness of greatness about it.
Treat life as a sea, heart as a seashore and friends like waves. It never matters how many waves there truly are out there. What matters is which one touches the seashore the most frequently and the most significantly.
Difficulties in your life do not come to destroy you, but to help you realize your hidden potential.
When you`re standing at a crossroads
with no one to turn to
and feel there`s how here left to go
may you always feel the love of a angel
to remind you that you`re never alone
so if you stop liking a person used to like
all you need to do is cover your ears
but if you try to close your eyes
love turns into a drop tear...
remains in your heart forever
sweet but not honey
precious but not money
bright but not sunshine
improves with time but not wine
don`t know??? it`s friendship
happiness keep you sweet
trials keep you strong
sorrows keep you human
failures keep you humble
success keep you glowing
but only god keep you going
you my friend are so sweet
Someday the Dream Will End
Someday the dream will end.
The dream of dreams.
The dream that gives us a freedom from reality.
The dream we believe is life.
The one that conquers all others.
The one that continues over time,
to blend itself with reality.
Someday the dream will end.
And on that day,
it will not be glorious,
but a day of relief.
The freedom from Freedom.
The pain from this separation of the parasitic dream
will give us freedom.
Then the Dream will end.
And then you will be reborn to the world,
with new eyes at life.
Eyes that see what was never seen,
never dreamed. What was will be meaningless;
what will be, will be but a dream.
Someday the dream will end.
For if it were not a dream,
then life would be a breeze.
A breeze that even the great Aeolos cannot control.
For he and the other gods cannot foresee The Dream.
The Dream that effects the heart more than the brain.
My dream will end, someday.
Wed Apr 16 09:12pm PDT
carmen t
* carme…
Hug
We Make Our World
We make the world in which we live
By what we gather and what we give,
By our daily deeds and the things we say,
By what we keep or we cast away.
We make our world by the beauty we see
In a skylark's song or lilac tree,
In a butterfly's wing, in the pale moons' rise,
And the wonder that lingers in midnight skies.
We make our world by the life we lead,
By the friends we have, by the books we read,
By the compassion we show in the hour of care,
By the loads we lift and the love we share.
We make our world by the goals we pursue,
By the heights we seek and the higher view,
By hopes and dreams that reach the sun
And a will to fight till the heights are won.
What is the place in which we dwell,
A hut or a palace, a heaven or hell
We gather and scatter, we take and we give,
We make our world - and there we live.
Wed Apr 16 09:12pm PDT
carmen t
* carme…
Hug
Hug
??????????????
I am your friend
Someone to share
the good times
As well as the bad.
??????????????
??????????????
I make no judgments
by what you say
I just listen
with my heart and
Hope to be of help
in anyway I can.
??????????????
??????????????
I will be there
for you now
and forever
And always please
remember I
am your friend
??????????????
??????????????
Time and distance
are important
between friends.
When a friend is
in your heart,
they remain there
forever. I may be
busy, but I assure
you, you are
always in my heart!
??????????????
(¯`H´¯)(¯`U´¯)(¯`G´¯)
`*.¸.*´ `*.¸.* `*.¸.*´
¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨) ¸.•´¸.•*´¨)
(¸.•´ (¸.•` * ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)
Wed Apr 16 09:11pm PDT
carmen t
* carme…
Hug
Silent language of the soul
The sight that is thought to be Blur
Might possibly, or not Incur
Acknowledge what is Evident
What you see, is what Occurs
See with what the soul Feels
See not with Eyes Sight
To see this way is Real
Trust that It is Right
And you will see the Light
The light of the Very Soul
The only True and Real Sight
Embraces the only words Assured are Known
Emotions of which "Silent Words" were Sown
Into the most universal language, that to all is known
Yet it is a Language that..to each is their own
"Emotions; The most recognized and known language
That is heart, Always in emotions of "Silent "Words".
Wed Apr 16 09:11pm PDT
carmen t
* carme…
Hug
A Life Poem
Life can seem ungrateful and not always kind.
Life can pull at your heartstrings and play with your mind...
Life can be blissful and happy and free...
Life can put beauty in the things that you see...
Life can place challenges right at your feet...
Life can make good of the hardships we meet...
Life can overwhelm you and make your head spin...
Life can reward those determined to win...
Life can be hurtful and not always fair...
Life can surround you with people who care...
Life clearly does offer its Up and its Downs...
Life's days can bring you both smiles and frowns...
Life teaches us to take the good with the bad...
Life is a mixture of happy and sad...
So...
Take the Life that you have and give it your best...
Think positive, be happy let God do the rest...
Take the challenges that life has laid at your feet...
Take pride and be thankful for each one you meet...
To yourself give forgiveness if you stumble and fall...
Take each day that is dealt you and give it your all...
Take the love that you're given and return it with care...
Have faith that when needed it will always be there...
Take time to find the beauty in the things that you see...
Take life's simple pleasures let them set your heart free...
The idea here is simply to even the score...
As you are met and faced with Life's Tug of War
Wed Apr 16 09:10pm PDT
Some tears are rain
At the end of the day,
Come as relief
To wash grime away.
Others like storms brew
With venom increasing
Light flashing fiercely,
Hatred releasing.
But mine, are so hitter,
They're hidden, so deep,
I laugh in the daytime,
To cry, when I sleep.
Wed Apr 16 09:10pm PDT
♥~ A woman has strengths that amaze me, She can handle trouble and carry heavy burdens, She holds happiness, love and opinions. She smiles when She feels like screaming. She sings when She feels like crying. Cries when She's happy, and laughs when she's afraid, Her L♥ve is unconditional, there's only one thing wrong with Her and that is that sometimes She forgets what She is worth." Pass this onto every Beautiful Woman you know… I just did. ~♥~
Wed Apr 16 04:21pm PDT
We are one big family of people, trying to make our way through the unfolding puzzle of life. We are all connected to one another in the heart. Connecting with the ultimate source of love is possible through discovering the hidden power in your heart.
Fri Apr 18 05:01pm PDT
Today's fortune:
The heart is wiser than the intellect
And a few certifiable sources now...
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
- Theodore Roosevelt
When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.
- Helen Keller
"Il mondo è un bel libro, ma poco serve a chi non lo sa leggere"
- Carlo Goldoni
11 Jul 2008 00:03
Today's fortune: The best prophet of the future is the past
Pour bien aimer une vivante, il faut l'aimer comme si elle devait mourir demain
Human relations are built on feeling, not on reason or knowledge. And feeling is not an exact science; like all spiritual qualities, it has the vagueness of greatness about it.
Treat life as a sea, heart as a seashore and friends like waves. It never matters how many waves there truly are out there. What matters is which one touches the seashore the most frequently and the most significantly.
Difficulties in your life do not come to destroy you, but to help you realize your hidden potential.
When you`re standing at a crossroads
with no one to turn to
and feel there`s how here left to go
may you always feel the love of a angel
to remind you that you`re never alone
so if you stop liking a person used to like
all you need to do is cover your ears
but if you try to close your eyes
love turns into a drop tear...
remains in your heart forever
sweet but not honey
precious but not money
bright but not sunshine
improves with time but not wine
don`t know??? it`s friendship
happiness keep you sweet
trials keep you strong
sorrows keep you human
failures keep you humble
success keep you glowing
but only god keep you going
you my friend are so sweet
Someday the Dream Will End
Someday the dream will end.
The dream of dreams.
The dream that gives us a freedom from reality.
The dream we believe is life.
The one that conquers all others.
The one that continues over time,
to blend itself with reality.
Someday the dream will end.
And on that day,
it will not be glorious,
but a day of relief.
The freedom from Freedom.
The pain from this separation of the parasitic dream
will give us freedom.
Then the Dream will end.
And then you will be reborn to the world,
with new eyes at life.
Eyes that see what was never seen,
never dreamed. What was will be meaningless;
what will be, will be but a dream.
Someday the dream will end.
For if it were not a dream,
then life would be a breeze.
A breeze that even the great Aeolos cannot control.
For he and the other gods cannot foresee The Dream.
The Dream that effects the heart more than the brain.
My dream will end, someday.
Wed Apr 16 09:12pm PDT
carmen t
* carme…
Hug
We Make Our World
We make the world in which we live
By what we gather and what we give,
By our daily deeds and the things we say,
By what we keep or we cast away.
We make our world by the beauty we see
In a skylark's song or lilac tree,
In a butterfly's wing, in the pale moons' rise,
And the wonder that lingers in midnight skies.
We make our world by the life we lead,
By the friends we have, by the books we read,
By the compassion we show in the hour of care,
By the loads we lift and the love we share.
We make our world by the goals we pursue,
By the heights we seek and the higher view,
By hopes and dreams that reach the sun
And a will to fight till the heights are won.
What is the place in which we dwell,
A hut or a palace, a heaven or hell
We gather and scatter, we take and we give,
We make our world - and there we live.
Wed Apr 16 09:12pm PDT
carmen t
* carme…
Hug
Hug
??????????????
I am your friend
Someone to share
the good times
As well as the bad.
??????????????
??????????????
I make no judgments
by what you say
I just listen
with my heart and
Hope to be of help
in anyway I can.
??????????????
??????????????
I will be there
for you now
and forever
And always please
remember I
am your friend
??????????????
??????????????
Time and distance
are important
between friends.
When a friend is
in your heart,
they remain there
forever. I may be
busy, but I assure
you, you are
always in my heart!
??????????????
(¯`H´¯)(¯`U´¯)(¯`G´¯)
`*.¸.*´ `*.¸.* `*.¸.*´
¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨) ¸.•´¸.•*´¨)
(¸.•´ (¸.•` * ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)
Wed Apr 16 09:11pm PDT
carmen t
* carme…
Hug
Silent language of the soul
The sight that is thought to be Blur
Might possibly, or not Incur
Acknowledge what is Evident
What you see, is what Occurs
See with what the soul Feels
See not with Eyes Sight
To see this way is Real
Trust that It is Right
And you will see the Light
The light of the Very Soul
The only True and Real Sight
Embraces the only words Assured are Known
Emotions of which "Silent Words" were Sown
Into the most universal language, that to all is known
Yet it is a Language that..to each is their own
"Emotions; The most recognized and known language
That is heart, Always in emotions of "Silent "Words".
Wed Apr 16 09:11pm PDT
carmen t
* carme…
Hug
A Life Poem
Life can seem ungrateful and not always kind.
Life can pull at your heartstrings and play with your mind...
Life can be blissful and happy and free...
Life can put beauty in the things that you see...
Life can place challenges right at your feet...
Life can make good of the hardships we meet...
Life can overwhelm you and make your head spin...
Life can reward those determined to win...
Life can be hurtful and not always fair...
Life can surround you with people who care...
Life clearly does offer its Up and its Downs...
Life's days can bring you both smiles and frowns...
Life teaches us to take the good with the bad...
Life is a mixture of happy and sad...
So...
Take the Life that you have and give it your best...
Think positive, be happy let God do the rest...
Take the challenges that life has laid at your feet...
Take pride and be thankful for each one you meet...
To yourself give forgiveness if you stumble and fall...
Take each day that is dealt you and give it your all...
Take the love that you're given and return it with care...
Have faith that when needed it will always be there...
Take time to find the beauty in the things that you see...
Take life's simple pleasures let them set your heart free...
The idea here is simply to even the score...
As you are met and faced with Life's Tug of War
Wed Apr 16 09:10pm PDT
Some tears are rain
At the end of the day,
Come as relief
To wash grime away.
Others like storms brew
With venom increasing
Light flashing fiercely,
Hatred releasing.
But mine, are so hitter,
They're hidden, so deep,
I laugh in the daytime,
To cry, when I sleep.
Wed Apr 16 09:10pm PDT
♥~ A woman has strengths that amaze me, She can handle trouble and carry heavy burdens, She holds happiness, love and opinions. She smiles when She feels like screaming. She sings when She feels like crying. Cries when She's happy, and laughs when she's afraid, Her L♥ve is unconditional, there's only one thing wrong with Her and that is that sometimes She forgets what She is worth." Pass this onto every Beautiful Woman you know… I just did. ~♥~
Wed Apr 16 04:21pm PDT
We are one big family of people, trying to make our way through the unfolding puzzle of life. We are all connected to one another in the heart. Connecting with the ultimate source of love is possible through discovering the hidden power in your heart.
Fri Apr 18 05:01pm PDT
Today's fortune:
The heart is wiser than the intellect
And a few certifiable sources now...
Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
- Theodore Roosevelt
When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.
- Helen Keller
"Il mondo è un bel libro, ma poco serve a chi non lo sa leggere"
- Carlo Goldoni
Labels: luminous quotes
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Truly Luminous Quotes
+++
Among the attributes of God,although they are all equal,
mercy shines with even more brilliance than justice.
-Cervantes
The books that help you most are those that make you think the most.
-Parker
Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others.
-Menander
"Sorrow looks BACK, worry looks AROUND and faith looks UP!"
- Unknown (?)
"Follow your Bliss and the universe will open up doors for you
where there were only walls"
- Joseph Campbell
The world stands out on either side
No wider than the heart is wide;
Above the world is streched the sky,
No higher than the soul is high
The heart can push the sea and land
Farther away on either hand;
The soul can split the sky in two,
And let the face of God shine through
-Edna St. Vincen Millay
Thank you,dear God, for being there
When I sought help from You,
My day so bleak and trouble filled
I knew not what to do.
I breathed Your name in silent prayer,
Made known to You my need.
I sensed You knew my urgency;
I didn't have to plead.
You gave me strength beyond my own
That helped to see me through.
I thank You, God,for being there
Just when I needed You.
-Kay Hoffman
THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART
Unlearn'd he knew no schoolman's subtle art
No language but the language of the heart.
-Alexander Pope
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speakth.
-Matthew 12:34
Cor ad cor Loquitur ("Heart speaks to heart")
-Motto of John Henry Newman
Oh Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle,who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
He that walketh uprightly,and speaketh the truth in his heart.
-Psalm 15:1-2
"-study after study reveals that human dialogue not only affects our hearts significantly but can even alter the biochemistry of individual tissues at the furthest extremities of the body. Since blood flows through every human tissue,the entire body is influenced by human dialogue. Thus,it is true that when we speak we do so with every fiber of our being.
------For the human heart speaks a language that not only is vital to our well-being but makes possible human feelings and binds human beings together."
From the book: "The Language of the Heart" by James J. Lynch
We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect.
- Alanis Morissette
The only way up is to follow the light
The only way out is to live through the night
The only solution is no solution in mind
The only way home is backwards thru time
And if you'd understand we're all made the same
You could learn to avoid attacks on your name
If you could still feel what got you this far
You'd make an attempt to be more than you are
Logic traps you in a place you remember but cannot enjoy
Cannot enjoy
I know a man who's a slave to logic and his dreams are boring
His dreams are boring
What could be more pathetic than having boring dreams
- -- Burton Cummings, Canadian singer-songwriter
(the actual lyrics of his little-known gem, ' Boring Dreams'
- a personal favorite of mine!)
«Aqui acabam as palavras, aqui acaba o mundo que conheço;
aqui neste tremendo isolamento onde a vida artificial
está reduzida ao mínimo só as coisas eternas perduram.
O Corvo nao tem peso no mundo;
mas nunca senti como aqui a realidade
e o peso do Tempo.»
«Here end the words, here ends the world that I know;
here, in this sad isolation where the illusionary life
is reduced to its barest minimum,
only the everlasting things continue to exist.
The raven has no weight in this world;
but it never felt as here and now
the reality and the weight of Time.»
"Um santo é alguém que, apesar dos limites e defeitos,
vive plenamente a vida de Deus. com humildade a vive,
não precisa de o mostrar aos outros."
«A saint is someone who, despite his limitations and flaws,
lives fully and completely a Godly Life with humility;
for he does not need to show it to others.»
-PADRE CRUZ (1859-1948)
translated by Luciano Pimentel (1969-20__)
+++
"The virtue of the candle lies not in the wax that leaves its trace, but in its light."
- --Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"There are two ways to spread the light; be the candle... or the mirror that reflects It."
- -- Edith Wharton
What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this?
- - Epictitus
So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race.
- Ernest L. Woodward
“I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess”
- Martin Luther quotes - 1 of 4 (German Priest and Scholar whose questioning of certain church practices led to the Protestant Reformation. 1483-1546)
All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired.
- Martin Luther (yes...)
Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are?
- Martin Luther (the one and the same...)
Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.
- Martin Luther (that completes it!)
Great hopes make great men.
- -- Thomas Fuller
The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are; first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-iveness, and third, common sense.
- -- Thomas Edison
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.
- Elizabeth Bibesco
It is better to have loafed and lost than never to have loafed at all.
- -- James Thurber, writer, cartoonist, all-around funny guy
(1894-1961)
+++
TEN LUMINOUS TRUTHS
1. The Perfect Man has no self; the Holy Man has no merit; the Sage has no fame.
- Chuang Tzu
2. Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessing of heaven. - G. C. Lichtenberg
3. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. Spend some time alone.
- Chi Tan
4. When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life.
- Greg Anderson
5. Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe. - Lao Tzu
6. An evil man is trapped by his sinful talk, but a righteous man escapes trouble.
- Proverbs 12:13(NIV)
7. When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves. - William Arthur Ward
8. Like a lotus blossom which comes out of the dirt of the world
but is not touched by it,
allow your true self to freely unfold
on the spiritual journey of detachment and calmness.
- Heart sutra
9. I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
- Thomas Carlyle
10. A life without adventure is likely to be unsatisfying,
but a life in which adventure is allowed to take
whatever form it will
is sure to be short.
- Bertrand Russell
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So...
Which quote is the best? (*LOL*).
In today's highly competitive world,
everything and anything is always compared
(although, admittedly, "it ain't fair to compare"...)
and pitted up against one another...
in whatever field it might be!
Thus, in the true spirit of this...
all-American way of life (?!?)
LET US COMPARE ANYWAY!
(Only not apples and oranges... hmm?).
I might even call this "the first annual (?)
comparatative luminous competition"...!!!
And let us start right away with the BEST OF THE BEST...
and la Crème de la Crème!
Which quote deserves the nod here...
by the right criteria, though...
which are which one is most inspiring...
and closer to the truth!
Cast your votes... uh... a.s.a.p.? :\ (LOL).
(The voting is closed on the other thing -
you know, "n7w"...? ;)
I shall not try to influence the vote... that is, if anyone ever does "vote"...
However, I will state the following;
although both inspire me,
only one makes up my signature quote
on a certain message board where I posted, practically,
as if it were my blog in actuality...!
(Not telling you which one though... ;)
Blessings!
Among the attributes of God,although they are all equal,
mercy shines with even more brilliance than justice.
-Cervantes
The books that help you most are those that make you think the most.
-Parker
Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others.
-Menander
"Sorrow looks BACK, worry looks AROUND and faith looks UP!"
- Unknown (?)
"Follow your Bliss and the universe will open up doors for you
where there were only walls"
- Joseph Campbell
The world stands out on either side
No wider than the heart is wide;
Above the world is streched the sky,
No higher than the soul is high
The heart can push the sea and land
Farther away on either hand;
The soul can split the sky in two,
And let the face of God shine through
-Edna St. Vincen Millay
Thank you,dear God, for being there
When I sought help from You,
My day so bleak and trouble filled
I knew not what to do.
I breathed Your name in silent prayer,
Made known to You my need.
I sensed You knew my urgency;
I didn't have to plead.
You gave me strength beyond my own
That helped to see me through.
I thank You, God,for being there
Just when I needed You.
-Kay Hoffman
THE LANGUAGE OF THE HEART
Unlearn'd he knew no schoolman's subtle art
No language but the language of the heart.
-Alexander Pope
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speakth.
-Matthew 12:34
Cor ad cor Loquitur ("Heart speaks to heart")
-Motto of John Henry Newman
Oh Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle,who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
He that walketh uprightly,and speaketh the truth in his heart.
-Psalm 15:1-2
"-study after study reveals that human dialogue not only affects our hearts significantly but can even alter the biochemistry of individual tissues at the furthest extremities of the body. Since blood flows through every human tissue,the entire body is influenced by human dialogue. Thus,it is true that when we speak we do so with every fiber of our being.
------For the human heart speaks a language that not only is vital to our well-being but makes possible human feelings and binds human beings together."
From the book: "The Language of the Heart" by James J. Lynch
We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect.
- Alanis Morissette
The only way up is to follow the light
The only way out is to live through the night
The only solution is no solution in mind
The only way home is backwards thru time
And if you'd understand we're all made the same
You could learn to avoid attacks on your name
If you could still feel what got you this far
You'd make an attempt to be more than you are
Logic traps you in a place you remember but cannot enjoy
Cannot enjoy
I know a man who's a slave to logic and his dreams are boring
His dreams are boring
What could be more pathetic than having boring dreams
- -- Burton Cummings, Canadian singer-songwriter
(the actual lyrics of his little-known gem, ' Boring Dreams'
- a personal favorite of mine!)
«Aqui acabam as palavras, aqui acaba o mundo que conheço;
aqui neste tremendo isolamento onde a vida artificial
está reduzida ao mínimo só as coisas eternas perduram.
O Corvo nao tem peso no mundo;
mas nunca senti como aqui a realidade
e o peso do Tempo.»
«Here end the words, here ends the world that I know;
here, in this sad isolation where the illusionary life
is reduced to its barest minimum,
only the everlasting things continue to exist.
The raven has no weight in this world;
but it never felt as here and now
the reality and the weight of Time.»
"Um santo é alguém que, apesar dos limites e defeitos,
vive plenamente a vida de Deus. com humildade a vive,
não precisa de o mostrar aos outros."
«A saint is someone who, despite his limitations and flaws,
lives fully and completely a Godly Life with humility;
for he does not need to show it to others.»
-PADRE CRUZ (1859-1948)
translated by Luciano Pimentel (1969-20__)
+++
"The virtue of the candle lies not in the wax that leaves its trace, but in its light."
- --Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"There are two ways to spread the light; be the candle... or the mirror that reflects It."
- -- Edith Wharton
What ought one to say then as each hardship comes? I was practicing for this, I was training for this?
- - Epictitus
So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement, that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race.
- Ernest L. Woodward
“I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess”
- Martin Luther quotes - 1 of 4 (German Priest and Scholar whose questioning of certain church practices led to the Protestant Reformation. 1483-1546)
All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired.
- Martin Luther (yes...)
Anyone who is to find Christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where Christ is and what faith is in him unless he knew where his believers are?
- Martin Luther (the one and the same...)
Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.
- Martin Luther (that completes it!)
Great hopes make great men.
- -- Thomas Fuller
The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are; first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-iveness, and third, common sense.
- -- Thomas Edison
Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.
- Elizabeth Bibesco
It is better to have loafed and lost than never to have loafed at all.
- -- James Thurber, writer, cartoonist, all-around funny guy
(1894-1961)
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TEN LUMINOUS TRUTHS
1. The Perfect Man has no self; the Holy Man has no merit; the Sage has no fame.
- Chuang Tzu
2. Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the courage to ask the blessing of heaven. - G. C. Lichtenberg
3. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. Spend some time alone.
- Chi Tan
4. When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life.
- Greg Anderson
5. Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe. - Lao Tzu
6. An evil man is trapped by his sinful talk, but a righteous man escapes trouble.
- Proverbs 12:13(NIV)
7. When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves. - William Arthur Ward
8. Like a lotus blossom which comes out of the dirt of the world
but is not touched by it,
allow your true self to freely unfold
on the spiritual journey of detachment and calmness.
- Heart sutra
9. I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
- Thomas Carlyle
10. A life without adventure is likely to be unsatisfying,
but a life in which adventure is allowed to take
whatever form it will
is sure to be short.
- Bertrand Russell
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So...
Which quote is the best? (*LOL*).
In today's highly competitive world,
everything and anything is always compared
(although, admittedly, "it ain't fair to compare"...)
and pitted up against one another...
in whatever field it might be!
Thus, in the true spirit of this...
all-American way of life (?!?)
LET US COMPARE ANYWAY!
(Only not apples and oranges... hmm?).
I might even call this "the first annual (?)
comparatative luminous competition"...!!!
And let us start right away with the BEST OF THE BEST...
and la Crème de la Crème!
Which quote deserves the nod here...
by the right criteria, though...
which are which one is most inspiring...
and closer to the truth!
Cast your votes... uh... a.s.a.p.? :\ (LOL).
(The voting is closed on the other thing -
you know, "n7w"...? ;)
I shall not try to influence the vote... that is, if anyone ever does "vote"...
However, I will state the following;
although both inspire me,
only one makes up my signature quote
on a certain message board where I posted, practically,
as if it were my blog in actuality...!
(Not telling you which one though... ;)
Blessings!
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Wow - I'm Still Alive! That's Enough Of An Heroic Deed Already - These Days!
A hero is a man who does what he can. - Roman Rollard
Wow, Double R - that rhymes! Double L here appreciates!
Isn't it amazing, still? Here I am at it again - updating the luminous blog for what seems to be the umpteenth time - and I was half-certain that I never would again! Which would have made yesterday's post my last ever - which would have not been a fitting end to this endeavour at all! I might just as well live a little while longer still...!
Today, I envisioned nothing less than a sudden and overly dramatic departure from this world; bang - heart attack! Or, as a mediocre stand-up comic from Quebec used to say, "une crise cadillac"! No, I wouldn't be driving when that would occur; I'd be running! Supposedly, I was to be walking or treading along, for this was going to happen while I was on a... treadmill, yes! A so-called friend told me, just recently, what the technical term for that machine was, but in French... trépigneuse? Hmm... as another wanna-be "humorist" from Quebec used to say, "hé, qu'il y en a qui ont le don de se compliquer la vie"! The fact is, "tapis roulant" translates pretty damn accurately the term "treadmill" as it is - to search for more erudite a term for it is like unto... treading water? ;)
But I digress...
Aye, today was to be THE END for little luminous me! I am not the nuttier sports nut nor health nut there is, see? Hence, when I was asked to do an endurance test on a treadmill, to monitor my heart and blood pressure under stress and extreme effort, I figured I had a 50/50 chance of being a goner right there! Medical studies give a certain uncomfortable percentage of "higher risk" of a heart attack to those chaps like me who make sudden great efforts, see? The deck seemed to be stacked against me -it usually is- and so I faced the prospect with... glee actually! Prepared my Living Will (most of you are getting absolutely NOTHING! *LOL*) in the days leading to the "big test" - phoned here and there, not saying goodbye but not promising any other calls either - "got all my things in order", as they say... For I figured a long time ago that if I was either to have a heart attack, stoppage, or to have a near-death experience of any kind, I would not come back from it... Only because I would not WANT TO come back! So much to explore, "on the other side", you know... Why bother with familiar territory again once you've accessed bigger and better - eh?
But that is another story...
Obviously, my plans for "the big trip" were foiled... by my own endurance! I know many have made the mistake of under-estimate me... But I never thought I'd make that mistake myself! No, wait... I did do this already, waaaaaaaaaaay back when I was a pre-schooler or something. There was a little "potato sack race" thingie going on - I was persuaded to participate at the last minute, by a bunch of meddling adults who should have minded their own business! Anyhow, I got both feet into the sack mumbling something to the effect that I was convinced that I had no chance at all to win this event, so, "why bother with it?" - but it was too late, I had both feet in it now! Immediately, the start signal was given, and I found myself enflamed with a competitive spirit I knew not I had! Either that, or it was that famous "Pimentel Pride" that runs in my family... Anyhow, within seconds really, I had won the event. I'll never forget the look on the faces of those "meddling adults" - most were stunned that I left their precious offspring in my dust - ONE was congratulatory! Not surprisingly, that one person was a childless woman and I will always remember her words to me then: "see? You always can do it, when you try to!"
Yup - that was yet another story... Factual, all true, not fictional at all, but not at all what I was going to type about in here today either!
Today, I beat the treadmill! Against all odds, my effort was more than adequate and, much to my own surprise, I wasn't even all that dizzy at the end of it; much less about to pass out or to have a heart attack! In fact, the doc (and you all know I loooooooooove docs...) told me such encouraging things afterwards, looking over my test results... Wow - that is a MIRACLE in itself; a doctor with ENCOURAGEMENT to dispense! But I'll give to Caesar what goes to Caesar (yeah - another expression from Quebec, that I adapted this time... sort of) and these were indeed the doc's words; "excellent performance! If you were an athlete, actually training, you'd have results that would make you DANGEROUS!"
Wow - miracles in rapid succession here! I am so good already, as a "desk tater" (as opposed to a couch potato) that, if I trained a little, I'd effectively morph into a lethal weapon! Well, I did reach level four and I was still only walking and not running just to avoid skipping off the treadmill! Shortness of breath was not a factor either, as I carried through on a conversation while I kept up the frantic pace! (It was regarding the treadmill itself; I remarked that the name on it could either the company that built the thing or the town it came from. For the name inscribed upon the thing was "Marquette" - hardly a great name, but one that is hard to forget, you will admit! Quebec stand-up comedians would have a grand ol' time making fun of a town with a name like that... Shades of la rue Sanguinette... Yeah - that is yet another story, for another time...)
And so, death has not come for me. I am too fit and too legit to quit! My endurance is right up there with anyone else's - and I have some "danger man" streak in me too (always knew that). *LOL* Makes me want to join a Gold's Gym! Or sign up for a triathlon... Iron man - that's me to a "T"! :)
What is most definitely not me is the part of CRÉON in the Sophocle classic ANTIGONE. I was recently likened to that role and formally cast in the role by an amateurish would-be theatre... Most likely because, like the part in question, I am prone to be, at times, a melancholic, death-wishing (but also death-defying) authority figure... Nah! Those who think that have not seen another side of me, and thus know me very little and not well at all! I am no Créon (Crayon? Crayola? *LOL*) - I am Amagemnon! Or Ulysses! Get it - antagonistic Antigone? ;)
À bon entendeur, salut! (E Não saluté...!)
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Monday, November 08, 2004
Which quote is the best? (LOL).
In today's highly competitive world, everything and anything is always compared (although, admittedly, "it ain't fair to compare"...) and pitted up against one another... in whatever field it might be!
Thus, in the true spirit of this... all-American way of life (?!?)
LET US COMPARE ANYWAY! (Only not apples and oranges... hmm?).
I might even call this "the first annual (?) comparatative luminous competition"...!!!
And let us start right away with the BEST OF THE BEST... and la Crème de la Crème!
Which quote deserves the nod here... by the right criteria, though... which are which one is most inspiring... and closer to the truth!
"The virtue of the candle lies not in the wax that leaves its trace, but in its light." - --Antoine de Saint-Exupery
OR
"There are two ways to spread the light; be the candle... or the mirror that reflects It." - -- Edith Wharton
Cast your votes... uh... a.s.a.p.? :\ (LOL).
I shall not try to influence the vote... that is, if anyone ever does "vote"... However, I will state the following; although both inspire me, only one makes up my signature quote on a certain message board where I posted, practically, as if it were my blog in actuality...! (Not telling you which one though... ;)
Blessings!
In today's highly competitive world, everything and anything is always compared (although, admittedly, "it ain't fair to compare"...) and pitted up against one another... in whatever field it might be!
Thus, in the true spirit of this... all-American way of life (?!?)
LET US COMPARE ANYWAY! (Only not apples and oranges... hmm?).
I might even call this "the first annual (?) comparatative luminous competition"...!!!
And let us start right away with the BEST OF THE BEST... and la Crème de la Crème!
Which quote deserves the nod here... by the right criteria, though... which are which one is most inspiring... and closer to the truth!
"The virtue of the candle lies not in the wax that leaves its trace, but in its light." - --Antoine de Saint-Exupery
OR
"There are two ways to spread the light; be the candle... or the mirror that reflects It." - -- Edith Wharton
Cast your votes... uh... a.s.a.p.? :\ (LOL).
I shall not try to influence the vote... that is, if anyone ever does "vote"... However, I will state the following; although both inspire me, only one makes up my signature quote on a certain message board where I posted, practically, as if it were my blog in actuality...! (Not telling you which one though... ;)
Blessings!
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