Be who you really are
Monday, February 23, 2009
* I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do.--Helen Keller
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Woman hand Vs heart
Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless
they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart!
Else it may be their miserable fortune, as it was Roger
Chillingworth's, when some mightier touch than their
own may have awakened all her sensibilities, to be re-
proached even for the calm content, the marble image
of happiness, which they will have imposed upon her
as the warm reality. But Hester ought long ago to
have done with this injustice. What did it betoken?
Had seven long years, under the torture of the scarlet
letter, inflicted so much of misery, and wrought out no
repentance?
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart!
Else it may be their miserable fortune, as it was Roger
Chillingworth's, when some mightier touch than their
own may have awakened all her sensibilities, to be re-
proached even for the calm content, the marble image
of happiness, which they will have imposed upon her
as the warm reality. But Hester ought long ago to
have done with this injustice. What did it betoken?
Had seven long years, under the torture of the scarlet
letter, inflicted so much of misery, and wrought out no
repentance?
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
Monday, January 16, 2006
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
"رمل و ذبد"
" يظل النهر جاد نحو البحر انكسر دولاب المطحنة أو لم ينكسر "
"إن محبة الوطن عاطفة وضعية في الانسان فإذا عانقت الحكمة هذه العاطفة تنقلب فضيلةعلوية
و لكنها إذا خاصرت الادعاء والبهورة تتحول الى رذيلة قبيحة "
"بعضنا كالحبر وبعضنا كالورق
فلولا سواد بعضنا لكان البياض أصم
ولولا بياض بعضنا لكان السواد أعمى"
" ليس الشعر رأيا تعبر الألفاظ عنه بل هو أنشودة تتصاعد من جرح دام أو من فم باسم"
" ليس من يصغي للحق بأصغر ممن ينطق بالحق"
" التذكار شكل من أشكال اللقاء النسيان شكل من أشكال الحرية "
جبران خليل جبران
"إن محبة الوطن عاطفة وضعية في الانسان فإذا عانقت الحكمة هذه العاطفة تنقلب فضيلةعلوية
و لكنها إذا خاصرت الادعاء والبهورة تتحول الى رذيلة قبيحة "
"بعضنا كالحبر وبعضنا كالورق
فلولا سواد بعضنا لكان البياض أصم
ولولا بياض بعضنا لكان السواد أعمى"
" ليس الشعر رأيا تعبر الألفاظ عنه بل هو أنشودة تتصاعد من جرح دام أو من فم باسم"
" ليس من يصغي للحق بأصغر ممن ينطق بالحق"
" التذكار شكل من أشكال اللقاء النسيان شكل من أشكال الحرية "
جبران خليل جبران
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Anger
Anyone can become angrythat is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way that is not easy. - Aristotle,
The Nichomachean Ethics
Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.- Henry Ward Beecher
The Nichomachean Ethics
Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.- Henry Ward Beecher
Sunday, November 20, 2005
اديسون
قال المعلم لتلميذه :اذهب وقل لامك انك لا تصلح لاى شىء
ولكن هذا التلميذ لم يترك نفسه تسقط فى هوة الياس ولم يستسلم لفشله ولم يصيبه الاحباط لكلمات معلمه بل كافح وجاهد من اجل النجاح حتى اصبح من اعظم عباقرة امريكا فى الاختراع والصناعة وهو العالم........اديسون
ولكن هذا التلميذ لم يترك نفسه تسقط فى هوة الياس ولم يستسلم لفشله ولم يصيبه الاحباط لكلمات معلمه بل كافح وجاهد من اجل النجاح حتى اصبح من اعظم عباقرة امريكا فى الاختراع والصناعة وهو العالم........اديسون
توماس اديسون
كان المخترع العظيم (توماس اديسون) يقوم باجراء التجارب فى معمله
حين احس ان الاحباط قد اصاب زملاءه بعد ان قضوا عشرات الساعات يقومون بنفس
التجربه بلا جدوى
وسال اديسون : عن سبب ضيقهم..فاجاب مساعده
(لقد اجرينا 1000تجربة ولم تنجح فشلنا 1000مرة ولم نتقدم خطوة واحدة منذ بدانا)
فماذا تظن يحملنا على الاستمرار؟
اجاب اديسون: ليس الامر كما تقول لقد تقدمنا كثيرا ونحن الان قد توصلنا لاكتشاف
الف
طريقة لا تصل الى ما نريد ونحن لا نحتاج الان الا لاكتشاف طريقة واحدة
طريقة واحدة فقط تحقق ما نريده
وقد سجل اديسون 1300 اختراع جديد بعد ملايين التجارب لانه كان دائما يريد ان
يكتشف ويحقق نجاحا جديدا
حين احس ان الاحباط قد اصاب زملاءه بعد ان قضوا عشرات الساعات يقومون بنفس
التجربه بلا جدوى
وسال اديسون : عن سبب ضيقهم..فاجاب مساعده
(لقد اجرينا 1000تجربة ولم تنجح فشلنا 1000مرة ولم نتقدم خطوة واحدة منذ بدانا)
فماذا تظن يحملنا على الاستمرار؟
اجاب اديسون: ليس الامر كما تقول لقد تقدمنا كثيرا ونحن الان قد توصلنا لاكتشاف
الف
طريقة لا تصل الى ما نريد ونحن لا نحتاج الان الا لاكتشاف طريقة واحدة
طريقة واحدة فقط تحقق ما نريده
وقد سجل اديسون 1300 اختراع جديد بعد ملايين التجارب لانه كان دائما يريد ان
يكتشف ويحقق نجاحا جديدا
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
King Arthur and the Witch
Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur's youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death. The question?....What do women really want? Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end. He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princess, thepriests, the wise men and even the court jester. He spoke with everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. Many people advised him to consult the old witch, for only she would have the answer. But the price would be high; as the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged. The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree to her price first. The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend! Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises, etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life. He refused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible burden; but Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the preservation of the Round Table. Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered Arthur's question thus: What a woman really wants, she answered....is to be in charge of her own life. Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared. And so it was, the neighboring monarch granted Arthur his freedom and Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding. The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling himself for a horrificexperience, entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him. The mostbeautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him on the bed. The astoundedLancelot asked what had happened The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she appeared as a witch, she would henceforth, be her horrible deformed self only half the time and the beautiful maiden the other half. Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day....or night? Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch? Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during the day, but by night, a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous intimate moments? What would YOU do? What Lancelot chose is below. BUT....make YOUR choice before you scroll down below. OKAY?
If you don't let a woman have her own way.... Things are going to get ugly!
Noble Lancelot said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself. Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the timebecause he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life. Now....what is the moral to this story?
The moral is.....If you don't let a woman have her own way.... Things are going to get ugly!
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Monday, February 28, 2005
Monday, February 21, 2005
Doubt or Certainty
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts". Bertrand Russel
Sunday, February 06, 2005
What we truly are
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." J.K. Rowling
Ambitious
"An example from the monkey: The higher it climbs, the more you see of its behind."Saint Bonaventure
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Us Our kids and the Technology
"Having good open dialogue with your kids is much more constructive than spying on them.
They will always be one step ahead of us when it comes to technology.
You need to get good rules in place, trust that your kids will follow them." Microsoft.com
They will always be one step ahead of us when it comes to technology.
You need to get good rules in place, trust that your kids will follow them." Microsoft.com
when to stop!
"But he had not that supreme gift of the artist, the knowledge of when to stop. He wished to improve that which was already perfect" Sir Arthur Conan Doyle