Spiritualism

"In irrational mindset, if you believe in mystical pattern you have imposed on reality, you call yourself spiritual."

Fourier transform and love

“Hey” says Zyvyezda
“Hi dear!” says Vera.. “Long time haan”
“hehe..yeah.. how are you..I was just getting so bored.. thought to bug u babe”
“hehe ..i like when u do that”
“so were you busy?”
“yeah, I have a test this Tuesday. Was trying to study for that!”
“Oh m sorry!”
“No, You are good. M glad that you called but sorry I will only be able to talk for 15mins or so”
“ Oh that’s gr8 hehe”
“So what is the test about?”
“Yaar! you wont believe!! Its gr8! I simply love what I am doing! And the material for this test is wonderful”
“Really? Girl you are so lucky!!”
“Yeah though I think people will think I am not doing gr8, thinking in the long term right? As I did not opt for residency and all. As that is what’s considered being successful”
“C’mon yaar! People will always have something to say. Their merits for a good and successful life are all made by a pressing culture around us. Man if u can do what you love to, what else can be better than that! For me these are the moments in the life that are important. They make it huge. These great moments that you are having while you are learning and doing what you love, no so called “successful life” can give you”
“That’s so true. I simply love all this. I never thought I will be able to read and understand all about the fourier transform and all the physic laws I was always so thrilled by. I had thought “now it has to be medicine for the rest of my life”. But now when I am learning and understanding all this, it gives such a great feeling that I don’t have words to explain.”
“Yup sweetie! I understand. I am so happy for you. I must tell you that you are so lucky. I do not hate medicine. In fact I like it. But I do not love it. And I think you know what’s the difference between “love” and “like” hehe”
“I very much know..hehe”
“yeah and worse is when I know what I love and I cant do that. but I have to stick myself to what I like”..
“hmm”
“because I know I cant excel in anything without passion. And passion comes with love. Anyways tell me about Fourier transform”
“Well gosh its so interesting. Do you remember in physics we studied about refraction and image formation? so fourier transform is like…..
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……..”
After the call I realized I definitely took more than 15mins of my beloved friend. But the conversation was great. I cherish it even this moment and it puts a smile on my face every time I think about it. I learnt a lot in those 20 minutes or so. About awesome fourier transform and so many other things. But what made me real happy was this that my friend (unlike me) actually loves what she is doing. I can feel the joy in her voice. Though, I would have loved to watch it in her sparkling eyes.
I do not know if that day will come or not but I hope someday I will do what I love, what I really want to do. But my own words kept coming back to me – these are the moments in life that matter. For they make it huge or small. Though I am not able to do what I love, still I am clever or may be lucky enough to catch these lovely moments from life every now and then. And certainly they make it so huge, so beautiful, and so serene.

From Jack huberman's blog: "Sometimes Tom Friedman is well worth reading."

"'The battleground in the Arab world today is not in Palestine or Lebanon, but in the classrooms and newsrooms,' Mr. Fandy concluded. That’s where 'the software programmers' reside who create symbolic images and language glorifying suicide bombers and make their depraved acts look legitimate. Only other Arab-Muslim programmers can defeat them.

"Occasionally an honest voice rises, giving you a glimmer of hope that others will stand up. The MEMRI translation Web site (memri.org) just posted a poem called 'When,' from a Saudi author, Wajeha al-Huwaider, that was posted on Arab reform sites like www.aafaq.org.

'When you cannot find a single garden in your city, but there is a mosque on every corner — you know that you are in an Arab country.

'When you see people living in the past with all the trappings of modernity — do not be surprised, you are in an Arab country.

'When religion has control over science — you can be sure that you are in an Arab country.

'When clerics are referred to as “scholars” — don’t be astonished, you are in an Arab country.

'When you see the ruler transformed into a demigod who never dies or relinquishes his power, and nobody is permitted to criticize — do not be too upset, you are in an Arab country.

'When you find that the large majority of people oppose freedom and find joy in slavery — do not be too distressed, you are in an Arab country.

'When you hear the clerics saying that democracy is heresy, but seizing every opportunity provided by democracy to grab high positions — do not be surprised, you are in an Arab country. ...

'When you discover that a woman is worth half of what a man is worth, or less — do not be surprised, you are in an Arab country. ...

'When land is more important than human beings — you are in an Arab country. ...

'When fear constantly lives in the eyes of the people — you can be certain you are in an Arab country.'”

Hope

"Hope, this year around,
Is in being who you are,
And that being enough,
Enough reason to smile,
Smile each afternoon,
And walk all the way."

- Madeeha Shams

Fear does not exist!

"You can conquer almost any fear if you will make up
your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist
anywhere except in the mind." - Dale Carnegie

Believe!

"Believe in yourself and there will come a day when
others will have no choice but to believe with you."
- Cynthia Kersey

I am a student!

"The man of knowledge is the one who recognizes that what is known is very little compared to what is not known, and as a result he considers himself ignorant, and accordingly he increases his efforts to know more by going out in search of knowledge."

Realization!

Today I realize my friend that you were so true when you said, "The only true love is the self love!"

"The greatest journeys are the ones that bring you home."
-Namesake

Hope!

At times a small picture can give so much hope.
Amazing! this life, this universe.... We are so small still we can grasp its beauty! its beautiful in itself :)