Dream

Life is that desire to live
which can connect tomorrow…
and gives courage to fight yesterday…

Neither do you need Consolance, nor support
I believe that if you don’t give up,
You can easily climb the stairs…

Movie of the month

The movie from Bernhard Schlink award wining Novel "The Reader (Der Vorleser)".
More about Schlink at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Schlink

The story is told in three parts by the main character, Michael Berg. Each part takes place in a different time period in the past.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reader

Enjoy the movie !
(Second movie that I watched this new year 2009.)

http://thereader-movie.com/

Poem of the month (Upcoming Valentine's day Special-Feb 14, 2009)

Quote of the day

"There are no ifs and buts in life. If they exist in life, then we are living in coincidence. " -
-- Santosh kalwar
(http://www.quotesandpoem.com/quotes/
showquotes/author/santosh-kalwar/148496)

India or Nepal?

The recently released film “Chandani Chowk to China” claims India to be the birthplace of Gautam Buddha. I even wrote a letter to Warner Bros Production drawing attention to the wrong claim. Bandas and strikes are probably around the corner, but I urge ordinary Nepali citizens to respond to this in an intelligent manner. As Einstein said, “Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.” Let us try to move in the opposite direction.

Published:The Kathmandu Post
Letters to the Editor

President Obama Oath

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Transcript of delivery
(Adapted from Barack Obama Home Page)
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My fellow citizens:

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met.

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.

For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.

Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.

What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

"Let it be told to the future world...that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet [it]."

America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
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رومانسية هادئه - اللحن الحزين - موسيقى Soothing, Relaxing Music

See the beauty of the Pictures and the music ...

Soft and Smooth,, Relaxing to ears and pleasent to hear ..

Where do you find inspiration?

1. Writers drew there Inspirations from themselves staying like a child.
2. Learning is every day phenomenon from ourselves and from others around us.
3. Nature and Environment teaches us and bring even closer to it, every day and in every moments.
4. Einstein said that all of his great inventions were because he stayed to be child. Being in the state of the child bring curiosity and passion for work.
5. As you said Paulo coelho, "I am my books and they are part of my soul." Most of the writer should feel in the same way, here is one question you would like to add if you have not already posted. What do you associate with books?
6. A single moment of joy and complete peace, satisfaction in that moment and words of wisdom gained and shared are what most of the writer would like themselves to associate with.
7. I do not know if God exits but I know, if he exits then he must live inside us, inside our body,being invisible but controlling our body and driving us forward, to take very next step in our life. I am the bilogical body and my books are representation of that very next step which God wants me to take.

Human behavior on the Internet- Press Release

A book written from the Master's thesis work of Santosh Kalwar, "Human behavior on the Internet" is released to dowload for free, or buy it online. The distribution of the hard copy for the book will take 6-8 weeks as said by self publisher Lulu.com.


To download a free copy of the book visit
http://www.lulu.com/content/5764009

To buy hard copy of the book




Free Press Release Online availiable at-
Press Release: Human behavior on the Internet

Let us get started ! :)

"It is not explanations that carry us forward, but our will to go on."

What would be your response to this quotation ?

"It is not explanations that carry us forward, but our will to go on."
--Paulo Coelho (Brida)

Will power is the biggest motivating factor. It will give us the direction and could also show us the path to move on in life.

There are two types of forces which works in human life. One which will pull back and another will pull front. The power of pulling us forward shows that we are controlled by supreme being or God as we describe in our religious scripts

Another will power which always goes on saying Negative in life is the power or will of pulling us back.

Many of the decisions in our life are based on the decisions. The power of making decisions could determine where we are going and where we would go in our life.

The explanation does nothing, it is just "justification". It could rather help us to reach to Point A or Point B but where to move forward from either of the Points determines by our will and our faith on the will power. (Either Positive or Negative, or 0 and 1 or the concept of dualism)

Whatever be the cirmumstanes just make your decisions thinking not on the explanation or judgement or justification but with the power of positive will power or driver in you.

Good luck !

Image of the day

Artist:Leonardo da Vinci
Title: (Deutsch: Madonna in der Felsengrotte)
Virgin of the Rocks

Quote of the day

"Life needs a constant change, minds needs the constant change, only thing that is permanent in the world is change"
--Santosh Kalwar
(http://www.quotesandpoem.com/quotes/
showquotes/author/santosh-kalwar/148469)

Quote of the day

"Mirror or Heart breaks One day, if it does not, then- it will."
--Mybheja

"In life, there are no mistakes, only lessons."
—- Vic Johnson

"1 day is enough to know some one and sometimes 10,000 days are also not enough"
--Mybheja

Romeo and Juliet-II

Some times when you are alone and in the dark only thing you are thinking is the sun light. When would be the sun light in my life? thinks Mr. Romeo. He is thinking about his girl who is very far and very far. He is thinking about her Ms. Juliet. Juliet is living her life some thousand of miles away from him.

Most of the times Romeo is only thinking about her, why is she keep on coming in my mind? Why can't she just fade away? Is it because we stayed together happily for some time period or is it because I still want her to be with me? These question are always keeping me busy and dizzy thinks Romeo.

Romeo is alone, he has seen many girls but all of these girls do not look like Juliet. He wants to see same kind of gesture and reactions on these beautiful girls in his city but only thing that is missing on these rest of the girls and his traditional girl is "Care".

Juliet is alone in her city, she is doing her duty and trying to find a good job for her to survive. Despite lack of many basic needs in that unknown country there are lack of opportunities, transportation, electricity and happiness in her life. She can also see many boys but she thinks she should not see them. She is little afraid because she is a women and she might come back after she starts seeing new guys in her life.

Romeo has constant questioning burgeoning in his mind, his mind has become restless and sleepless, he is worried and despite his own worries the worry for Juliet is giving his a slow poison in his life.

Should he pray? he thinks. He starts praying to the all mighty. On Monday morning, he was just walking down the busy streets of Finland where he was thinking something about Juliet and he do not know where was he going. Just when the traffic light were red, and all the people on the one side of the streets were waiting-Romeo on other hand did not stop and he walked on.

All the peoples were shouting at him but he did not stop-Suddenly, he was hit by big lorry. Oh,Damn ! Said one old man. This guy seems to be dead. Some one call the Emergency 112 please shouted an old women.

Four men took Juliet in a dark place in unknown and frightening location. She was naked, her clothes were torn apart and she was bleeding. She does not know what happened to her. Lying down in one corner even unknown to herself if she is dead or alive. Oh No! said Juliet waked up shouting.She saw a bad dream she thought. The dream of four men raping her.

Doctor Raj, a special Brain Specialist was looking at the brain scan report. He was thinking how is this possible? how can this guy be alive? Well, Miracles happens but even though he is alive he has forgotten his past. He does not know his name, he does not know his location and he does not know anything. He is living like a dead. This is not life says Dr. Raj.

Juliet saw a Man of his dreams, long, brown eyes, good looking with great body. She knew that that Man is the Man of her dreams. Although, she had know Romeo but there was distance between Romeo and her. She could not resist herself towards this Man named Shiva, who is the Man of her dreams. There was another guy named Fox who was very much interested in her too. Fox and Juliet were in love before Juliet met Romeo.

Fox made her cry many of the times. He always used to say, "I love you my Juliet and I know you love me too". Several times Fox love has made Juliet confused. She is thinking who will be the right man in her life.

A phone rang, Juliet picked up the phone. She heard a women crying from the other end. She said, "What happend?" Why are you crying Mother?, Romeo is almost dead. He is alive but he has lost everything. He cannot even recognize me-his Mother. I am afraid my dear, you should forget him now!

Juliet felt bad about the Romeo's mother and she also felt bad that Romeo will now no longer be like the Romeo she used to know. Fun, Nice looking and very smart and intelligent.

After seventy days, Today on the Valentine's day she has to decide if Shiva or Fox are the right person in her life. They both might propose her. Juliet is alone in her room thinking about Shiva who is the man of her dreams, a perfect human she could ever imagine and on the other hand there is a guy who says he loves her more than his life.

Do I love Romeo? thinks Juliet. He made me happy and he made me smile. He was very good but now he is almost dead. Even if I go to him, he will not know me. Should I go to him and look at him? Should I live with Shiva who is perfect human that my imagination has created. Or, Should I go with the Fox who was my First Man in my life.

With confusion and frustration she could not decide. Romeo asked, "Juliet if I am dead will you leave me?" May be no.Imagine that I am dead. What if now you have to decide between Shiva and Fox? With whom will you go?

Juliet said, "If you are dead, then I will be dead too".

The early morning blazing sun fell into the eyes of Juliet, sound of birds chirping waked her up.

Quotes of the day

"The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less. "
--Brendan Behan

No sooner met but they looked;
No sooner looked but they loved;
No sooner loved but they sighed;
No sooner signed but they asked one another the reason;
No sooner knew the reason but they sought the remedy;
And in these degrees have they made a pair of stairs to marriage...
-- William Shakespeare, As Your Like It

Image of the day

Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Image: 'The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist'
"Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else. "
--Leonardo da Vinci

Mirror

Mirror

M =Manifestation, Mirror, Manual, More, Make up, Mechanics, Music
I= Image, Imagination, Imagine,
R= Reflection, Rainbow
R= Ray, Rays,
O= Organization, Orientation, Overflow, Omnipresent
R=Road, Road path

A wikipedia definition
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror

"gnitirw rorrim si sihT. evisnepxe era seadI."
(Read from opposite, this way of writing is called Mirror Writing.)

OK, After reading many definitions by various authors and contributors I think my ideas are not so different than others but I would put it this way--

Mirror is self image, it is the reflection of your own body. The body which is physical could be seen with the help of the Mirror. Many religion and scriptures defines Mirror as the reflection of Soul but I think this is not true.

If a person can see the soul why can not he control his mind?

A person who can control him mind can only see himself/herself as a Soul, no human at present is perfectly capable of controlling of soul and viewing them as in the Mirror.
(I know there will be many eyebrows shown when I write like this)

Soul according to religion or some religion exits and they can be seen from the Mirror.

I believe human are not always alone. They are together with another human in them. We are seen as a single body but we are in two or dual body. One body is seen physically and another body is reflection. This another body which is invisible, not physical and totally pure.
(We cannot accept this fact because there are no scientific evidences and right now I do not have proofs or any experiment conducted to show this but I think this is what happens around our human body.)

Why do our image is visible in the mirror?
Is it because of the mirror itself or is it because of our physical body?

Most of the times- Mirrors are women's best friend. Very few Men associated themselves with Mirror.

Women are the ones who do Makeups, breakups and show off in the Mirror. To admire oneself, see the mirror and bless yourself that you are the creation of the creator for curator.

Life is amazing and different, life is our perception and thinking but reflection of our thinking does not easily show off in the mirror. Mirror gives us smile. It also gives us pleasure of being intelligent animal in the planet. Mirror tells our story at that time.

Mirror is not only the reflection of our physical body but it also shows the reflection of another body inside us which remains pure, vivid and invisible.

Save Nepal

What is going on in our country? As an ordinary Nepali citizen, I am afraid that in the future there will be no adults left in our country. Why would anyone want to stay in Nepal when it cannot even fulfill the basic needs of its citizens namely electricity (16 hours load-shedding today; 24 hours tomorrow?), clean drinking water, security, employment, transportation. It seems that all political parties are only for power, not for the welfare of the people. I wish I was the prime minister of Nepal. I would have rather died trying to improve people's lives than further depriving them of their basic needs.

Published: The Kathmandu Post
Letter to the Editor

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (The Young Ladies of Avignon)

Artist: Pablo Picasso, 1907
"In any case, only the execution counts. From this point of view, it is correct to say that Cubism has a Spanish origin and that I invented Cubism. We must look for the Spanish influence in Cézanne. Things themselves necessitate it, the influence of El Greco, a Venetian painter, on him. But his structure is Cubist."
--Pablo Picasso

Quotes of the day

“Mistakes are the ladder of success”.

“ Mitti ka tan, masti ka man, kshan-bhar jivan – mera parichay. (मिट्टी का तन, मस्ती का मन, क्षण भर जीवन, मेरा परिचय) ”
(A body of clay, a mind full of play, a moment’s life - that is me).
--Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan