Be Kind

 

No Worries

Life

I have been thinking lately much about life, death and eternity. It is a vast subject with lots of ideas and complexity.
I tried on my own but it didn't seem to work, until I asked for help through praying. I was given the example that can simplify it.
Thinking of the human being a body and a soul, I imagined that the body is a boat that the soul is going to use, to move from a border to another. As you are sailing through the sea of life, one devil or more jump on board, obviously after succeeding in selling you some of their products. Then they will invite more in. You will try to get rid of them by yourself, then more will come in. They will convince you to follow the stream (live as you only live once, why to do it the hard way). Their aim is to win your heart, which as soon as they get, they will take control and direct you as they like. With each of their trials, they will remove one by one the screws and nails which are your trust in God. Then they will sink you.
Wreckage boats will be eternally burnt as well as the dead souls.
The boats that resisted, reached the end and delivered the souls back to God, will stay there awaiting the resurrection, and eternity...

"Your Son"

The Turtles

A turtle family decided to go on a picnic. Turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outing. Finally the turtle family left home looking for a suitable place for their outing.

During the second year of their journey they found a place ideal for them at last! For about six months they cleaned up the area, unpacked the picnic basket, and completed the arrangements. Then they discovered they had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed. 

After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell. He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat until he returned. The family consented and the little turtle left.

Three years passed and the little turtle had not returned.
Five years...
six years...

Then on the seventh year of his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger. He announced that he was going to eat and begun to unwrap a sandwich. At that point the little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting,

"SEE! I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt."

Some of us waste our time waiting for people to live up to our expectations. We are so concerned about what others are doing that we don't do anything ourselves.

Your Attitude

There could be an engineer who doing it for the sake of work, and a simple cement mixer, who is doing it from the bottom of his heart; believing that what his hands are doing is going to be really beautiful.
It is not your position that matters, but the attitude you are working with.

Your Attitude

There could be an engineer who doing it for the sake of work, and a simple cement mixer, who is doing it from the bottom of his heart; believing that what his hands are doing is going to be really beautiful
It is not your position that matters, but the attitude you are working with.

Together!

You might be missing a smile...
World might be very wide and hazy...
But if we stay together, and only if we do, we will find our way...

The Secret Of Happiness!

A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world.

The lad wandered through the desert for forty days, and finally came upon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain. It was there that the wise man lived.

Rather than finding a saintly man though, our hero, on entering the main room of the castle, saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went, people were conversing in the corners, a small orchestra was playing soft music, and there was a table covered with platters of the most delicious food in that part of the world.

The wise man conversed with everyone, and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn to be given the man’s attention. The wise man listened attentively to the boy’s explanation of why he had come, but told him that he didn’t time just then to explain the secret of happiness.

He suggested that the boy look around the palace and return in two hours. “Meanwhile I want to ask you do do something,” said the wise man, handing the boy a teaspoon that held two drops of oil. ‘As you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill.”

The boy began climbing and descending the many stairways of the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned to the room where the wise man was. “Well,” asked the wise man, “did you see the Persian tapestries that are hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener ten years to create? Did you notice the beautiful parchments in my library?”

The boy was embarrassed, and confessed that he had observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil that the wise man had entrusted to him.

“Then go back and observe the marvels of my world,” said the wise man.

Relieved, the boy picked up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace, this time observing all of the works of art on the ceilings and the walls. He saw the gardens, the mountains all around him, the beauty of the flowers, and the tasted with which everything had been selected. Upon returning to the wise man, he related in detail everything he had seen.

“But where are the drops of oil I entrusted to you?” asked the wise man. Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone.

“Well, there is only one piece of advice I can give you.” said the wisest of wise men. “The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon”...

Clear...

The sun will win at the end of the game, and the fog will go away... leaving behind all what was known as mystery and secrets... everything will be seen...

Let's make the change in 2012... let's listen to each others... understand each others...

Do not lose your time looking over others's faults and condemning them... your forgiveness 

will help them alot more!!!

Happy New Year

My Independence, My Lebanon

Wisdom

When the storm is dark enough to make you lost, 
remember to raise up your head...

There will be always a holy light that will guide your way...

Some Secrets of Life!

When a flower is going to bloom, she asks no one for permission or opinion… 

Her only prize is an attractive beauty, useful enough to produce a fruit that will make someone else happy…

Jeita Grotto

Aside from being a Lebanese national symbol and a top tourist destination, Jeita grotto plays an important social, economic and cultural role and is a finalist in the " New 7 Wonders of Nature "competition.
Here is some panoramic views in high-quality. For more information about Jeita click here .

Winter in Victoria, Australia

I did film it under the rain... holding the umbrella with one hand, and the camera with the other one... tried to be still like a tripod, while resisting the shivering cold through a double layer rain jacket...
I did many walks under the rain, but this was the first time I do it for a purpose beside feeling good... I didn't win the competition to go somewhere colder, but won a Winter Music CD... Who knows maybe listening to music in a calm place like home, will make me feel the snow flakes falling on my head... at the end all feelings are generated in the same place wherever the stimulus is...

Healthy Hume Project

This is the Australian Government and Hume City Council Project I have been elected to photograph. Enjoy this little clip... More to come once work actually begins... 
Come and visit these gardens, and feel free to eat what you like... all chemical free...