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I read this tonight

2011-08-13T02:01:00.001+05:00

“My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.”
— Jack Kerouac

“I love this world,” he added. “That is what rules my life. When I die, I want to have done all in my power to leave it in a better state than it was when I found it. At the same time I know that this can never be. The world has grown so complex that one voice can do little to alter it any longer. That doesn’t stop me from doing what I can, but it makes the task hard. The successes are so small, the failures so large and many. It’s like trying to stem a storm with one’s bare hands.”
— Charles de Lint (The Little Country)

Top 20 countries with most endangered species

2011-08-13T00:54:00.009+05:00

I don't know what inspiration is anymore. It is really unfortunate to see this list although it is still a rough estimation of things graphically done but a lot can be improved in real life with a mixture of hope, strength and good will.

For better view, click on the image and enlarge it or simply visit the link.

Reference:

Mother Nature Network

Few Flowers

2011-02-02T13:34:00.002+05:00

With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures
and some books, I live without envy.
- Lope de Vega

Rumi Quotes

2010-12-09T01:58:00.005+05:00

'This is love: to fly toward a secret sky,
to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment.
First, to let go of life.
In the end, to take a step without feet.'
Rumi

'Both light and shadow are the dance of Love.
Love has no cause, it is the astrolabe of God's secrets.
Lover and loving are inseparable and timeless.
Every moment is made glorious by the light of Love.'
Rumi

'There is no salvation for the soul
but to fall in Love.
Only lovers can escape
out of these two worlds.
This was ordained in creation.
Only from the heart
can you reach the sky:
The Rose of Glory
can grow only from the heart.'
Rumi

'We rarely hear the inward music,
but we’re all dancing to it nevertheless
directed by the one who teaches us,
the pure joy of the sun,
our music master.'
Rumi

Under the shade of trees

2010-12-06T19:07:00.014+05:00

Today's Quote :
Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.
- Thoreau

Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents,
it was loaned to you by your children.
We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors,
we borrow it from our Children.
- Ancient Indian Proverb

I confess, the image quality of this post is not that good as I didn't edit it so I am apologizing for this. Actually I didn't want to edit it. For some reason, I want it to be the same as it is.

It was a rainy day and everything was in rhythm and it seemed to me as though that the trees were also in rhythm that day and were busy in a deep conversation with each other.

I was walking under the shade of these trees when I met these women on the way back to their home. I was a visitor there so I didn't want to disturb them much and just stood there under the shade of these trees watching them walked away.

Image Location: Khanewal, Pakistan.

Leaves of the peepal tree

2010-12-03T00:45:00.007+05:00

The peepal is the first-known depicted tree in Pakistan as a seal discovered at Mohenjodaro, one of the oldest cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, shows the peepal tree being worshipped.

The peepal leaves are of heart-shaped, with a distinctly extended tip. Dried peepal leaves are used for decoration purposes. The peepal leaves are collected, cleaned, dried and then painted in order to preserve them for the future.

Peepal leaves are of heart shaped and so does their use, the leaves of peepal trees are effective against many diseases of heart.

Nowadays, some new uses of peepal leaves have been introduced by technology lovers. I don't know if this technique actually works or not but according to the news, now we can charge our mobile battery for sometime with peepal leaves. To know more about this discovery, read step by step guide to charge your mobile battery using peepal leaves here.

Live for peepal tree

2010-12-02T14:35:00.004+05:00

A wonderful peepal tree near a fish pond, Khanewal, Paksitan.

Truly love the tree roots.

Mysterious tree

2010-12-01T18:55:00.006+05:00

Mysterious tree

A strange looking tree near a graveyard. Never want to go near that tree ever again. I don't know why I always feel uncomfortable while looking at that picture. Some trees got evil powers or some places. I could easily recall it that I was feeling uncomfortable while photographing that tree. At that time, I felt like someone was watching over me from behind.But there was no one.

Historic building

2010-12-01T13:51:00.006+05:00

Its a historic building in Aimanabad surrounded by trees, a man made pond and fields.
Aimanabad is a small historical town near Gujranwala, Pakistan.I
visited this place late this summer.
Its a building of Mughal era.

Its a historic building in Aimanabad surrounded by trees, a man made pond and fields.
Aimanabad is a small historical town near Gujranwala, Pakistan.

Every building has its own historical background, especially the old historic buildings
that help us to know more about the previous period of history.

It is sealed from all sides for protective measures
so that no one can cause any further damage to its interior parts.

Old historic buildings are a reservoir of human history and culture.
Preserving such old building, in other sense, means that we are respecting
the cultural values of our previous generations.

Come, come, whoever you are.

2010-11-30T18:20:00.013+05:00

"Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn't matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come, yet again , come , come."
rumi

These are my nieces, sheeza and mahnoor.
I am sharing their photo first time on this blog.
Hope you like them.
stay bless.

Beauty surrounds us

2010-11-30T16:17:00.004+05:00

Today's Quote:

"If in thirst you drink water from a cup, you see God in it. Those who are not in love with God will see only their own faces in it." Rumi

Location: Gujranwala, Pakistan.

"Only from the heart Can you touch the sky." Rumi

i am

2010-11-27T19:38:00.000+05:00

I am the dust in the sunlight, I am the ball of the sun . . .

I am the mist of morning, the breath of evening . . . .
I am the spark in the stone, the gleam of gold in the metal . . . .
The rose and the nightingale drunk with its fragrance.

I am the chain of being, the circle of the spheres,
The scale of creation, the rise and the fall.
I am what is and is not . . .

I am the soul in all. (Rumi)

Writing on a tree

2010-07-25T10:10:00.004+05:00

‎"Two lovers do not meet, they have always been inside each other" and "There is a freshness inside of me - and you are there"

What I found this summer is nothing but a magnificent peepal tree standing so beautifully near a man made lake in Aimanabad. Its is a small town with a marvelous historical background of the Mughal era. I located this tree near a well protected historical monument on the bank of that lake.

" Allah Hu " is written on the bark of this tree.

For all the tree lovers

2010-07-18T23:54:00.005+05:00

Everyone is beautiful, quiet as, their silence is screaming that God hears them alone...

because the beauty of the trees persists.

I have taken this photo from the city of flowers- Pattoki.

Life is precious, we should care for small things in our life, I am writing this because I want to thank all of you who visited my blog on regular basis.

As a huge fan of widgets and gadgets, I have recently added some more widgets here so that in my absent, its fun exploring my blog for you.

Keep me in your prayers,

Love for all.

And above all,

Thankyou for being the part of this blog,

Thankyou for being the part of my life.

Blessed Glance | Mystic Poem

2010-03-10T18:56:00.004+05:00

Blessed Glance

"You've taken away

my looks,

my identity,

by just a Glance.

By making me drink

the wine of love-potion,

You've intoxicated me

by just a Glance.

My fair, delicate wrists

with green bangles in them,

Have been held tightly by You with just a Glance.

I give my life to You,

Oh my cloth-dyer,

You've dyed me in Yourself,

by just a Glance.

I give my whole life to you Oh, Nizam,

You've made me your bride,

by just a Glance."

By Amir Khusro.

Image Location: Multan

Just carrots

2010-02-07T20:14:00.002+05:00

Home gardening is fun.

And carrots are among the list of those vegetables which we are growing this season.

Colourful flowers and my little ill goldfish

2010-01-29T21:42:00.007+05:00

Its almost end of January and I didn't post anything new so far. This month I have seen so many changes in my backyard farm and so many little things happened in the front garden that I want to share.

These flowers bring vibrancy in my garden with so many colourful butterflies and bees dancing around it.

So here these are some of best shots...

In the end, its like this goldfish is not at all happy with me. She is swimming with her head down and giving no sign for any improvements.

Its having a swim bladder problem for almost a month now. At the beginning of the month, I was worried how she'd survive this cold winter month but fortunately she did.

Saying it with the roses... Happy 2010!

2010-01-01T16:21:00.005+05:00

Stay Bless!

Shape of a citrus tree

2009-11-25T06:19:00.006+05:00

The alphabet "P" or the number four in opposite direction?

I like this shape of a small citrus tree. Its density and the openness of its branching in this unique and rather abstract way is quite appealing to me.

Shape and structure is the most dominant feature of a tree at any time of a year, so sometimes I have this feeling that trees actually communicates with us through the shapes they attain rather than the leaves they grow.

So what do you think, is it the alphabet "P" or the number four in opposite direction?

A desolate tree - Remains of a glorious past

2009-11-22T19:55:00.008+05:00

"The time of spring is past,
The rose-leaves in the garden drift apart,
Among the trees the bulbul sings no more.
How long, madness, shalt thou hold my heart?
How long, exaltation, shalt thou last
Now spring is o'er ?"

From THE DIWAN OF ZEB-UN-NISSA, the eldest
daughter of the Mughul Emperor Aurungzaib.

A lonely tree at Hiran Minar, a hunting resort of Emperor Jahangir, near Sheikhupura, Its a city in the province of Punjab slightly northwest to Lahore in Pakistan. The name Sheikhupura is derived from the nick of Jahangir, who was known as Sheikhu by his father Akbar the Great.

Its a pomegranate time

2009-11-21T01:12:00.001+05:00

Yes, the beauty of my pomegranate ( anar) tree also persists at night time.

Here is the brief history of pomegranate in Islam which help you to understand that sufi poetry I mentioned below. There is a lot of admirations for pomegranates in Islam. It linked with eternity and fertility and it is among the list of 12 foods mentioned by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

The pomegranate which laterally means " seeded apple" is an ancient fruit and it is mentioned three times in The Quran Majeed.

It is stated in Surah Rehman, "In them are fruits (of all kinds), and dates and pomegranate.Then which of the favours of your Lord will you deny? " [55:68-69]

It is also reported that one who eats three pomegranate in the course of a year will be inoculated against ophthalmia( inflammation of the eye) for that year. Its the fruit of Paradise and traditionally, it was believed to be important to eat every seed of a pomegranate, as one can’t be sure, which aril came from paradise.

The Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)said it cleanses you of Satan and evil aspirations for forty days. " Eat the pomegranate for it purges the system of envy and hatred."

Similarly, Hazrat Ali( R.A.) said that "the light of ALLAH is in the heart of whoever eats pomegranate."

Pomegranates, Sufi Poetry from Pakistan:

Pomegranates, when they sing
It is sweet as rosy-nosed apples
Pears, hale and hearty
Like my grandma’s songs

May you live as the angels
Forever, like the pomegranates
That never die, unlike the
Dead that never come to life

And – when they smile
The pomegranates, it is like
No weather you know on earth
It is eternally the cloud

The perfect cloud with exactly
The kind of sunshine you saw in
Your picture book as a kid
With a rainbow

And it never feels hot or cold again
So forget the crude, vulgar types
The jokeless
It rains only when you want it to rain

Say, I am the richest, most famous
I’m the best I’m the best
I am I am
God is staying on earth tonight

Forget the cunt charmers
The heartless
Stinky beasts, smelly genitalia
It is crystal clear

God is staying on earth tonight
So He told me
Amidst the pomegranates
Everywhere at the same time

Pomegranates never die
They are roses in my grandmother’s
Kitchen
Where God lives

Prepared for banquets
For householders of the garden
Of spring followed by spring followed by spring
It is God’s kitchen

Where we are children
Sustained, without fire dwellers
Frozen in time, never to progress
Through God’s freezers of fire

The genitalia people
Frozen in time, smelling their genitals
Forevermore
And – we throw at ‘em rotten pomegranates

The fungus ones
Our diseases of old times covering their lips
Their wishes
The dirty freaks

But we have slept well
Now we only remember joy of all time
It is pomegranate time
He loves me

Reference:

Pakistan Politics Journal

Flowers for all seasons

2009-11-19T23:07:00.003+05:00

Today's Quote:
"I will be the gladdest thing under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one."
- Edna St. Vincent Millay

My Ripened Pomegranates

2009-11-09T01:08:00.006+05:00

Among all the fruit giving trees, the pomegranate tree is my most favourite. I have two pomegranate trees in my garden both of which are of same variety. They are small in size but completely delicious. Now I am just waiting anxiously for that bless moment when my mother would give me the green signal of picking them up.

Health benefits of eggplants

2009-10-31T05:32:00.000+06:00

As you have noticed it by now that I have changed the template of my blog. I have done that before and why I always keep on changing the themes of my blog is mostly depends on my moods. I always in need for a change. Do tell me what do you think about this new template?

Now coming back to the post. Personally, I don't like eggplants much because for me they are almost tasteless. For some of you, they can be bitter in taste or its hard to cook them. But in-spite of all this, the good thing is that, they also have their benefits and can help in lowering the risk of coronary heart disease.

They are native to South Asia and known in South Asian countries as Brinjal or Bengan. They are available in markets throughout the season but their growing season is from August to October. This year we are growing them in our garden as they are nutritionally very important.

Some health benefits of brinjal or eggplants:

They are used as brain food because the skin of eggplant contains a phytonutrient called nasunin that helps protect the lipids in brain cell membranes. Cell membranes are almost entirely composed of lipids and are responsible for protecting the cell from free radicals, letting nutrients in and wastes out, and receiving instructions from messenger molecules that tell the cell which activities it should perform.

They are rich sources of phenolic compounds that function as antioxidants. It is believed, the phenolic acid in eggplant or brinjal is responsible for the eggplants slight bitter taste and browning that results when the flesh is cut. The antioxidant property can help prevent cancer, bacterial and viral infection.

They also reduce glucose levels of type II Diabetes.

They have a high source of dietary fibers, which is helpful for the proper functioning of the digestive system, and also acts against coronary heart disease.

I have that two variety of eggplants or brinjals (green apple eggplant and Asian eggplant) in my home garden which is easy to grow and cook.

References:
To know more about eggplants or brinjal,
visit these websites for more information:

Eggplant -- A Mad Apple with a Dark Liaison
Benefits Of Eggplant
Health Benefits of Eggplant
Eggplant

My aquarium fishes

2009-10-28T04:00:00.004+06:00

A couple of months ago we brought two gold fishes for our aquarium as it was desperately in need of some new fishes. Here they are ... living happily or rather wondering about the thing (cam) in my hand.

The plus point is that they always have such expressions when I was about to feed them or perhaps they know exactly about their feeding time.

While searching, I found a very interesting article about gold fish memories. They say goldfish have a far better memory than the three second memory myth. Read it here.