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Quotation for Life - Life is Beautiful

2010-09-07T02:28:00.000-07:00

He buddy,

Life is Beautiful so Leave it with great Joy. I really enjoy my life with Family, Friends and some special like you all...

This is the true joy of life, the being used up for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. -- George Bernard Shaw

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love. -- Sophocles

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? -- Vincent van Gogh

Grace means more than gifts. In grace something is transcended, once and for all overcome. Grace happens in spite of something; it happens in spite of separateness and alienation. Grace means that life is once again united with life, self is reconciled with self. Grace means accepting the abandoned one. Grace transforms fate into a meaningful vocation. It transforms guilt to trust and courage. The word grace has something triumphant in it. -- Yrjo Kallinen

When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" -- Sydney J. Harris

A life lived in love will never be dull. -- Leo Buscaglia

It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up -- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had. -- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Your life feels different on you, once you greet death and
understand your heart's position. You wear your life like a garment from the mission bundle sale ever after -- lightly because you realize you never paid nothing for it, cherishing because you know you won't ever come by such a bargain again. -- Louise Erdrich

One must work and dare if one really wants to live. -- Vincent van Gogh

Life is meaningless only if we allow it to be. Each of us has the power to give life meaning, to make our time and our bodies and our words into instruments of love and hope. -- Tom Head

I am on the side of the unregenerate who affirm the worth of life as an end in itself, as against the saints who deny it. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes

History of Friendship Day

2010-07-31T22:06:00.000-07:00

The National Friendship Day is celebrated every year on the first Sunday in August. There is not much history that can be garnered for this day except the fact that the US Congress proclaimed this day as the Friendship Day in the year 1935.

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." Matthew 7:7

“Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13-15

There is not much literature on Friendship Day history as we celebrate today. However, there are numerous folktales and several instance in mythological legends that shows that friends and friendship have been valued since the beginning of civilized world. As an intrinsically social creature, men love to make friends to further this process of socialization.

History of Friendship Day in US

Considering the valuable role friends play in our life it was deemed to fit to have a day dedicated to friends and friendship. The United States Congress, in 1935, proclaimed first Sunday of August as the National Friendship Day. Since then, celebration of National Friendship Day became an annual event. The noble idea of honoring the beautiful relationship of friendship caught on with the people and soon Friendship Day became a hugely popular festival.

Following the popularity and success of Friendship Day in US, several other countries adopted the tradition of dedicating a day to friends. Today, Friendship Day is enthusiastically celebrated by several countries across the world including India.

In 1997, the United Nations named Winnie - the Pooh as the world's Ambassador of Friendship.

Importance of Friendship in Bible

The Bible, the primary text of the western civilization, reflects upon friendship as the bond that forms the foundation to human faith, trust and companionship. Following verses from the bible aptly portray the importance of friends:

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”
Matthew 7:7

“Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
John 15:13-15

Besides, there are several tales from the Old Testament and the New Testament about the value of friendship and how true friendship is a treasure to unearth. A noticeable point is that, both the versions make a difference between the two broad meanings of friendship- one is a mere acquaintance, the other is a more affectionate relation.

In the Old Testament, Abraham is called the “friend of God” because of the intimacy of his relations. God speaks to Moses face to face “as a man…unto his friend” (Ex 33:11). The romantic friendship of Ruth and Naomi, the devotion of the subordinate Hushai for David, or the mutual relation between David and Jonathan - the Old Testament is replete with these interesting tales of friends and friendship.

In the New Testament, the relationship between Jesus and his disciples clearly depicts how human friendship can constantly grow. From being teacher and disciple, to lord and servant their relationship finally grew to an unparalleled friendship.

Importance of Friendship in Mahabharata
In the famous Hindu epic ‘Mahabharata’, Lord Krishna demonstrates the many colors of friendship - affection, romance, brotherhood, protection, guidance, intimacy and even teasing. Friendship is all about these and much more.

Quotes About Friendship Day

" Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet never really meet; and two others at first speech are old friends. " - Mary Catherwood

" Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival. " - C. S. Lewis

" Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success. " - Oscar Wilde

What is Love??? - પ્રેમ શું છે???

2010-06-11T21:33:00.000-07:00

"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two."

-St. Augustine

સવારમાં ઉઠીને આંખો ખોલતા પહેલા,કોઈનો ચહેરો જોવાની ઈચ્છા થાય,એ પ્રેમ છે.મંદિરમાં દર્શન કરતી વખતે,કોઈ પાસે ઊભુ છે તેવો આભાસ થાય,એ પ્રેમ છે.આખા દિવસનો થાક,જેની સાથે બેસવાની કલ્પના માત્રથી દૂર થઈ જાય,એ પ્રેમ છે.માથું કોઈના ખોળામાં મૂકીને,લાગે કે મન હળવું થઈ ગયું,એ પ્રેમ છે.લાખ પ્રયત્નો છતાં,જેને નફરત ના કરી શકો,ભૂલી ના શકો,એ પ્રેમ છે.આ વાંચતી વખતે,જેનો ચહેરો આપની સામે તરવરે,એ તમારો પ્રેમ ....

What is the Life?

2010-05-20T20:32:00.000-07:00

Hello My Dear Friends,
I am living so simple and very Happy life with my family
Ralph Marston said some thing about life...

I think he is right about a life..
This is some Quotation about life...

You spend a lot of time fixing things when they go wrong. Be
Sure to put just as much time and awareness into enjoying
Life when things go right.

You work with focus and diligence to tend the garden that is
Your world. Spend some peaceful, quality time in that
Garden, simply taking in its beauty.

There are plenty of challenges that come into your life.
Take care that you don't view life itself as a struggle.

Reflect instead on the miracle of your existence. Feel
Intensely the beauty and wonder that you're able to know,
Simply because you are.

Even in the complicated, challenging efforts, find and revel
In the joy that is surely there. Remind yourself often what
A privilege it is to be.

Breathe in the fresh, cool fragrant air and relax into the
Wonder. This is life, and it is truly amazing.

~Ralph Marston~

Inspirational Quotes to Celebrate International Women's Day

2010-03-08T01:07:00.000-08:00

1. "God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met." ~ Farrah Fawcett

2. "Women are the real architects of society." ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe

3. "If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman." ~ Margaret Thatcher

4. "The fastest way to change society is to mobilize the women of the world." ~ Charles Malik

5. "Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels." ~ Faith Whittlesey

6. "Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President's spouse. I wish him well!" ~ Barbara Bush

7. "Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of a man at twice its natural size." ~ Virginia Woolf

8. "Men who treat women as helpless and charming playthings deserve women who treat men as delightful and generous bank accounts." ~ Author Unknown

9. "Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition." ~ Timothy Leary

10."You start out happy that you have no hips or boobs. All of a sudden you get them, and it feels sloppy. Then just when you start liking them, they start drooping." ~Cindy Crawford

11."I refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows." ~Janette Barber

12."The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five-year-old men more." ~Colleen McCullough

13."There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them." ~Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

Some Quotes for Love and Friendship

2010-01-23T04:53:00.000-08:00

"Love doesn't make the world go round, it makes the ride worthwhile." -F.P. Jones

"All our young lives we search for someone to love, someone who makes us complete. We choose partners and change partners. We dance to a song of heartbreak and hope, all the while wondering if somewhere and somehow there is someone searching for us." -The Wonder Years

"We laughed

until we had to cry.

We gave love,

right down to our last goodbye.

We were the best

we thought we'd ever be

Just you and me,

for just a moment...

"You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back." -Barbara DeAngelis

"My wish upon this shooting star is that your heart be happy." -Gilbert

"If we discovered that we had only 5 minutes left to say what we wanted to say, every telephone booth would be occupied by people calling other people to stammer that they loved them." -Christopher Morley

"A friend you have to buy, wont be worth what you pay for him." -Sent in by Maris B

"I can doubt my friends, but I can believe in our friendship."

"IF YOU TREAT YOUR FRIEND AS THEY SHOULD BE, THEY WILL BECOME ONE OF THE CROWD. IF YOU TREAT YOUR FRIEND AS THEY OUGHT TO BE TREATED, THEY WILL BECOME AN INDIVIDUAL."

"True friends, like ivy and the wall stand together and both together fall."

"Friendships are fragile things, and require as much handling as any other fragile and precious things." -Randolph S. Bourne

"With clothes the new are the best, with friends the old are the best."

"Friendship is like thighs, they are always sticking together."

"If you are going to gain anything in life, gain a friend, they will always be there, and that makes all the difference in the world."

"True friends are never apart, maybe in distance, but not in heart"

"A real friend will tell you when you have spinach stuck in your teeth."

"Shared sorrow is half sorrow, shared joy is double joy"

"Most people come into our lives and quickly leave. It is the special few that come in and leave a footprint in our hearts. and we are forever changed."

"There is an exquisite melody in every heart. If we listen closely, we can hear each other's song. A friend knows the song in your heart and responds with Beatiful harmony."

"Friends are like flowers, beautiful flowers; friends are like flowers in the garden of life."

"True friendship is sitting together in silence and feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had."

"If we were leaving in a world where to say i love you would make more sense, i would always say you i love you" -Ozge Dilsiz

"Choose your friends carefully you never know who is on your side, and remember the truth shall prevail. " -LINK

"False friends aren't always that bad because it shows you about yourself and teaches you to be strong and life goes on." -Josh Wojo

"Remember that every good friend was once a stranger"

"They say 'you only regret the things you never do.' Then why do I regret every bad thing I did to you?"

Quotes About Life

2010-01-18T00:10:00.000-08:00

Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
----Jawaharal Nehru

Dost thou love life?
Then do not squander time,
for that is the stuff life is made of.
----Benjamin Franklin

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
----Helen Keller

Life is like the dice that, falling, still show a different face. So life, though it remains the same, is always presenting different aspects.
----Alexis

Our life's a stage, a comedy: either learn to play and take it lightly, or bear its troubles patiently.
----Palladas

The geat blessing of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes, and like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it.
----Seneca

Govern thy life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one, and read the other.
----Thomas Fuller

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.
----Ralph Waldo Emerson

Unrest of spirit is a mark of life; one problem after another presents itself and in the solving of them we can find our greatest pleasure.
----Kal Menninger

Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult.
----Hypocrites

After the game,
the king and the pawn go into the same box.
----Italian Proverb

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.
----La Bruyere

Life is like a library owned by the author.
In it are a few books which he wrote himself,
but most of them were written for him.
----Harry Emerson Fosdick

We make our fortunes, and we call them fate.
----Earl of Beaconsfield

The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.
----Elbert Hubbard

Life's a voyage that's homeward bound.
----Herman Melville

The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.
----Plutarch

Life is a rich strain of music, suggesting a realm too fair to be.
----George William Curtis

The boundaries which divide life from death
are at best shadowy and vague.
Who shall say where one ends,
and the other begins?
----Edgar Alan Poe

One way to get the most out of life is
to look upon it as an adventure.
----William Feather

There are no classes in life for beginners: right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult.
----Rainer Maria Rilke

To live is like to love--all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it.
----Samuel Butler

One life - a little gleam of time between two eternities.
----Thomas Carlyle

Life is a pure flame,
and we live by an invisible sun within us.
----Sir Thomas Brown

As I grow to understand life less and less,
I learn to love it more and more.
----Jules Renard

Some Nice Thoughts for Beautiful Life

2010-01-17T01:24:00.000-08:00

Friendship Quotations

2010-01-13T05:02:00.000-08:00

"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." -- Bernard Meltzer.

A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway. -- Fr. Jerome Cummings

Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends. -- Cindy Lew

Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure. -- Jewish Saying

"Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you."
-- Elbert Hubbard

"Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure."
-- Jewish saying

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. -- Aristotle

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.-- Albert Camus

"The only way to have a friend is to be one."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.-- Abraham Lincoln

Hold a true friend with both your hands. -- Nigerian Proverb

"A faithful friend is the medicine of life."
-- Apocrypha

Friends are like melons; shall I tell you why? To find one good you must one hundred try. -- Claude Mermet

"Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil."
-- Baltasar Gracian (1647)

"Friendship needs no words..."
-- Dag Hammarskjold.

One who looks for a friend without faults will have none. -- Hasidic Saying

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.-- Walter Winchell

Friends are needed both for joy and for sorrow. -- Samuel Paterson

Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.-- John Evelyn

Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief.-- Swedish proverb

A friend hears the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.-- Anonymous

Count your age with friends but not with years - Anonymous

Plant a seed of friendship; reap a bouquet of happiness. -- Lois L. Kaufman

"I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship."
-- Pietro Aretino (1537)

"There is nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends."
-- Hillaire Belloc

"The rain may be falling hard outside,
But your smile makes it all alright.
I'm so glad that you're my friend.
I know our friendship will never end."
-- Robert Alan

"Friends are the sunshine of life."
-- John Hay (1871)

"The best mirror is an old friend."
--George Herbert

For Special Friends

2010-01-11T04:05:00.000-08:00

Its for a Special Friends Like You

What is a Friend?

2010-01-11T02:01:00.000-08:00

"What is a friend? A single soul, dwelling in two bodies" - Aristotle

True friendship is perhaps the only relation that survives the trials and tribulations of time and remains unconditional. A unique blend of affection, loyalty, love, respect, trust and loads of fun is perhaps what describes the true meaning of friendship. Similar interests, mutual respect and strong attachment with each other are what friends share between each other. These are just the general traits of a friendship. To experience what is friendship, one must have true friends, who are indeed rare treasure.

Friendship is a feeling of comfort and emotional safety with a person. It is when you do not have to weigh your thoughts and measure words, before keeping it forth before your friend. It is when someone knows you better than yourself and assures to be your side in every emotional crisis. It is when you can sleep fighting and get another morning with a better understanding. Friendship is much beyond roaming together and sharing good moments, it is when someone comes to rescue you from the worst phase of life. Friendship is eternal.

Different people have different definitions of friendship. For some, it is the trust in an individual that he / she won't hurt you. For others, it is unconditional love. There are some who feel that friendship is companionship. People form definitions based on the kind of experiences they have had. This is one relation that has been nurtured since time immemorial. There are famous stories about friends in mythologies of different religions all over the world. They say a person who has found a faithful friend has found a priceless treasure.

Psychologically speaking, friendship may be defined as 'a dynamic, mutual relationship between two individuals. As children become friends, they negotiate boundaries within which both partners function'. This helps them to function like healthy individuals in life as they learn to draw a line as and when needed in a relation. This greatly helps in the emotional development of an individual. However, any relation needs constant nurturing and development from all the people that are involved in one. Friendship cannot survive if one person makes all the effort to sustain it without any mutual recognition from others.

Since friendship starts the moment a child starts socializing, the kind of friends that the child chooses should be taken care of till the time he / she learns to differentiate between right and wrong. Wrong peers or lack of socializing can lead to severe psychological traumas and disorders, finally leading to social maladjustment. The correct peer group is essential for the development of the personality of a child. Both positive and negative experiences refine the personality of the individual. Thus it is essential that you find friends who are compatible with you on an emotional and psychological basis.