To My Mom

Bob Marley's love song to his mother.

Quote:
I'll be by your side.

I heard her praying, praying, praying
I said, I heard my mother,
She was praying
And the words that she said,
They still linger in my head,
She said, "A child is born in this world,
He needs protection,
God, guide and protect us,
When we're wrong, please correct us.
And stand by me." yeah!

In high seas or in low seas,
I'm gonna be your friend,
He said, "I'm gonna be your friend."
And, baby, in high tide or low tide,
I'll be by your side"

unquote:

The words so poignant and moving depicting a mother's eternal love for her child. Both Jack Johnson and Ben Harper does this piece great justice. Dedicating this song to my mum.

The Lord's Prayer in Aramaic- music for your soul

Declaration of Independence

I was having my usual week-end catch up with my sister.I look forward to our long interesting chats. we start with our usual conversation starters of new cooking recipes,progress to the best cleaning products in the market and end up discussing Jane Austen to Poirot and lets not leave out the ever faithful Sherlock Holmes and round it all up with politics. Today was one such day.

Something my sister mentioned led us to discuss how we sometimes feel guilty for being happy when someone we know is having a hard time. The reason being, your happiness is unmerited in the whole scheme of things. It made me question this ingrained trait.Sure,I believe we all need to support each other through the hard times, but should we forfeit our personal happiness to show we are there for them? to prove the adage " Misery loves company"?

Or! can we not empathize and still retain the sublime state of happiness without the added baggage of guilt?. Suddenly bright neon lights lit up in my head with this scene from the movie" Pursuit of Happyness', playing in my head. The lead character Chris Gardner quotes the declaration of Independence" Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness".

It is as simple and as beautiful as that.

Declaration of Independence:July 4Th 1776, the governing forefathers made this fantastic declaration!

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"

So,today, Jan 13Th, 2008. I make my Declaration of Independence! I will live my life pursuing my ideals of Life, Liberty and Happiness as my God given right!.

Happy New Year

Time stood still
A second.. a pregnant pause...
My mind played scenes of my life
This year - 2007....
glorious..sad..heart broken..disillusioned..happy..disappointed.
Life happened.
The arm moved.
The ball dropped
welcoming New Year.

I wait for Life to happen

Razor by Foo Fighter......melodious break for your enjoyment