Kabir will tell you

"I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty.

You don't grasp the fact that what is most alive of all is inside your own house;

and so you walk from one holy city to the next with a confused look!

Kabir will tell you the truth: go wherever you like, to Calcutta or Tibet;

if you can't find where your soul is hidden, for you the world will never be real!"

Kabir- a mystic philosopher

I have always found interest in mystic philosophy, such as suffism and yogism.

I have attended several yoga classes and basically learned some basics to practice it. And I have read books for the famous poets, Rumi and Kabir.

But I tell you,  it is your sole responsibility  to explore this path alone. No class can teach you. No teachers can guide to reach such a pure state in your thinking.And no book can lighten it up for you. 
 And definitely I cant say that I have reached this state, nor is my objective in life to reach this state. But  it is very invigorating to try to be on this journey every once and then. 

This journey where you can find your soul, greet it , and talk to it..It's amazing how much things you can discover about yourself, about what you want , and about what you need from this life.

It enables you to focus all your energy on one aim. This aim differs from one person to another. :)

I wont be going further into this subject,  I am not an experienced person, neither am I a preacher.
But :
 Kabir wiill tell you if you are traveling the world trying to find what you need and what makes you happy,and  if you haven't found where your soul first , nothing in this world will make you happy, nothing will quench your urging thirst ! So,  you will keep wandering around the world aimlessly, wasting your energy , because what you need is in you and what you want , you can make it by your own hands.

Pearl

Gebran's Birthday And " A Half Life"

This is my first post in 2011. And what is better than beginning the new year with a post about a birthday.

And it's a special birthday indeed because it is the birthday of the renowned  Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer: Gebran Khalil Gebran. 
Gebran is considered an inspiration for hundreds of writers worldwide for his prudent words, graceful style and outstanding ideas. He is not just a talent but a universal legend in the world of literature.

So, I wanted to share one of his writings for him on my blog, and this is a motivation for everyone who wants to change something in his or her life :)

Here  is my own translation for  " A Half life" in English. But you can find  the Arabic version ( original version) below.

Don’t sit with half-lovers.

Don’t endorse half-friends.

Don’t read for the half-talented.

Don’t live a half life.

Don’t die a half death.

Don’t choose a half solution.

Don’t stand in the middle of the truth.

Don’t dream a half dream.

 

Don’t hang on a half hope.

If you shut up, shut up till the end.

And if you talked, talk till the end.

Don’t be silent, so that you can speak.

And don’t speak, so that you can be silent.

If you were satisfied, express your gratitude.

Don’t fake a half gratitude.

And if you are unsatisfied, express your disapproval.

Because a half disapproval, is actually an approval.

The half is a life you didn’t live.

It is a word you didn’t say.

A smile you postponed.

A love you couldn’t attain.

A friendship you didn’t know.

This half is what makes you strange even to the closet people around you.

And It is what makes the closest people, strangers for you.

The half is to reach and not to reach.

To work and not to work.

To leave and to arrive.

The half is you, when you are not yourself....Because you didn't know who you are.

The half is that you don't know who you are.

And whom you love is not your other half.

It is you in another place at the same time.

Half a drink won’t quench your thirst.

Half a meal won’t satisfy your hunger.

Walking half of the road won’t get you anywhere.

Half of an idea won’t give you a result.

The half is your moment of weakness, but you are not weak!

Because you are not a half human.

You are a human.

You were here to live a life, not to live a half life!

 

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نصفُ حياة

  

لا تجالس أنصاف العشاق، ولا تصادق أنصاف الأصدقاء، لا تقرأ لأنصاف الموهوبين، لا تعش نصف حياة، ولا تمت نصف موت، لا تختر نصف حل، ولا تقف في منتصف الحقيقة، لا تحلم نصف حلم، ولا تتعلق بنصف أمل، إذا صمتّ.. فاصمت حتى النهاية، وإذا تكلمت.. فتكلّم حتى النهاية، لا تصمت كي تتكلم، ولا تتكلم كي تصمت.

    

   إذا رضيت فعبّر عن رضاك، لا تصطنع نصف رضا، وإذا رفضت.. فعبّر عن رفضك، لأن نصف الرفض قبول.. النصف هو حياة لم تعشها، وهو كلمة لم تقلها، وهو ابتسامة أجّلتها، وهو حب لم تصل إليه، وهو صداقة لم تعرفها.. النصف هو ما يجعلك غريباً عن أقرب الناس إليك، وهو ما يجعل أقرب الناس إليك غرباء عنك، النصف هو أن تصل وأن لاتصل، أن تعمل وأن لا تعمل، أن تغيب وأن تحضر.. النصف هو أنت، عندما لا تكون أنت.. لأنك لم تعرف من أنت. النصف هو أن لا تعرف من أنت .. ومن تحب ليس نصفك الآخر.. هو أنت في مكان آخر في الوقت نفسه                                                                                                      !!..

نصف شربة لن تروي ظمأك، ونصف وجبة لن تشبع جوعك، نصف طريق لن يوصلك إلى أي مكان، ونصف فكرة لن تعطي لك نتيجة.. النصف هو لحظة عجزك وأنت لست بعاجز.. لأنك لست نصف إنسان. أنت إنسان.. وجدت كي تعيش الحياة، وليس كي تعيش نصف حياة!!  

                           "جبران خليل جبران"           

                        


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Interesting Links:
1-List of poems written by Gebranhttp://www.poemhunter.com/khalil-gibran/
2-One of my favorite books. I highly recommend it :
http://www.amazon.com/Prophet-Kahlil-Gibran/dp/0394404289/ref=pd_sim_b_2
3-A poem by Gebran  was made into a song to be sang by  Fairouz 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQJqu675Ino

Keep Waiting

The hardest moment in life are those when you have to wait.

Because your in a confusing state..NO NO ..i cant even describe it as a state...cause a state can be interchangeable. But waiting , it is " STAGNANCY" of body, soul, and mind..

To be Waiting is like being a Ghost.. ..You cant go to hell neither to heaven ..You have to wait till your curse is broken.

As i began writing this post, i wanted to write about waiting for Peace...This deferred dream of all suffering humans in the world..Will the day come when we see that all madness have ceased?


But as i continued to elaborate more, thoughts just shattered...actually they just got narrower!!. They became evolving around my personal life.....How selfish the human being is !! He even turns his thoughts for himself..why should he care about bigger issues that are hopeless.

Yes that's how my post twisted from writing about a WORLDWIDE issue into a personal one!!

Maybe i will just wait for thoughts to come again and write about it again...or maybe not.



I am waiting for the bird with a leaf in her mouth ...If you see her coming, tell the world please.

Better Days- goo goo dolls

One of my favorite bands.\
And this song is just .. i cant even explain it.
It is not that it is just perfect. it speaks my mind.
it is like the story of my life. it is like the speech of my thoughts.

"I need some place simple where we could live
and something only you can give
and that's faith and trust and peace while we're alive"
Peace :)