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June 16, 2008
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There once lived a farmer. He had a son and a horse. One day the farmer's horse ran away, and all his neighbours came to console him, saying:"What bad luck that your horse has run away!" and the old man replied: "Who knows if it's good luck or bad luck." "Of course it's bad luck!" said the neighbours.
Within a week, the farmer's horse returned home, followed by twenty wild horses. The farmer's neighbours came to celebrate, saying: "What good luck that you have your horse back- plus another twenty!" And the old man replied: "Who knows if it's good luck or bad luck!"
The next day the farmer's son was riding amongst the wild horses, and fell and broke his leg. The neighbours came to console him, saying: "What bad luck!"
And the farmer said: "Who knows if it's good or bad luck!" And some of the neighbours were angry, and said: "Of course it's bad luck, you silly old fool!"
Another week went by, and an army came through town, enlisting all the fit young men to fight in distant lands. The farmer's son, with his broken leg, was left behind. All the neighbours came to celebrate, saying: "What good luck that your son was left behind!"
And the farmer said: "Who knows?"...
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June 13, 2008
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Advices from Mowlana (an Iranian Poet)
In generosity and helping others be like a river…
In compassion and grace be like sun…
In concealing others' faults be like night…
In anger and fury be like the dead…
In modesty and humility be like earth…
In tolerance be like a sea…
Either exist as you are or be as you
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May 19, 2008
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Now I speak about one of my more imortant interests. I love nature very much. I think the reason is that I was born in a beautiful nature and lived there about 18 years. I explain more for my friends. I was born in a verdurous village in north of our country on seaside of biggest lake of the world, Caspian Sea. I never forgot there. When I was a child I played below trees and I went hunting every day in rivulet and caught small fishes by my own hands. Uh.. It was fantastic.
When I was 6 years old we moved to a new house very near the sea, There, I went fishing to seaside almost every day. I caught fishes by fishing rod.
There were some water birds on shore. A day I remember I chased a gunned shelduck that was alive and only couldn't to fly. Then my mom broiled it for me. It was delicious.
Our region is full of jungles and mountain that covered by tea bush. There are also watermelon farm, rice farm and orange gardens. It is a paradise itself.
Because of nearby to sea it is sultry but no problem, because always cool wind blows.
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May 11, 2008
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"Smiles"
I am sending to you 1000 smiles Take 1 with your sweet lips for now and keep remaining 999 under your pillow Pick out 1 every morning Because I want to see you always SMILING....
"Take Care"
Care is the sweetest form of Love... when someone says "Take Care" It really means that "U" will stay in their "Heart" till its last "Beat" so "Take Care"
"Silence"
Silence and Smile are Two powerful Tools... Smile is the Way to solve many problems... & Silence is the way to avoid many problems... so Be silent and keep smiling
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