Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Fruit Gathering by Rabindranath Tagore

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless in facing them.
Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain but for the heart to conquer it.
Let me not look for allies in life's battlefield but to my own strength.
Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved but hope for the patience to win my freedom.
Grant me that I may not be a coward, feeling your mercy in my success alone; but let me find the grasp of your hand in my failure.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Timshel

Amazing song with profound lyrics.

I've been listening to this on repeat on my iPod.



And death is at your doorstep
And it will steal your innocence
But it will not steal your substance

And you have your choices
And these are what make man great
His ladder to the stars

But you are not alone in this
And you are not alone in this
As brothers we will stand and we'll hold your hand
Hold your hand

But I will tell the night
And Whisper, "Lose your sight"
But I can't move the mountains for you

Sunday, October 2, 2011

"The Last Lecture" or "Achieving Your Childhood Dreams"

So I don't know if anyone has noticed but I've neglected to update this blog for several weeks now. It's partly because I'm taking challenging college courses now (Physics and Organic Chemistry I) but it's mostly because I've been dealing with some serious emotional trauma due to a death in the family. I happened to come across some very inspirational material at the library though and one of them happens to also be available for free online. Enjoy!



(It's more than an hour long, so as with everything it has more force if you watch it in one sitting. So plan accordingly.)