In one of my previous blogs, I wrote about the idiom “To take the path less traveled” and promised to discuss it later. Here I am to do that.
Before I explain this idiom, however, I would like to write about a coincidence. One of my hobbies is watching cartoons. Not only do cartoons awaken my inner child, but also they help me boost my English skills. Anyhow, I watched a cartoon from one of my most favorite movie companies-Walt Disney- a couple of days ago. The cartoon is named Zootopia, and its plot has some connection with this topic. Odd, huh?
I recommend that everybody with a living inner child watch and enjoy this as I did.
The story is about a female bunny whose dream is to become a police officer and to make the world a better place. Since no bunny has ever been a police officer, she is gonna run into lots of hassles and difficulties, and she does. In the end, she succeeds to finish a tough mission with the help of a fox.
I found some commonalities in myself and this bunny. One of these commonalities is the urge to go to new places, meet new people, and do new things. I find pleasure in doing new things, or in other words, taking the path less traveled. In contrary, I dislike doing repetitive and routine jobs. That’s probably why I get bored easily with a routine life or job.
Though, we should accept the fact that taking the less-traveled paths has its difficulties too. Only a minority group of people take the risk to step out of their comfort zone in order to face the magic and miracle of life.
Reminded me of a verse from the Bible:
Matthew 7:13-14
"Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few." (ESV)
This is just to announce that I'm still alive and kicking. I've been BUSY a couple of days ago and will presumably be busier in the coming months. Though, these excuses won't prevent me from writing and blogging here. As in my most favorite animation called "The peanuts movie", where my favorite character, Charli Brown, says, " I'm not a QUITTER."
We should bear in mind that life might get tough sometimes; it won't be this way forever though. Life is the story of ups and downs. All these ups and downs spice it up. Otherwise, we would complain about boredom. Every day we wake up, we should thank God for giving us another chance of living. Isn't it amazing? Now that we are gifted with this chance, we should make it a better one. We can make it even funnier by doing new things every day so that we won't be bored and complaining. Like what? It depends on you and your taste. You can read a book that opens up new doors to you and make you feel you are taking steps in a quite different world. You can visit a new place, watch a cartoon, learn a new language, or even play with a small kid, forgetting all about what adults might think of you. D:
I've noticed that happiness isn't too far away from us. We might make it complex, but it could be as simple as, say, watering a flower. It could be as simple as stopping to worry about how people perceive us.
Achieving happiness could be so simple. The thing is that we humans make it more complex most of the time.
In the end, I would like to share a poem with my Persian-speaking friends by Molana:
هر لحظه که تسلیمم در کارگه تقدیر
آرامتر از آهو بی باک تر از شیرم
هر لحظه که می کوشم در کار کنم تدبیر
رنج از پی رنج آید زنجیر پی زنجیر
Take it easy and stay happy and fine.
P.S. I like sunflower fields, and I believe sunflowers are the most lively and beautiful flowers in the world. They are always seeking the sun in order to reach their ultimate beauty, growth, and fruitfulness. Isn't it amazing?
Muharramisn't merely a simple event or month. Muharramis a significant lesson of thoughts and values. Hope everobody takes it as a lesson in their muornings.
Hi
It's a couple of days since Taravat last submitted a blog. You might be wondering why she kept silent.
As far as I know, she tried to log in here and make a new entry a few days ago. But to her surprise, her IP address was banned permanently and she couldnt post or reply on this platform anymore. Too upsetting, huh?
She was terribly upset because she didnt even know why she had received a permaban. She has sent an e-mail to the moderator but hasnt get a reply yet. Though, she is awaiting a reply.
Kindness is sweet. Kind people give us happiness, confidence, security, closeness, and many different positive vibes. Nowadays, most of us are too obsessed with our affairs and chores, so that we forget we are social creatures and living in groups. We usually don’t care about ourselves and loved ones let alone the people whom we are dealing with. In other words, we are unkind to ourselves too, and this is one of the key reasons for our problems and hassles.
Let's face it...When was the last time we appreciated ourselves for a good job, mark, accomplishment, and whatnot? Do we ever buy ourselves a gift on different occasions? Have we ever given ourselves a pat on our back? What do we usually say to ourselves looking in the mirror? Do we look in the mirror at all?
I asked these questions from some of my friends and most answers were “NO”. It’s disappointing, right? But it's not surprising, I believe. My questions made some of them stop and think. Another friend said that we should be more kind to others than ourselves. A friend cried; And one of my friends made this honest confession, ‘” Not only haven’t I been unkind, but I have also been cruel to myself since my childhood.” And she explained how these cruelties stopped her progressing in her life and work.
Yes…We don’t have to put ourselves last when it comes to receiving kindness. Please don’t get me wrong. It’s quite different from being self-centered, narcissist, or selfish. If we aren’t kind to ourselves, we won’t be kind to others too. A friend of mine is a perfectionist and a strict mum. Her son called her “Bad-tempered” someday, and she was too upset and offended. It doesn’t mean she is a cruel mum. It means that she is strict to herself too.
I myself wanna make a confession here. I’m a perfectionist too, and I expect everyone around me to be like this. Now that I’m aware of this characteristic of mine, I’m trying to change. We are living in a world full of imperfections. Nobody is perfect in this world. We, humans, are fallible and we all deserve a second chance when we make a mistake. Let's be kind to ourselves and make people around us feel comfortable, secure, happy, and confident.
Dr. Wayne Dyer wrote:
When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind.
Taravat wrote: ↑July 6th, 2019, 4:57 pmI visited a holy shrine last night and I felt like writing a post in this regard.
We are told that mosques and holy shrines are built for us to worship Allah there. I believe it doesn’t end right there. These places are there to reunite us with our lost inner peace, and on top of that, to connect us to the superpower “Allah”. Allah doesn’t need our worship but we need Him in every aspect of our lives.
I haven’t visited temples, churches, and mosques in any other country, but I believe our mosques are quite unique. You might ask unique in what terms?
Well…You just need to visit Islamic mosques to truly understand my claim. The marvelous and extraordinary architectures of our mosques are meant to create a spiritual atmosphere that uplifts souls and spirits. Great mixture of soothing colors of small tiles that are placed next to another tactfully, the composition of small pieces of mirrors, and the reflection of light in these pieces of mirrors add to the peace and tranquility of such places. When you visit these places, you feel you are embraced with tranquility and you don’t want to quit.
Islamic mosques are great symbols of our extraordinary architecture built by our expert architects whom they should be bragged and showed off. We should visit these places oftentimes to find ourselves there.
Mehdiii wrote: ↑September 15th, 2019, 4:39 pmKindness is sweet. Kind people give us happiness, confidence, security, closeness, and many different positive vibes. Nowadays, most of us are too obsessed with our affairs and chores, so that we forget we are social creatures and living in groups. We usually don’t care about ourselves and loved ones let alone the people whom we are dealing with. In other words, we are unkind to ourselves too, and this is one of the key reasons for our problems and hassles.
Let's face it...When was the last time we appreciated ourselves for a good job, mark, accomplishment, and whatnot? Do we ever buy ourselves a gift on different occasions? Have we ever given ourselves a pat on our back? What do we usually say to ourselves looking in the mirror? Do we look in the mirror at all?
I asked these questions from some of my friends and most answers were “NO”. It’s disappointing, right? But it's not surprising, I believe. My questions made some of them stop and think. Another friend said that we should be more kind to others than ourselves. A friend cried; And one of my friends made this honest confession, ‘” Not only haven’t I been unkind, but I have also been cruel to myself since my childhood.” And she explained how these cruelties stopped her progressing in her life and work.
Yes…We don’t have to put ourselves last when it comes to receiving kindness. Please don’t get me wrong. It’s quite different from being self-centered, narcissist, or selfish. If we aren’t kind to ourselves, we won’t be kind to others too. A friend of mine is a perfectionist and a strict mum. Her son called her “Bad-tempered” someday, and she was too upset and offended. It doesn’t mean she is a cruel mum. It means that she is strict to herself too.
I myself wanna make a confession here. I’m a perfectionist too, and I expect everyone around me to be like this. Now that I’m aware of this characteristic of mine, I’m trying to change. We are living in a world full of imperfections. Nobody is perfect in this world. We, humans, are fallible and we all deserve a second chance when we make a mistake. Let's be kind to ourselves and make people around us feel comfortable, secure, happy, and confident.
Dr. Wayne Dyer wrote:
When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind.
I was supposed that you yourself wrote this article ,I said excellent to you ,what an important person is Mahdi, but at the end I saw it was Wayne dyer narration
If the people who are responsible for making a difference in history ,they themselves follow the standards of their age,
.......there will not happen anymore change in history
Seyed Morteza Avini
Mehdiii wrote: ↑September 14th, 2019, 11:32 am
Hi
It's a couple of days since Taravat last submitted a blog. You might be wondering why she kept silent.
As far as I know, she tried to log in here and make a new entry a few days ago. But to her surprise, her IP address was banned permanently and she couldnt post or reply on this platform anymore. Too upsetting, huh?
She was terribly upset because she didnt even know why she had received a permaban. She has sent an e-mail to the moderator but hasnt get a reply yet. Though, she is awaiting a reply.
Lets hope she will be back soon.
Maybe she was fighting against ISIS , so Trump added her name in the list of Iranian sanction , so the admin had to ban her and doesn't let her to write here any more. any other reason?
Mohsen wrote: ↑September 21st, 2019, 11:32 am
Maybe she was fighting against ISIS , so Trump added her name in the list of Iranian sanction , so the admin had to ban her and doesn't let her to write here any more. any other reason?
Fighting against WHAT? Who is this Trump you are talking about? Anyhow, his name reminds me of Trumpet. Do you see any connection between these two concepts?
Mohsen wrote: ↑September 21st, 2019, 11:32 am
Maybe she was fighting against ISIS , so Trump added her name in the list of Iranian sanction , so the admin had to ban her and doesn't let her to write here any more. any other reason?
Fighting against WHAT? Who is this Trump you are talking about? Anyhow, his name reminds me of Trumpet. Do you see any connection between these two concepts?
why you don't answer my email , I will tell you who is Trumpet.
My email is : *******.con
Mehdiii wrote: ↑September 22nd, 2019, 2:47 pm
Sorry...I dont get why I would e-mail you. Besides, Im not into politics.
Thanks
Hey man , can you do me a favor and send the email of Taravat .
Don't worry ,you can stay far from politic , the fire of politic is fatal, we need you to be alive for hundred years
Mohsen wrote: ↑September 22nd, 2019, 5:35 pmHey man , can you do me a favor and send the email of Taravat .
Don't worry ,you can stay far from politic , the fire of politic is fatal, we need you to be alive for hundred years
Taravat wrote: ↑July 3rd, 2019, 4:03 am
This is a public place and I can't tell much about my personal life.
Sorry if I disappoint you, BUT I can't help you much. By the way, politics is a game. I'm neither a kid nor a gamer.
Mohsen wrote: ↑September 22nd, 2019, 5:35 pmHey man , can you do me a favor and send the email of Taravat .
Don't worry ,you can stay far from politic , the fire of politic is fatal, we need you to be alive for hundred years
Taravat wrote: ↑July 3rd, 2019, 4:03 am
This is a public place and I can't tell much about my personal life.
Sorry if I disappoint you, BUT I can't help you much. By the way, politics is a game. I'm neither a kid nor a gamer.
no one can disappoint me , because I never rely on people , for many people the life is a game ,let alone politics , did I ask you your idea about politics? I had many discussion with many university lecturers , philosophers , doctors about politics . you are neither a kid nor a gamer , so you should be an English learner
anyway I am admin in many English groups , you can find in following group easily
eitaa.com/joinchat/4007067660C53e1dcc71d
Mohsen wrote: ↑September 23rd, 2019, 8:32 pm
you are neither a kid nor a gamer , so you should be an English learner
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anyway I am admin in many English groups , you can find in following group easily
eitaa.com/joinchat/4007067660C53e1dcc71d
I didnt mean to disappoint you literally. Its just an act of courtesy used by English speakers when they turn somebody down.
By the way, you could be a poet too.
Nice to meet you admin.
Mohsen wrote: ↑September 23rd, 2019, 8:32 pm
you are neither a kid nor a gamer , so you should be an English learner
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anyway I am admin in many English groups , you can find in following group easily
eitaa.com/joinchat/4007067660C53e1dcc71d
I didnt mean to disappoint you literally. Its just an act of courtesy used by English speakers when they turn somebody down.
By the way, you could be a poet too.
Nice to meet you admin.
What did you say ,no body can disappoint me literally or illiterally ..Oftad .
Where is aunt Taravat , why didn't she send me email?
Mehdiii wrote: ↑September 24th, 2019, 8:31 pm
She has gone with the wind!
Next time you see Joe, the moderator, ask him this question and let us know too.
what comes with the wind ,goes with the wind , easy come easy go
Mehdiii wrote: ↑September 24th, 2019, 8:31 pm
She has gone with the wind!
Next time you see Joe, the moderator, ask him this question and let us know too.
howdy Mahdi ,it is the world of force , you heard what Trump said " We Should Milk Saudi Arabia As much As Possible"
and yesterday Macron, Merkel and Johnson blame Iran for Saudi oil attack, do they have any documents
but nations are different from government , Joe is a rational man , he certainly has seen a mistake , as I checked the Travat last post , she had sent a picture with Persian language for Imam hussian , and according to the rules we should write in English .
Hi Joe... it is better to give her a yellow card first , it is not fair to ban her to write for her tiny mistake . I know that these days you are not in good mood , we should not make a decision when we are angry. so please change your idea and give her a yellow card , let her to come back
Mohsen
Lets start a campaign in favor of her and beg Joe a pardon on behalf of her...
Mr Joe, the merciful; hi
Please remove sanctions on Taravat and let her get back and catch up with her activity here.
Thank you very much beforehandedly.
Mehdiii wrote: ↑September 25th, 2019, 4:02 pm
Mohsen
Lets start a campaign in favor of her and beg Joe a pardon on behalf of her...
Mr Joe, the merciful; hi
Please remove sanctions on Taravat and let her get back and catch up with her activity here.
Thank you very much beforehandedly.
agree , start the campaign , what can I do in this campaign , do you want to prepare a scroll , send it to English club court
Anyway, don’t worry. T was not blocked for any reason. I will check tomorrow. Most likely reason is she shares an IP range with a spammer and that’s how she got blocked. I will fix tomorrow but please remind me if not. My mood is ok but my memory increasingly less ok haha :)
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Awwww... Its kind of you MrJoe. I bet Taravat will become SO happy.
Thanks to Mohsen for all his efforts too. You are a well-rounded guy. The idea of doing a photoshop was so brilliant. Sounds like Mr Joe liked it.
Too upsetting, huh?
, start the campaign , what can I do in this campaign , do you want to prepare a scroll , send it to English club court 
