Listening to the others

This story I read long time ago.  exactly I don't remember but this story is quite nice example  for what's happen when we start to give  importance about what others saying. Story goes like this-

Father and son was going  to visit a city  near by. They had only a donkey. So they both rode on the donkey and started their journey. On the way one man saw father and son riding on a donkey and he felt very pity for the donkey so he stopped them and said "look you both have no sense both of you riding on this poor donkey he must be dying. Please don't do this only one of you ride on it".

After listening this father and son start to think " yes he is right poor donkey he must me suffering a lot" then father put his son on the donkey and he start to walk.

After going for a while another man saw them and said "come on such a bad son making his poor father waking while being young himself riding on a donkey".

After listening this son feel ashamed and tell his father to ride on a donkey and he start to walk.

But it's not finish yet after going for while they met with another man and he said "look at that such a bad example of a father making his young kid walking in the sun while he is riding on a donkey"

After listening this father and son get quiet confused. What they can do that nobody will complain. They decided nobody will ride the donkey they all will walk now.

Then after going for a while they met with bunch of people and all of them start to laugh by seeing father and son walking with a donkey. After seeing this father and son asked them why they were laughing and they replied we are thinking and laughing how stupid you are as you have a donkey and both of you walking with the donkey rather riding on it.

Now what they will do they might need to carry the donkey on their shoulder cause that's the only option left.

Now this is happen when we start to count on each and everybodies words we are actually going no where.

Few Amazing places

Today I want to write something different than my other post. About some amazing places on earth and why I choose them. I didn't visit all those places but one day I will.

I will start with number one, I was in London that moment working and living there. One day I got one thought to find a heaven on earth. Obviously I don't know how heaven looks like I just paint it on my mind. Just Few things i keep on mind that It will looks heavenly without any human touch. Have to be natural like god paint it in his own hand. Time goes one I keep searching more than a week all the famous holiday destination in internet, googled  most beautiful place on earth but nothing match with my image. Time passes life get busier I forgot it. After few months while I was coming back from work in tube I saw one post card in the hand of the passenger beside me, yes that I was looking for "a heaven on earth". I asked him where is that he replied me "it's plitavice national park" in Croatia. Do you want to go there he asked me. I said yes I do on god's will. Then he ask me "are you single" I said what's the connection.

"There is you have to find someone and then take her down there" that was his last words. I didn't said nothing just laugh. After coming home  search the place on internet and  try  to see it virtually and I have to admit It's something so amazing peace of heaven on earth. 

Here is some jaw dropping picture of plitavice national park.

Here comes number 2. This time I was looking for something spiritual outer of this  world. Something very magical. I dont want to say that much i cause i didn't experience it yet so i am sharing those did.

"It is magical, simply magical. You think you must be dreaming, especially when you catch an outbreak from the start. It just comes from no-where… and keeps moving and changing shape! It’s like someone is doing a huge water colour painting, in real time, across the canvas of the dark black sky. This is nature’s own silent movie show, awe-inspiring, majestic and ethereal that leaves you feeling stunned, reminded once again of the incredible beauty of nature. And somewhat grateful that you’ve had the opportunity to see it".

yes i am talking about northern light and one of the place from where to see it is Finland.

Here i am sharing some of the picture of northern light from Finland but trust me none of these snaps give justice as it looks like in real.

Here come number 3. This place is very special for me and this is the first place i wanted to visit when i was kid. I was always great  fan of cricket but in my childhood it was all about Caribbean cricket. Bangladesh not even got test status that moment and  i am actually talking about far before that when tigers are not playing that much international cricket.
Plenty of great names walsh, ambrose, lara, viv richards etc those make cricket classic and nostalgic for me. playing on a island. Beautiful beach with coconut tree, crystal clear water and rum with reggae music what else need to be to choose Caribbean island . Writing more words will be useless if i dont share few pictures of it quickly.

Stamp collecting  was my hobby when i was kid. My uncle got plenty of pen friends from all over the world and that was my source of collecting stamp. Those letter always comes with postcard and my uncle not always took them all so i started to collect the postcard also. From those postcard i found some beautiful image of Philippines and thats make me choose this amazing place for my bucket list. 

This place is most special for me. Kind of sacred. If i want to be alone somewhere only me and my thought this will be the place. Its in Scotland locally known as highland, Scottish highland. Now why it is special i really cant explain but what i can say, being there i found some amazing feelings inside me. Kind of peace. Sitting on the mountain looking around where i can hardly see anyone only me my thought nature and silence and this makes it a sacred place. When i been to lake district i have same kind of feelings but highlands is something different its  more wild. You can walk miles and miles among the nature surrounded by mountain and different area will give you different experiences.  Its something breath taking and what i can say in one line "Think highland and you think of wild". 

This is the place i want to go again and again and i will never be get bored of. When i will be old and nothing left to do, I will be there with my memory. 

Quick Learner

Today i want to share one of my favorite short zen story. Once there was a young man who was very keen to learn martial art. Always looking for a master who can teach him martial art. After long his his searching he finally found one. Then he went to this master and ask anxiously,  “I am devoted to studying your martial art system. How long will it take me to master it.” The teacher’s reply was casual, “Ten years.” approximately. Impatiently, the student answered, “But I want to master it faster than that. I will work very hard. I will practice everyday, ten or more hours a day if I have to. Then how long will it take?” 
The teacher thought for a moment and then replied  “Then it will took 20 years.”