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.”

Story of Tuktuki

After long break today i want to share a small story of a school girl from a  very remote village of Bangladesh. Her name is Tuktuki a small little girl studying in a primary school but she was not that much fortunate there. She was so much hated by her class teacher. Though she tried her best to change her discomfort situation but her class teacher always do thing within her power to disfavor Tuktuki.

One day some foreign missionaries visited the school with lots of educational material and gifts to share between the kids of the school. The head teacher

asked every class teacher to organised their pupils in a single line. Tuktuki's class teacher ensured she made Tuktuki to stand as the last person in her class as she said to herself "who knows if the gift might not

be enough, so it won't get to her turn.

" When Miss Jacob the missionary entered the class, she moved to the front of the line but found out the pupils were so close to the blackboard, in order not to stain herself she seek for a space to stand and discovered that

there were more space for her to stand at the back where the line ends.

After arranging materials to be shared she said; class, about

turn', at this point Tuktuki automatically became the first pupil on the line and obviously the first to receive gift from that class.

Though its a very small story i found it quite interesting. No man

will frustrate you from what All mighty prepares for you. Any plan of the enemies to deny the blessing will never stand.

"Which are you"

"A daughter complained to her father about life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of struggling. It seemed that as soon as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her father, who is a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the second one he placed eggs, and the last one he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them a bowl. At last he poured the coffee in the bowl.

Turning to her he asked. “What do you see?”
 “Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.

He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noticed that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. 
She smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. She said, “What’s the point?” 
He explained that each of the items had faced the same adversity -boiling water – but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong and hard. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But after boiled in the water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water itself.

“Which are you?” he asked his daughter. 
“When problem knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”

True Peace

What is true peace actually are. To determine the true peace here i want to share a lovely story. Once there  was a King who was very fond of paintings.Once he offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. So many artists tried. But the the King  not looked satisfied with none of the painting so more artist tried . Finally after seeing all the paintings  there were only two the king really liked and he had to choose between them. 

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror of  peaceful towering mountains which were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All he saw in this painting  was a perfect picture of peace. so calm and quite.

The other painting got mountains too. But those were looking so scary  and above the mountains was an angry sky from which rain fell and in which lightening played. It was a perfect storm. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. 

But when the King looked beyond he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water and a heavy storm,  the mother bird sat on her nest... In perfect peace. ....

Which picture do you think won the prize? 

The King choose the second one thats because... "peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace."

Who Is The Mightiest

This story is one of my Favorite everytime i remember it i feel so funny. The story is like this.

A lion woke up one morning feeling rowdy. He went out in the jungle and at the cornered he met with a small monkey. The moment he saw the monkey the lion roared and ask the monkey "Who is mightiest of all
jungle animals? 
The poor little monkey doesn't have any choice he said, "You are, mighty lion! you are the king of the jungle". 

The lion felt happy and let the monkey go.Later, the lion chased  a deer and asked her the same question "Who is mightiest of all jungle animals?"
The terrified deer stammered, "Oh great lion, you are by far the mightiest animal in the jungle!" You are the king of this jungle".

The lion felt happy and let her go.
Happily he was walking in the jungle and the end of  it the lion met with an elephant. The moment lion saw the elephant he roared and ask him the same question. "Who is mightiest of all jungle animals?"

Without saying a word The elephant snatched up the lion with his trunk and slammed
him against a tree. The lion get hurted standing up taking away the dust from his body the lion said the  elephant "come one man no need to be upset that match thats because i ask you a question and beat me this way just tell me that you dont know"

Lol same attitude doesn't work for everyone.....