Love and Time

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,
"Richness, can you take me with you?"
Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you."

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!"
"I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you."
"Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder,

Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who Helped me?"
"It was Time," Knowledge answered.
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."

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any way, have fun

My God

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise
I love with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, I love thee with the breath
Smiles, tears, of all my life! and, if God choos,
I shall but love thee better after death

If anyone speaks badly of you

سخنانی از بزرگان

1. اگر مایلیم پیام عشق را بشنویم، بایستی خود نیز این پیام را ارسال کنیم. (مادر ترزا)

2. دوست بدارید تا شما را دوست بدارند. (سنت اگوستین)

3. دوست واقعی کسی است که دست های تو را بگیرد، ولی قلب تو را لمس کند. (مارکز)

4. از هر چیزی تازه اش را انتخاب کنید، ولی از دوست کهنه اش را. (گاندی)

5. بدترین دوست، نادانی و بهترین رفیق، دانش است.  (سقراط)

6. دری آهنین مقابل دیروز و فردا بکشید و فقط برای امروز زندگی کنید. (دیل کارنگی)

7. امید در زندگانی بشر آن قدر اهمیت دارد که بال برای پرنده. (آرتور شوپنهاور)

8. خود را به صورت فردی که میخواهید در آینده باشید مجسم کنید. (برایان تریسی)

9. یار اگر نادان باشد تنهایی خوش تر است. (بودا)

10. از زندگی چه می دانیم که از مرگ بدانیم. (کنفوسیوس)

If you fill your heart with

regrets of yesterday and the

 worries of

tomorrow

you have no today to be

 

A Glass Of Milk!

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left,  and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.

She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?" 

"You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness." 

He said..... "Then I thank you from my heart." As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.

Year's later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name
of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.

Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the case.

After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval.

He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill.

She read these words.....

"Paid in full with one glass of milk"

(Signed)
Dr. Howard Kelly

91. Mind (object to)+ -ing.

Don’t say: would you mind to open the door?

Say: would you mind opening the door?

92. Practice+-ing.

Don’t say: you must practice to speak English.

Say: you must practice speaking English.

 93. Remember+ -ing.

Don’t say: I don’t remember to have seen him.

Say: I don’t remember having seen him.

 94. Risk+ -ing.

Don’t say: We couldn’t risk to leave him alone.

Say: We couldn’t risk leaving him alone.

 95. Stop+ -ing.

Don’t say: The wind has almost stopped to blow.

Say: The wind has almost stopped blowing.

دوستان گرامی

درود

امروز زادروز فخرمایه ایران و ایرانی، کوروش بزرگ، است. دوست ندارم به سان سخرانانان، کلیشه ای بگویم "این روز را شاد باش می گویم و ...... . هرچند این روز به راستی جای شاد باش و شادمانی دارد.

"کمیته بین المللی نجات دشت پاسارگاد" روز هفتم آبان را روز ملی ایران نامگذاری کرده است. همه ما کم و بیش از نارساییها و دردهای کشورمان، کشوری که کوروش بزرگ، پایه گذاری کرد، آگاهیم و می دانیم برای بازگشت ایران به شکوهی در خور کشوری که نخستین منشور حقوق بشر از اندیشه پایه گذارش (آن هم بیش از 2500 سال پیش) برآمده، "منزل بس خطرناک است و مقصد بس بعید". اما باید بدانیم که هر راهی را آغازیست و لاجرم پایانی. روزگاری در این کشور از ایرانی و ایرانی نامی نمانده بود و حتی سخن راندن نیز به گویشی بیگانه بود اما بزرگانی چون فردوسی، از آتش زیر خاکستر فرهنگ ایرانی شعله ای درخشان ساختند که از باد و باران گزندی نیافت و بن مایه بسیاری از حرکتهای سازنده ملی گرایانه تا امروز شده است.

شاید هر یک از ما در جایگاه چندان تعیین کننده ای برای تعیین مسیر بازگشت ایران به شکوه و اقتدار نباشیم اما دست کم می توانیم با شمع برافروخته خرد، آگاه شویم و آگاه سازیم، بدانیم که از اسب افتاده ایم نه از اصل، باشد که روزی کشور کوروش بزرگ، ایران ما، به شکوه دگربارش بازگردد و در آن منشور حقوق بشر کوروش به راستی به کار در آید. به امید آن روز که باز با گردنی افراشته در همه جا و در آنسوی مرزهای ایران بگوییم ایرانی هستیم و برای این مهم باید یکایکمان بخواهیم.

با مهر

مهدی دایی حسینی

همچنین شما، جناب آقای سینا داورزنی، همانطور که اگر یک فرد بی طرف به این وبلاگ سر بزند و مطالب ما را بخواند و نظرات بازدیدکنندگان، حس می کند که شما در این جا جایی ندارید! البته همه ما به خوبی می دانیم که وبلاگ، وبسایت و ... ابزاری های ارتباطی هستند که همه کاربران به مانند شما حق دسترسی دارند. اما این که شخصی بیاید و این گونه اقدام به فعالیت کند امری است غیر قابل قبول. پس اگر حس می کنی که جایی نداری، یعنی اگر هنوز هم می خواهی که با ایجاد مزاحمت در این وبلاگ تفریح کنی، همین حالا دست از این وبلاگ بکش و هدف دیگری برای خودت پیدا کن. روزانه بیش از 200 الی 300 وبلاگ فارسی تو اینترنت ساخته می شه که می تونه برای سرگرمی شما کافی باشه!

امید وارم که از صحبت های من احساس ناراحتی نکنی جناب داورزنی! این امری واضح است، حضور شما به شکل اخیر باعث آزار اعضای انجمن مترجمین پارسی شده است و از شما خواهانم که یا تغییری در رویه برخورد خود و رفتار خود دهید یا این وبلاگ را ترک کنید و دیگر به ما سر نزنید!

ممنونم که حداقل همکاری را با من بکنی!

به امید روزی که همگی فرهنگ استفاده از سرویس های اینترنتی را بیاموزیم، حتی من!

این پست شامل نوعی از انواع آثار ادبی است که خاص توجه من قرار گرفته است! داستان کوتاه این روزها وارد زندگی خیلی از انسان های اطراف ما شده است که بی شک همه می دانیم که این نفوذ از جهاتی مثبت است و از جهاتی منفی!

زندگی روزمره ما بسیار شلوغ و پر مشغله است و مطمئنا ً خیلی از ما شاید ارتباطتشان با ادبیات به روزنامه ها ختم شود. این حقیقت که داستان های کوتاهی بفرم کتاب های جیبی، کتاب مترو، کتاب شهر و ... در زندگی ما رخنه کرده ، امری است بسیار خوشحال کننده و امید آور! اما خوب می دانیم که این داستانها تنها بخشی از ادبیات یک ملت را تشکیل می دهند. حال آن که کاری از دست ما بر نمی آید برای نزدیک کردن این ملت به ادبیات حرفه ای، بسپاریمش دست دیگری!

طبق عادت همیشگی ام، به خواندن داستان های کوتاه می پردازم و یافتن منابع زیادی که در اینترنت برای این نوع داستان ها وجود دارد. در این پست وبلاگ سعی کردم تا تعداد اندکی وبسایت ارائه دهنده داستان های کوتاه را معرفی کنم و چند داستان هم در آن بگنجانم. امیدوارم که لذت ببرید.

سلام به همگی دوستان انجمنی و غیر انجمنی ام

بی مقدمه می روم سر اصل موضوع این پست خاص و ویژه:

سینا،

آداب معاشرت چیزی است که از سن حدود 3 ماهگی تا 6 سالگی در هوش ناخودآگاه فرد شکل می گیرد و در سنین بالاتر بسته به شعور فرد و سطح درک عمومی وی، می تواند کامل تر شود و نقص های کمتری در آن وجود داشته باشد.

حال که تو از آن دسته از افرادی هستی که دچار کمبود های وحشتناکی در این سنین کودکی بوده ای، سعی کن تا با کمی به خرج دادن شعور، و البته مقدار زیادی تلاش، این عقب ماندگی خود را جبران کنی.

هم چنین اخطار می کنم با هر فردی که قصد توهین به اعضای انجمن مترجمین پارسی را داشته باشد برخوردی شایسته شخصیت وی با او خواهد شد.

امیدوارم که آنانی که از اندک خردی بهره می برند ، بخوانند و بدانند که هر جایی، جای هر کاری نیست!

"The difference between pornography and erotica is lighting."

 Gloria Leonard

"It is time I stepped aside for a less experienced and less able man."

Professor Scott Elledge on his retirement from Cornell

"Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work."

Robert Orben

"There are some experiences in life which should not be demanded twice from any man, and one of them is listening to the Brahms Requiem."

 George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him."

Revelations 6:8

"Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance."

Plato (427-347 B.C.)

"Plato was a bore."

 Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

"Nietzsche was stupid and abnormal."

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)

"I'm not going to get into the ring with Tolstoy."

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

"Hemingway was a jerk."

Harold Robbins

The Perfect Gift!

I scoured the town for the perfect gift for my daughter. I spent two evenings doing just that. Exhausted, I thought it would be a good thing to ask her what she wanted. Here's a list of what she wanted for Christmas:

I would like to be a newspaper, so that you could take the time each day to ask me for some news;

I would like to be a walkman so that you may listen to me sometimes, without distraction.

Having only my words in your eyes, singing the echoes of my solitude....

I would like to be a television, so that I would never fall asleep at night without being looked at, at least with interest...

I would like to be one of your favorite pews in church, so that I could feel your desire to give me all the room which I need...

I would like to be Felix, our kitten, so that I could cuddle in your arms each time you come home...

I would like to be a hockey team for you dad, so that I could see you get all excited after each of my victories;

I would like to be a Harlequin Romance for you mom, so that you read my emotions;

Come to think of it, I would like to be only one thing: the greatest gift for both of you.

Do not buy me anything, just let me feel that I am your child.

10 (More) Reasons You're Not Rich                  

Many people assume they aren't rich because they don't earn enough money. If I only earned a little more, I could save and invest better, they say.

The problem with that theory is they were probably making exactly the same argument before their last several raises. Becoming a millionaire has less to do with how much you make, it's how you treat money in your daily life.

 The list of reasons you may not be rich doesn't end at 10. Caring what your neighbors think, not being patient, having bad habits, not having goals, not being prepared, trying to make a quick buck, relying on others to handle your money, investing in things you don't understand, being financially afraid and ignoring your finances.

Here are 10 more possible reasons you aren't rich:

You care what your car looks like: A car is a means of transportation to get from one place to another, but many people don't view it that way. Instead, they consider it a reflection of themselves and spend money every two years or so to impress others instead of driving the car for its entire useful life and investing the money saved.

You feel entitlement: If you believe you deserve to live a certain lifestyle, have certain things and spend a certain amount before you have earned to live that way, you will have to borrow money. That large chunk of debt will keep you from building wealth.

You lack diversification: There is a reason one of the oldest pieces of financial advice is to not keep all your eggs in a single basket. Having a diversified investment portfolio makes it much less likely that wealth will suddenly disappear.

You started too late: The magic of compound interest works best over long periods of time. If you find you're always saying there will be time to save and invest in a couple more years, you'll wake up one day to find retirement is just around the corner and there is still nothing in your retirement account.

You don't do what you enjoy: While your job doesn't necessarily need to be your dream job, you need to enjoy it. If you choose a job you don't like just for the money, you'll likely spend all that extra cash trying to relieve the stress of doing work you hate.

You don't like to learn: You may have assumed that once you graduated from college, there was no need to study or learn. That attitude might be enough to get you your first job or keep you employed, but it will never make you rich. A willingness to learn to improve your career and finances are essential if you want to eventually become wealthy.

You buy things you don't use: Take a look around your house, in the closets, basement, attic and garage and see if there are a lot of things you haven't used in the past year. If there are, chances are that all those things you purchased were wasted money that could have been used to increase your net worth.

You don't understand value: You buy things for any number of reasons besides the value that the purchase brings to you. This is not limited to those who feel the need to buy the most expensive items, but can also apply to those who always purchase the cheapest goods. Rarely are either the best value, and it's only when you learn to purchase good value that you have money left over to invest for your future.

Your house is too big: When you buy a house that is bigger than you can afford or need, you end up spending extra money on longer debt payments, increased taxes, higher upkeep and more things to fill it. Some people will try to argue that the increased value of the house makes it a good investment, but the truth is that unless you are willing to downgrade your living standards, which most people are not, it will never be a liquid asset or money that you can ever use and enjoy.

You fail to take advantage of opportunities: There has probably been more than one occasion where you heard about someone who has made it big and thought to yourself, "I could have thought of that." There are plenty of opportunities if you have the will and determination to keep your eyes open.