N U R S A F I A H

Monday, June 26, 2006/

@ 8:40 pm

What if you DID have the POWER, the REACH and the GLORY?

What if you were given DOMINION OVER ALL THINGS?

And what if ETERNITY lay before you, brimming with love, friends and laughter?

Yet still, one day, in all your radiance, bubbling over with giddy excitement... you tripped, fell, and got hurt... REALLY HURT.

Would you hate yourself? Would you give up on your dreams? Would you forget the magic?

"I call people 'successful' not because they have money or their
business is doing well but because, as human beings, they have a fully
developed sense of being alive and are engaged in a lifetime task of
collaboration with other human beings - their mothers and fathers,
their
family, their friends, their loved ones, the friends who are dying,
the
friends who are being born.

Success? Don't you know it is all about being able to extend love to
people? Really. Not in a big, capital-letter sense but in the everyday.
Little by little, task by task, gesture by gesture, word by word."

Ralph Fiennes, b.1962
Oscar-nominated British Actor

The banquet's been prepared, the guests are all
gathered, and excitement fills the air...

And, Nur, this is how we begin every morning, watching you rise from bed.

It is one big party. Every day there are miracles. And you're never alone.

Un-hun,
The Universe

"Look, look, look!! 'The Nur' is stirring!!!!"

There are times when it is hard to believe in the future, when we are temporarily just not brave enough. When this happens, concentrate on the present. Cultivate le petit bonheur (the little happiness) until courage returns. Look forward to the beauty of the next moment, the next hour, the promise of a good meal, sleep, a book, a movie, the likelihood that tonight the stars will shine and tomorrow the sun will shine. Sink roots into the present until the strength grows to think about tomorrow.

Ardis Whitman
American Author

"A great book should leave you slightly exhausted at the end. You live
several lives while reading it." --William Styron

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over,
it became a butterfly.
Author Unknown

But Greatly Appreciated!
Grown-ups like numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask questions about what really matters. They never ask: 'What does his voice sound like?' 'What games does he like best?' 'Does he collect butterflies?' They ask: 'How old is he?' 'How many brothers does he have?' 'How much does he weigh?' 'How much money does his father make?' Only then do they think they know him.

If you tell grown-ups, 'I saw a beautiful red brick house, with geraniums at the windows and doves on the roof,' they won't be able to imagine such a house. You have to tell them, 'I saw a house worth a hundred thousand dollars.' Then they exclaim, 'What a pretty house!' That's the way they are. You must not hold it against them. Children should be very understanding of grown-ups.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"Quick, name something wonderful about your body. Did the answer come
easily, or are you stumped?" --Oprah Winfrey

"There is only one time when it is essential to awaken. That time is now." Buddha

You know, Nur,
possessing fabulous wealth creates a lot of
responsibilities. Enormous responsibilities. HUGE.

Something to think about.

Really. Like, for 5 minutes a day in a dark and quiet room, see yourself being really, really responsible with fabulous wealth.

I think you're up to it,
The Universe

Like who to surprise with free elephant rides in Nepal, Nur? Any endangered species you'd like to buy habitat for? And, are there any public companies you'd like to politely takeover?

Where are you strongest? Appreciate hands that can open the tightest
jar lid, legs that can walk for hours, or eyes that on a clear day can
see forever.

The answer is:
Because there will be flowers,
Nur, that only you can
pick. Butterflies, that only you will
see. Laughter and tears that only you will know. And
dreams that only you can dream.

The question was:
How does one know if they really are a prince or a princess?

Good question, Nur.

The Universe

Sometimes, Nur, you just make my heart melt.

"The next time you look into the mirror, just look at the way the ears
rest next to the head; look at the way the hairline grows; think of all
the little bones in your wrist.
It is a miracle." --Martha Graham

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