Praan

This video and song, a huge source of vitamins

Bhulbona ar shohojete

Shei praan e mon uthbe mete

Mrittu majhe dhaka ache

je ontohin praan


Bojre tomar baje bashi

She ki shohoj gaan

Shei shurete jagbo ami


(Repeat 3X)


Shei jhor jeno shoi anonde

Chittobinar taare

Shotto-shundu dosh digonto

Nachao je jhonkare!


Bojre tomar baje bashi

She ki shohoj gaan

Shei shurete jagbo am

(English translation)


The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day

runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures


It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth

in numberless blades of grassand breaks into tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers

It is the same life that is rocked in the ocean-cradle of birthand of death, in ebb and in flow


I feel my limbs are made glorious by the touch of this world of life

And my pride is from the life-throb of ages dancing in my blood this moment

59 seconds

Synchronicity. A friend told me about it and then on Friday I bumped into the book and I couldn't resist to buy it: 59 seconds by Richard Wiseman

Today I  regain something about emotional writing from the first chapter on Happiness:

To help incorporate effective writing techniques for your life, prepare a new kind of journal. Instead of recording the past, this journal encourages writing about subjects that help create a happier future. The paper should be completed 5 days a week, spending only a few minutes on each entry.

Monday: Give thanks. There are many things in your life for which to give thanks. These include friends, family, an apartment, your health, a job you love, the smile of a stranger, a big meal or a moment when you stood to smell the flowers. Think about the last week and write three of these things.

Tuesday. The time of your life. Think of one of the most wonderful experiences of your life. Perhaps a time when suddenly you felt happy or in love, heard amazing music, saw an incredible performance, and have it beautifully spent with friends. Choose only one experience and imagine it. Now spend a few moments to describe the experience and how you felt.

Wednesday. A fantastic future. Take some time to write about your life in the future. Imagine that everything went as best as possible. Be realistic, but imagine if you worked hard and have achieved your goals. Imagine that you have become the person you really want to be, and that your personal and professional life is a dream come true. While all this may not bring you closer to your goals, it may help you feel better and make you smile.

Thursday. Dear ... Think of someone in your life that is very important to you. It may be your partner, a close friend or relative. Imagine you only have one chance to tell that person how important it is for you. Now write a letter brief in which he describes how much you care and the impact it has had on your life.

Friday. Reviving the situation. Think about the last 7 days and take note of 3 things you have done very well. It may be trivial things, like finding parking, or more important, been offered a new job or a good opportunity.

I like the book, Wiseman sounds witty, critical and creative. Or, you can view it as simplistic, naive and empty it all depends on your perspective.

If you understand Spanish, I encourage you to have a look to Punset's interview  to Wiseman in Redes.

The absolute present

Today I read here a reflection on the absolute present that I loved, and I quote:

When you live in the absolute present, the past ceases to affect you... is present ... is absolute... nothing of what happened to me long ago will again happen to me with the same circumstances, contexts, characters, and so therefore ceases to affect me today, determine anything, frighten or slow any action.

Thinking that if I had done X, Y would have happened has no sense. Nor can I go back in time to redo the opportunity to decide, nor do I know the possibility that the outcome Y would have resulted from that decision.

I decided at that moment as best as I could with the skills and knowledge in the situation I had. 

And that is freedom, isn't it?