The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever seen before.”
Albert Einstein

Long long time ago,
This very special coffee time,
with a dear friend.
We had been planning to go to North End for having coffee-break over there, specially Fahmi always wanted to take me there, specially for the coffee-aroma that she loves so much, but we never could manage time, but suddenly, on that day, we just decided to go there! And it was great time with her, with all the enlightening things she always share! And it was her treat! 😊
Happy and grateful that we could get this coffee time together……
Life is beautiful!
#roksanatales

Coffee and friends make the perfect blend.
Anonymous
This bridge will only take you halfway there
To those mysterious lands you long to see
Shel Silverstein
The wooden bridge. We went there to observe this bridge. Its not so stable, yet people are passing through it randomly, and we even saw some motorbikes were running so fast. They are not scared. But we were scared, thought it will break anytime. We loved the scenery though. The river water was not so deep. The boats are sailing. People are doing their jobs upon the river bank. Ahh! What a beautiful breeze by the bank of this river Korotoa. #roksanatales

I think I have learnt something of the value of stillness. I don’t fret so much; I laugh at myself more often; I don’t laugh at others. I live life at my own pace. Like a banyan tree. Is this wisdom, or is it just old age?”
Ruskin Bond, A Book of Simple Living: Brief Notes from the Hills

I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
Henry David Thoreau, Walden

God is there for you to hold on.
Hold on to what is good, even if it’s a handful of earth.
Hold on to what you believe, even if it’s a tree that stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do, even if it’s a long way from here.
Hold on to your faith, even if it’s easier to let go.
Hold on to God’s hand””~.

Friendship is the Best !
Monks, a friend endowed with seven qualities is worth associating with. Which seven?
1- He who gives what is hard to give.
2- He who does what is hard to do.
3- He who endures what is hard to endure.
4- He who reveals his secrets to you.
5- He who keeps your secrets.
6- When misfortunes strike, he doesn’t abandon you.
7- When you’re down and out, he doesn’t look down on you.
Mitta Sutta
The boat I travel in is called Surrender.
My two oars are instant forgiveness and gratitude
complete gratitude for the gift of life.
I am thankful for the experience of this life,
for the opportunity to dance.
I get angry, I get mad,
but as soon as I remind myself
to put my oars in the water,
I forgive.
I serve.
Balbir Mathur
I do the dance I must.
I plant trees,
but I am not the doer of this work.
I am the facilitator, the instrument.
I am one part of the symphony.
I know there is an overall scheme to this symphony
that I cannot understand.
In some way, we are each playing our own part.
It is not for me to judge or criticize the life or work of another.
All I know is that this is my dance.
I would plant trees today
even if I knew for a certainty that the world
would end tomorrow.
Each day,
Its more precious,
As I celebrate my life with you,
With a simple word, with heart felt appreciation,
With rainbow tears in eyes, with gratitude, with music,
With song, with a heart to let go, with loving acceptance
With graceful smile, with love light n warmth of hearts within.
Its more beautiful day,
Each moment of the each beautiful day.
#roksanatales

Let this soundless longing, hidden deep inside you, be the source of every word you say””
― Rumi, The Soul of Rumi: A New Collection of Ecstatic Poems



Accept life’s ups and down.
Lovingly live it ….
Cna Yuo Raed Tihs?
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! – Collected
Tihs is raelly gerat:)
And asboltutely crroect~
ItnersetniG~
What is actually important??
Spelling is no matter, sometimes to express what you want to say.
Its just okay.
Cause~
Its matter how we look at things,
No matter how hard to understand, sometimes.
Make it easy friends for all to understand you.
What you think about and thank about, you bring about!
Make it a happy day today for yourself and all around you!!!
‘It’s not just polite to let people say what they wish, it’s seductive. The best gift you can give is your attention’. ~Chris Matthews sharing
Accept life’s ups and down.
Lovingly live it upside down:)

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Let nothing and no one stop me…..
All on my own, I made my way;
Through the dark of night and bright of day,
Dreams are there for me in that shining evening ray.
Sometimes I feel as if I had spent my whole life dreaming…. dreaming to fall and wait for the moment when I would hit the water all alone….alone on a lonely beach.
Though, in the midst of such vastness, it wouldn’t be possible for me to view such beauty and serenity all by myself…
I’m not meant to be alone…
I don’t want to be alone….
I can’t be so self-centered….
I’m not made in this way.
But you know, sometimes though, you need to be alone, all by yourself.
When you’re by yourself, you’re forced to think.
Travelling alone, I believe, is like medication.
Because it makes u test yourself in ways you never thought possible.
Well I dream to travel alone & travelling alone is one of my precious dreams.
Dreams are there to unlock imagination.
Right?
I believe where there’s a true and honest dream, there’s always a way.
I find travelling an opportunity not to relax;
But also a means to mingle freely with co-travelers.
Besides, the feeling of freedom makes it easier for one to interact with people from all walks of life.
And I love people and places.
In the little space of my daily life, in which I make and re-make relationships with everyone that I encounter and whom I find my dearests, I love to use a little adventurous mode.
It’s in my nature: Adventurous.
But solo trip to some place had been a mere dream only.
Or it must be better to admit that I had only loved to dream about it.
Never had I made it my long-cherished dream the way I dream of it now.
Now, as the days pass, I begin to embrace uncertainty. I realize that it’s from venturing into the unknown that I learn more what it means to be human and above all, what it means to be free.
Fragility is what I think I’m…..very sensitive to life’s little things.
At times it breaks you from inside.
Travelling alone would definitely teach me to overcome many unnecessary emotions.
Travelling alone would give me the chance to do things that I never thought I could; that I could completely rely on myself for everything.
I’m a nature-lover.
I prefer wilderness. Or should I say I love Travelling for the travelling’s’ sake.
You know, life can be exciting EN ROUTE anyway you look at it.
Through travelling,
You learn that people, in general, are helpful and that come along your journey.
You meet people from all around the world, some of whom may become life-long friends.
Through travelling,
You become a better, more self-reliant person.
You impact the lives of those you encounter in your journey in a positive way.
All we have to do is to learn by being introspective, by creating and discovering new enchanted emotional space rather than physical space.
I know, as a woman travelling alone, I would face issues that a man wouldn’t. But I think I’m unafraid. Because I’m a true heart. I won’t do wrongs to anyone. I don’t want to hurt even. I know I’ve my own mountains to climb. I have to face issues that might come along my paths. But those are for me only a literal mountain. Climbing Real Mountain is yet to come in my life, and it’ll only come forward if I start travelling alone.
You know I love challenges too.
Travelling is a way of life and travelling alone needs more attitudes towards embracing the anticipation of the UNKNOWN.
So here I’m on a journey to the destination of my own dream.
Let nothing and no one stop me.
Bon Voyage!!
#roksanatales
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Please appreciate her …..
Tomorrow you may get a working woman, but you should marry her with these facts as well.
Here is a girl, who is as much educated as you are–
Who is earning almost as much as you do.
One who has dreams and aspirations just as you have because she is as human as you are–
One who has never entered the kitchen in her life just like you or your sister haven’t, as she was busy in studies and competing in a system that gives no special concession to girls for their culinary achievements–
Yes, she can drink and dance just as well as you can, but won’t, simply because you won’t like it, even though you say otherwise—
One who can be late from work once in a while when deadlines, just like yours, are to be met—
One who is doing her level best and wants to make this most important relationship in her entire life a grand success, if you just help her some and trust her—
One who just wants one thing from you, as you are the only one she knows in your entire house – your unstinted support, your sensitivities and most importantly – your understanding, or love, if you may call it—
But not many understand this……
Please appreciate “HER”
Written by Deepa Bhardwaj
There was once a businessman who was sitting by the beach in a small village.
As he sat, he saw a fisherman rowing a small boat towards the shore having caught quite few big fish.
The businessman was impressed and asked the fisherman, “How long does it take you to catch so many fish?”
The fisherman replied, “Oh, just a short while.”
“Then why don’t you stay longer at sea and catch even more?” The businessman was astonished.
“This is enough to feed my whole family,” the fisherman said.
The businessman then asked, “So, what do you do for the rest of the day?”
The fisherman replied, “Well, I usually wake up early in the morning, go out to sea and catch a few fish, then go back and play with my kids. In the afternoon, I take a nap with my wife, and evening comes, I join my buddies in the village for a drink — we play guitar, sing and dance throughout the night.”
The businessman offered a suggestion to the fisherman.
“I am a PhD in business management. I could help you to become a more successful person. From now on, you should spend more time at sea and try to catch as many fish as possible. When you have saved enough money, you could buy a bigger boat and catch even more fish. Soon you will be able to afford to buy more boats, set up your own company, your own production plant for canned food and distribution network. By then, you will have moved out of this village and to Sao Paulo, where you can set up HQ to manage your other branches.”
The fisherman continued, “And after that?”
The businessman laughed heartily, “After that, you can live like a king in your own house, and when the time is right, you can go public and float your shares in the Stock Exchange, and you will be rich.”
The fisherman asked, “And after that?”
The businessman said, “After that, you can finally retire, you can move to a house by the fishing village, wake up early in the morning, catch a few fish, then return home to play with kids, have a nice afternoon nap with your wife, and when evening comes, you can join your buddies for a drink, play the guitar, sing and dance throughout the night!”
The fisherman was puzzled, “Isn’t that what I am doing now?”
A Story of “The Fisherman and The Businessman“~
Never to get too busy for the people you love and always make time for the things you love doing.
Never get caught in the trap of being too busy for yourself and the ones you love.””~