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Oscar

A while ago I read somewhere that many people believe the moment Charlie Chaplin received his honorary Oscar is the best (or at least one of the best) Oscar moments ever. It is said that this is the longest standing ovation in the history of Oscars. I searched for it in YouTube and couldn't find it at the time but guess what, it was added a few days ago ...



if you can't see the above clip, follow this link to watch it in YouTube.

Zazen ...

The moment is where our life takes place.
If we miss the moment we miss our life.

from the book:
Finding the Still Point

Dream

Have you ever dreamt in a non-native language? A friend was telling me that he dreamed of a fight with Tom Cruise over Scientology. Aside from the fact that solely a fight with Tom Cruise is fascinating enough, unfortunately he couldn't remember if he was cursing in English or Persian!
Since then I was digging my mind to remember if I have ever had a dream in English. Anyway, to cut the story short, I had a dream a couple of nights ago in which I was speaking English for sometime ... the only strange part was the German subtitle!

Self-sacrifice

...When he sacrifices himself man for a moment is greater than God, for how can God, infinite and omnipotent, sacrifice himself? At best he can only sacrifice his only begotten son.

-Razor's Edge

A perfect homeless

The other day, I saw a homeless on an aged bike pulling an old cart with his stuff in it. There was also a broken cone hanging on a side of the cart.
What happens if somebody buy him a very good bike, a sleeping bag, a good radio, a warm brand new jacket, a big cart with enough space and all other necessary things to make him a perfect homeless? Would that make him happy?

Secret

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Sketched and photographed on Sept. 2007

Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do.

-Voltaire

There is only one Lord of the Rings and he does not share power.

Gandalf to Saruman
Lord of the Rings

خنک آن قمار بازی که بباخت هر چه بودش
بنمانده هیچش الا هوس قمار دیگر

مولوی

Sacrifice

Every big wish comes with a big sacrifice. Sometimes you know what it is and sometimes you don't. What keeps me worried all the time is that constant fear of not being ready for the sacrifice.

Quit

Quiting while you're hit is not necessarily quiting.

Refrigerator door note!

There is only one YOU.

- Written on a friend's
refrigerator door

Light the Skies

And if you only knew
Just how much the sun needs you
to help him light the skies
You would be surprised
You would be surprised

-lyrics: Light the Skies

Story

Just because I told you my story,
does not invite you to be part of it.

- from the movie: The Bucket List

مکن به نامه سیاهی ملامت من مست
که آگهست که تقدیر بر سرش چه نوشت

قدم دریغ مدار از جنازه حافظ
که گر چه غرق گناهست میرود به بهشت

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Cats

Do all the cats in the world talk the same language? Can an Italian born cat understand a German born one? Is it a good idea to take your cat with you from one country to another?

After concentrating on my research for more than a couple of hours now, this is the question that is bothering me which believe me it has nothing to do with my research whatsoever. I guess I seriously need some sleep!

Good night and good luck.

یکی نغز بازی کند روزگار
که بنشاندت پیش آموزگار

فردوسی

Argument

Joseph Joubert - the French philosopher - says the aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. Joseph Joubert didn't win many arguments in his life!

speech by S. Arthur
How to win any argument!