SHARED THOTS.......20.09.09.
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Our best wishes to all during the occasion of Eid Al Fitr and Navarathri – the festivals of joy, peace and prosperity.
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As my next dispatch will be a while later, I am post-dating this to the date, two years ago, which was the last ‘complete’ happy day for our family.
Its said,
When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better.
'The WILL OF GOD will never take you where the GRACE OF GOD will not protect you.'
How much would you agree to this saying?? When life floats in thin air, smooth and sound, all is fine and you would say, this is True....
But for those having experienced turbulence and shocks, the Will of God is accepted, but to believe that something ‘better’ or good will come out of this kind of loss, is far-fetched and out of this world.....
there will be no easy takers…
Is it God or His proxy who takes away an innocent and a simple soul, at the prime of life??....this has happened to some among our dear and near and to many unknown others, whose loss, for others, is just confined within a routine obituary column of a newspaper..... and if so, its ironical that those, who grieve after them, must console, that this ‘loss’ is opening our hands to receive something better…. !!!
What better can we receive as part of His Grace…. that His Will was not able to protect …??
Such tormenting queries haunt those who have to live with ‘His Will’ contrary to ‘our wishes’..... the irreconcilable loss or sense of missing grips us, every waking moment.... unwilling ever, we come to accept a fact..... the cruel fact, that some are born to live a shorter life than others......leaving behind grieving loved ones, giving them a lifetime of memories, to fill the void moments..... until Time can catch up....
The Grace of God manifests itself in giving us the strength to bear the loss and motivate us to lead a life which should be more meaningful and serve a larger purpose than otherwise....
As the dreaded date 21st Sept nears,…… . in as much as Time can never ‘heal’ the wound caused by His Will, Time, however long afterward, can never erase the ecstasy of great moments given to us ... and this perhaps is … thanks to His Grace….!!
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I Cried over for you.
I saw your face today, In the face of a stranger
But when I looked again, You were not there anymore
I heard your voice today, In the middle of a crowd
I turned around to listen, But did not hear a sound
I felt your touch today, In the blowing wind
I clung to that moment, Held it to its end
I cried over you today, Drowned in my own sorrow
Then I came to realize, There is always a tomorrow.
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From my archives....(Shared Thots.. of June.05.2005).
God didn't promise
days without pain,
laughter without sorrow,
sun without rain,
but He did promise
strength for the day,
comfort for the tears,
and light for the way
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WHAT WE ARE IS GOD’S GIFT TO US.
WHAT WE BECOME,IS OUR GIFT TO HIM.
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SORROW LOOKS BACK
WORRY LOOKS AROUND,
FAITH LOOKS UP.
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FAITH SEES THE REALITY
THAT THE HUMAN EYE CANNOT SEE.
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FAITH CAN NEVER BE WEIGHED
IN THE BALANCE NOR
TESTED IN THE LABORATORY;
IT IS THE MOST WONDERFUL THING.
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Last week, my THOTS were focused on Time. Received
many mails appreciating the different perspectives of
TIME.
Dana had this to contribute -
Take time to look- it is price of success
Take time to think-it is a source of power
Take time to read-it is a source of wisdom
Take time to be friendly-it is a way of
happiness......
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Madhavan Kutty.....
I have some contribution to your thoughts on time.
Time and tide waits for no man-Anon
It is the busiest man who has time for everything-Anon
(Just like yours)
And on a personal note, when I first came to USA in
1978, there was a song going around by Al Stewart
called Time Passages in which the lyrics went
something like this “ Time passes you just, buy me a
ticket on the last train home tonight---.
I was so homesick, I will always remember those lines.
And by the way it has nothing to do with your subject.
(thanks buddy, all the same.)
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Enjoy your holidays and have a safe week-end.
KP.Mohandas.
Doha.
======================================================================
Our best wishes to all during the occasion of Eid Al Fitr and Navarathri – the festivals of joy, peace and prosperity.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
As my next dispatch will be a while later, I am post-dating this to the date, two years ago, which was the last ‘complete’ happy day for our family.
Its said,
When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better.
'The WILL OF GOD will never take you where the GRACE OF GOD will not protect you.'
How much would you agree to this saying?? When life floats in thin air, smooth and sound, all is fine and you would say, this is True....
But for those having experienced turbulence and shocks, the Will of God is accepted, but to believe that something ‘better’ or good will come out of this kind of loss, is far-fetched and out of this world.....
there will be no easy takers…
Is it God or His proxy who takes away an innocent and a simple soul, at the prime of life??....this has happened to some among our dear and near and to many unknown others, whose loss, for others, is just confined within a routine obituary column of a newspaper..... and if so, its ironical that those, who grieve after them, must console, that this ‘loss’ is opening our hands to receive something better…. !!!
What better can we receive as part of His Grace…. that His Will was not able to protect …??
Such tormenting queries haunt those who have to live with ‘His Will’ contrary to ‘our wishes’..... the irreconcilable loss or sense of missing grips us, every waking moment.... unwilling ever, we come to accept a fact..... the cruel fact, that some are born to live a shorter life than others......leaving behind grieving loved ones, giving them a lifetime of memories, to fill the void moments..... until Time can catch up....
The Grace of God manifests itself in giving us the strength to bear the loss and motivate us to lead a life which should be more meaningful and serve a larger purpose than otherwise....
As the dreaded date 21st Sept nears,…… . in as much as Time can never ‘heal’ the wound caused by His Will, Time, however long afterward, can never erase the ecstasy of great moments given to us ... and this perhaps is … thanks to His Grace….!!
-------------------------------------------------------------------
I Cried over for you.
I saw your face today, In the face of a stranger
But when I looked again, You were not there anymore
I heard your voice today, In the middle of a crowd
I turned around to listen, But did not hear a sound
I felt your touch today, In the blowing wind
I clung to that moment, Held it to its end
I cried over you today, Drowned in my own sorrow
Then I came to realize, There is always a tomorrow.
======================================================================
From my archives....(Shared Thots.. of June.05.2005).
God didn't promise
days without pain,
laughter without sorrow,
sun without rain,
but He did promise
strength for the day,
comfort for the tears,
and light for the way
=====================================================
WHAT WE ARE IS GOD’S GIFT TO US.
WHAT WE BECOME,IS OUR GIFT TO HIM.
-----------------------------------
SORROW LOOKS BACK
WORRY LOOKS AROUND,
FAITH LOOKS UP.
----------------------------------
FAITH SEES THE REALITY
THAT THE HUMAN EYE CANNOT SEE.
---------------------------------
FAITH CAN NEVER BE WEIGHED
IN THE BALANCE NOR
TESTED IN THE LABORATORY;
IT IS THE MOST WONDERFUL THING.
-------------------------------------
Last week, my THOTS were focused on Time. Received
many mails appreciating the different perspectives of
TIME.
Dana had this to contribute -
Take time to look- it is price of success
Take time to think-it is a source of power
Take time to read-it is a source of wisdom
Take time to be friendly-it is a way of
happiness......
----------------------------------------
Madhavan Kutty.....
I have some contribution to your thoughts on time.
Time and tide waits for no man-Anon
It is the busiest man who has time for everything-Anon
(Just like yours)
And on a personal note, when I first came to USA in
1978, there was a song going around by Al Stewart
called Time Passages in which the lyrics went
something like this “ Time passes you just, buy me a
ticket on the last train home tonight---.
I was so homesick, I will always remember those lines.
And by the way it has nothing to do with your subject.
(thanks buddy, all the same.)
========================================================================
Enjoy your holidays and have a safe week-end.
KP.Mohandas.
Doha.
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