I look at my garden.
Weeds here and there.
Do I wait for them to die
Before I plant my sunflowers?
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I look at my garden.
Weeds here and there.
Do I wait for them to die
Before I plant my sunflowers?
Robert C Day 
Kill everything first…
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Napalm at dawn?
(ooof, that might be a bit close to the bone depending on who you are!)
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Weed 🙂
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My thoughts entirely! 🙂
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Yes, clean out the weeds first and start with a clean slate! A metaphor for life!
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So, metaphorically speaking, what’s a spade? 🙂
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I think it’s whatever means you use to clear out the old and bring in the new 🙂
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That’s the one. So what is it! 🙂
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Well, it’s different for everyone, I’m sure! Mine would be dumping the hubby and my life and running off with a gorgeous guy I met through blogging to start my life over 😉
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Ha! That sounds like some adventure! 🙂
If I meet any gorgeous guys worth running off with then I’ll be sure to let you know, Dee. 😉
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Well, if I was planning an upheaval of my life…. But I’m good right now with the way things are 🙂 thanks for the offer, though. You’re a good friend, Robert!
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You’re welcome, Dee. Likewise – you’re the kind of friend a person dreams of but rarely finds. 🙂
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Sounds familiar 😂
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Yep. Inspired by you. 🙂
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Yey! I inspired someone!
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Me! 🙂
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Ain’t I amazing?????? (Say yes, say yes, say yes!!)
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Yes!! 😀
And on that note – I’m going to sleep. Good night – ‘see’ you in the morning. 🙂
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Ya, goodnight. I can’t remember the last time I slept
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🙂 It’ll come. Trust me. 🙂
GN.
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It won’t. Anyways, may the bedbugs bite and may the eye follow you
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It’ll sneak up on you and bite you in the ass. 🙂
They didn’t and it didn’t.
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I slept at 6:30, woke up at 8:30. Yep, that’s a fair amount of sleep…..
Shame. How was your day?
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Slept at 23:30 woke at 4:00 then slept at 4:30 and woke at 6:30 – now that’s a fair amount of sleep!
Busy day. Work and study. How did your English/Bengali thing go? 🙂
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Why did you wake up at 4:00, if you had to sleep at 4:30 again?
It went well. In Bengali!! What screwed the day, was the political science presentation which was finally executed today. The girl who was supposed to do the introduction and conclusion went away 1 minute before the presentation, to some rehearsal. I had to do her part, which I hadn’t prepared, I had to do my part, which went well (Tagore’s concept of nationalism in India), also, I had to do the parts by the others too, because they hadn’t prepared well and because I study!! (Tagore’s concept of nationalism West and Japan). In short, I had to do it all! I fumbled, stammered, spoke too fast or too slow (I have stage fright!!!!) And the option was, we could speak in any language. So I mostly spoke in Bengali cause I was too nervous…. Then the teacher said that though she had allowed us, she was disappointed that we spoke in Bengali…. And another couple of bad things. Glad to get it all out now….. Thanks.
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I get up each morning to meditate. It’s a good time to do it because it’s kind of peaceful. 🙂
So you were supposed to do it as a team and the rest of the team members let you down? Wow – that’s not do good. Glad to hear that you managed to get through it without falling down or anything! I always thought Tagore was a poet. Didn’t realise he dabbled in politics.
And now that it’s over – you can relax, yes? 🙂
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Great!!
Tagore=poet, author, lyricist, musician, artist, philosopher and had an idea of almost every topic.
No. Have to finish the Bengali English thingy had a bad quatre with the know-it-all dude. Fucked up attitudes
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I need to find out more about this Tagore dude!
(no! no swearing here!)
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Even I need to find more about him. The guy has brilliant short stories, one of the best. And try to read the definition he gave of his short stories, those few lines capture everything.
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I couldn’t find Tagore’s own definition (I’d love it if you could send me the link), but I found this poignant quote:
“Tagore’s best stories examine the lives of Bengal’s submerged groups: the ryot; the traditional housewife; the abandoned child; the university student who carries all his parent’s aspirations; the Bengali trying to be an imitation Englishman, who makes himself look foolish and strews all around him the wreckage of others’ lives.” (India’s Prisoner: A Biography of Edward John Thompson, 1886-1946).
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Found this translation, though I don’t feel that it can invoke the same emotions
Chhota pran, chhota byatha chhota chhota duhkha katha Nitantai sahaj saral Sahasra bismrti raxi pratyaha yetechhe bhasi Tari du-chariti axrujal. Nahi barnanar chhata ghatanar ghanaghata Nahi tattva nahi upadex Antare atrpti rabe sabga kari mane habe Shes hayeo haila na ses. (Simple events of life, happy or sad, Some sad strings from the train of forgetfulness, Not fraught with heavy descriptions, Not crowded with events, No advice, no philosophy Only the feeling that the story is not yet over Although there is no more to read)
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That is sooo sweet! I love that he turns my conception of what a story should be entirely on its head and yet still sounds so right and so inspiring. Now I must read some of his work! 🙂
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You should! He is mom’s favourite and most probably my first inspiration.
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Checked my collection and it seems that I already have a copy of ‘Fireflies: A Collection of Proverbs, Aphorisms and Maxims’ so I’ll dig that out first. Then I’ll have a look for his short stories. 🙂
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Good 😃😃
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😃😃 (that’s us sharing a joke)
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Sorry, sorry, was a bit angry. No more cuss words
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😀 whew!
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See, I have learned to control my anger. No matter how much attitudes even close friends show. Ego… Ok have a nice day.
Debadrita
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Yeah, it’s all ego, isn’t it. I have my own struggles with that. I guess I just want to be loved. 🙂
Happy Wednesday!
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Being loved is different and feeling superior to all is different. All I want to do is be a better writer and painter. That too, is different
Happy Wednesday and good evening amigo
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Profound. You seem to be channelling some pure wisdom there.
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Wisdom…. Um, can you tell me how to improve my vocabulary? I meant, words, usage and stuff like that
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Read lots of books – including the dictionary. And keep talking to English people. Engage intelligent people in conversation. But that’s not really wisdom – that’s just knowledge. 😉
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Ok Englishman. Yep, it’s knowledge
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Englishman? Are you saying that in a nice way? 🙂
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😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑
Yes
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Hahaha – me too! 😀
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Talking to Englishmen…. I can’t make out their accent, but it sounds good
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I have a very neutral accent. In fact, I was told last night that I don’t even have a British accent. Rude!
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But you have a cute accent!! I like it
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Thanks. 😀
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I’m sleepy… Gotta go…. Oh, I returned today from Santiniketan. Had a nice weekend there, after the party at our place….
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Hope you had a nice nap. 🙂
*fires up Wikipedia*
“Santiniketan (Bengali: শান্তিনিকেতন Santiniketôn) is a small town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, India, approximately 160 km north of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, and later expanded by his son Rabindranath Tagore whose vision became what is now a university town, Visva-Bharati University.”
You’re off to university already? 😀
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I went for the Saturday fair that is held every Saturday…. That is a great University
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You would like to go there? I mean, to study?
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That’s one of the most prestigious central government college and university. Art faculty is amazing. Why not?
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Just do it! 🙂
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Do what??
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Erm … go to that Uni?
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Yes. It’s very easy. They’ll see my angel like face and take me in. Maybe they will pay me for studying there.
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Scholarship? Yeah – why not! 😀
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Why you doing this? Raising my hope and all?
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You are the final arbiter (despite what your parents may think). 🙂
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Everyone knows that. But how does that come in this context?
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It means that I’m not raising your hopes because only you can do that by your actions (and grades and all that wonderful stuff). Something like that. 🙂
Gotta go now – stuff to do, people to see (lunch to eat). 🙂
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I understand what you are trying to say. I doubt it, I’m sorry.
Happy lunch! Gotta have my evening tea
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Okay. 🙂
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