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About me posted by Ranu
This morning I waited for the daily prompt, there was none.
I thought my blogger friend Leslie wanted to see my photograph taken by my friend Evie when I was in college.Here it is Leslie.
Evie had a camera, she liked taking pictures, she did not spend too much time, she was always busy doing something.
The day she took the picture we all had an autograph book to get everyone to sign in and write something. Evie wrote a few lines in my autograph book and then wanted to take a picture of me.
It is our college campus where we were residing at that time. I am wearing a sari, as far as I recall I did not own one, this one belongs to someone in the residence.
In those days I always wore Shalwar(pants) kameez(shirt) and Dupatta( a long scarf).
My Dad told my Mom one day.
Why doesn’t your daughter
put cream on her face
Or comb her hair like other
Little girls do?
She never saw a village
Yet I think
She is worse than
A girl in a village.
Even those girls
Know how to dress up
Do you think
She will ever change?
https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2015/01/20/about-me-posted-by-ranu-4/
DP Daily Prompt: Be the Change
What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world?
I’d like to make some small changes in my blog. I’m hoping to add some photographs taken by me, I have thought about writing some recipes and a bit of poetry to enliven my blog.
I have read and translated quite a few poems, song lyrics mostly by Tagore. I feel why not I try to write some poetry, to broaden my horizon.
I do take photographs occasionally, these days Gabriel and Raphael the two felines gives me ample scope to write about them and also I’d like to focus a bit of time about their behavior, good and bad.
I’ll see how it goes, I would also write the daily prompts, they are always interesting.
https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/dp-daily-prompt-be-the-change
DP Daily Prompts: The Mirror Crack’d
You wake up one morning to a world without mirrors. How does your life–from your everyday routines to your perception of yourself — change?
Mirrors are so important in our lives, at least I think they are. They help me look at myself, if I did not have a good rest in the night, it’s not going to lie, it will show how I look and how can I make myself presentable to people I meet through the day.
I’d lose my self-confidence because I do not have that wonderful thing called the mirror helping me make some necessary changes to my face before I see people.
Without a mirror I will lose my self confidence, I know I’ll have to depend on my friends and family, there are times when they’ll hold back the truth to make me feel good.
My perception of myself will definitely change, I’ll no longer want to meet people, I’ll avoid everyone and may not continue with my job.
There are studies conducted by psychologists that support the self-perception theory, demonstrating that emotions do follow behaviors.
First and foremost thing that will play with my emotion is the lack of mirrors, I feel no one can judge me better than I can.If I’m unable to see myself in the mirror,the first thing I will lose is my confidence, it is very important for me.
https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2014/08/31/dp-daily-promp…-mirror-crackd/
365 days Writing Prompt: Teleport
If you could travel to any location in the universe– where would you travel and why.
I would like to travel to an unknown place, where like that song I learned in school, where never is heard a discouraging word and the sky is not cloudy all day.
It would be awesome to live somewhere where there are no evil people killing innocent women to prove they are strong, robbing the inhabitants of their joy of a good life.
If someone could assure me there is such a place in the universe, I’d pack up and leave instantly never to return to see or hear about the horrific crimes committed by monsters who have no love for someone else’s life.
Can we expect to see this in our world, can we wipe away crime, get rid of dishonest people, who are parasites, maybe someday when the world undergoes a monumental change where the criminals are put away for good. This is a universe I’d like to see, I wouldn’t have to move anywhere but stay where I am!!
: https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2014/05/31/365-days-writing-prompt/
365 days Writing Prompt: Say your Name
Write about your first name: Are you named after someone or something? Are there any stories or associations attached to it? If you had the choice, would you rename yourself?
My first name is CHAMAN, I am not named after someone but am named after something, the thing is a Garden.I presume my father was delighted to have a second daughter after double the number of sons, he I think consulted his dear friend, who was an artist and loved reading about names,my father went to him at the most opportune time, he was reading about names for girls and how they affect their personality.
“Eureka I have found a name for your daughter, he said, name her Chaman, it sounds beautiful and it means a garden, how can you go wrong with this name.”
My father rushed home, told my mother he’s found the best name, “it is Chaman, don’t you hear the rhythm of this name, it’s settled we’ll name her Chaman?” Then this excitement brought on other stories of the name, Urdu poets have written volumes of poetry centred around this exquisite name.
Chaman grew up to be a very inquisitive little girl, you could not tell her anything without answering her ‘Why’ questions that followed, her eldest brother tried to stop her by saying, “You know curiosity killed a cat, ‘how’ was her query. Elder brother gave up and felt with time this habit will no longer persist.
I love my name I’ll never think of changing it even if I had a choice. Would you change yours if there were so many magical stories attached to it?
https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2014/05/27/365-days-writing-prompt/
DP Daily Prompt: Can’t Get It Out Of My Head
Have you ever become obsessed with something? Tell us about something that captivates your attention like nothing else.
Ever since I started taking online course of the great Philosopher and Poet Iqbal my heart and soul is captivated by his poetry and his philosophical outlook on God and Man .
In one of his poem’s he says: Man must heighten his self hood to such an extent so that before formulating the destiny of man, God would ask ,”What would you rather be.”
Secondly he says,: Rest is all but impossible in this workplace of nature.Change alone is changeless in this world.”He says in another poem “The disintegrating river bank said: Though long have I lived , Alas I have not discovered who I am. An ecstatic wave rippled past swiftly and said: I am if I move :If I move not I die.”Because a ripple cannot exist unless it moves . This is the secret of existence.
Again he says , one should continue to have longing for development. He thinks it is not enough to achieve something.Do not rest on your laurels he says; be restless! He encourages us to constantly yearn and desire.He says,”I would not exchange my Man’s station for all the splendors of Godhead.”
I would rather be Man than become God, he says , some might say he was a heretic.He thinks God is perfection, to him perfection has no potential for growth. Therefore it stagnates, perfection cannot develop anymore. So I would not like to be God, I would like to remain as a man.
About the theme of constant battle and self-testing he says: Life is to make a pearl from your own inner oyster.”
On the attack on color or race he says : “We are born of this garden, and stem from a single branch,we are nurtured by the same Springtide’s bounty.– the same spring for all flowers of all colors.”
I truly believe if we as human beings overlooked our differences and worked with what is similar in us, we can build a safe and happy planet for us and our future generations. This thought has captivated my mind ever since I started the online courses.
: https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2014/04/13/dp-daily-prompt-4
Writing Prompt: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch- Changes
I know change is good if what I do helps me and everyone around me. Right now I am thinking of changing my whole attitude towards my writing. I have made small changes. I didn’t write as much as I do now,yet I feel I need to improve my skill. I try to take part in some of the online writing challenges.
Sometimes I take a step back when I see negative comments. I know I should be able to swallow good and bad ,hoping the next comment would be uplifting enough to carry on with extra energy.
I like change to happen gradually so I can deal with it in my own way. Drastic changes do not help me.
https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/365-days-feb.4th-ch-ch-ch-ch-change/
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