Urban Dare in Dallas

Urban Dare is like Great Race but on smaller scale. They give you a sheet of paper with clues. Clues point to various places in Dallas. You have to decipher those clues and visit those locations for different challenges or simply take your photo. Me and Patrick finished Dallas race in about 4 hours. Winning team did it in 2 hours but we took a lot of detours like joining some weed protestors or hanging out with people we met...

Poem By Mir Taqi

A Poem by Mir Taqi:

Stop crying, this is just the beginning of love.
Hold on and see what will be next.

In the morning, there were voices in the caravan.
Let's move on and let the sleeper sleep.

On this ground nothing can grow.
Please stop planting seeds of wishes in your heart.

These are marks of true love, they remain forever.
It is not possible to wash them away from your heart.

This time was more important than anything else in my life.
And Mir, I wadted my time foolishly.

A Knock on the Duir

Amazing mini movie of still fantasy art. Kind of inspiring. A Knock on the Duir

Poem By Mir Dard

I found some of old translations I did for one of my class I thought I might as well put it up here...

Poem by Mir Dard

It was a school or temple, or it was Makkah or church.
We were all guests, only you were the host.

Oh! How sad it is. I found just before death.
It was only a dream, what I saw. It was only a fairytale, what I heard.

It is sad to say autumn is in the garden.
There was some grass, which was my friend.

This place is going crazy with all these people coming and going.
My heart used to be the place for your peace.

It is useless to remember them, try to be happy.
Dard, it is not important if they remember me or not.

The World of Body vs the World of Soul

Delve deep into your buried Self, and find the clue to life,
If you cannot be mine then be not, but be your own;

World of soul- a world of fire, ecstasy and longing,
World of body- a world of gain, fraud and cunning;

The treasure of the spirit once again gained is never lost again,
The treasure of the body is a shadow- wealth comes and goes ;

In the world of soul I have found no Frankish rule,
In that world no Sheikh or Brahmin I have seen;

This saying of the Qalandar poured shame and shame on me;
When you kneel to anothers might neither body nor soul is your own.

Note: Iqbal uses the Qalandar as a symbol for the evolved man who has realized in himself the truth of self-development.
From Glory of Iqbal, Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.
This translation was taken from Jaihoon.com.

Iqbal is one of the greatest poets. His poetry really inspires uninspired like me.

George Costanza's Words of Wisdom

I found this cool qoute from Seinfeld... I think its the funniest qoute ever... lol...

"The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A death. What's that, a bonus?!?
I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you go live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you're too young, go collect all your super, then, when you start work, you get a gold watch on your first day. You work forty years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You drink alcohol, you party, and you get ready for High School. You go to primary school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last 9 months floating with luxuries like central heating, spa, room service on tap, then you finish off as an orgasm! Amen."

Broken Dreams by Junoon

As I turn back, my eyes dampen
When I realized my incomplete life

My life became evident to me
Broken promises
Deserted dreams
Broken promises
Seek time's tender shade

Yesterday too, was in ruins
Now its deserted as well
Life asks for a moment of support

Damp memories
Won't let me sleep due to grief
Damp memories
Won't let me live