Story on story of wonderful hills and streams,
their blue-green haze locked in clouds!
Mists brush my thin cap with moisture,
dew wets my coat of plaited straw.
On my feet I wear pilgrim’s sandals,
my hand holds a stick of old rattan.
Though I look down again on the dusty world,
what is that land of dreams to me?
:: Han Shan
As a young man I had many opinions on education and how it could be improved. Then I taught school for a year. This single year of experience destroyed all my opinions on education.
If you wish to get on in this world, keep your opinions to yourself and share your experiences.
Here’s a great list to determine if you are happy or not in life, lifted from axel g.
You are in emotional and mental balance. Not depressed, anguished or restless.
You have good friends and don’t suffer from loneliness.
You are not bullied or treated disrespectfully by anyone.
You live mindfully and every moment is filled with soothing presence.
You live life at your own pace.
You have ample time and are exposed to minimal stress.
You get enough rest and sleep.
You are free from anger and resentment.
There is justice and peace in your country.
You live in a safe neighborhood.
You have access to clean water and fresh air.
You eat healthy food.
You trust in life and feel at ease.
You love yourself as you are.
You enjoy life.
You have enough money to live. There is no need for excessive amounts.
You don’t get caught up in materialism.
You are contented with what you have. Don’t give in blindly to every desire and buy everything you take a liking to.
You are grateful for what you have.
You live your dream and do what you want in life.
People accept you as you are. May it be that you are an introvert, gay, vegetarian, spiritual, skinny, overweight, a non-drinker or nerd.
You are surrounded by good people.
Everyone around you including yourself are kind, helpful and considerate.
Everyone around you including yourself are honest and have good intentions.
Everyone around you including yourself do what is good and right. Don’t take advantage of anyone.
You lead a selfless life.
You care for your parents, family and friends.
You are kind to animals. Perhaps you’re vegetarian.
You have a home and feel that you belong to the local community.
You don’t socialize with fools, addicts or manipulative people, which is the same as inviting problems into your life.
You spend time with folks you are comfortable with.
You have someone to share love, sex and affection with.
You find a partner to have children with, if that’s your preference.
You have something to live for and look forward to. Don’t dwell too much on the past.
You are able to accept negative changes in life and even death. It’s liberating to flow with life as opposed to resisting every moment.
You don’t burden people with all your problems and don’t invite anyone to do it to you.
You don’t allow anyone to take advantage of you or hurt you in any way.
You have learned to say no.
You don’t boast about yourself or anyone close to you.
You are motivated and disciplined, which is needed to get ahead in life.
You strive to develop yourself in the areas of personal development, meditation, education and physical exercise.
You have the freedom to choose your profession, partners and friends. In some families and cultures that is unheard of.
You have a meaningful job and hobbies.
You are able to appreciate and see beauty in the small things in life.
You are playful. Don’t take life too seriously.
You live in a clean home, which makes for a supportive environment. Clean is much more important than new and modern.
You are not extremely overweight.
You live or spend time in nature.
You live in a pleasant climate.
You are able to travel and meet people from foreign cultures.
You have a healthy measure of self-esteem.
Best of luck!
This dish is a great way to make use of a nice baguette that’s gotten just a little too hard to be eaten as is.
Warm the oven to 350, then butter a medium skillet. Cut up some ham or Canadian bacon. Sprinkle some chives on the bottom, then tear bite size chunks of the bread into the skillet until the bottom is nearly covered.
Carefully break five or six eggs into small pockets of the bread mixture without breaking the yolks. Add the ham or bacon, then pour in enough heavy cream to barely cover the bottom of the skillet.
Bake the mixture for twenty minutes or until eggs are fully cooked.
Ingredients
Mix buttermilk, mayo, vinegar, mustard, sugar, pickle juice, salt and pepper in a bowl twice the size you think you need. Whisk the ingredients until smooth. Add cabbage mix, onions, and pickles and mix thoroughly.
This tastes best after sitting in the fridge for eight hours. Servers four.
A Magical Miniature World Of Snails By Vyacheslav Mishchenko. His photography exposes the beauty of snails with the perspective of a tiny creature. Packing a full palette of colors and a boatload of pixels, these images make great screen savers.
All day and night, music,
a quiet, bright
reedsong. If it
fades, we fade.
Rumi
The 100 Greatest Science Books list contains a mixture of classic and popular works, chosen for their accessibility and relevance. Most of the books selected are suitable for a well educated layman with only a few being for a more serious reader. The list covers the obvious subjects: biology, chemistry, and physics, as well as mathematics, the philosophy of science, and the history of science. It also includes several biographies.
