من أجمل ما كتب محمود درويش

Posted on May 3, 2012 by boushrakanj

لا أعرف الشخصَ الغريبَ ولا مآثرهُ

رأيتُ جِنازةً فمشيت خلف النعش،

مثل الآخرين مطأطئ الرأس احتراماً. لم

أجد سبباً لأسأل: مَنْ هُو الشخصُ الغريبُ؟

وأين عاش، وكيف مات فإن أسباب

الوفاة كثيرةٌ من بينها وجع الحياة

سألتُ نفسي: هل يرانا أم يرى

عَدَماً ويأسفُ للنهاية؟ كنت أعلم أنه

لن يفتح النَّعشَ المُغَطَّى بالبنفسج كي

يُودِّعَنا ويشكرنا ويهمسَ بالحقيقة

( ما الحقيقة؟)

رُبَّما هُوَ مثلنا في هذه

الساعات يطوي ظلَّهُ. لكنَّهُ هُوَ وحده

الشخصُ الذي لم يَبْكِ في هذا الصباح،

ولم يَرَ الموت المحلِّقَ فوقنا كالصقر

فاًحياء هم أَبناءُ عَمِّ الموت، والموتى

نيام هادئون وهادئون وهادئون ولم

أَجد سبباً لأسأل: من هو الشخص

الغريب وما اسمه؟ لا برق

يلمع في اسمه والسائرون وراءه

عشرون شخصاً ما عداي ( أنا سواي)

وتُهْتُ في قلبي على باب الكنيسة:

ربما هو كاتبٌ أو عاملٌ أو لاجئٌ

أو سارقٌ، أو قاتلٌ … لا فرق،

فالموتى سواسِيَةٌ أمام الموت .. لا يتكلمون

وربما لا يحلمون .

وقد تكون جنازةُ الشخصِ الغريب جنازتي

لكنَّ أَمراً ما إلهياً يُؤَجِّلُها

لأسبابٍ عديدةْ

من بينها: خطأ كبير في القصيدة

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Spring by Vivaldi

Posted on March 21, 2012 by boushrakanj

…. and no one says Spring better than Vivaldi !

Enjoy :D !

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What about Valentine’s ?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by boushrakanj
Now that's true love

Now thats true love

It’s that time of year again..

And no it’s not Christmas…

It’s the time when every shop I pass by in Beirut is all mushy, red, and covered from ceiling to floor with teddy bears and heart stickers .

Every store from gift shops down to shoe stores and cafe trottoir’s are just the merriest they can ever get..

Don’t get me wrong . I have nothing against romance, flowers, and the whole Wining-and-Dining ritual.  I mean who hates that , right ?

It’s just that mass media brings up this all-too-glamorous idea of what Valentine’s Day ought to be : the expensive gifts, the great restaurant reservations, etc … So we forget to appreciate the small things about the people we love and end up feeling guilty or making the other person feel guilty for not living up to the expectations.

My advice is kick back, relax, and have a good night’s sleep because we all have got to wake up early for work !

Lots of love and a special Happy Valentine’s to my special guy xo

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…just another Theory

Posted on January 9, 2012 by boushrakanj

Getting High . Honestly , that sounds like a very interesting topic for a blog post ..

Well , not really ; it’s more like a cliche .

But this is a different king of  ’High’ , I promise . It’s not alcohol , drugs, not even sex related.

Did it pass you for even once in your school , undergraduate, or graduate life  that you got high on grades ??

Hold on .This being a random thought , let me rephrase .

Did you , at least once , come out of the exam room and having done so terribly well that you experience a shift in attitude ?

By a shift in attitude, I mean your perspective on life is 180 degrees different and everything is so good at that moment ..Even if that effect lasts for a few hours only ..

It’s like that even the slightest thing that would piss you off when in a normal state of mind , sounds utterly ridiculous and useless to spare it a nano second of your happy thoughts.. lol

This random thought is actually true as random as it is ..I’ve seen its effects on my own conduct as well as my friends’..

And not to anyone’s surprise , I’m writing this post midst my final exams for this semester ..

Till the next post , keep smiling and stay High :D

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Whim

Posted on November 15, 2011 by boushrakanj

Poetry on a whim :)

Finish each day and be done with it.
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in;
Forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day;
Begin it well and serenely
And with too high a spirit
To be encumbered with your old nonsense.

This day is all that is good and fair.
It is too dear, with its hopes and invitations,
To waste a moment on yesterdays.

This is by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882).

Emerson was one of the central characters in the transcendental movement emerging in literary circles around Concord, Massachusetts during the late 1830’s.

His poetry, Poems (1847) and May-Day and Other Pieces (1867) may not have been ground breaking as a whole, but some of his pieces are considered to be among the most important poetry of the 19th century.

More About Ralph Waldo Emerson .

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Sand and Foam

Posted on November 8, 2011 by boushrakanj
jibran

I’ve had Joubran Khalil Joubran ‘s book ” Sand and Foam” for a while now ; however , I just managed to fully read the book .

Once I started , I couldn’t leave the book aside and finish later ; it has a sort of mesmerizing effect and the words have a divine magnetism.

The thoughts in the book are very random ; nevertheless, speak the very simple truths of life that we manage to forget or overlook occasionally .

The book starts out with these finely selected words :

I am forever walking upon these shores,
Betwixt the sand and the foam,
The high tide will erase my foot-prints,
And the wind will blow away the foam.
But the sea and the shore will remain
Forever.

على هذه الشطآن أسعى إلى الأبد
بين الرمل مسعاي و بين الزبد.
سوف يطغى المدّ على آثار قدميّ فيمحو ما وجد.
و تطوّح الريح بعيداً بعيداً بالزبد.
أمّا البحر و ألشاطىء , فباقيان إلى الأبد .

Now , that I’ve finished that book , I see it as a very sophisticated Life Manual ..a book I will continue reading over and over again in hope of realizing new visions every single time .

On another note , one of his most notable lines of poetry in the book which reads:

“Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it so that the other half may reach you”

was used by John Lennon of The Beatles and placed, though in a slightly altered form, into the song “Julia” .

I say no more about the book ; I just encourage all of you lovely people to read it :D !

Click to download the ENGLISH or ARABIC version of the book .

Cheers :) !

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No idea !

Posted on October 3, 2011 by boushrakanj

My dear readers ,

It’s been a while since I last posted something here . I have a good excuse for that which I’ll confess shortly .

Today, I start the 4th week of my 4th year at university . *some nice number right?* And for those of you who don’t know what I’m majoring in, it’s Communications & Electronics Engineering .. From the really long title , it would imply : a tough schedule , long days of studying , and an eventual must-travel-abroad-to-actually-find-a-decent-job idea .

It’s a great plan to try achieve soon though the problem doesn’t lie there only !

Along with the tough schedule – I’m sure most of you have – come the daily twitches of la vie.

Quarrels with parents , useless discussions with acquaintances ,small talk with people you couldn’t care less about , ridiculous elaboration of “why you were looking at a certain someone” to a boyfriend/girlfriend ,major university shit, even really bad traffic ….  The list can go as long as you want it to be …

However , la vie is lovely at other times and sometimes comes out of nowhere, hits you right in the face ,and forces you to wake up to the fact that it loves you back .

If it is for the great opportunities it so lavishly presents or the great people that you have met or will soon come meet , it’s awesome ; it’s weird !

Behind every quarrel came one hell of a funny story to laugh about with my friend. *Other than the fact that it makes me sometimes wanna go into the Stand-Up Comedy business hehe * .

Every small-talk was crucial for my book of theories on people’s thinking ..LOL !

And imagine that the collective nagging issues about university with friends  mutated into trending a hashtag for the sake of nagging about it on twitter :D ! ( #FUBAU just incase you’re wondering ) O_0

You see people , Life IS good ! We just refuse to admit that every once in a while ..

Until next time , I ask you to keep smiling .

Kisses and Hugs

Boushra K

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هو ذاتو

Posted on September 7, 2011 by boushrakanj

كم مرّة سامعين هالكلمات هنّي ذاتن و من عالم مختلفين ؟

أنا مؤمن بالقضيّة الفلانيّة …

أنا منتمي للحزب الفلاني …

أنا أؤيّد السياسي الفلاني …

أنا بفدي زعيم طائفتي الفلانيّة …

العبارات بتختلف بس المضمون واحد

ما هوّي هيدا ال”فلان” هو ذاتو  .. أنانيّته هي ذاتها ..

و “أهدافه السّامية” بتختلف بالوصف يمكن .. يمكن بس …

الشي الوحيد يللي بدو إيّاه

يضل إلو وجود و إعتبار بجمهوريّة كل مين إيدو إلو

و لأنّو هو ذاتو , فأنا مش فارقة معاي :)

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Sky High

Posted on August 31, 2011 by boushrakanj

Well , I’ve only been blogging for the past two months and it’s been fun to tell you what’s racing through my mind .
And now to bring some fun into this blog , here are some sky high photos I took a while back !

Enjoy :D

100_0696 <br> Statue of an Angel – Munich – August 3rd ,2010

100_0782  <br> First view of Lady of Bavaria – Munich – August 3rd , 2010

100_1835  <br> The Rheine River in Cologne (Koln) – Germany – August 14th , 2010

100_1960  <br> The Salzach River through Salzburg – Austria – August 18th ,2010

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What Does It Take ?

Posted on August 26, 2011 by boushrakanj

What does it really take to be happy ?

What does it really take for anyone to be the happiest version of themselves ?

I’ll tell you one thing for certain . Being happy has nothing to do with Walt Disney’s “Happily-Ever-After” , nor does it have to do with a sleeping beauty or a charming prince .You actually have to work hard without expecting a fairy Godmother to come around whenever you get hit with obstacles .

First thing to know is that nobody is happy all the time ! You can’t expect be happy all the time (that’s what being human is about most of the time) , but living a fulfilled life is a very good and logical substitute.

A phrase that I love is “ Misery loves company” though I never seemed to get it before . Leave the unhappy people behind because all they will do is rub off on you eventually . However , make sure you show appreciation and love to all those who care for you and appreciate the unique person you are . Nothing brings happiness more than giving it to others  .

Learn to love yourself. That’s one hell of cliché isn’t it? But it works! Loving oneself has nothing to do with self-adoration or narcissism which are a turn off to others. You know you love yourself when you start doing things for YOU ! That can only be accomplished when you let go of your past and stop blaming others of your unhappiness. Don’t blame your parents for making you choose a major you hate or for raising you in an unhealthy environment. If you want to write a book , do that ; if you want to lose weight , change your lifestyle .Just follow your gut and do whatever you feel is right because you have what it takes to do great !

Money is important ; it would be a lie to say it’s not !When you are making enough money to have a decent life , your happiness takes a turn . It’s no longer affected by the amount of money you make (because you are already making enough money) ; it’s simply affected by your optimism !

I’m not saying there’s anything wrong about making a fortune ..However , luxury makes people comfortable , and comfort makes people bored . Bored people are miserable which is exactly what you don’t want to be !

And always remember to smile ,smile ,smile :D !! In the midst of your misery , smile and you’ll mood will ultimately shift ! (As crazy and silly that may seem ,it works!)

If there’s anything to remember , always remember this . Just because something seems to make other people happy , it doesn’t have to make you happy . People are very good at pretending to feel great (even if that serves them for a very short time). Only YOU know what you need to be happy !

Until the next post , keep smiling !

Kisses and lots of love ..

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