20.8.11

Spreading ALOHA



The following was shared to me by a dear friend last year when I was really under the impression that I was just another dime a dozen, that I couldn't make any significant contribution to this world of ours. I then read this oath and realized that I could make a significant contribution just by being me, just by being a little kinder.

 
I will Live Aloha (take twelve specific actions)
Submitted by Robbie Alm


A stands for AKAHAI, meaning kindness.
L stands for LOKAHI, meaning bring unity.
O stands for OLU'OLU, meaning politeness.
H stands for HA'AHA'A, meaning humbled.
A stands for AHONUI, meaning enduring.

Respect all elders and children.
Leave places better than you find them.
Hold the door. Hold the elevator.
Plant something.
Drive with courtesy. Never drive impaired.
Attend an event of another culture.
Return your shopping cart.
Get out and enjoy nature.
Pick up litter.
Share with your neighbors.
Create smiles.
Create a list and share it.

You don't have to be a politician, or the president of a company, or a famous doctor, to make everyone's life better. Sometimes the smallest things make the biggest difference.

P.S. Please consider sharing a story, thought, picture, question or whatever is on my your mind about this commitment by adding a journal.

18.8.11

Celebrating One Complete Year Of 'benzy'

The past year has been quite a ride for me. Turning twenty, changing career and settling in a new city. This blog has kept my sanity intact through these hard times and I really would like to thank you folks for keeping it alive. I have a lot of great ideas to share with you in the future but for now let us take a moment and reflect back on the past. 

Thank you again for visiting.



13.8.11

Need For Change


Wake up, get out of bed, stand, walk, slip, fall down again, breathe, suck in the pain, walk again.

How many times have we been in this situation? How many times have we fallen? And how many more times have we stood up? If you actually count, the numbers might be shocking, I'm not even going to try. Gravity seems to be working on us a lot stronger these days. It is a really sad thing if we think about it: working, dragging ourselves against nature all life long. And all for what?

I'm still searching for the answers. I believe I've asked the right question.

10.8.11

Arrange, Rearrange


We got rid of the old bookcase and scattered the books on the floor beside the bed in a bohemian fashion. It looks beautiful, especially in the evening with the tangerine light coming in through the window.

7.8.11

Aristophanes' Lysistrata


I just finished reading Aristophanes's 'Lysistrata'. All I can say is Wow.