When enough time has passed to heal the wounds gashed by words careless or intentional, nothing could be more soothing than the sound of relief, easily detectable
from the one you forgive once you pardon their crimes. They will sigh, perhaps even smile in gratitude that you did not harden your heart against their own. You could revile
Forgiveness is not always for those who wronged us. It’s also for ourselves so may we move on and have peace. (Lourdes, France)
their name as long as you live, but that might only embitter your remaining years. Better, then, to lighten the darkest night of a guilt face enshrouded with fear.
“Forgiveness: You cannot afford to withhold forgiveness. Nothing will destroy your life more surely, for there is a great hidden grief in the denial of forgiveness. Your heart is so heavy from what you have not forgiven that you bear the offenses of another as if they were your own.” – Glenda Green
The best of men know well how to forgive their enemy Their magnanimity cements their reputation for posterity.
Our crafty hands and mechanical minds have built a wide world awash in wonders, but our cleverness has us in a bind as our achievements turn into blunders.
Never insult nature with bad poetry. She retaliates by confusing you,changing her climate, ways of being, so that your words can’t grasp her anymore. (Istanbul, Turkey)
Take the industrial revolution, a well-deserved homage to iron and steel, but we didn’t know that air pollution would change our planet’s entire look and feel.
As we leisurely assess the damage, impersonal clipboards and pens in hand, we seem to have crossed out the old adage: burning bridges leaves so little dry land.
I’m all for taking risks, but I don’t mess with nature and face its wrath. (Salamanca, Spain)
As we torch the sky and all beneath it, let’s write our planet a lovely obit.
Soccer is a game that evokes a lot of passion, for its legions of followers (that includes me) it is more than just a game but also a part of culture and to certain degrees, a way of life. There’s nothing like watching a game live where the people are very passionate about the game and their teams. That’s why when I found myself in the following countries – Madrid (3x), Sevilla (2007), Russia (1997), Portugal (2007), Switzerland (2007), Germany (2000), Rome, Singapore (1993), Argentina (1999), Chile (2000, 2004), Mexico (1997, 2002, 2004), World Cup 2002 in Japan, etc. I took the opportunity to squeeze in time for a live soccer match to enjoy high quality soccer and revel in the spectacle and pleasantly intoxicating atmosphere of the stadium. So here’s a modest expression of my feelings about the world’s most beautiful game:
It is not just a game;
It is an expression of life.
It is sweat, pain, struggle, and suffering;
It is grace, unity of effort, creativity, and beauty.
It is triumph and it is defeat.
It is community and family.
It is sadness and it is joy.
It brings out the best, shining and aglow;
It sometimes brings out the worst, violent and cruel.
For all our differences, our varieties, and incompatibilities,
It brings us all together,
One heaving, chanting mass of humanity,
Celebrating life, celebrating artistry in motion,
Celebrating soccer football.
Heart rate data from a male Aston Villa fan during the first and, as a Villa fan, rather torturous, half of the game at Villa Park against Newcastle United in 2008. Study conducted by Social Issues Research Center (SIRC) based in Oxford, UK.Percentage agreement concerning comparison between football and religion. The most religious in this sense are the Portuguese fans, followed by the Belgians and Norwegians. Study Conducted by Social Issues Research Center (SIRC) in Oxford, UK.
Live match at Estadio da Luz, PortugalLive match at Estadio da Luz, Lisboa
A homage on the occasion of World Ocean Day. Millions of years ago life sprang out of the oceans, let us do all that we can to make sure that the oceans continue to live and we along with it. Save Our Seas!
Scuba diving at El Nido Resorts, Palawan during the visit of Filam Hollywood celebrities Lou Diamond Phillips and Tia Carere
A child bobs and weaves in the swell of the powerfully gentle ocean. The spray wets his face and the smell fills his senses. Peace, tranquillity, beauty – this is my favourite memory. Mother Earth’s blue blood wraps her shores in mighty oceans and beautiful seas, Bringing life and sustenance and travel and trade and security and serenity to all who walk her lands. A complex web of life untangles effortlessly in a grand design surpassing any human mind. Ancient pioneers sailed her endless seas to find distant lands, They lived and thrived and learned and developed and respected the genius of her biodiversity. A mutually beneficial symbiosis respected a grand design surpassing any human mind. Then we grew and grew and forgot what we knew and fished and ate and pillaged the oceans which asphyxiate as our devastation began to accelerate and generation by generation we underestimate the slow inexorable truth of how we untangle a grand design surpassing any human mind. Sustainable fishing, educated waste management, respect for her trade routes, cleaning her shores, fighting endless carbon emissions and global warming, respect for the delicate balance of marine life… grand ideas surpassing any human mind? A child bobs and weaves in the swell of the powerfully gentle ocean. The spray wets his face and the smell fills his senses. Peace, tranquillity, beauty – is this is an extinct memory? No! No! No! Run through the streets and shout it from rooftops! For a new generation is born! Mother Earth is forgiving and loving and able to regenerate, She smiles as a new generation spreads the word… A simple word And action And respect And love And a global effort that will breathe new life into our mighty oceans and revive a complex web of life that untangles effortlessly in a grand design surpassing any human mind.
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