What men live by? # dont miss this #

u can sense and feel the unmistakable presence of God (or a superior power if u may), specially when u are in the midst of some intense soul searching and what u need to find an answer is sent to u. and u instantly know its a god send. it may be sent in the form of a person, or an incident, a movie u see or a book u read. a book u read?a book u read it was for me. i have seen this book before but never attempted reading it, but what put it in my hands(ok actually in my laptop screen) now? call it mere coincidence, but the one who experienced it will know its not. i knew it was not..it was sent to me.

and if its ur time to read this book, and u r reading this, u will click here to download, "What Men Live By?" by Leo Tolystoy.

and after reading it, u will as i do, feel obliged to share it, as its something all of us should read.

whats 'what men live by' about?

its a short story that plants in ur heart the seed of truth, its triumph; summons the essence of what it is to live by letting go and still love - makes u feel the cold, the hurt, the yearning, the torment, yet happiness in the other's; reminds us of our shortsightedness; of our inescapable pitfall in judging people and just how wrong we are so very often. its a biblical story of a someone falling from grace and returning to light..

the plot is very upredictable and will keep u interested till the end..its very fast
moving too, and i suggest, put of ur room light off and read it by candlelight or a table lamp..alone with urself. well worth ur time...dont miss this..u wont regret it i guarantee.

i recently read this line in the book 'Dreamers, Discoveres and Dynamos' ( formerly titled 'Edison Trait') , by Lucy Palladino : " the universe is not made of atoms..but of human stories"

care, share, live without fear! cheers!

"Let Beauty Awake..."

good morning!! it occurred i havent blogged for a while, so thought will post this nice one i found. its a nice 'morning poem' to read.

(hmmm i know its been many postings since i scribbled something my own lol...myself waiting to experience again the moment of a poetic burst..but may be all your silent prayers to be spared were answered hahaha!)

anyways here's a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. i recommend u check out his poems...i came across his writings only of late and have been thoroughly enjoying his lines and thoughts..he seems to have a knack for laying bare in his own imitable refreshingly simple style, obvious truths we don't see in life. this one is by no means among his best, but as i said a beautiful piece to read in the morning :) have a beautiful day!

Let Beauty awake in the morning from beautiful dreams,
 Beauty awake from rest!
 Let Beauty awake
 For Beauty's sake
In the hour when the birds awake in the brake
 And the stars are bright in the west!

Let Beauty awake in the eve from the slumber of day,
 Awake in the crimson eve!
 In the day's dusk end
 When the shades ascend,
Let her wake to the kiss of a tender friend
 To render again and receive!

- Robert Louis Stevenson