Friday, February 8, 2013

"Difference in Love and Marriage"

A student asks a teacher, "What is love?"


The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the wheat field and choose the biggest wheat and come back. ♥

But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick."

The student went to the field, go thru first row, he saw one big wheat, but he wonders... may be there is a bigger one later. ♥

Then he saw another bigger one... But may be there is an even bigger one waiting for him.


Later, when he finished more than half of the wheat field, he start to realize that the wheat is not as big as the

previous one he saw, he know he has missed the biggest one, and he regretted.


So, he ended up went back to the teacher with empty hand.


The teacher told him, "this is love... You keep looking for a better one, but when later you realise, you have already miss the person..."

"What is marriage then?" the student asked.
The teacher said, "in order to answer your question, go to the corn field and choose the biggest corn and come back. But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick." ♥

The student went to the corn field, this time he is careful not to repeat the previous mistake, when he reach


the middle of the field, he has picked one medium corn that he feel satisfy, and come back to the teacher.

The teacher told him, "This time you bring back a corn. You look for one that is just nice, and you have faith and believe this is the best one you get...

This is marriage. ♥♥♥

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Valentine Day................friends forever,,.

Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint, and where did these traditions come from?
The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred.

One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. 

Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons, where they were often beaten and tortured. According to one legend, an imprisoned Valentine actually sent the first "valentine" greeting himself after he fell in love with a young girl--possibly his jailor's daughter--who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter signed "From your Valentine," an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories all emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic and--most importantly--romantic figure. By the Middle Ages, perhaps thanks to this reputation, Valentine would become one of the most popular saints in England and France.

The first recorded association of Valentine's Day with romantic love is in Parlement of Foules(1382) by Geoffrey Chaucer. Chaucer wrote:
For this was on seynt Volantynys day
Whan euery bryd comyth there to chese his make.
["For this was on Saint Valentine's Day, when every bird cometh there to choose his mate."]

Which are the seven days before Valentine's Day?

In India,Valentines Day Week or 7 days of celebrations is also called as Valentine Week.  the seven days before Valentine's Day are: 
  • February 7th: Rose Day
  • Febraury 8th: Propose Day
  • February 9th: Chocolate Day
  • February 10th: Teddy Day
  • February 11th: Promise Day
  • February 12th: Kiss Day
  • February 13th: Hug Day
  • February 14th: Valentine's Day
Gear up to paint the town red, on this Valentine’s Day and spend eminent time together.If you accompany your love letter with romantic love quotes, it fetches a perfect ten, as these romantic sayings and quotations blends romanticism with poetry! It is a saying, “now or never”, and it can be applied to this day, as for the lovers, it is the day to convey their secret love for their partner, no matter what would be the consequence. So friends,if u love someone let it go..if its your it will come back….if it doesn’t.it never yours….
The greatest thing youll ever learn
Is to love and be loved in return.
~ From "Unforgettable with Love" 
-Natalie Cole

ENJOY VALENTINES DAY WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


वसन्तोत्सव ...

वसंत ऋतु में पंच तत्व अपना प्रकोप छोड़कर सुहावने रूप में प्रकट होते हैं। पंच तत्व जल, वायु, धरती, आकाश और अग्नि सभी अपना मोहक रूप दिखाते हैं। आकाश स्वच्छ है, वायु सुहावनी है, अग्नि (सूर्य) रुचिकर है, तो जल पीयूष के समान सुखदाता। और धरती? उसका तो कहना ही क्या! वह तो मानो साकार सौंदर्य का दर्शन कराने वाली होती है। 
ठंड से ठिठुरे विहंग अब उड़ने का बहाना ढूँढ़ते हैं तो किसान लहलहाती जौ की बालियों और सरसों के फूलों को देखकर नहीं अघाता। धनी जहाँ प्रकृति के नव सौंदर्य को देखने की लालसा प्रकट करने लगते हैं तो निर्धन शिशिर की प्रताड़ना से मुक्त होने के सुख की अनुभूति करने लगते हैं। 

बारह राशियों में सूर्य या पृथ्वी के घूमने में लगने वाले बारह महीनों को दो-दो मासों के वर्गों में बाँटकर 6 ऋतु की कल्पना बड़े व्यावहारिक तरीके से भारत में की गई है। इनमें वसंत ऋतु को सबका राजा 'ऋतुराज' कहा गया है। 


कामसखा वसंत 



कथा है कि अंधकासुर का वध करने के लिए देवों की योजना के अनुसार जब भगवान शिव के पुत्र कुमार कार्तिकेय की दरकार आन पड़ी थी तो सवाल उठा कि शिव पुत्र कैसे पैदा हो? इसके लिए शिवजी को कौन तैयार करे? तब कामदेव के कहने पर ब्रम्हाजी की योजना के अनुसार वसंत को उत्पन्न किया गया था। 

ऋतुराज वसंत नाम क्यों है? 

इसी दौरान नया संवत्‌ शुरू होने से नए साल के पहले त्योहार इसमें बसे रहने के कारण इसे वसंत कहा जाता है। फसल तैयार रहने से उल्लास और खुशी का आलम रहता है। मंगल कार्य, विवाह आदि भी इस दौरान होते हैं। सुहाना मौसम, फूलों की बहुतायत, तैयार खेती, मतवाला माहौल, आम पर बौर, खिलते कमल, सर्दी का जाता हड़कंप, सुहानी शाम आदि सब इसे ऋतुराज बनाते हैं।


बसंत पंचमी पर सरस्वती का अवतीर्ण

संपूर्ण संस्कृति की देवी के रूप में दूध के समान श्वेत रंग वाली सरस्वती के रूप को अधिक महत्वपूर्ण माना गया है। विष्णुधर्मोत्तर पुराण में वाग्देवी को चार भुजायुक्त व आभूषणों से सुसज्जित दर्शाया गया है। स्कंद पुराण में सरस्वती जटाजुटयुक्त, अर्धचन्द्र मस्तक पर धारण किए, कमलासन पर सुशोभित, नील ग्रीवा वाली एवं तीन नेत्रों वाली कही गई हैं। रूप मंडन में वाग्देवी का शांत, सौभ्य व शास्त्रोक्त वर्णन मिलता है।

बसंत पंचमी के पर्व को मनाने का एक कारण बसंत पंचमी के दिन सरस्वती जयंती का होना भी बताया जाता है। कहते हैं कि देवी सरस्वती बसंत पंचमी के दिन ब्रह्मा के मानस से अवतीर्ण हुई थीं। बसंत के फूल, चंद्रमा व हिम तुषार जैसा उनका रंग था।



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