This document discusses how elements of nature like flowers, clouds, trees, fire, moon, rivers, bees, wind, soil, oxygen, cotton, landscapes, birds, sweat, hearts, love, and the creator of the universe do not discriminate and are available to all people regardless of status, wealth, gender, race, language or other attributes. It criticizes humans for discriminating against each other and dividing society with arbitrary social hierarchies and castes.
The Colors of My Life
The colors of my life, are bountiful and bold
The purple glow of indigo, the gleam of green and gold
The splendor of a sunrise, the dazzle of a flame
The Colors of My Life
The colors of my life, are bountiful and bold
The purple glow of indigo, the gleam of green and gold
The splendor of a sunrise, the dazzle of a flame
CONTENTS
I. The Uncommon Commonplace 7
II. To Be 19
III. To Work 24
IV. To Love 35
V. The Mood of Devotion 48
VI. The Dead Masters of Life 55
VII. Taking Oneself Too Seriously 69
VIII. Nec Timeo 78
IX. The Revelation of Saint John the Divine . 90
X. "Did You Get Anything?" 107
The Legend of SleepyHollowBy Washington IrvingThe .docxcdorothy
The Legend of SleepyHollow
By Washington Irving
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
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A pleasing land of drowsy head it was,
Of dreams that wave before the half-shut eye; And of gay castles in the clouds that pass, Forever flushing round a summer sky.
—Castle of Indolence
In the bosom of one of those spacious coves which indent the eastern shore of the Hudson, at that broad expansion of the river denominated by the ancient Dutch navigators the Tappan Zee, and where they always prudently shortened sail and implored the protection of St. Nicholas when they crossed, there lies a small market town or rural port, which by some is called Greensburgh, but which is more generally and properly known by the name of Tarry Town. This name was given, we are told, in former days, by the good housewives of the adjacent country, from the inveterate propensity of their husbands to linger about the village tavern on market days. Be that as it may, I do not vouch for the fact, but merely advert to it, for the sake of being precise and authentic. Not far from this village, perhaps about two miles, there is a little valley or rather lap of land among high hills, which is one of the quietest places in the whole world. A small brook glides through it, with just murmur enough to lull one to repose; and the occasional whistle of a quail or tapping of a woodpecker is almost the only sound that ever breaks in upon the uniform tranquillity.
I recollect that, when a stripling, my first exploit in squirrel-shooting was in a grove of tall walnut-trees that shades one side of the valley. I had wandered into it at noontime, when all nature is peculiarly quiet, and was startled by the roar of my own gun, as it broke the Sabbath stillness around and was prolonged and reverberated by the angry echoes. If ever I should wish for a retreat whither I might steal from the world and its
distractions, and dream quietly away the remnant of a troubled life, I know of none more promising than this little valley.
From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by the name of Sleepy Hollow, and its rustic lads are called the Sleepy Hollow Boys throughout all the neighboring country. A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere. Some say that the place was bewitched by a High German doctor, during the early days of the settlement; others, that an old Indian chief, the prophet or wizard of his tribe, held his powwows there before the country was discovered by Master Hendrick Hudson. Certain it is, the place still continues under the sway of some witching power, that holds a spell over the minds of the good people, causing them to walk in a continual reverie. They are given to all k.
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Who The Hell Were You?
1. WHO THE HELL WERE YOU ?
The flower while diffusing its scent didn’t think even once, as to whether its fragrance
was going to be inhaled by the savage beasts or by an impeccable human,
The clouds while pelting sheets of crystal rain didn't think even once, as to whether
the water would drench a person who was ominously black or pure white,
The trees while shedding fruit didn’t think even once as to whether the resins
toppling would be consumed by road side beggar or the jeweled prince seated
handsomely on the crown,
The fire while blazing full throttle didn’t think even once, as to whether its flames
would shelter the naked or the fully clothed; in the freezing night,
The moon shimmering majestically didn’t think even once as to whether its profound
glow would illuminate the house of a "Hindu" or an orthodox "Islam",
The river flowing perennially didn’t think even once, as to whether its waters would
pacify the thirst of a blind man or a girl with golden eyes,
The bees while making tones of sparkling honey didn’t think even once, as to
whether a mother would apply the same on her infants lips or red ants would crawl
greedily from all sides,
The wind as it gustily blew didn’t think even once, as to whether its harmonious flow
cooled the most sophisticated or granted solace to those behind prison bars in
sweltering summer,
The feather tipped pen as it wrote didn’t think even once, as to whether it was held in
the hands of the sanctimonious priest or a true writer embossing boundless lines of
literature with his own blood,
The wet soil sprawled over million kilometers of territory didn’t think even once, as
to whether it was going to be used in construction of the grandiloquent castle or to
raise walls of the dingy seaside hut,
The oxygen circulating freely in air didn’t think even once, as to whether its was going
to instill new life in the lungs of a criminal or revive the dying prime-minister,
The tufts of immaculate cotton sprouting in fields didn’t even think once, as to
whether they were going to be stitched for the body of a King or would softly
caress the one legged orphan,
2. The panoramic landscapes of Nature didn’t even think once, as to whether their
beauty would drown the mightiest entity or harbor the hideous beaked vulture,
The enchanting cuckoo while singing didn’t think even once, as to whether its voice
would appease the soldiers marching through the border or put off the ungainly
burglars to tranquil sleep,
The silver granules of sweat while dribbling didn’t think even once, as to whether to
ooze from the armpits of a Business tycoon or roll from the bedraggled laborer
working on the rooftop,
The heart while throbbing didn’t think even once, as to whether it was beating in the
chest of a tall man or people born as dwarfs since birth,
The passion in love didn’t think even once, as to whether it was embracing the
stinkingly rich or the individual trespassing in tottered trousers,
The Creator while evolving the Universe didn’t think even once, as to whether there
would be man or woman, the rich or poor, the black or white, the tall or
short, the language of English or mystical Sanskrit,
THEN WHO THE HELL WERE YOU TO DISCRIMINATE, ATTACH
BASELESS VALUES TO SOCIETY AND CASTE, RIP APART THE
ENTIRE HUMAN KIND INTO SEGMENTS OF DIFFERENT COLOR?