Getting help from a total stranger, meeting an old friend out of the blue, death of a beloved, a big rejection or loss or a big victory out of the jaws of defeat, somethings just happen for a reason... a very specific reason...
Monday, December 19, 2005
Garbage
My mom has a bag ready for my brother to throw away, a garbage bag.
Since we live in an apartment complex, there are few big dumpsters
And no one comes and collects garbage from home,
We have to go and get rid of it ourselves,
Otherwise it will keep piling up,
And no one likes to live with pile of garbage in their home,
That’s why we always make sure that it gets out of our home as soon as possible.
Same is true for our feelings,
But we often fail to do the same there,
We just keep on piling up those negative feelings in our heart over the years
And in the end we ourselves end up in dump of negative feelings right in our own heart,
I don't understand when we can’t even stand the smell of physical garbage for few minutes,
How can we accumulate garbage of negative feelings for years?
You’re smart enough to know what’s good for you,
GET RID OF ALL GARBAGE NOW"
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Life, Cruise (for ma frnd Lail)
I always remember this story I read in a book when I was young
about a couple who saved their entire life for a dream cruise
and then came a time when they saved enough so they can go for that cruise,
they paid for the 15 day long cruise but realized they didn't have any money left for the food,
so they packed themselves with biscuits, they went to the cruise
Breakfast, lunch and dinner they only had biscuits.
They were really happy, it was a great cruise, lot of fun, but just biscuits,
14 days passed by, last day they realized that they had some money for the grand dinner,
they went to the cafeteria and asked for the menu, it was a great menu,
lots of foods varieties but to their surprise there were no prices on the menu,
when asked the waiter told them that all meals were free
and prices were already included in the cruise ticket………..
and they lived 14 days just on biscuits……aaawwwwwwww, that sure was cruel,
they didn't realize that fact
but
Do we?
We have a life time ticket to our life's journey
with all the powers and all the means to enjoy it all included
provided to us right in our own hand
but still we beleive we dont have it
and worry all the time
Isn't it true....
all powers are always yours, so is your lord who creates it....
just Beleive...
when you have a life time ticket to all the laughters and happiness of the world,
why do u choose to live on tears
hey come back to life, laughter and happiness
they are waiting for you
Silence
Silence,
it's the language of the soul,
language of nothing,
language of the unlimited,
its when you are able to tap into that gap,
the gap between your thoughts,
absence of thoughts,
it is the realm where
the IS communicates with you,
miracles and coincidences start happening in your life,
all you have to do is to tune in to the right frequency of silence
and allow the IS to make you feel being integral part of the great IS ness
thats where words come from and die back,
music comes from there, goes back there,
without silence there are no words, no music
its the only medium
there is no other way to communicate
so
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Prayer
If I bounce a ball down to earth,
it's going to come back up,
the thing that it will come up is for sure but how much up,
it would depend on the force I exert on it.
If it's a rubber ball, I may not have to exert much pressure
while a tennis ball would need normal pressure,
other balls may require different kinds of pressure,
but one thing is common amongst all of them is when send down to earth,
they all come back
so are your prayers
they always come back to you
even if you send it for soemone else
they will bless you too
more intense your prayer
much more intensely it will come back to you
be generous with your prayers
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Light
GOD loves you for what you are (BE)
and not what for what you do,
since you are a human BEING and not a human DOING.
I know there is a light in you,
that has always been there and that glows your personality and your soul
and one day it will glow the whole world.
At this moment you may or may not realize its presence
but that light is present inside of you, it has ever been, and it will always be,
your simple denial to this fact will never change this fact,
just like your denial of the presence of a soul could never harm the soul and make it leave,
similarly, your denials of presence of that eternal light in you,
will not take that light away from you,
just you it may lengthen the time before you realize its true presence and potential
Sea / Spiritual realm
There are two kinds of creations
one that live on earth
and other that live in the sea
very rare are those who can live in both worlds
those, including you, who live on earth
dont know what it is like to live in the sea
you simply can not do it
there is a force that keeps you out of the sea
same force that keeps other creatures within the sea
same is true for spiritual realm
everyone is not allowed to come in
but once you go in
its so beautiful in there;
you will never want to get out
choice is yours. . .
Love
You are a symbol of love;
there is so much love inside you,
in fact you are made of love,
your may choose to act otherwise,
but deep down inside its all love that resonates all your feelings, thoughts and actions,
you may however choose to bestow your love to few individuals closely related to you
but this love is not for you to keep or grant selectively,
Divine has granted you love so that it can use you as an instrument of love for the whole world
and every thing and every one in it
as it has chosen the sun, and the moon, and water, and sky, and air
they all just give, they dont see who gets
they are not worried that they will be empty if they give it all
since they know their source is unlimited
so is yours
love unconditionally and without selection...
You can not give what you do not have
We can not give some thing that we don't have,
how many times in our lives we have heard phrases like
GIVE RESPECT, GIVE LOVE etc.
how can we expect some one, who doesn't even have self respect or love,
to be able to give the same to some one else.
can you expect apple juice from an orange, No it only has orange juice
how can it give apple juice
is'nt it foolish to expect sweetness from chilli and sourness from water melon
so how can you expect love from someone who does'nt have it
or how can you even say that you love someone,
when you hate someone else at the same time
as you can not donate money when you dont have it
similarly, you can never give out something you dont posses
let alone be love, respect or ne other divine quality...
so if you want to give something, first get it in yourself first
so you are able to share it with others
its not that difficult
is it...................
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
What if ...
what if all dreams were meant to come true
what if all the power to make your dreams come true were right there at your footsteps
what if these dreams were designed specially for you
what if the whole universe was waiting to help you out in making your dream come true
what if you knew a small step of yours would be a giant leap for your life
what if you were sure you could not fail
what if all the music was yours, if you would just tune in
what if you had powers to change the realities, yours and every one else's
what if your inner most thoughts were the guidance from the divine
what if you knew you were the best
what if you could have every thing you ever dreamed of
what if all your problems and worries could vanish just with a smile of yours
what if you had a choice to surround your self with peace & love
what if all this universe was made just for you
what if all of the above is true
what if ...
Saturday, November 05, 2005
music
You have the magic built in you,
but in the physical dimension of the world,
you fail to experience it,
Its just like the music that is present there in you,
you just fail to tune into it
and after a while you don't even know that it exists,
though it is there,
all you have to do is to get to the right frequency
and music will flow out seamlessly,
without any effort,
all you need to do is to tune into that infinite realm of being.
Tap into the unlimited potential
believe that you are free to choose your own path
and in turn creating your own very future,
the way you like it
Sunday, September 11, 2005
Knowing and Knowing about
I was thinking about this guy my friend plans to marry
Do you know him?
I know about him
But do you know him?
I told you I know about him
Yeah I heard that, you know ABOUT him
But do you know him
What’ the difference
Knowing about swimming can never make you swim; you can only swim when you know swimming
What you want to say
Knowing all about mango is never enough unless you taste it your self
But what’s the point
You said you know about him, you have read and heard about him, but you don’t have a clue who he is
Am I not on the right track?
There is nothing right and there is nothing wrong, it’s you who need to be right, who have carved a need to be right for your self
I didn’t get you
All paths lead to the same destination because that’s the only one there is, there is nothing else possible, because all IS there is, there is nothing outside IS, so whatever you do, you are always the part of IS, and when you are part of IS, you can never be wrong, the term wrong never exists in the IS.
So
All the maps in the world can not give you the experience you get by getting lost in a strange alley
You mean to say experience matters
You need to know IT rather then just be satisfied knowing about IT and it applies to every one, every thing around you
How
if I tell you all about heavens and true happiness, you can not know what it is like to be eternally happy, unless you experience it your self, knowing about true love is much different then the falling in love and holding the hand of your lover in a winter night. Hmm
It’s your experience that matters and not knowing about it, and that’s what matters
I thought we were talking about that guy I was thinking about
Yeah we are
Rizwan just try to understand, its your thinking that makes things happen, not their appearance, same object can have different meanings for different people, and can create different feelings and behaviors in different beings. If two minds see the same thing they may or may not come to the same conclusion, so if you know about something, it means that you are having someone’s opinion about that thing, chances are that if you experience the same thing yourself, your conclusion may be different
Hmmm
So it’s always better to know something yourself rather then knowing about it from some other source
But it is not always possible to know every thing
The limitations are only in your mind, you believe there are limitations and then you attract and manifest them in your lives, and things seem impossible
You mean to say I can know about every thing and every one
You already do, you just need to realize that you do
I didn’t get you
Remember I told you about the radio frequencies, you have the frequency to tune into the realm of unlimited potentiality, but unless you tune in, you don’t even know it exists, its all inside you,
Rizwan tell me one thing, if I take some air in a jar what do I call it
Air
But it’s just a part of unlimited air available, do I still call it air
Yes, since it is air
What makes you say that it is air and nothing else separate from air?
I don’t know the scientific detail but at least know that the composition of air inside your jar would be same as that outside, so it is the very same air
So if it’s the very same air, it must have the very same capabilities and potentialities as the air outside
Theoretically yes
See the difference, you know about it, but you don’t know it
Hmm
But I agree, it would be same air as air outside, when you know this fact, it would be easy for you to understand that there is only one IS, and we all are part of that IS, there is nothing that IS not. You also are a integral part of that IS, and if I take you, stand alone, you also are that IS, you also have the same capabilities and potentiality as IS has, just like the air,
Ahaaan
And when I said that I take some air in the jar and contain it, it is not separating air in the jar from the air outside, rather that jar is becoming part of that larger air, where air is outside as well as inside, just like if I put a bottle full of sea water in the sea, I would not mean that the sea inside the bottle is different and separate from the sea outside, rather even a kid would understand that this small bottle is now part of that larger sea,
I never thought like that
You also have the same IS ness in you, you have the same unlimited potential, same power of manifestation that created this whole material world we see and every thing inside it, it is inside you as well as outside you, you are not separate from it, you could never be because there is nothing where IS is not
Thanks for showing me a different direction
Again you are going in the same direction, I told you and now you know about it, you are happy just knowing about it, but the real test is knowing it yourself, experiencing it yourself, feeling being an integral part of it
How do I do that?
What do you do when you wish to feel part of your family?
I just meet them, or talk with them
You do the same for the IS, you be a part of it and communicate with it
How do I communicate?
Thru silence, that’s the language of the soul, language of nothing, language of the unlimited, its when you are able to tap into that gap of silence, the IS communicates with you, miracles and coincidences start happening in your life, all you have to do is to tune in to the right frequency of silence and allow the IS to make you feel being integral part of the great IS ness.
I will try
You don’t try Rizwan, how many times I have to tell you this, you just do it
I understand
again the same thing Rizwan, unless you do it yourself, you will just know about it, you will not know it, Go in silence, feel the silence inside you, feel your being, feel the life inside your body, move one part at a time, and feel life in each and every single part of your body, realize that your life is something other then your body, feel your breathing, in and out, feel the flow, go with it,
I do meditate
I am not talking about rituals Rizwan, they sure are important, but to a certain point, they make you religious but not spiritual, and being religious has its limitations, its same as knowing about the ultimate truth, but to know the truth, you will need to experience it yourself, know it yourself, believe it yourself, that would make you spiritual, so to a certain extent its good to be religious, but there is much more to the ultimate then what comes across your eyes
So you are saying I shouldn’t follow my religion and my rituals
I said religion and rituals are important, they get you started, but then you have to choose your own path and experiences to know your true reality of who you really are, unless you experience that yourself, no book or teacher in the whole being can explain you that no matter how hard you or they try
If I start right now, practicing silence and getting on my spiritual journey, how long will that take?
Time does not exist in the infinite, its just a product of this material world, there is no concept of time out of this world, its only one moment, that is NOW, that’s all there is, every thing happens right now, and that’s the only reality, there is no concept of time and space in the infinite
Hmmm
Rizwan, its not something outside you that you have to go and find out, its all within you, and when I say all, I mean each and every thing, to the most tiny details, its all right inside you, all you need to do is to realize your true self and once you realize your self, you will know every thing, since nothing is separate from you, its all one
Every thing
Yes Rizwan everything, just like in this world, a doctor can tell every thing about you, just be studying a single DNA from your body, a very very small part of your body, similarly, you carry the DNA of this universe, this whole reality, if you understand yourself, that means you understand the whole universe
Hmmm
Rather then thinking that you are in the universe, be sure that the whole existence lies within you, start thinking and feeling outside your body, right now you are having experience of a body in this world, with this experience you know what it is to be in the body, but you didn’t have a body before this experience, you were just a soul, deep down inside you, you know what is being a soul, go deep down inside and realize that knowing, feel it, and be it
I am getting a little lost
Yeah you are little lost, but that does not mean you can’t find your way out, rather then saying that I m lost, start saying that I am searching, searching within, when you feel lost, chances are you will give up, but if you are searching, you would not
Hmmmm
Go within, its all there within you, just ask for it, and all answers will be provide, its all inside you, but my telling you all this, you will have to experience it yourself, unless you do it its no good
Rizwan I said this before I am saying this again
I can tell you every thing
But it would not mean any thing unless you go and experience it yourself
Many beings are just happy knowing about it
Or knowing about those who really know it
But very few strive to actually go there and know it themselves, have their own experience, their own journey
Go and experience it yourself
All the very best
And it all disappeared
Rizwan, did you think about your new business partner
I was thinking about this guy, I talked to you about, but I don’t know him
But you know about him, he’s got a good reputation
But I don’t know him
Your clients know him, your friend knows him well too
You are right, they all know him but I don’t, and how can I enter into a partnership with someone I don’t know
You can not know the whole world Rizwan; you will have to rely on others judgments too
But I want to know him personally before I enter into a partnership
You have gone mad; you can never do business
And she slammed the door again
Life itself is a business Rizwan, more experience you have, better you are at it
Hmm
Nothing can replace your own first hand experience, and I mean it nothing
And it vanished with these words
(khalil Gibran)
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Letter to my angel friend
somethings just happen for a reason
let them happen
and accept them as they are
just beleive in he ONE who made them happen
Beleive that He would do nothing but the BEST for you
Beleive hat He truly cares for you
and LOVES you more then ne one else ever can
and that HE has better plans for you then you could ever have for your self
He knows that the path you are on
He know that your path have some bumps
lots of short turns
and twists
but you and him both have chosen the path togather
and in times of trials an tribulations
HE will never leave you
Never
infact He will lift you in HIS hands
but some times
He will let you walk
let you make your own choices
and even allow you to fall down
so you can learn to get back up again
but HE knows what HE is doing
just trust HIM and beleive in HIM
but remember
when you beleive
you dont doubt
you just intend
what you want
and let him choose the outcome
thats BEST for you
deep down inside you already know that
He is nothing but GOOD
and all HE does is nothing but GOOD
some times you may have questions
sometimes your path may not be clear
sometimes you would not even know where the next step would lead to
sometimes you would not even know if you should take that step
but HE does
HE can see beyond horizons
beyond time and space
When in doubt
just beleive in HIM
let HIM choose the outcome
and show you the signs
thru co incedences
thru miracles
thru HIS other magical ways
to guide you
to your destiny
of love, peace and happiness
where there is nothing but LOVE
and LOVE is all there is
I know that being an angel is not a easy job
since angels have to go thru tougher paths then rest of us
so they can learn all that they are meant to learn
which inturn will give them the magical powers to deal, feel and heal
you path may be much more tougher then all of us
but so are your rewards
these rewards are beyond what you could imagine
but for that you have to go thru the tought lessons
life sets for you
to make you the very best
and finest of all the beings
GOD's angel
one step at a time
just beleive that HE is with you
and be assured that HE will take care of you
no matter what
He will make sure that one day
You finally pass all the tests
and become a true angel for every one
for what He intends, happens
instantly
you may take time to manifest it, however
just say this little prayer
every time you remember him
Dear Friend
thanks for being my angel
i already am proud of you
later when you complete your course in miracles
and complete your journey
every one will be able to see the true light within you
and will become proud of you
and be guided by the light within you
the divine light
of a true angel
praying for you
all the time
yours
riz
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
60 Minutes
What would I do if I was absolutely certain that there are only 60 more minutes left in my life and i will be no more alive after 60 minutes…?
At this juction, Some people would choose to meet their family members and be in their company, some people would choose to take care of their financial matters so their family and children have secure future, some would choose to go deep in meditation, some would choose to contact any and every one and ask for forgiveness, some would choose to do one thing they always wanted to do provided it’s possible in 60 minutes, some would choose to express their love and gratitude to their loved ones, some would remain undecided even after 55 minutes are over, some may choose something totally different then all the above choices. What would i choose, right now, i dont have a clue but really its already making me think...
Whatever I chooses in those precious moments, one thing is for sure, it would not be about the small nitty-gritty’s of life, the small day to day decisions would not even exist in my focus at that moment. It’s a moment of transformation, within an instant, life comes at a standstill, the things which were absolutely important and urgent a moment back, may not even get a chance to make it to my priority list, and things I never ever thought about, take precedence and I might catch myself by surprise.
It’s a wonderful metaphor, 60 minutes, tells me what should be the real priorities of my life, I am sure these priorities would vary from individual to individual, but the fact of the matter is that if I sit back and reflect at the answer to this question asked above, I might come across things I usually don’t choose to think about, the answer would be fueled and influenced by the values of my life, for some people family is their highest value, for others its faith, yet for others its freedom or courage or prudence. As far as I am concerned, its purity of life, giving, family and being one with the ONE that takes precedence over every thing else, in those 60 minutes, which one i would choose, it is still a guess, but choices are very few, atleast for me.
Generally speaking, keeping every thing else aside, the answer to this question would reveal our true nature to ourselves, what we value most in this world, what is really important in our life, what matters most to us deep down inside etc. I asked this very question to one of my friends, and he said, he would choose to apologies to his parents, whom he left 5 years back and have never spoken back to them again, he said, actually this thought never occurred to him before this question, that deep down inside he still loved his parents very much and he still cared about them. As I am writing this, I just chatted with one of my friends in
The question is not exactly how we end up spending those 60 minutes, the question is are we aware of those priorities, do we have enough courage to do those things right now, when we have ample time at our disposal, though we still don’t know how long we are alive, but at least we don’t have a dead line of time i.e. 60 minutes or so. For someone, it might turn out that they don’t have a will for their family and may choose to take care of that, for others, it might be re uniting or spending more time with families and friends, yet others may choose to pursue their dreams or people like me who would choose to reflect back at life, and start correcting themselves and asking for forgiveness for all the wrong doings of the past, and start a fresh new life, dedicated to others.
I still remember this 58 year young man, telling me that when he would die, they would instantly squeeze the blood out of his body so that it can be used to help someone in need, and to my surprise, he told me that he has donated all his body parts that may save or improve life of up to 50 more individuals, Why do I need my body after I leave this world, why not if it can be of help to any one, I would not need it any more. It really opened the new arenas of possibilities in my mind regarding priorities and values.
I also remember this 78 year old young man, who is a millionaire, and had a will, according to which 40% of his wealth would go to establishing trust that would take care of needy individuals throughout the world, when faced with this question it occurred to him that rather then waiting to die and then getting a trust established which may or may not work according to his dreams and aspirations, why not start a trust right away, so he can make sure that it is exactly working as per his needs and requirements. To this day, this young man is happily alive and already helped hundreds of people all around and plan to continue to help thousands more.
Above examples are from very specific individuals and with very specific values and beliefs, you and I may choose to think differently as our values may be different, I may choose to donate my whole big collection of books to a local library where it can help many more individuals rather then staying and gathering dust at my home, you may choose something entirely differently.
Good thing to know is that, more then likely, as you are reading this, you have more then 60 minutes to live, may be years and years ahead are waiting for you, What can you do, what you choose to do, what are your values and aspirations, how you want to pursue them, or do you want to pursue them.
Every hour has another 60 minutes, think of it as another episode of life, that is granted to you, I am sure if those are last 60 minutes of your life, you and I both would choose to live them at our best, do whatever matter most to us, but when we don’t know if next 60 minutes are last 60 minutes in our life, be sure it may be, almost 6500 people die every hour, not every day, every hour, life may not let us know that we have those precious 60 minutes left, in fact the very moment we are living right now may be the last 60 minutes or may be one of the last
Who knows?
How many more episodes of 60 minutes are left in our life?
May be 1, 2, may be few more
May be much more
May be a lot more
The question is not how much more time we have left; it is how we choose to spend whatever is left. Choice is still in our hand
It’s not the time in life that matters
It’s the life in that time that really matters
are we ready to live,
next 60 minutes...
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Choice
Where am I?
It’s a maze Rizwan, right now you are only one, but you are not the only one
Who else is here?
You
I know I am here, but who else is here
You, so many of you, all Rizwan
I am the only one
You sure are
Then who are these who look like me, if I am the only one
They are you too
You just said I am the only one, and now you are saying all these are me too
Yeah they are you
How is that possible, how can there be so many of me, while I am here
Why not! What’s wrong with that?
I always believed there was only one me, just one
Yes there is
Now you are confusing me very much, at one end you are saying that I am the only one and on the other end you are telling me that all these millions of other individuals who look just like me, are me too, it’s out of my mind
Hmm
Rizwan, these all are Rizwan too, just that they made some choices that were different then what you did, and that led them to a different path
I am still not getting it, can you explain a little further
Do you remember leaving your ACMA in the middle and go for an MBA instead from one of the finest institutes in the city.
Yeah I do
Do you see Rizwan wearing green suite, he pursued ACMA, he is a financial consultant now, and he just chose a different path then you
Hmm
So is every one else here, at one point or the other in your life, they made some different choices, that led them to a different path then yours, the one standing right next to you, chose to work when you chose to study, he had a different path then yours since you were age 7, his life turned out to be very different,
How is that possible, did they all have the same parents?
Yeah they did
But I thought only my parents are mine
Of course they are, just like so many you are all one, so many of them were also one as well, just that they were in different realm of consciousness then your parents who live with you in this world. It’s a whole new experience
So you mean to say that this is not the only world
No, this is not the only world in the context you are talking, but in reality there is no world, you create your own world with your won conscious choices and experience in your own context.
See right now you are making a choice to have a conversation with me and chose to document it, some other self of yours may choose to spend this time differently and that would lead him to a different path
I am trying to understand what you are saying, but honestly it’s a little complex
It looks, but it isn’t, the only reason is that you are not used to the belief that there could be multiple simultaneous levels of consciousness which run parallel to each other
Hmmm
Let me explain, what were you doing in your country before you came to America
I was working at a non profit organization as career officer
And then you chose to come to America
Yes I did
But there was this other self, who chose to stay there and serve
Ahaaan
Then there is this one self of yours, who chose to get married at age 21, when your father was alive
WHAT
I know you are not married till now and plan to get married sometime next year, but these so many other selves of yours are happily married with children
Interesting
It sure is, it’s just that they chose differently then you, You can go back and talk to your selves who are still living in the past, 10 years back and you can also go in the future and meet your different selves years from now, you can then feel the impact of choices on your life
Can I do that, is that possible?
It sure is, but first I would like you to meet all the millions of other Rizwan present here, so you can have an idea what would have been different in your life had you made a different choice at one point or other in your life
But it’s going to take loads of time
There is no time here, time is a physical dimension, you are present at a place where every thing happens in an instant, all you have to do is to manifest whatever you want and it happens right away, there is no concept of time and distance here
So how do I meet every one, is there a particular order?
Just do it, manifest your meeting, again remember, there is nothing physical or material here, you think and you manifest it right away
Let me try
No Rizwan, you only try when you are in physical world, there is no such thing as trial here, every thing has to be and is perfect, what ever you want to do , you just do it, there is no such thing as a try,
Do you have to try to talk to me?
No
Do you have to try to listen?
No
Do you have to try to breath?
No
You only try when you have a doubt, what if there was no doubt and you knew whatever you want to do would happen right that very instant, would you ever try
No I wouldn’t
You have that magic built in you, but in the physical dimension of the world, you fail to experience it, Its just like the music that is present there in you, you just fail to tune into it and after a while you don’t even know that it exists, though it is there, all you have to do is to get to the right frequency and music will flow out seamlessly, without any effort, all you need to do is to tune into that infinite realm of being.
Then what do I do now?
Just meet every one and learn from what they have to tell you
Ok
Hmm, so how was it
It was the most humbling experience I ever had, it was amazing, wonderful and above all it was eye opening
What else
There was so much to observe and so much to learn, I still don’t believe it
Rizwan, remember this law of the divine, first you have to believe it, if you ever want to get it, if you don’t believe it, you may never get it
Hmmm, you are really picking my words
Your words are expression of your thoughts and your thoughts in turn are expression of your being, all I am interested in is your being and the best way to do is to help you understand what choice of words you have and how it affects your thinking
I got it,
So what did you learn?
Life is full of possibilities; any and every thing is possible
Interesting, life is in fact full of infinite possibilities, all you need to do is to tune into that infinite realm and manifest your own choice,
What else Rizwan?
Even one little choice may lead to an entirely different outcome, the Rizwan I met who chose not to go online on that certain day, I did go online and met this girl who then became a very good friend of mine, he didn’t have her in his life, he never met her or even heard of her, just a choice to go or not to go online on a certain day at a certain time at a certain channel
Hmmm
Then there was this other Rizwan, who chose to start his own business while I chose to study, and I can see how right that decision was,
Interesting
Then I met this Rizwan, who chose to be close to the lord and be an instrument of thy piece, love and happiness, he devoted his whole life to that, honestly, I can not believe that I had a choice of channeling so much love and piece in to my own life
It’s an infinite realm Rizwan, and when I say infinite, there is no end to the possibilities, the only limitations you have are the ones created by your own mind, and otherwise any thing is possible let alone channeling peace and love
Yeah I met that Multi-billion dollar worth Rizwan too, I met the Public speaker, I met the Computer wizard, I met the movie actor, and there was so much I could have done
Yeah, in fact, those lives just represent the choices they made, but again, there is so much more that they haven’t chosen, you haven’t chosen, yet it is possible
Hmmm
You know you are not the only one doing this thing here, all these other rizwans are going thru the same process you are going thru and are presented with the same lessons that you are presented with, some like you would choose to learn while other would chose otherwise, again the choice is yours.
Oh!
Every moment in your life, you are presented with numerous choices, you have to choose one, you do choose one but the problem is that rather then looking at the opportunity as potential of unlimited choices, you have made your thinking limited and therefore you are able to see the very few limited choices you want to see and choose from those, the other unlimited choices remain invisible to your eye
So what can be done about it?
Tap into the unlimited potential and look beyond what seems visible to your naked eye, just like you wear binoculars to see what’s not visible to your eye and suddenly many things become visible, similarly all you need to do is to tap into your unlimited potential, believe that there are no limitations, there are no boundaries, there are no traditions, there is no future or path set for you, believe that you are free to choose your own path and in turn creating your own very future, the way you like it
But some things are just not possible
If they were not possible, how would these other rizwans had achieved what you think is not possible, how come one is a multi billion dollar investor yet you are just happy with your check to check life, how come, there is a Rizwan who has more peace, more love, more happiness and more fun is his life then you ever dreamed of, how come there is a Rizwan, who is already a very big public speaker and you are just thinking of starting public speaking, how come there are Rizwans who are happily married with kids and here you are don’t even have a clue when will you get married, how come there are Rizwans who married the very girl who said No to you,
Rizwan now listen to me,
Every thing is possible
Every single thing
In this realm of infinite possibilities
There is nothing called Impossible or failure
It’s how you choose
If you knew that it’s impossible to fail, would you ever think about failing, its same here, we have discussed this thing before
You are presented with lessons, and faster you master you lessons, faster you move to the next level and so on, look out, see what you need to know, what you need to learn and master and choose wisely
Hmmmmm
Happiness, success, fun, joy, love, they are all results of the choices you make, all you have to do is to tap into the infinite and ask for it, if you are ready you will be presented with it, otherwise you will be presented with lessons to master so when you get what you need, you are able to enjoy
I really don’t have any words to say
You don’t have or you don’t choose to say
I choose to learn and reflect
That sounds great
All the very best
And it all disappeared
I was in a maze
You are a grown up now, you have so much more to do then play maze games
I didn’t say I was playing a maze game, I said I was in a maze
Yeah I know, this whole home is a living maze, it took me 15 minutes to find where you were
But why were you looking for me
I need some help in my work, I want get this house back to normal, it’s a big mess or a maze as you call it, you never know where is what
Can we do it tomorrow, it’s a holiday
No we have to do it today, there is no choice
There are choices, there are so many choices
I don’t want to hear about it, I said there is no choice means that there is no choice, if it is to be done now, it means now
And she slammed the door at me again
Do you really have a choice Rizwan?
I guess I do
Means you still have doubt, you are not sure if you do have choices or not
I do have my choices
See when there is doubt; you are cut off from the realm of infinite possibilities, so stay away from the doubt as much as you can
And it disappeared with the following words
Faith is to believe what you do not see,
And
The reward of this faith
Is to see
What you believe.
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Real
If you CAN touch it…
It’s not REAL.
Bill Gates
Isn’t he right, isn’t it the same thing God said about us humans that the soul inside us that we cannot see is much more important then our physical body, isn’t it the same thing we all agree on the mind we cant touch is more important then the body we can touch. Well gates is talking about technology in today’s world, he argues that the hardware is getting less and less important and the software s becoming the core these days. Designs do matter but the inside stuff is becoming what teenagers call the “Real thing”. When I go to buy a computer, how it looks, what kind of casing is there, that is one of my last considerations, first I need to have a Pentium M (2005) or centrino in case of notebook, then I look for RAM and hard rive. Now days I look for wifi and blue tooth, all of the things I cant see or touch. I do care about the flat screen monitor or a cool mouse n keyboard but they come after all the invisible stuff, which is primary in my selection process.
When I go and buy gold, the purity of gold is more important to me then the shine and looks. I would prefer a 22kt dull finish gold necklace to a 10kt high polish necklace because I know that purity has value, it will remain there but color can fade away, it can vanish over the period of time. When I was young, I read this quote somewhere that “don’t judge a book by its cover”, I guess now I understand what it meant then or “all glitter is not gold”, well experience is certainly the best teacher.
One of my young cousin, goes to gym, he showed my muscles, telling me see how much strong I am. I just wished if he knew what the true strength means, it doesn’t come from the big muscles, it comes from within, the real strength to stand in adversity, facing the worst enemy head to head, bouncing back from failures and blunders. In short it’s the strength that comes from ones character. Again the real strength is invisible but not impossible.
Intellectual property, it’s a hot subject these days in quality management and in business & law schools specially. 20 years back no one would have thought about it but now it’s the edge companies have over others, patents and copyrights have become now more important then ever before
When parents select the schools for their children the quality of education is more important than the beauty of premises and size of school.
Look at all the aspects of life, where ever we go, whatever we do, intangibles are becoming more and more important, from companies accounts to real life, Service industry accounts for more then 50% of US economy.
Lets come down to micro level and try to find these intangibles in our own life, love, trust, care, help, friendship, relation, these are some very dominant intangibles in our life, which at times shape our life. How much importance we give to these invisibles. I still see how we dress is more important then how genuinely we wear our smile. Letting people know that we care is more important then actually caring for them. Showing up is becoming more and more important then the actual reality, lager then life syndrome has caught every one of us, who rather then exploring inside, is more anxious to show people how big he or she is. Big cars have taken over big character, high rise buildings have taken over high morals, big dollars have taken over the peace of mind and media covered charities have taken over real care and love…..are we going in the rite direction.
NOW
I still remember vividly, all my elders, teachers and friends telling me about future, that I should prepare for my future. I should work hard and study well so I can get a good job and in turn a great life style. All my focus should be on developing a great future. On the same time they used to give examples from past about great achievements by different people in different areas of life, who really made a difference. I grew up with all that…
Now when I turn back and see, I realize that all I have ever been taught or trained was either concerned about past or about future, no one really trained me about living in present, the moment I am living right now, and the very moment that IS. I believe for many of us that moment never exists, either we live with memories or with wishes and aspirations, we have so much to worry about and take care that we altogether forget the present moment that is the ultimate reality.
There are people whose life is fueled by memories, good or bad, but they direct the lives, some feel victim of the past and live their life in a shell and others believe that they did too much too good in the past and just take pride in their achievements. Other kind are those who are either too much worried about their future or they are way too concerned to make it better and for that they are even ready to sacrifice their present as well.
Life is moving too fast, no one knows whether he or she will be alive to see the next moment even, terrorism is so much hammered into our minds and our lives that the uncertainty of our own lives has become the biggest reality of the day. None of us knows if we will be alive tomorrow or not. We are not even sure that the oxygen we are inhaling at this very moment, will we be able to exhale it out in form of carbon di oxide. Even knowing this bitter reality, most of us still choose to live in future and prepare for it.
Don’t take me wrong, Not for a moment I am saying that it is wrong to live in future, rather every one should prepare for it and should do it well since its your own life, All I am saying is that sacrificing the very present in which we are living for the future that we are very much uncertain about is not the best idea in my opinion.
Most of us are like that, we use our present to make our future better, but we forget that when that future becomes the present, we are still sacrificing it to make yet another future better and in that way we always live for future and there is no presence of present in our lives. It’s like that individual who always waited for the train to come and take a train to next stop and then wait for another train. He never realizes that he has a life time ticket for the train that he can sit in and enjoy his journey.
I always remember this story I read in a book when I was young about a couple who saved their entire life for a dream cruise and then came a time when they saved enough so they can go for that cruise, they paid for the 15 day long cruise but realized they didn’t have any money left for the food, so they packed themselves with biscuits, they went to the cruise and breakfast, lunch and dinner they only had biscuits. They were really happy, it was a great cruise, lot of fun, but just biscuits, 14 days passed by, last day they realized that they had some money for the grand dinner, they went to the cafeteria and asked for the menu, it was a great menu, lots of foods varieties but to their surprise there were no prices on the menu, when asked the waiter told them that all meals were free and prices were already included in the cruise ticket………..and they lived 14 days just on biscuits……aaawwwwwwww, that sure was cruel, they didn’t realize that fact but do we? We have a life time ticket to our life’s journey and all the means to enjoy it but still we worry like that couple, strange. Isn’t it?
There are many people who use alarm clocks to help them wake up on time, most of us use it at least once in our lifetime or know somebody who uses them. Any ways, it presents a very simple yet beautiful way to understand our lives, the way we live, take decisions and move on.
When a alarm clock rings, at that time we hear some sound while asleep, we realize it’s the alarm clock and our subconscious mind reminds us that its now time to get up. In that split second each one of us has to make a decision, to get up or not to get up. That split second decision decides the fate of the upcoming hour or day. There are people who get up immediately when they hear the sound of alarm clock, means they decide to get up, and then there are others who just keep sleeping no matter how long the clock goes on, these guys decide not to get up and ignore the clock. There is a third kind as well, a very special kind, including me, we get up, press the button on the clock, the alarm stops and they go back to sleep with no one else to disturb.
Each one of us who uses these alarm makes a decision in that split second, regardless of the decision, we all make one. In our life all of us make thousands of such decisions, each and every day we make millions of decision, consciously or unconsciously. Why don’t we realize that it’s the Choices we make NOW will shape our future, this very moment you have a choice to continue reading, or keeping if off and doing some other work, or sleep or go our and have fun or watch TV, or get yourself a beer and enjoy or hangout with friends, possibilities are numerous, but you will make only one choice, it does not matter what that choice is, the thing that matters the most is that, your choice that you make RIGHT NOW will be a stepping stone to shape your future. Its like a tree, your choice is your stem and from that will grow too many leaves. Your hanging out with friends could make you meet someone new, whom you never met before and your CHOICE to be friend with that person more could result in getting a great friend or even a life partner, just the chain events, any thing can happen, but it will all depend on the choice you make RIGHT NOW. Your choice is just the beginning, to wake up or not in the morning is just the first choice for the day, shaping the rest of the day.
We are nothing, but a collection of choices we have made all our lives, but the good thing is we still have the autonomy and authority to choose what is right for us in this moment and guide our future accordingly, the good thing the power to make that choice is in our own hands, and the best moment to make that choice is NOW, right now, since
PAST IS HISTORY
FUTURE IS MYSTERY
THE MOMENT WE ARE LIVING RIGHT NOW
IS A GIFT OF GOD FOR US
THAT’S WHY IT IS CALLED
PRESENT (GIFT)
Are we ready to embrace our gift by making the right choices?
Monday, May 02, 2005
RIGHT
Someone was right when he said; people would sit all day in front of a wooden magic box and enjoy their days just watching it. Someone was right when he said; water would be sold in packets and bottles around the world one day. Some one was right when he said, earth was round, and sun was the centre of universe. Someone was right when he said, by the end of this decade we will reach the moon. Some one was right when he said I can break the one mile in less then four minute record. I just wonder sometimes, how can those people be right today, when every one else around them believed they were wrong.
I was listening to Bill rancic, winner of the 1st season of APPRENTICE show, his new audio book, “you are hired”, after being hired by Donald trump, one of the business tycoons of today, Bill said when in school, he used to color outside the lines as and when he felt necessary, he would make the figure big or tall as it would seem more appropriate and he believed he was right, every one else at the school including his teachers thought otherwise. Teachers continuously asked him to color within the lines but he didn’t. All he did was whatever seemed appropriate to make the picture more real. Was he right or were the teachers right. Interestingly, it’s the same schooling system that teaches us to color within the lines, also teaches us to think outside the box. What’s right, coloring inside the lines or thinking outside the box?
When facing each other, your right is my left and my front area is at your back, who’s right. What’s small for me is big for you and short for me is long for you, who’s right. When a poisonous fly and honey bee get the same nectar from the same flower and one produces poison to take lives and other makes honey to save it, two of us see them and one blames the flower and other praises it, which one of us is right. Two men look outside the window and one looks down and says what a polluted view, and other looks to the sky and says, what a wonderful view, who’s right.
Is it necessary that someone has to be right all the time, cant two people be right at the same time at the same moment while thinking upside down. Are we born with a right to be right, is there something wrong with accepting being wrong sometimes, but above all I just cant understand why we altogether need to judge at the first place. Joy is better then Lisa, Who cares, tom is superior then Jim, does it matter. I just don’t understand why there is a need to judge something or someone at the first place.
A hardcore criminal may still be a loving father or husband, a poor sweeper may be too generous at heart, when we label, we just see one part of the situation and that’s it. What we see is what is and that’s right, there cant be any other thing, Stephen covey in his book, Seven habits of highly effective people shares a wonderful paradigm shift example of two ships in the middle of the sea and captains telling each other to move their ship out of the way, Both of them thought they were right and other ship should move out of the way, they just saw one perspective, they believed that they were right, but when the captain of first ship said, I am captain of this Battle ship and therefore I am ordering you to move out of the way of this battle ship, in his thinking he was very right, but when the other ships captain said, Sir! This is the captain of Light house and I request you to please move your ship out of the way, the captain of the battle ship suddenly understood and moved…. Situational “Right”
It’s all the game of perspective, and we never have complete perspective about any thing or any one that we can claim that we can judge it. When two guys in the jungle heard a lions roar nearby, first guy started to run, thinking that he can run fast and try to outrun the lion, probably he was right, but when he saw the other guy, quickly putting on his running shoes, he was puzzled, Why you are wearing this, it’s a big jungle, we cant outrun the lion, the guy with the running shoes on said, I don’t need to outrun the lion, I just have to outrun you, and the whole dynamics on the ground were suddenly changed immediately, Changing “Right”
Robert G. Allen, in his audio book, Nothing down in 2000, gave example of two guys looking at the same piece of real state, first guy sees and empty wear house that is not even properly kept and maintained, the other guy sees a opportunity to redesign the place and make it a fully functioning automated ware house, being right and wrong is just a matter of perspective, a limited perspective. When a guy jumped out of a running train and lost his hand, every one said, he was insane, but when they realized it was a father who jumped to save his kids life, he suddenly became a brave and courageous man. “Right” in different perspectives.
Kim is good at school but not so good in games, while Ron is good at games but not so good in school, they both do well in extra curricular, their dad thinks, Kim is better then Ron while their mom thinks, Ron is better then Kim. Their dad is a college professor, and their mom is soccer coach at a local club, they both see things from their own perspective, But grandma says I love both of them equally, they are both great, I love them for what they are and not what they do, who is “Personal Right”
We all live in a world and we see world with a filter,
So all the truth we encounter is filtered i.e. situational or with past perspective.
But actually the Truth just “IS”,
It never changes, it just IS
But they way we see it does change,
And what we see, we make it our truth
Sometimes, we first make our truths and then see the situation accordingly
Other times, we just view it with our own colored lenses
And mold it our way
And it then becomes
Our truth
Our Right
And when we have the RIGHT
Every one else must have the WRONG
So that we can stand out and say that we have the RIGHT
Or at least we are RIGHT
Are we?
Is it necessary that if I am right, someone else has to be wrong? Is it necessary for us to live in a bi polar world where every north has a south, every tall has a short and every right has a wrong, or in our case, many wrongs and sometimes, all wrongs. The bipolar world creates an urge to dominance, an urge to be right and sometimes this right takes a disastrous turn, where the only way to be right is to prove every one else wrong, and negative energies channel in the world causing fights and wars
Can we just look at other persons views and say, yeah that’s a interesting point of view, never thought in that way, Can we let every one live by their own rights unless that right is causing harm to someone else, can we search the eternal RIGHT that lies within all us, right inside, the DIVINE RIGHT, that just IS, doesn’t need any support or evidence, just plain truth, as Jibran once said
THE TRUTH THAT NEEDS THE PROOF IS JUST HALF TURE…
Was he right ?
Problem
How are you Rizwan?
Oh! You are back, I almost forgot about you
Yeah you do it better then any other creation, you forget,
Any ways, how are things with you
Just like any one else,
What makes you interested in me?
Because I am interested in knowing your perspective about life
What perspective?
Whatever has happened or is happening in your life is a fact, and fact never changes, it’s just your point of view about something that keeps changing all the time and I am interested in your point of view.
I didn’t get what you want to say
Remember when your dad passed away, you were there with him in the hospital room, you, doctor and the nurse
Yes I do
You remember how every one else around you was crying hard and there was no tear in your eye
Hmm!
Why was that, they were more concerned about him leaving the physical world, you were thinking about his soul getting eternal peace. You had a totally different perspective then every one else.
You mean the way we see things
Absolutely, you were able to see things from other side of the door, and that was good.
OK
So I was just interested in knowing how you are perceiving things and events happening to your life right now?
Life is giving me a tough time.
What makes you say that?
I am having problems with my finances, with my job, with my family, my school, I guess rather then trouble following me, I am following the trouble
Are you sure it’s the life that’s giving your trouble
Yup, I sure am
And you think that your life should be trouble free
Absolutely
There should not be any trouble in your life
Not a single one,
Did you ever thought that these troubles are designed for you
Not these, I believe all the troubles are designed for me; in fact I am designed for troubles
You sure are designed & destined to face all these troubles, but not in the way you think
What do you mean by that?
You have been sent in this universe with a purpose, something to achieve, and to achieve whatever you are destined for, you need to posses some skills, attitudes and knowledge, that will lead you to your ultimate destination
I thought we were talking about my problems
Yes we are
I didn’t get you
These problems are specifically designed to guide you in your direction, by giving you lessons
Wait a minute! I am a little lost; you are saying that my inability to pay off my credit card debt is guidance for me or my dropping a course in school is helping me achieve my goals
Yes you are right
How can that be?
How did you learn to walk Rizwan, did you do it the first time you tried to walk, were you able to walk
No
But you kept on trying, if you remember, you use to fell down several times, once when your uncle held your hand are you were able to walk with his support, how happy you were
No honestly I don’t remember
Its ok if you don’t but the point I want to make is that it took you time to learn how to walk, you weren’t able to do it right away, and when you were finally on your feet walking, you were still not done yet, do you remember your first fracture
Yeah my right hand
Hmmm, how did that happen?
I fell in a hole
Ahaaan, and how did that happen
I saw this ice cream truck and started running towards it, and
And you never realized that there was a hole in your way
No
Would you call that a problem, if you get back to that part of life, was it a problem or trouble for you
Yes it certainly was, I wasn’t able to play or go anywhere else, and I had to stay home all the time
Good, but did you ever fell in any hole again afterwards
No, I was very careful after that, my parents also got that hole filled, in fact, our neighbors did the same.
And you still think it was a trouble, remember I was talking about perspective
Yeah
You see it as problem, I see it as a guide for you to avoid falling down in future, but you were not the only one who was guided by this event, your parents, your neighbors, and your school people also learned from it and made sure that all holes are filled so no other child gets hurt like you did
I never thought on these lines
I told you, fact always remains the same, it’s the way you see it
I am getting you now
Problems and troubles that you face in your life have something to offer to you, they are your opportunities in disguise, opportunity to learn, to achieve, to be guided, all you need to do is to go ahead and face them, rather then avoid them
But that’s what we are taught, avoid problems, keep out of trouble
Be right back
Ok I am back
Good, tell me one thing, Is it necessary whatever you are taught is right, think about it, but first tell me where you went
I believe now I am getting the picture, why you came and why did you start the conversation
Hmmm, and what’s your guess
My best friend, with whom I am friend with for last 4 years and have proposed her quite a few times, we were talking and she told me that there is this other guy who has proposed her and she is thinking about to marry him, 4 years I loved her. I still do, and she goes with someone else, you knew it was going to happen, didn’t you? And that’s why you started this whole stuff that problems are your guide, you wanted to prepare me before I get the bad news
Hmm, so how do you perceive this one?
She is the only one I ever thought about, she is the one I dreamed about, she is the one I want to marry, I want her to be my life partner
Ahaaan!, why did she say NO to you?
She said the other guy was asking her out for quite some time, and she felt like she should answer him,
Did she answer him?
No, actually she was feeling guilty, before she said NO to me saying that I don’t want to marry any of my friends, I only want to do arranged marriage, and here is this friend of hers, asking her for the same thing, he is nice, likes her, but if she says yes to him, it would be wrong with me
But why him and why not you
That’s exactly what I asked her
What did she say?
She thought that I was not interested in her but she felt compelled to ask me before saying yes to the other friend, since I proposed her first and she was feeling guilty inside
Why did she feel that you were not interested?
Because I didn’t ask or propose her in last few months and the other guy did it almost every time
So you weren’t persistent
Yup
Did you learn something?
When you need something you need to be persistent, you need to be sure its yours and give it your best
Whatever you want, wants you, she wanted you too, that’s why she asked you and told you about the situation before her decision, had you been more persistent in your approach, the outcomes may have been different, may be her other friend wanted her more, think..
You think so
I sure do
But I lost her
No, you just learned a very costly lesson, one you will never ever forget in your life now
It’s the simple rule of nature, higher the price you pay for any lesson, more significant impact it has over your life
What do I do now?
Love her
How can I, If she is getting married to someone else
Love her
She will not love me, how can I love her
Love does not need to be reciprocated, its multiplied by giving, you don’t need to receive it in order to grow it, Just Love her, you don’t need to posses her to Love her, your being is full of love, just glow your self and spread your love, to love something, you don’t need to posses it,
Hmmm
And not only love her, start loving every one around you, people, things, creations, be a symbol of love, more you give, much more you get in return and then you will never need to remember that you are missing someone from your life
So problems are guides
Face your troubles and problems and you will start learning lessons of life, both worldly and divine, once you master one set, you will be presented a higher set of lessons, may be in much bigger problems or troubles, I can tell you there is one more lesson on its way to you since you learned this one, bigger then you ever thought,
WHAT
Yeah, one more blunder, but I believe you have learned well enough from your past, it shouldn’t be a problem for you,
Problem or guide
Very smart, you are going in the right direction, always remember, when you loose, don’t loose the lesson and yeah All the very best, remember life is full of speed breakers, if u slow down, don’t forget to press accelerator once u hit the freeway again
All these small problems are your guides and opportunities in disguise, they are presented to you as you need them, they are lessons that you need to learn all along your way, one at a time, they will keep repeating themselves until you master them, more problems and troubles you have in your life, that means you are chosen by the divine to do something worth while in this world and to be able to do that, you need to learn your lessons, to master certain stuff, otherwise you will not be able to exploit the opportunities
Hmmm
In fact whenever you see a problem, you should rejoice that the divine has chosen you for higher learning and is presenting you with yet another lesson on the way, you should welcome troubles and outcomes not anticipated by you as they are your doorways to the eternity, and when things or events don’t turn out to be the way you wanted them to be, just be sure that someone up there has better planning for your future then you can ever do for yourself, your belief will make all the difference for yourself
I got you
So how’s your life going now?
Awesome
Any complaints from life
Yeah waiting for the next big BLUNDER
Good, all the very best!
And it all vanished again
Rizwan I have some bad news
Good
I said I have bad news
I heard that, tell me what it is
Your girl friend is getting married to someone else
WOW!
Rizwan, She got is finalizing someone else
That’s nice
I thought you wanted to marry her, and here you are happy on her engagement with some one else
No I am not happy; I am delighted, she must be very happy
You have gone out of your senses
No honestly I am happy about her
I guess you have gone insane; you are becoming a problem for your self
And she shut the door
Rizwan, how does it feel to be a problem for yourself?
Incredible,
First know thyself and then guide thyself, all the very best
Being my own guide
But remember, every problem has a solution, all you need is to look for it, or if you can’t find it, ask for a miracle
Ask?
Ask and you may get it, and trust me you may…
And it disappeared with following words
What the student calls the burden, master calls strength training…