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The not so glamorous side of running steam locomotives - attending to several oiling points whilst paddling through coal dust, water, oil ect. How the fireman manages to keep his boots so clean I'll never know! No. 5322 at Minehead shed.
This is one of the magnificent crystal chandeliers hanging in
St. Pauls Shipwreck Church in Valletta. Probably the best kept secret in Malta. An extraordinary place of worship.
These chandeliers were being very carefully lowered in order for them to be cleaned and restored.
- This Too Shall Pass -
Impermanence (one of the essential doctrines or three marks of existence in Buddhism)
Once a king called upon all of his wise people and asked them,
"Is there a mantra or suggestion, an answer which works in every situation, in every circumstance, in every place, and in every time. Something which can help me when none of you is available to advise me. Tell me is there any such mantra?"
All the wise people were puzzled by the king's question. One answer for all questions? Something that works everywhere, in every situation? In every joy, every sorrow, every defeat and every victory? They thought and thought deeply.
After lengthy discussions, an old man suggested something which appealed to all of them. Going to the king the wise people gave him a small note written on paper. But the condition was that king was not to see it out of curiosity. They told him - "Oh wise one - only in extreme danger, when you find yourself alone and there seems to be no way to go, only then should you examine this note." The king placed the small rolled up paper in a compartment in his diamond ring.
After a brief time, their neighbors attacked the kingdom. It was a collective surprise attack of the king's powerful enemies. The king and his loyal army fought bravely but lost the battle. Then the king fled on his horse. His enemies followed him closely. His horse took him deep into the jungle.
Still he could hear many troops of horses following him and their galloping sound was coming closer and closer. Suddenly the king found himself standing at the end of the road - and that road lead no where - it was the end of the line. Underneath there was a rocky valley a thousand feet deep. If he jumped into it, he would be finished… and he could not retreat because it was a single lane. From behind him he heard the sound of his enemy's horses fast approaching. The king felt panicked and trapped. There seemed to be no way of out his present and dire situation.
Then suddenly he saw his diamond ring shining in the sun, and he remembered the message hidden in the ring. He opened the diamond and read the message. The message was very small but very great.
The message was - "This too will pass."
The king read it. And again read it.
Suddenly something struck his mind - "Yes! this too will pass. Only a few days ago, I was enjoying my kingdom. I was the mightiest of all the kings. Yet today, the kingdom and all my pleasures have gone. I am here trying to escape from enemies. Those days of luxuries have gone, this day of danger is here and it too will pass."
A calmness come to his face. He kept standing there. The place where he was standing was full of natural beauty. He had never realized that such a beautiful place was also a part of his kingdom. The revelation of the calming simple message had a great effect on him. He relaxed and forget about those following him. After a few minutes he realized that the noise of the horses and the enemy coming were receding. They had galloped onto some other part of the mountains and were not on that path.
Again time went by, and the king returned to his loyal army. The king was brave -- he reorganized his army and fought again. He defeated the enemy and regained his lost empire. When he returned to his empire after victory, he was received with much fanfare at the gates. The whole capital was rejoicing in the victory. Everyone was in a festive mood. Flowers were thrown on king's path from every house, and on every corner. People were all dancing and singing bursting with happiness.
At that moment the king said to himself, "I am one of the bravest and greatest kings. It is not easy to defeat me with my loyal army and great people." With the reception and celebrations he saw his ego begin to re-emerge.
Suddenly the diamond of his ring flashed in the sunlight and reminded him of the message. He open it and read it again: "This too will pass."
He became silent. His face went through a total change -- from the egoist he moved into an utterly humble state.
If this too is going to pass, it is not yours.
The defeat was not yours, the victory is not yours.
You are just a watcher. Everything passes by.
We are the witness of all this. We are the perceiver. Life comes and goes. Happiness comes and goes. Sorrow comes and goes.
Now as you have read this story, evaluate your own life. This too will pass. Think of the moments of joy and victory in your life. Think of the moments of sorrow and of defeat. Are they permanent? They have all come and then each pass away. Life just passes away. We can't go back, time travels only one way.
There were friends in the past. They all have gone.
There are friends today. They too will go.
There will be new friends tomorrow. They too will go.
There were enemies in the past. They have gone.
There may be an enemy in the present. They too will go.
There will be new enemies tomorrow and... they too will go.
There is nothing permanent in this world. Everything changes except the law of change. Consider this from your own perspective. You have seen all the changes. You have survived all setbacks, all defeats, and all sorrows. All have passed away. If there are problems in the present, they too will pass away. Because nothing remains forever.
Joy and sorrow are the two faces of the same coin. They both will pass away. Who are you in reality? Know your real face. Your face is not your true face. It will change with time.
However, there is something in you, which will not change. It will remain unchanged. What is that unchangeable? It is nothing but your true self.
You are just a witness of change. Experience it, understand it.
This Too Shall Pass - from a note given to me by a friend.
How to reap the benefits of Certified Therapeutic Essential Oils
Essential oils have been used for medicinal, therapeutic and healing purposes for more than a millennium. And definitely the Certified Therapeutic Essential Oils are the ace of this domain, which focuses on natural healing.
Contact me to know what brand I use!
There may be trouble and strife in the world, but at least there is a steady flow of Tunnock's products from Scotland.
Tunnock's trucks are always a visual delight.
Direct Rail Services Class 88 88001 "Revolution" heads south at Woodacre on 4m48 1443 Mossend Euroterminal - Daventry on 21/06/2020
This afternoon received an order of vinyl records! First up, my wife and I are listening to Jon Pardi's Essentials.
Essential - tea. I have to have tea. None of the fancy ones though, it has to be 'builders' - ordinary black tea like PG Tips or Bells. With milk and sugar.
These three pots contained English Breakfast Tea. Photographed at the Blue Belle Cafe in Island Bay just before we set off geocaching.
For 117 pictures in 2017: 032 - Essential.
LOFT Essential Trench - rstyle.me/n/bibyarrrke
LOFT Denim Leggings in Vivid Dark Indigo Wash - rstyle.me/n/bgfkvarrke
Keds 'Crashback' Slip-On - old rstyle.me/~6UGdi, similar rstyle.me/~7qQDu
Thiq is my spring 2013 version, for the 2011 version, see: www.flickr.com/photos/teabutterfly/6237152610/
Frugal living: the total cost of what you see depicted here is less than 20€ ! Contents of handbag are:
Compact handbag: a street find in perfect condition. FREE.
Background is made of a vintage pure silk scarf with lotus flowers pattern: gift from a dear friend. FREE
Pocket folding mirror by Lexon: gift from my brotther. FREE
Gauze sachet to keep cosmetics in: came with wood jewelry I bought. FREE.
Certfified organic lipstick by BoHo Revolution: 9.80€
Sample of shea butter: FREE. I refill it with the ''karité soft'' argan oil + shea butter mix by Melvita.
Sample Iris perfume by Prada: swapped with a nice member of fragrantica.com FREE
Citrus liquid deodorant by Weleda, that I use like a daily scent, perfect for summer days, 9.11€ for a full bottle. I then fill a small travel glass spray bottle with some of this Weleda citrus scent.
Lipstick by Nivea - discontinued Cranberry color - less than 5€.
Ain't it awesome?! :-)
“By adapting and adjusting to randomness, you shape but do not control your endpoint.”
― Bob Deutsch, The 5 Essentials: Using Your Inborn Resources to Create a Fulfilling Life
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taken for Our Daily Challenge - bottles
textures from Kim Klassen include "madlove", "warmgrunge" and "pourvous"
I'm really not very happy with this but I've run out of time to mess with it.
