Life Through The Eyes Of A Little Girl

This is a story I heard once, and it left me wide-eyed at the pure innocence and yet the impossible insight that only children can possess. Like I already said in "Sunshine Happy"(http://sunny-horizon.blogspot.com/2011/01/sunshine-happy.html) , in the eyes of a child, the world is a much much simpler place.. In "A Wrinkle of Time" the author puts forward an interesting idea about how the younger children are, the better they'll be able to comprehend the idea of multiple dimensions, because their minds are less 'polluted' by 'normality' than say, teenagers or adults. I'm drifting from what I came to say, which is basically a story.. I'm saying it in my own words.

A little girl went up to her father one evening, and climbed onto his lap. "Daddy?", she asked."Hmm? Yes, sweetie?" said the father, who was a church parson.
 "What's a sin?"
"It's a mistake, honey. Humans make mistakes, and when they repent for it, they ask forgiveness of God and try to set the damage right.", said the parson.
Thoughtfully, she asked, "Is it possible to go an entire lifetime without committing a sin?"
"No. Everybody makes mistakes. It is unavoidable"
"Is it possible to go a year without committing a sin?"
"Sorry, sweetie, but it's not possible. That's why New Years are born, to give us a second chance."
"A day? Can't even a single day pass without us being sinners?"
"No, we make mistakes every single day.", he replied patiently.
"Is it possible to live one moment without committing a sin?"
The parson thought for some time, then said "Yes, it is possible to live one moment without committing a sin"
She jumped off his lap, and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Now I know what I'm going to do, Daddy. I'm going to live my life moment by moment"
Then she skipped away.

***

I loved this story. Life is a collection of moments. What happens next is defined by no one but you. When you set your mind to live life, it will definitely turn out into something worth living, and worth remembering.

So, when you next think of your life, don't look at what tomorrow might bring. Don't even think of what today might bring.

Instead look into your heart, and learn that life is what is beating inside of you. As the saying goes, "You can't do anything about the length of your life. But you can do something about the width and the depth."

Living life moment by moment, 

--Brindha

Lucid Dream Come True

Ever have that feeling when you wake up in the morning, and you replay the dream you had last night?
And you get a feeling, "Man, I wish I'd known it was a dream. I freaked out too much." Well, now it's possible- to train your brain to recognise that it's a dream, even while you are dreaming.
I, for one, have had crazy dreams, like trying to save a friend and myself from a Tsunami by climbing to top floor of my school, or like opening a basement door in a hotel, and falling into a portal to outer space, spinning into a nothingness of infinite stars.And of course, who hasn't had those nightmares that used to plague us as children, or followed us around like the monster in Paranormal Activity.
I just found out that there is a phenomenon called 'Lucid Dreaming' and wow, is it phenomenal or is it phenomenal!! Apparently, many people have attempted and succeeded in the past to realize that they are dreaming, and thus manipulate them. You only realize that you're dreaming, when you feel that something doesn't click with reality... that there's something fishy about something you passed, or are experiencing.

Stuff to do to heighten chances of lucid dreaming:

1. Train yourself to check the time often. Look at the watch, look away, then look back. If reality, duh, the time is not supposed to change. But in dream-state, usually the second time, the numbers get shuffled, or appear in an impossible order, or show strange characters. However, this tactic doesn't work for dream-clocks, only dream-watches.

(I, even when awake, misread the time on a regular basis, doing stuff like mixing up the clock hands unconsciously, thus leading to absurd times. Have they taken into consideration this type of people when recommending this method? I didn't think so. What if I ended up thinking I'm dreaming when I'm actually not? That'd be hilarious.)
2. Check your reflection. If in dream-state, it's bound to be blurred, distorted, or some nightmarish image.
(I strongly recommend that people wearing spectacles or contacts not accustom yourselves to this. Always check if you're wearing them first. For all you know, it may be real)
3. Try marking an 'A'(stands for 'awake') on your palm. Everytime you notice the 'A' during your waking hours, challenge whether you're awake or asleep. Eventually, you'll see the 'A' in your dreams and you'll realize it's a dream.
4. Try switching the lights on or off. It's another one of the interesting ways in which the human mind works. The lighting doesn't change dream-wise.

5. Things don't work the same way. In dreams (most likely) , you fall through walls you lean on, or see more fingers on your hands, or start to fly when you just jump, can breathe when pinching your nose.
6. To prevent waking, try spinning round and round(in the dream). It distracts your brain, and you continue dreaming.
So, what are you waiting for? Go dream those dreams!
daydreaming,
--Brindha