Friday, November 20, 2015

Are You Workaholic?


 Have you figured out what is your calling in life? Have you asked yourself what calls to you so strongly that you can not resist, knowing that it is truly yours to do? Or you haven't figured it out yet? That's alright. Probably you still have time to find out.

Today I read something from Rumi:

 "Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground."

And I am thinking when I graduated from medical school I had no clue what my calling was. Most of the "normal" people knew what they wanted to do, they wanted to work as a doctor. Of course I have no clue what normal is anymore, you know that about me. And I didn't want to "work" as a doctor, I wanted to passionately help people understand how precious their health was and how important it was to maintain that state of health and of course help them heal once the body is imbalanced.
Alas, I had not learned that in medical school.

Do I think that going to medical school was a waste of time? Nooooo! Absolutely not. There I learned about the beauty of human body and the immune system that is functioning better than any military in the world. There I learned how truly the universe is minimized in one single cell, how the miniature of solar system is in one single atom. Those facts were overwhelming and they still are.

Gaining knowledge in this world expands the inner wisdom that we already have. If our inner wisdom was the size of a dot compare to the whole knowledge of the world, by the time we graduate lets say from medical school, that dot has grown to a circle with the diameter of 1 cm or maybe yours is even larger, 3 cm :)
Probably as that dot gets bigger the surface and the contact with the knowledge of the world  also gets bigger, so  we realize there is more we don't know in another word, our perception of how much we don't know is greater too.

I am making a lot of sense to myself, I hope you get me too :)
That is why we shall never stop learning but we shall always trust the inner wisdom, the inner knowledge.

It seems to me that regardless of what you do, whatever you do, should be something you love.
And if you don't love what you do, as long as you "have to" do it, love it! If you don't, you won't survive, your body will give you a hint.

Make sure if what you do is a "have to" do, it is something you do temporarily and have your B plan which has actually been your  heart`s desire original A plan.
 Nothing in this world is sweeter than doing what you love to do. When you love your job, your job loves you too, then your committed & selfless YOU kicks in, then and only then, YOU will see who You really are!
That is when work becomes worship.
Inspired by You SecondMuse.

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Friday, November 6, 2015

Writing out of love while in Beautiful Baden-Baden

I am here in these pictures.I am in Germany in a beautiful city called Baden-Baden to attend The International Clinical Symposium as well as participating in #Hans- Heinrich Reckeweg clinical Case Award Ceremony.

I walked around and spiritually got lost in the beauty of autumn, I inhaled the colors and meanwhile took some photos to share. I walked and as my heart filled up with the diversity of colors I dearly wished my loved ones were here with me so as I could share  this immense love with them.
I found the little pond and a bench and my soul took me there and I followed.
As I got closer I saw how sad actually that corner was. I couldn't resist not to take pictures of that. 
A deep sadness got all over my heart. I cried instead of the nature. 
Because no matter how much I tried to understand the logic of why leaving the garbage there and not put it in the bin next to the bench, I didn't get anywhere. There is no logic but a lack! Lack of education. 
The earth is our home. Our home is not limited to the wall or fence we have built around ourselves. The earth is our home.

Let's look for a garbage bin and if we don't find it we all have one at home :) yes...take it home.

#HEEL 


Monday, November 2, 2015

"All movies are worth watching"


Have you seen the Iranian movie "Taxi"? It is out in Oslo movie theaters.

The movie fascinated me with what it brought out of me. I am an Iranian,  and I think I am aware of what is happening in that country however, the way this story was put together had a certain lightness to  it. It did enlighten me and gave me a new version of how some people in Iran are, how they have changed. For example it is the most natural thing to execute people for whatever reason it maybe.

The truth is, there is absolute freedom of expression for some, therefore, they tell their truth and their truth is that it is ok to execute some people to teach a lesson to the rest!
It doesn`t cross their mind that the execution of small drug dealers by loads has`t helped the increase of drug addicts in Iran, it has`t crossed their mind that how on earth all the drugs gets in to a country so strict in it`s borders.

It seems that legal and illegal, real and unreal, have lost their real meaning, that the little girl in the movie is totally confused because what the teacher is trying to teach the kid in the school is killing her creativity and if she does`t have an uncle like Jafar Panahi thats what she is going to believe and that kind of a film maker she is going to become, a film maker who sees the reality of the society but stretches the truth of it, so badly until it is "presentable".

This made me think how often in our lives do we stretch the truth to make an acceptable point? Are we not lying to oneself then?

This movie as I said fascinated me with what it brought out of me.There are therefore as many interpretation of a movie as the number of the viewers and I am not interpreting it professionally because I am not a critic writer, I think a reasonably good article is on  review Los Angeles Times.

My enlightenment was that there is hope for this country and its people if proper education is put in place, an education that will not give space to superstition because it will be so available and accessible to all, an education that teaches us about diversity and respect for all regardless of their nationality,religion,race,temperament, gender and profession even if the man who asks for your daughter`s hand is from Afghanistan. : )
An education that encourages, empowers and polishes the gems within our kids, and have those wondering, garbage collecting children in schools and not expect them to be selfless when they are hungry.

For now with the pressure and dictatorship governing, we suffice to the goodwill of people who ask film makers to show and spread what is, through the art, and we salute them. Long live Jafar Panahi for you moved something in me.This is real art.

However, how do I want to contribute to this process?




Sunday, November 1, 2015

صدای دوست

صدای دوست از آن سوی دنیا
با شوق، تعجب، پر از سوال،
گفت:
کجایی‌؟
و من:
آنجا که آدم برفی‌ها بچه‌ها را میسازند
آنجا که طنین سرما دماسنج را فلج می‌کند
آنجا که آسمانش در تاریکی‌ با نور شمال می‌رقصد
همان‌جا که انسانها روی راستانه ساکتند
که کشتزار‌هایش مترسک ندارد
و آب،
هدیه ابر و برف و کوه به انسانهاست
آنجا که طبیعتش
آرام آرام
گام به گام 
تو را به اوج می‌رساند
آنجا که آرام بودن و یکسان بودن
شرط اول نسل هاست
آنجا که انسان‌ها رنگا رنگند
اما،
آدم دلش برای کثرت تنگ میشود
همان "وحدت در کثرت" خودمان
آنجا که همه مثل هم مساویند و تفاوت‌ها دردناک
****
صدای دوست از آنسوی دنیا 
با شوق، تعجب، پر از سوال
اما خندید...
زبان قلب مرا خندید
و گفت:
وجود جنوبی تو آنجا چه می‌کند؟
گفتم:
یادت هست می‌گفتیم " کاش شمعی بودم در این تاریکی‌"؟
زبان قلب مرا خندید و گفت:
" کاش شمعی بودم در این تاریکی‌"...
صدای جنوبی خود را شنیدم پر از پرسش، پر از سوال..
تو کجایی؟
گفت: آنجا که کشتزار‌ها از فرط مترسک‌ها دیده نمیشوند
آنجا که آب دیگر هدیه کوه به انسانها نیست
واژه راستی‌ را بلند بلند دروغ می‌‌گویند
و آرام بودن،
اجباریست،
صدا نشانه قیام
و طبیعت گام به گام
به قعر میبردت
گفتم:
پس وجود عاشق تو آنجا چه می‌‌کند؟
خندید..
زبان قلب مرا خندید و گفت:
" کاش شمعی بودم در این تاریکی‌".
PariThemuse

Painting of M.Mohammadizadeh from Kerman,Iran