Beauty and the Beast
My Tia Dalma / Calypso - Pirates of the Caribbean
The Barclays of Broadway 1939. Gown worn by Ginger Rogers
Elizabeth Taylor couture gown from "A Place in the Sun"
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The Four Wives – An Inspiring Old Tibetan Story
Long, long ago when the world was young and the tiger walked with the deer, there was a rich king who had four wives. The king loved his fourth wife the most and adorned her with riches. He also loved his third wife and was always showing her off to neighbouring kingdoms. However, he always feared that she would leave him. His second wife was kind and considerate and his trusted confidante and advisor in difficult times. Wife number one was devoted and loyal and although she loved him deeply, he was not as interested and tended to ignore her.
One day, the king fell ill and the truth dawned that his life was soon to end. He thought of the luxurious life he had led and feared being alone when he died.
He asked his fourth wife, “I have loved you the most, endowed you with the finest clothing, showered gifts upon you and taken great care over you. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?” “No way!” she replied and walked away without another word.
The sad king then asked the third wife, “I have loved you all my life. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company? ” “No!” she replied. “Life is too good! When you die, I’m going to remarry!”
He then asked the second wife, “I have always turned to you for help and you’ve always been there for me. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?” “I’m sorry, I can’t help you out this time!” she replied. “At the very most, I can help with your funeral.”
Then a voice called out to the king in his sadness: “I’ll leave with you and follow you no matter where you go.” The king looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny and undernourished. Greatly grieved, the king said, “I should have taken much better care of you when I had the chance!”
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In truth, we all have four wives in our lives. Our fourth wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it’ll leave us when we die. It’ll be burnt, buried or chopped up for the vultures and wolves or feed the worms.
Our third wife is our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, it will all go to others. It will be divided up.
Our second wife is our family and friends. No matter how much they have supported and loved us, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the burial site. Even if they enter the portal of Death they and we must walk alone into the Bardo Thodol.
Our first wife is our mind stream, often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the ego. However, our mind stream is the only thing that will follow us wherever we go.
The moral: Care for your body and keep it healthy so you can live life to its fullest. Enjoy your possessions, the pleasure and the comfort they provide. Cherish your friends and family and the love they provide. Don’t forget to nourish your mind stream as it is the source of all your life and will prove to be your most faithful friend.
theunboundedspirit.com
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Life Lessons Nobody Teaches You
Listen to learn
You don't need to impress anyone
Be patient and persistent
Luck works if hard work runs
Don't bother what other people think
Don't make assumptions
Believe in yourself
Read books
Respect people the way you would like to be respected
No body care
Learn to love yourself
Take time to learn who you are
No work is beneath you
The more you give the more you receive
Do not be afraid to take risks
Don't make decisions when emotional
Start meditating
Don't' take the easy road
Out your best foot forward
You quit, you loose, you fail
Learn something new everyday
Monday, March 1, 2021
“Think before you speak. Read before you think.” – Fran Lebowitz
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin
“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.” – Lemony Snicket
“Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.” – Groucho Marx
“‘Classic’ – a book which people praise and don’t read.” – Mark Twain
“The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest (people) of the past centuries.” – Descartes
“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.” – Mortimer J. Adler
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss
“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” – Margaret Fuller
“Reading brings us unknown friends” – Honoré de Balzac
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