Life of purpose

The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose

Anne Frank & her Diary

Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (June 12, 1929–early March 1945) was a German girl from the city of Frankfurt. She gained international fame posthumously following the publication of her diary which documents her experiences hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands in WWII.

The Diary of a Young Girl is a book based on the extracts from a diary written by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of The Netherlands. The family was apprehended in 1944 and Anne Frank ultimately died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. After the war, the diary was retrieved by Anne's father, Otto Frank. The diary, which was given to Anne on her 13th birthday, chronicles her life from June 12, 1942 until August 1, 1944.

In July 1945, after the Red Cross confirmed the deaths of Anne and Margot, Miep Gies gave Otto Frank the diary, along with a bundle of loose notes that she had saved, in the hope that she could have returned them to Anne. Otto Frank later commented that he had not realized Anne had kept such an accurate and well-written record of their time in hiding. In his memoir he described the painful process of reading the diary, recognising the events described and recalling that he had already heard some of the more amusing episodes read aloud by his daughter. He also noted that he saw for the first time the more private side of his daughter, and those sections of the diary she had not discussed with anyone, noting, "For me it was a revelation... I had no idea of the depth of her thoughts and feelings...She had kept all these feelings to herself".
Anne's diary began as a private expression of her thoughts and she wrote several times that she would never allow anyone to read it. She candidly described her life, her family and companions, and their situation. Anne had expressed the desire in the re-written introduction of her diary for one person that she could call her truest friend, that is, a person to whom she could confide her deepest thoughts and feelings.

When Otto Frank eventually began to read his daughter's diary, he was astonished. He said to Miep Gies, "I never knew my little Anne was so deep." He also remarked that the clarity with which Anne had described many everyday situations brought those since-forgotten moments back to him vividly.

Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent

designd by Saint Laurent
"Mondrian" day dress, autumn 1965

Yves Saint Laurent or Yves Henri Donat Mathieu Saint Laurent (1st Aug '36 -1st Jun '08) was a french fashion designer who was considered one of the greatest figures in French fashion in the 20th century. But this great man is no more with us, Saint Laurent died at his home after a yearlong battle with brain cancer.

"Chanel' gave woman freedom" & Saint Laurent "gave them power," Berge said on France-Info radio. He called Saint Laurent a "true creator" who went beyond the aesthetic to make a social statement.

He was a libertarian, he has transformed the society as well as Women.

The Gucci Group, which acquired the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house in 1999, said the designer's death "leaves a great emptiness but also a sublime inheritance."

In his own words, Saint Laurent once said he felt "fashion was not only supposed to make women beautiful, but to reassure them, to give them confidence, to allow them to come to terms with themselves." Saint Laurent widely was considered the last of a generation that included Christian Dior and Coco Chanel and made Paris the fashion capital of the world, with the Rive Gauche, or Left Bank, as its elegant headquarters.

From the first YSL tuxedo and his trim pantsuits to see-through blouses, safari jackets and glamorous gowns, Saint Laurent created instant classics that remain stylish decades later.
"Mr. Saint Laurent revolutionized modern fashion with his understanding of youth, sophistication and relevance. His legacy will always be remembered," said Calvin Klein designer Francisco Costa. Saint Laurent's simple navy blue pea coat over white pants, which the designer first showed in 1962, was one of his hallmarks. His "smoking," or tuxedo jacket, of 1966 remade the tux as a high fashion statement for both sexes. It remained the designer's trademark item and was updated yearly until he retired.

After retirement, Saint Laurent spoke of his battles with depression, drugs and loneliness, though he gave no indication that those problems were directly tied to his decision to stop working.

This is how we miss out something called L.I.F.E

A boy was born to a couple after 11yrs of marriage. They're a loving couple & the boy was the gem of their eyes.
When the boy was 2yrs old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open.
He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle & keep it inside the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen & totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle & playfully went to the bottle & fascinated by its colour & drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small doses.

When the child collapsed, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned.
She was terrified how to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital & saw the dead child, he looked at his wife & uttered just five words.



The husband just said: "I'm with you Darling"

The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behaviour. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life.
There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken some time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened.

No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at the moment was consolation & sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

If everyone can look at life with the kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world.
"A journey of the thousand miles begins with the single step."
Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness & fears. And you'll find things are actually not as different as you think.

MORAL OF THE STORY:
Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job, or with the people we know.

But this way we miss out something called....L.I.F.E

লিচু চোর - কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম

বাবুদের তাল-পুকুরে
হাবুদের ডাল-কুকুরে
সে কি বাস করলে তাড়া,
বলি থাম একটু দাড়া।

পুকুরের ঐ কাছে না
লিচুর এক গাছ আছে না
হোথা না আস্তে গিয়ে
য়্যাব্বড় কাস্তে নিয়ে
গাছে গো যেই চড়েছি
ছোট এক ডাল ধরেছি,

ও বাবা মড়াত করে
পড়েছি সরাত জোরে।
পড়বি পড় মালীর ঘাড়েই,
সে ছিল গাছের আড়েই।
ব্যাটা ভাই বড় নচ্ছার,
ধুমাধুম গোটা দুচ্চার
দিলে খুব কিল ও ঘুষি
একদম জোরসে ঠুসি।

আমিও বাগিয়ে থাপড়
দে হাওয়া চাপিয়ে কাপড়
লাফিয়ে ডিঙনু দেয়াল,
দেখি এক ভিটরে শেয়াল! ...

সেকি ভাই যায় রে ভুলা-
মালীর ঐ পিটুনিগুলা!
কি বলিস ফের হপ্তা!
তৌবা-নাক খপ্তা...!

White peacock....

Traditionally, if someone sees a white peacock, his/her fortune turned better. Some says that the white peacock is the resemble of good luck. It is also called Albino Peacock.

Who you love....

Lying here beside her I’ve come to understand,
If you want to be happy you can.
It don’t take living like a king, it doesn’t cost you anything.
All it takes is a woman & a man.

Because its who you love & who loves you,
Its not where you are if she’s there too
It’s not who you know or what you do
It’s who you love & who loves you

This modern world we live in is a sad state of affairs,
Everybody wants what isn’t theirs
While they race for money & success in search of happiness,
We turn out the light & go upstairs.
Because its who you love & who loves you

Its not where you are if she’s there too
It’s not who you know or what you do
It’s who you love & who loves you
So we hold each other tight
And own the world tonight
‘Cause love is all that matters anyway

Because its who you love & who loves you
Its not where you are if she’s there too
It’s not who you know or what you do
It’s who you love & who loves you

Its who you love & who loves you
Its not where you are if she’s there too
It’s not who you know or what you do
It’s who you love & who loves you