Sunday, September 14, 2008

Another Great, Meaningful Song!

If Tomorrow Never Comes-Garth Brooks
(You can hear the song on youtube at this link)
(Lyrics from this site)


Sometimes late at night
I lie awake and watch her sleeping
Shes lost in peaceful dreams
So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark
And the thought crosses my mind
If I never wake up in the morning
Would she ever doubt the way I feel
About her in my heart

(chorus)

If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way to show her every day
That shes my only one
And if my time on earth were through
And she must face the world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past
Gonna be enough to last
If tomorrow never comes

'Cause Ive lost loved ones in my life
Who never knew how much I loved them
Now I live with the regret
That my true feelings for them never were revealed
So I made a promise to myself
To say each day how much she means to me
And avoid that circumstance
Where there's no second chance to tell her how I feel

*chorus*

So tell that someone that you love
Just what you're thinking of
If tomorrow never comes






Thursday, September 11, 2008

Being Free...

I was thinking, with this being the 7th anniversary of September 11th, what it means to truly be free. America is truly free. I should also say that, just like any other man-made or man-supported institution, America is not perfect, but I don't think that I could be prouder to live anywhere else.

In America I am financially free. I may not have the millions that everyone dreams they could have but I have the choices and the resources available to me that I can utilize to create my life. Financially, my life is what I make it.

In America I am free to think and to say, with the proper tones, whatever it is that I want to say. It is my choice if I want my religion, family or any other external influence to have a say in how to run my life. Because of the utmost respect that I have for my family and religion, I allow them to have a say in how my life runs however, any decision I make is mine and although I listen to what everyone has to say, no one, in America, has the power to make my decisions for me.

Many foreigners really do have the wrong idea of how Americans really are. They let the few Girls Gone Wild tapes, racy teen movies, and tabloid headlines represent the entire American population. Of the many lessons that I have learned so far (and hopefully I will be blessed to never stop learning) is that one should never let a stereotype of an individual tarnish the way that you view them. If I applied the stereotypes that I knew of every culture to each person that I met, then I would have a very limited circle of friends and an even smaller scope of knowledge. Let's take the French for example. The main stereotype for them is that they smell terrible and have terrible politics. But who doesn't? I can't think of one country in the entire world that doesn't have at least one person with a foul body odor nor can I think of one country whose politics can't be criticized. The whole idea is to not let a silly stereotype keep you from seeing the good in everything.

In America, as long as I respect my government, my family, and my religious institution, I can do, say, and be what I want.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

My Hindi Phrases

मैं तुम्हे स्लाप मौन चाहती हूँ
मुझे नींद रही हैं
मैं सोने जा रही हूँ
मैं
तुमसी प्यार करती हूँ
मेरा राजकुमार!
तुम
बहुत सिल्ली हो मेरा नाम कैरोलीन है
శివ
శిరీష్ మోదుగ
కైరోల్య్న్


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