Masala.com interview with Shahid Kapoor
Finally, what have you learnt from life?
Shahid Kapoor: Expect anything.
Agreed.
This weeks picks
By: Gabriela Yareliz
Here are some awesome things I came across:
1] Gandhi’s Seven Dangers to Human Virtue:
1. Wealth without work
2. Pleasure without conscience
3.Knowledge without character
4. Business without ethics
5. Science without humanity
6.Religion without sacrifice
7. Politics without principle
2] Still- By Hillsong
One of the prettiest songs I have heard in a while.
3] iconic photo
Have a great day filed with rest and accomplishment–
NYC: Fall colors to Snow; Weather Change
By: Gabriela Yareliz
Hello my beautiful friends! I hope you are warm and safe. Today my torts professor was listening to someone’s argument, until we noticed he wasn’t paying attention. Instead, he was looking out of the wall-size window with a horrified expression. He was watching the snow fall. It looked like sand being poured out.
So, here we have a before and after. NYC before Hurricane Sandy and Athena (the snow/ Nor’easter) and the beginnings of Athena.
Union Square
The pier by the Hudson; two Sabbaths ago.
Today: YES, that is snow!
Walking down Fifth Ave. A very wet and magical walk.
In the words of Fox News(Yes, why am I quoting Fox news… but this is a worthy quote): “Regardless of what you call it, Athena or Ishmael, be careful. As Shakespeare might have said, a storm by any other name is just as dangerous.”
A Peculiar People
By: Ellen G. White
The people whom God is leading will be peculiar. They will not be like the world. But if they follow the leadings of God they will accomplish His purposes, and will yield their will to His will. Christ will dwell in the heart. The temple of God will be holy. Your body, says the apostle, is the temple of the Holy Ghost. – {Te 241.4}
Four more years
By: Gabriela Yareliz
May it be four more years filled with peace, FREEDOM, equality and free health care (wink).
Congratulations president Obama. Don’t let the nation down, and finish what you’ve started.
America has voted folks. This election’s electoral votes redeemed elections for me. The Gore-Bush thing left me traumatized. This time, the popular vote won. I feel better.
Good night.
Two of the funniest
By: Gabriela Yareliz
For accurate Hurricane Sandy reporting: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-31-2012/hurricane-sandy-s-aftermath?xrs=share_copy
The value of a soul
By: Ellen G. White
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek, He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.” He is the only One that had power to do it. Here the great price has been paid for souls sunk in sin. Man must be of value. Christ weighs him. Christ’s taking human nature upon Himself shows that He places a value upon every soul. “What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” This is the value God places upon man, and again He says, “I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.” But God will do nothing without the co-operation of the human agent. – {Te 287.1}
We are all woven together in the web of humanity. The evil that befalls any part of the great human brotherhood brings peril to all. – {Te 208.2}
Move
“If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food, it’s a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.”
— Anthony Bourdain
In a ridiculous Salman Khan kind of a mood.
By: Gabriela Yareliz
As I study and freeze, I find myself in this weird, ridiculous Salman Khan dance kind of a mood. So, to relieve stress here are some of his greatest that are spinning through my mind.
Katrina Kaif felt let down that a certain dance didn’t work out as she rehearsed, because Salman didn’t do his moves correctly. Salman Khan told Komal Nahta that when he dances he wants the kid in the wheelchair to be able to copy his moves.
“Me as a dancer, there is nobody better…I’ll tell you what, I want people, kids, who can’t walk to do my steps.” (18:20 interview)-Salman Khan, justifying his not rehearsing and just fist pumping between beats in Mashallah.
Oh Salman… he is lucky he is gorgeous and can get away with his randomness.
Lower East Side: Alphabet City through my eyes
By: Gabriela Yareliz
Here is a photographic journey through the Lower East Side and my wanderings. On Sabbath, we passed out hot food, and we went to the Washington Square Park, but also hit up the East Village. When I saw the devastation there, I decided to go back and document.
Welcome to Alphabet City.
Volunteers at the Thompkins Square Park. They are going to check on the elderly and take them food and water. Some parts of the neighborhood have no power, others have power but no water.
Cleaning out flooded homes and restaurants. People had masks on. The smell was pretty bad. Many lost a lot, or close to everything.
Flooded restaurant pumping out the water.
Con Ed, thank you for your tireless hours and for working hard to try to restore power.
People getting fed by the Mercy Chefs. Note: The sun is actually out 🙂
Boxes of food.
Waiting for food.
Flood waters remain. You can see the waterline on many cars.
The walls of Alphabet City.
My flag on the wall.
City sidewalks; dirty sidewalks…
Not sure what was happening, but they had an emergency heating unit here. It is really cold, and everything was dark, so I am assuming these people had no power.
“Con Ed, send inspector; We are ready for electricity”
If you want to stock up on groceries… tough luck. This is at Gristedes, but it is pretty much the same view anywhere you go…
A SPECIAL THANKS TO: All of the friends and family who kept us all in their prayers while we continued in the dark and cold. Keep praying for those who still have no power, whose neighborhoods are a mess and for those who have lost all. Your prayers mean so much. It was your prayers that kept us going and keep us going.
God bless.
GABRIELA YARELIZ 