Today I voted for the European Elections. It seems a bit odd to vote for the European Parliament as normally voting is associated with a country or a state. But anyway it was good experience.
As Farah is in India, it is very hectic for me here, balancing work and house-work along with Ammar. But I am able to manage. Farah has made things easier by cooking a lot of stuff and putting it in the freezer.
Today, I came across a video (shared on FB). This is an analysis by Fareed Zakaria of how Narendra Modi should interpret the mandate and also on how he should move on economy and foreign relations. I found Fareed Zakaria's views very well informed and pragmatic......
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/473676/narendra-modi-should-revive-us-investment-fareed-zakaria.html
Came across a beautiful story today, want to share ...........
Beauty Remains; the Pain Passes
Although Henri Matisse was nearly 28 years younger than Auguste Renoir, the two great artists were dear friends and frequent companions. When Renoir was confined to his home during the last decade of his life, Matisse visited him daily. Renoir, almost paralyzed by arthritis, continued to paint in spite of his infirmities. One day as Matisse watched the elder painter working in his studio, fighting torturous pain with each brush stroke, he blurted out: "Auguste, why do you continue to paint when you are in such agony?"
Renoir answered simply: "The beauty remains; the pain passes." And so, almost to his dying day, Renoir put paint to canvas. One of his most famous paintings, The Bathers, was completed just two years before his passing, 14 years after he was stricken by this disabling disease.
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