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This picture was taken from this year’s Plantation Fair where I went on Saturday. You can check out rest of the of flower and cactus pictures here.

His teacher answered, “There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love.”

Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing. His teacher asked, “Why did you not pick any stalk?” Plato answered, “Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end.

His teacher then said, “And that is love.”

On another day, Plato asked his teacher, “What is marriage? How can find it?”

His teacher answered, “There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage.”

Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was an ordinary tree. His teacher asked, “Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?”

Plato answered, “Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway through the wheat field, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity.”

His teacher then said, “And that is marriage.”

My friend’s younger sister who’s 24 and has a 1-year old baby girl divorced her husband and married her best friend’s husband who also has a 1-year old baby girl. How pathetic!

If you know about similar incidents, then please share them with the readers.

She’s thousand miles away from me, and I can’t do anything about it. I’m in such a state of failure.

Life is never fair, the angels I need are never there. Destiny is inevitable…

The only girl I care about has gone away
Lookin’ for a brand new start
But little does she know that when she left that day
Along with her she took my heart.

Rain please tell me now does that seem fair
For her to steal my heart away when she don’t care
I can’t love another when my heart’s somewhere far away.

Rain won’t you tell her that I love her so
Please ask the sun to set her heart aglow
Rain in her heart and let the love we knew start to grow.

Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
Telling me just what a fool I’ve been
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
And let me be alone again.

Woa, listen to the falling rain
Woa, listen to the falling rain
Woa, listen to the falling rain
Woa, listen to the falling rain…

“Listen to the Falling Rain” By Irish singer Daniel O’Donnell.

কেন আজ এত একা আমি?
আলো হয়ে দূরে তুমি
আলো আলো আমি কখনও খুজে পাবে না
চাঁদের আলো তুমি কখনও আমার হবে না

রোমন্থন করি ফেলে আসা দৃশ্যপট স্বপ্নে আঁকা
লুকিয়ে তুমি কোন সুদূরে
হয়ত ভবিষ্যতের আড়ালে
তবে আজ এত একা কেন?
আলো হয়ে দূরে তুমি
ঘাসের চাদরে শুয়ে একা
আকাশের পানে চেয়ে জেগে থাকা…

This is the first track of Tahsan’s third solo album “Ichche”, released last week. I’ve been listening to this song non-stop for the last 8 hours, and thought of sharing it with my readers. I’m dedicating it to a very special person — hope she understands what I want to mean.

Click here if you can’t see the Bangla text above.

You are my lovelight, this I know
And I’ll never let you go,
You my all, you’re heart, part of me..

Once I was lost and now I’m found,
Then you turned my world around,
When I need you, I call your name…

This feeling’s so deep inside of me
Such a tender fantasy…

You’re the one I’m living for,
You are my sunlight and my rain,
And time could never change,
What we share forever more,
Cause I never Knew love like this before…

A chart topping hit song by Stephanie Mills (1980)

And yet, they fell in love, and got married. Isn’t that wonderful?

I wish all the best to this newly married couple, and hope they hold each other’s hand till the end of time.

One info that should insipire all the lovers around the world is that Gayatri was the first girl whom Avishek ever asked out, and he was rejected him at first. The rest, is history.

In case you are wondering, Avishek is my childhood friend — I know him since the third grade. He moved to New Zealand with his family after our O’ Levels, where he met Gayatri.

• A kind of saliva is produced which cures gum bleeding and prevents accumulation of germs
• Facial muscles get strong and cheeks grow chubby
• Wrinkles of face disappear
• The heart beats at a faster rate enabling more blood towards brain
• 10 minutes of kissing burns about 200 calories, thereby equivalent to a 20 min brisk walk

Interesting, huh?