A noble heart never forces itself forward.
Its words are
as
rare gems,
seldom displayed
and
of great value.
Zengetsu,
a Chinese master
of
the T’ang dynasty,
wrote
this
advice for his pupils:
Monthly Archives: December 2012
NOT one is filled with madness like to mine
In all the taverns! my soiled robe lies here,
There my neglected book, both pledged for wine.
With dust my heart is thick, that should be clear,
A glass to mirror forth the Great King’s face;
One ray of light from out Thy dwelling-place
To pierce my night, oh God! and draw me near.
From out mine eyes unto my garment’s hem
A river flows; perchance my cypress-tree
Beside that stream may rear her lofty stem,
Watering her roots with tears. Ah, bring to me
The wine vessel! since my Love’s cheek is hid,
A flood of grief comes from my heart unbid,
And turns mine eyes into a bitter sea!
Nay, by the hand that sells me wine, I vow
No more the brimming cup shall touch my lips,
Until my mistress with her radiant brow
Adorns my feast-until…
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Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun.
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air.
What a bright time, it’s the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh
Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet
That’s the jingle bell,
That’s the jingle bell,
That’s the jingle bell rock.
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Carol of the Bells
Hark! how the bells
Sweet silver bells
All seem to say,
“Throw cares away.”
Christmas is here
Bringing good cheer
To young and old
Meek and the bold
Ding, dong, ding, dong
That is their song
With joyful ring
All caroling
One seems to hear
Words of good cheer
From ev’rywhere
Filling the air
Oh how they pound,
Raising the sound,
O’er hill and dale,
Telling their tale,
Gaily they ring
While people sing
Songs of good cheer
Christmas is here
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
On, on they send
On without end
Their joyful tone
To ev’ry home
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NADAL NERVOUS
ABOUT
RETURN FROM KNEE INJURY
“I have my doubts. It’s normal, we are talking about a knee, so of course I am afraid to see how it is going respond,” Nadal told Canal Plus television on Friday. “But I can only trust my doctors and believe in myself and that everything will be all right.”
ATP OPPOSES US OPEN SWITCH
TO
MONDAY MEN’S FINAL FOR 2013
“The ATP and its players have made it clear to the U.S. Open that we do not support a Monday final,” the governing body for men’s tennis said in a statement. “We strongly believe the U.S. Open should keep a similar schedule to the other Grand Slams, with the men’s semifinals completed by Friday and the final on Sunday.
“It is unfortunate the U.S. Open response did not reflect our views on this issue and the ATP and its players will continue…
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2012 BY THE NUMBERS…
FEDERER, HAAS LEAD VETERANS
Age was no object for many players on the ATP World Tour in 2012. In the year-end Top 100 of the South African Airways ATP Rankings, there were 28 players aged 30 and over. Thirteen tour-level titles were won by “veteran” players, highlighted by a 34-year-old Tommy Haas triumphing over then-30-year-old Roger Federer in the Gerry Weber Open final. Only Milos Raonic was successful in the bracket of players aged 21 and under.
30 & Over Winners
Age Player Tournament
34 yrs, 2 months Tommy Haas Halle
31 yrs., 11 days Roger Federer Cincinnati
30 yrs., 11 months Roger Federer Wimbledon
30 yrs., 9 months Jurgen Melzer Memphis
30 yrs., 9 months Roger Federer Madrid
30 yrs., 7 months Roger Federer Indian Wells
30 yrs., 7 months David Ferrer Paris
30 yrs., 6 months Roger Federer Dubai
30 yrs., 5 months Roger Federer…
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There were a number of players who retired from
professional tennis in 2012.
to recall their career highlights,
Click on their name
Andy Roddick
Fernando Gonzalez
Gaston Gaudio
Rainer Schuettler
Juan Ignacio Chela
Peter Luczak
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Ivan Ljubicic
Arnaud Clement
Jose Acasuso
Alexander Waske
Mark Knowles
Greetings to all of them …
Thanks .
complied by ram0ram
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Ancient Words of zen Wisdom
Tetsugen, a devotee of Zen in Japan, decided to publish the sutras, which at that time were available only in Chinese. The books were to be printed with wood blocks in an edition of seven thousand copies, a tremendous undertaking.
Tetsugen began by traveling and collecting donations for this purpose. A few sympathizers would give him a hundred pieces of gold, but most of the time he received only small coins. He thanked each donor with equal gratitude. After ten years Tetsugen had enough money to begin his task.
It happened that at that time the Uji River overflowed. Famine followed. Tetsugen took the funds he had collected for the books and spent them to save others from starvation. Then he began again his work of collecting.
Several years afterwards an epidemic spread over the country. Tetsugen again gave away what he had collected, to…
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In dwelling …… live close to the ground.
In thinking……. keep to the simple.
In conflict …… be fair and generous.
In governing…… don’t try to control.
In work…… do what you enjoy.
In family life ….. be completely present.
Lao Tzu
(570-490 BC)
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