گرد کو کدورتوں کی دھو نہ پائے ہم

گرد کو کدورتوں کی دھو نہ پائے ہم

شہریار

جاگ کے میرے ساتھ سمندر راتیں کرتا ہے - زیب غوری

جاگ کے میرے ساتھ سمندر راتیں کرتا ہے

زیب غوری

یہ میری تمنا ہے پیاسوں کے میں کام آؤں - رازؔ الٰہ آبادی

یہ میری تمنا ہے پیاسوں کے میں کام آؤں
یا رب مری مٹی کو پیمانہ بنا دینا 
رازؔ الٰہ آبادی

آشیاں جل گیا گلستاں لٹ گیا ہم قفس سے نکل کر کدھر جائیں گے - رازؔ الٰہ آبادی

آشیاں جل گیا گلستاں لٹ گیا ہم قفس سے نکل کر کدھر جائیں گے
اتنے مانوس صیاد سے ہو گئے اب رہائی ملے گی تو مر جائیں گے

رازؔ الٰہ آبادی

شیلف سے نکلی کتابوں کی جگہ خالی پڑی ہے - گلزار

شیلف سے نکلی کتابوں کی جگہ خالی پڑی ہے

گلزار

کچھ مِرے یار تھے، رہتے تھے مِرے ساتھ ہمیشہ

کوئی آیا تھا، انہیں لے کے گیا، پھر نہیں لوٹے

شیلف سے نکلی کتابوں کی جگہ خالی پڑی ہے

میری روح کا پرندہ پھڑپھڑائے

میری روح کا پرندہ پھڑپھڑائے
پر سکوں کا جزیرہ مل نہ پائے

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Quotes about Expat and living abroad

Quotes about Expat and living abroad


There is a fundamental reason why we look at the sky with wonder and longing—for the same reason that we stand, hour after hour, gazing at the distant swell of the open ocean. There is something like an ancient wisdom, encoded and tucked away in our DNA, that knows its point of origin as surely as a salmonid knows its creek. Intellectually, we may not want to return there, but the genes know, and long for their origins—their home in the salty depths. But if the seas are our immediate source, the penultimate source is certainly the heavens… The spectacular truth is—and this is something that your DNA has known all along—the very atoms of your body—the iron, calcium, phosphorus, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and on and on—were initially forged in long-dead stars. This is why, when you stand outside under a moonless, country sky, you feel some ineffable tugging at your innards. We are star stuff. Keep looking up.
— Jerry Waxman, professor of astronomy and environmental science

کتابیں جھانکتی ہیں بند الماری کے شیشوں سے - گلزار



کتابیں جھانکتی ہیں بند الماری کے شیشوں سے 

گلزار

Goals

Goals

Albert Einstein

Golem effect

The Golem effect is a psychological phenomenon in which lower expectations placed upon individuals either by supervisors or the individual themselves lead to poorer performance by the individual. This effect is mostly seen and studied in educational and organizational environments. It is a form of self-fulfilling prophecy.

Pygmalion effect

The Pygmalion effect, or Rosenthal effect, is the phenomenon whereby higher expectations lead to an increase in performance.[1] The effect is named after the Greek myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved, or alternately, after the Rosenthal–Jacobson study.

Student syndrome

Student syndrome refers to planned procrastination, when, for example, a student will only start to apply themselves to an assignment at the last possible moment before its deadline. This eliminates any potential safety margins and puts the person under stress and pressure. According to one academic source, it is done in order to induce a level of urgency high enough to ensure the proper amount of effort is put into the task.[1]
The term is used to describe this form of procrastination in general, and not only by students, e.g. in the field of software engineering
"This initial research investigates three behavioral issues which may affect team member productivity in both a traditional waterfall project and in a Scrum project: the management of stress, the use of slack and the student syndrome."[2]

Snackwell effect

Snackwell effect is a phenomenon that states that dieters will eat more low-calorie cookies, such as SnackWells, than they otherwise would for normal cookies.

Rebound effect

In conservation and energy economics, the rebound effect (or take-back effect, RE) is the reduction in expected gains from new technologies that increase the efficiency of resource use, because of behavioral or other systemic responses. These responses usually tend to offset the beneficial effects of the new technology or other measures taken. While the literature on the rebound effect generally focuses on the effect of technological improvements on energy consumption, the theory can also be applied to the use of any natural resource or other input, such as labor. The rebound effect is generally expressed as a ratio of the lost benefit compared to the expected environmental benefit when holding consumption constant.[1]
For instance, if a 5% improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency results in only a 2% drop in fuel use, there is a 60% rebound effect (since (5-2)5 = 60%).[2] The 'missing' 3% might have been consumed by driving faster or further than before.

Hiding Hand Principle

Hiding Hand Principle

The Hiding Hand principle, a concept introduced by economist Albert O. Hirschman in his 1967 book, "Development Projects Observed," describes a paradoxical phenomenon in the planning and execution of complex projects, particularly in development.

The core idea is that when people decide to undertake ambitious projects, they tend to systematically underestimate the difficulties, costs, and potential problems they will face. Simultaneously, they systematically overestimate their own capacity and resources to solve unexpected issues that might arise.

Planning fallacy

The planning fallacy, first proposed by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky in 1979,[1][2] is a phenomenon in which predictions about how much time will be needed to complete a future task display an optimism bias and underestimate the time needed.

Peter principle

In management theory, the Peter principle states that the selection of a candidate for a position is based on the candidate's performance in their current role, rather than on abilities relevant to the intended role. Thus, employees only stop being promoted once they can no longer perform effectively, and "managers rise to the level of their incompetence." 

The Peter principle was coined by educator Laurence J. Peter in 1969.

Murphy's Law

Murphy's law is a popular adage that states that "things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance," or more commonly, "whatever can go wrong,will go wrong." 

Parkinson's law

Parkinson's Law is a principle that states:

"Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion."  

Formulated by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in a satirical essay published in The Economist in 1955, and later in his book Parkinson's Law: The Pursuit of Progress, the law describes a common observation about efficiency (or lack thereof) in bureaucracies and other organizations.  

Change ― Mandy Hale

Growth is painful. 

Change is painful. 

But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don't belong.


         ― Mandy Hale





Standing on the shoulders of giants - Newton

"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants".

Sir Isaac Newton

Fear - Seneca

"We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality." 

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Choices – Jerzy Gregorek

“Hard choices, easy life.
Easy choices, hard life.”

– Jerzy Gregorek

The Lion of Olympic Weightlifting, 62-Year-Old 









Tilopa - When you look for it

"When you look for it, you cannot find it. 
 When you find it, you can't get rid of it.
 When you do neither, it's right there."

Tilopa, 
11th century Indian Buddhist tantric mahasiddha

Your remedy is within you - Hazrat Ali

ديوان علي بن أبي طالب

أبو الحسن علي بن أبي طالب الهاشمي القُرشي. 

اشتهر بالفصاحة والحكمة، فينسب له الكثير من الأشعار والأقوال المأثورة. كما يُعدّ رمزاً للشجاعة والقوّة ويتّصف بالعدل والزُهد.

زندگی نہ ملے دوبارہ - جاوید اختر

زندگی نہ ملے دوبارہ 

جاوید اختر 

Invictus - William Ernest Henley

Invictus

William Ernest Henley

The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost

The Road Not Taken

Robert Frost (1874–1963).  
Mountain Interval.  1920.

Say not the Struggle nought Availeth - ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH

Say not the Struggle nought Availeth

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The Solitary Reaper BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

The Solitary Reaper 

William Wordsworth

All the world’s a stage - Shakespeare

All the world’s a stage (The Seven Ages of Man)

William Shakespeare 

The Man of Life Upright ~ Thomas Campion

The Man of Life Upright 

Thomas Campion 

Music, When Soft Voices Die - Shelley

Music, When Soft Voices Die 

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Commentary: "Music, When Soft Voices Die" is a major poem by , written in 1821 and first published in Posthumous Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1824 in London by John and Henry L. Hunt with a preface by Mary Shelley.[1] The poem is one of the most anthologised, influential, and well-known of Shelley's works.

A Morte Devagar (A Slow Death) - Martha Medeiros

A Morte Devagar (A Slow Death)

Martha Medeiros

NB - This poem was previously erroneously attributed as ‘You Start Dying Slowly by Pablo Neruda’.

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night - Dylan Thomas

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Dylan Thomas, 1914 - 1953

Dylan Thomas (1914–1953), a renowned Welsh poet, crafted the villanelle "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night," widely regarded as one of his masterpieces. First published in 1951 in the journal Botteghe Oscure, it was later included in his 1952 collection In Country Sleep and Other Poems.

He wrote this poem during a period of personal turmoil, as his father, David John (D.J.) Thomas, was battling illness and nearing death. It was written during the post-World War II era, a time when themes of mortality and survival were particularly resonant due to the global devastation of the war. The poem’s impassioned tone reflects Thomas’s desire for his father to fight against death, as well as a broader meditation on human defiance in the face of mortality.

This powerful poem, urging resistance against death with the refrain "rage, rage against the dying of the light," resonates deeply with themes of defiance and perseverance. Its message aligns with the core theme of human survival in the film Interstellar (2014), where the character Professor Brand (played by Michael Caine) recites the poem, emphasizing humanity's unyielding struggle to endure against existential threats.

ڈھاکہ سے واپسی پر - ہم کہ ٹھہرے اجنبی اتنی مداراتوں کے بعد - فیض احمد فیض

ڈھاکہ سے واپسی پر

فیض احمد فیض
فیض نے یہ نظم 1974 میں ڈھاکہ سے واپسی پر لکھی
 English translation of the poem by Agha Shahid Ali

خود اپنی آنکھ کے شہتیر پر نظررکھیں - جون ایلیا

خود اپنی آنکھ کے شہتیر پر نظررکھیں
ہماری آنکھ سے تنکے نکالنے والے
جون ایلیا


  کسی گناہ گار پر پہلا پتھر وہ اٹھائے جس نے کبھی خود گناہ نہیں کیا ہو
حضرت  عیسیٰ علیہ السّلام 

جن پہ تکیہ تھا وہی پتے ہَوا دینے لگے - ثاقب لکھنوی

اس دین کی فطرت میں قدرت کے لچک دی ہے
اُتنا ہی یہ اُبھرے گا جتنا کہ دبا دیں گے
(صفی لکھنوی)

اس کو ناقدری¿ عالم کا صلہ کہتے ہیں
مر چکے ہم تو زمانے نے بہت یاد کیا
(برج نرائن چکبست)

افسوس بے شمار سخن ہائے گفتنی
خوف فساد خلق سے ناگفتہ رہ گئے
(آزاد انصاری)

باغباں نے آگ دی جب آشیانے کو مرے
جن پہ تکیہ تھا وہی پتے ہَوا دینے لگے
(ثاقب لکھنوی)

نہ کسی کی آنکھ کا نور ہوں نہ کسی کے دل کا قرار ہوں
کسی کام میں جو نہ آ سکے مَیں وہ ایک مشتِ غبار ہوں
مضطر خیر آبادی

وہی ذبح بھی کرے ہے، وہی لے ثواب اُلٹا - مصحفی غلام ہمدانی

میں عجب یہ رسم دیکھی مجھے روز عید قرباں
وہی ذبح بھی کرے اور وہی لے ثواب الٹا

مصحفی غلام ہمدانی

مقابلہ تو دلِ ناتواں نے خوب کیا - محمد یار خاں امیر

شکست و فتح میاں اتفاق ہے لیکن
مقابلہ تو دلِ ناتواں نے خوب کیا
محمد یار خاں امیر

خدا نے آج تک اس قوم کی حالت نہیں بدلی - مولانا ظفر علی خان

خدا نے آج تک اس قوم کی حالت نہیں بدلی
نہ ہو جس کو خیال آپ اپنی حالت کے بدلنے کا
مولانا ظفر علی خان

یہ شعر قرآن حکیم کی آیت کا ترجمہ ہے اور یہ منظوم تخلیقی ترجمہ مولانا ظفر علی خان نے کیا ہے۔ یہ شعر 1937ءمیں شائع ہونے والی مولانا ظفر علی خان کی کتاب ”بہارستان“ میں شامل ہے۔

اِنَّ اللّٰہَ لایُغَیِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتّٰی یُغَیِّرُوا مَا بِأنفُسِہِمْ وإذَا أرَادَ اللّٰہُ بَقَوْمٍ سوئًا فَلاَ مردَّ لَہٗ ومَالَہُمْ مِنْ دُوْنہٖ مِن وَال (رعد:۱۱)
ترجمہ: بیشک اللہ کسی قوم کی حالت نہیں بدلتا؛ جب تک وہ خود اپنے آپ کو نہ بدل ڈالے اور جب اللہ کسی قوم کو برے دن دکھانے کا ارادہ فرماتا ہے تو پھر اُسے کوئی ٹال نہیں سکتا اور اللہ کے سوا ایسوں کا کوئی بھی مددگار نہیں ہوسکتا:

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