Anne Frank on Nature, GOD, Jews and Writing

Anne Frank Quotes on  Nature and God

 "When I looked outside right into the depth of Nature and God, then I was happy, really happy. And Peter, so long as I have that happiness here, the joy in nature, health and a lot more besides, all the while one has that, one can always recapture happiness.

"Riches can all be lost, but that happiness in your own heart can only be veiled, and it will still bring you happiness again, as long as you live. As long as you can look fearlessly up into the heavens, as long as you know that you are pure within, and that you will still find happiness." Wednesday, 23 February, 1944

 "I've found that there is always some beauty left-in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you. Look at these things, then you find yourself again, and God, and then you regain your balance. And whoever is happy will make others happy too. He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery!" Tuesday, 7 March, 1944

Anne Frank on Jews
Quote 9: "I could go on for hours about all the suffering the war has brought, but then I would only make myself more dejected. There is nothing we can do but wait as calmly as we can till the misery comes to an end. Jews and Christians wait, the whole earth waits; and there are many who wait for death." Wednesday, 13 January, 1943, pg. 48

Quote 8: "I feel wicked sleeping in a warm bed, while my dearest friends have been knocked down or have fallen into a gutter somewhere out in the cold night. I get frightened when I think of close friends who have now been delivered into the hands of the cruelest brutes that walk the earth. And all because they are Jews!" Thursday, 19 November, 1942

How writing strengthened Anne Frank in her hiding place
Quote1: "Still," she writes, "what does that matter? I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart." Saturday, 20 June, 1942, pg. 2

Quote 19: "I want to go on living even after my death! And therefore I am grateful to God for giving me this gift, this possibility of developing myself and of writing, of expressing all that is in me. I can shake off everything if I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn." Tuesday, 4 April, 1944

understanding life

I love the book of proverbs , it is the best book for practical knowledge.I have oft times tried viewing life from the "other" persons perspective, like for example what would it be for a person who is going thro' some painful experience, it has helped me to be more sensitive to people around, to make the most of each day, to pass on smiles or a kind word to some one in need.

Of late i am into memorizing lot of scripture portions, and it amazes me to discover that bible is book with so many practical tips.For instance- " let your yes be yes and your no be no" is a very profound statement.

I have realized so far that attempts of shrinking life into my own viewing space has been met with complete failure, for there are so many kinds of people in this world and each viewing life in their own perspective but the most important thread that sustains each one of them is belief.

I think king Solomon rightly says "the end of all conclusions is this - fear God and live peacefully""

I thank God for the spare time He has so kindly provided me which allows me to take time to reflect upon many subjects close to my heart.Otherwise in this fast paced world with the duties of motherhood and career balancing it would have been virtually impossible.

I want to pray for those who are going thro' times of stress , that they will find their rest in you Lord, give them times of rest and recreation.Amen

seizing moments

A very old man was heard advising a young man --
"there is but one life to live, so dream big
pray to God to help u in fulfilling those dreams
make attempts to give wings to your dreams
Don't allow failure to limit u
smile at the storm even at the darkest moment, the silver lining will follow
remember God never deserts you , He knows u better than u yourself
in mundane dull moments, be positive
do the least task knowing he watches u
love life and live in peace with yourself and others
discipline your body and mind
Remember that sickness is part of life so pray for strength when u or your near ones suffer
expect miracles
stop worrying , commit your anxieties to the Lord
lead a a disciplined life
time menagemnet is important
spend time with the children and family for these precious moments don't come back
teach them fear of the Lord
be quick to listen and slow to speak
let your yes be yes and no be no
be wise like serpents and gentle as doves
do your best to help the poor
above all time never turns back so seize your moments"

i cannot understand -
the sufferings in this world
the indifference of people towards it
the rich, super rich and their self styled philosophy

i cannot understand death
and the after life,
though i hope in one but have not seen an evidence of it

i cannot understand pain
though sometimes it is useful

i cannot understand money
though its just a paper
its power seems towering

I cannot understand ego
though iam aware of it yet i am unaware

i cannot understand the mind
full of fleeting thoughts
it seems limitless and without boundary

i cannot understand soul
but i believe in one

i cannot understand life
at one moment it is so serene and at another horrendous

i cannot understand faith
for at times its strong and at times its weak
but thats what keeps me going

i cannot understand God
he is unseen but still can be felt
he is the beginning and the end
it is the belief in him which keeps me going


life is a mystery but seeing is not always believing,
faith is believing without seeing
and it is true

the philosophy of Albert einstein

Albert Einstein was my one of my favorite scientists during my school days.A world famous physicist who was jewish in origin but was not an observant of its customs.He was introduced to great philosophical volumes during his school days.He had to struggle for a job after his studies. I always fostered a view of him as kind and compassionate scientist.Of late i was reading his views on God and religion and was bit surprised to know that he was a agnostic.

But what he calls as mystery , the incomprehensible, the limited scope of our reasoning are for me the first steps of realizing the presence of a God who runs this universe.He confesses that our minds are feeble and can only comprehend a very little of what is largely incomprehensible.
Some of his quotes are-

when asked about his religious beliefs he answered by saying that he doesn't believe in a personal god but the structure of the world creates in him an admiration for it.
He had said-
"The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. He who knows it not and can no longer wonder, no longer feel amazement, is as good as dead, a snuffed-out candle.

It was the experience of mystery--even if mixed with fear--that engendered religion. A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, of the manifestations of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty, which are only accessible to our reason in their most elementary forms--it is this knowledge and this emotion that constitute the truly religious attitude; in this sense, and in this alone, I am a deeply religious man"
My feeling is religious insofar as I am imbued with tile consciousness of the insufficiency of the human mind to understand more deeply the harmony of the Universe which we try to formulate as "laws of nature."

— Letter to Beatrice Frohlich, December 17, 1952; Einstein Archive 59-797
http://www.einsteinandreligion.com/worldsee.html
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive With our frail and feeble minds. That deeply emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible Universe, forms my idea of God.

— Quoted in the New York Times obituary April 19, 1955
“I believe in the brotherhood of man and the uniqueness of the individual. But if you ask me to prove what I believe, I can't. You know them to be true but you could spend a whole lifetime without being able to prove them. The mind can proceed only so far upon what it knows and can prove. There comes a point where the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge, but can never prove how it got there. All great discoveries have involved such a leap.”
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility...The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle.

—Albert Einstein
quoted in Calaprice, p. 197 from Ideas and Opinions, p. 272