tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304234366646793292024-03-21T19:29:38.005-07:00Interview With BlogspotWhy only celebrities are interviewed? Why not every one who is working in any feld.I always wish to give an interview, many of us do but where and how? Here is a chance on my blog for every one to fulfill your wish of being interviewed and hope many will read your interview too.the purpose of these interviews is that one should learn from others experiences and egoistic humanbeing always avoid this but who keen to learn ,can learn from others...fareeha farooqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567248357155639450noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430423436664679329.post-3463922305505031202011-03-12T00:55:00.000-08:002011-03-12T06:46:56.884-08:00Interview with Jyoti Sondhi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Today we are going to meet a passionate writer of spirituality Jyoti Sondhi, she is writer of a great book <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Arial", "Helvetica", sans-serif;">“Lightening the Lamp Within”</span> her book is recently launched and getting popularity worldwide day by day. With this book and her personality she is inspiring people around the world to seek the truth and start the journey of spirituality by illuminating darkness of life. Her calmness and serenity reflects from her thoughts and her ideas. She has a wonderful experience of life and here she is sharing some of her precious thoughts with us, so here we go towards the conversation with Jyoti Sondhi…</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjelgobzr6m9d-hzPi8raALBzyWxESESXRRCAlRlrd_bbS3TobmlK-OIctoto529MHptIctvz6-UgnV-SjvFVa8Os34_ffWh2u8885UqrOmitvTtpaopoR1n5R9Dqvt90iaM0qnY7aPQ6/s1600/199485_10150112352529608_645854607_6471415_6083440_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjelgobzr6m9d-hzPi8raALBzyWxESESXRRCAlRlrd_bbS3TobmlK-OIctoto529MHptIctvz6-UgnV-SjvFVa8Os34_ffWh2u8885UqrOmitvTtpaopoR1n5R9Dqvt90iaM0qnY7aPQ6/s320/199485_10150112352529608_645854607_6471415_6083440_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: Life is so beautiful, beautiful earth beautiful people how you will describe that beautiful life, to us?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Life is beautiful when people live with the laws of nature, in harmony with the universe, use the Law of Attraction and apply it in their life with positive thoughts and feelings; when they have learnt to be still, be with themselves in faith and gratitude. This is a life of acceptance, of love without negative emotions that pull a lot of us down, without ego and manipulations that keeps the mind churning thoughts one after another.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: Peace and calm of a soul is depicted in the life of that person, how yours peaceful and calm soul affect positively the life of yours and your dear ones?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">When we learn to handle stressful situations calmly, we emit energy vibrations of that frequency. After my spiritual awakening, everything around me changed. As I was calm and in peace, I feel I had an influence on my children and brought about a positive change in their behavior.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Me: How your childhood was and which things of your childhood, you still remember and you never forget?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">I had a great childhood brought up by loving and caring parents. My parents were conservative and ritualistic but I received a secure home.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: How’s your relationship with your parents and how do they understand you?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Great! I lost my father in 1993 and I understand and get along with my mother very well. Although we live in different countries, emotionally we feel connected. I have grown spiritually in a different way than her and at times I find myself guiding my mother to look at issues with a different spiritual perspective.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Me: Friends are there as an important parts of life how you will describe your relationship with friends what kind of support they offered you in life?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Although I have moved countries very often in my life, I have always been able to make a few very good friends. I have always attracted very good people and my friends have helped me sometimes even without my asking.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Me: Why sometime people around us fail to understand each other?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Ego is too strong to understand other person’s point of view. We spend more time protecting our opinions and beliefs than understanding the other person’s perspectives.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Me: Do you believe in achieving extra ordinary things in life? And is it possible to attain peace and satisfaction in life through achieving such extra ordinary things in life?</b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jyoti:</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Peace and calm are a state of your inner world. With that state, you can achieve wherever you put your thoughts, actions and focus. Your intention will determine whether you will continue to live in that internal state or not.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Me: How’s your relationship with your kids? So they like your work and appreciate that, to what extent?</b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">I have two lovely children and my relationship with them has become much stronger after my inner connection developed. They love and respect both of us. It is now not based on need or control but unconditional love. I no longer feel that I need to control them the way traditionally parents do.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Me: What was the moment when you actually decide to become a writer?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;">It was not a deliberate decision. I have never had any aspirations to be a writer. I was just flowing with the divine wisdom and felt I needed to put it in writing. That was the start of my blog. It is only after some people read the blog and gave me this idea that I should put all these inspirations in a book.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Me: What was your inspiration to be a writer?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">My inner Truth! It came to me as a divine inspiration.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: Do you believe that a writer is a philosopher in his self?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Depends how you describe a philosopher. An inspirational writer may or may not be a philosopher. I don't consider myself as a philosopher but simply as a channel for knowledge that already exists in the universe.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: Writer is always a strong observer of the surrounding, what are the things which enhance and help in your observation of life?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">My writing is not research based but has come from within. Having said that, I am able to observe the blockages and hurdles in spiritual growth in others and sometimes in my own nature. What helps me is the ability to remain calm and connected when observing people and surroundings.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: “Lightening the lamp within” how you will describe that title briefly?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">As a part of many religious rituals, we light a lamp in a place of worship. This lamp symbolizes an action to still our minds, to spread the light and warmth of spiritual wisdom inside us. <b>The book is about practical ways of doing exactly that i.e. living a spiritually enriched life. The title suggests that by lighting the lamp inside us we can connect to our inner Truth and remove the negativities within ourselves, get freedom from our beliefs that hold us, neutralize ego that creates an illusion of separation from the Divine</b>. Once we remove our blockages, we can live in joy, clam and peace.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvmhnYny2zJ-wEZJqvBDmVaLSqDBAxJ5KtiHb0qEij23vFNVUJt-An5hqctkjlAkxvujrNq6clBisB5ob_TAZqqw3-1YfDNOuFGWRi_lxA2ZqMzOx4RIafcm5P5wSszcpT8Nx9Jrwmb3r/s1600/185785_10150112353814608_645854607_6471429_1164049_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvmhnYny2zJ-wEZJqvBDmVaLSqDBAxJ5KtiHb0qEij23vFNVUJt-An5hqctkjlAkxvujrNq6clBisB5ob_TAZqqw3-1YfDNOuFGWRi_lxA2ZqMzOx4RIafcm5P5wSszcpT8Nx9Jrwmb3r/s320/185785_10150112353814608_645854607_6471429_1164049_n.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: You are strong believer of spirituality, do you think that spirituality is itself a religion or not?</span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Jyoti:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Different religions offer various paths of the same spiritual journey.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">You can call it by whatever name! Spirituality is an inner journey and an individual one. If your inner connection gives you calm and peace, live in faith and gratitude and you have been released of your negative thoughts and emotions and you feel love from within, released the beliefs that hold you, neutralized the ego then that is spirituality for me. We can help others; show them what we have experienced. <b>We can describe a flower but each one has to smell the flower himself.</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: You said that one shouldn’t have fear of God but only the love of God, how you will describe this idea?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Love is all there is. We are all elements of love that we can also call energy God. Fear and Love are the same energy on different vibrations. Fear prevents us from feeling our connection with the Divine. When our inner world is full of Divine love, there is no place for fear.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: Do you believe in God and don’t you think one should peacefully follow the religion which gives a rightist concept of God?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">All religions lead to the same Truth. We can call this Truth by any name. For me my inner connection to the Divine Source gives me eternal joy, faith and gratitude. You can do this by following a religion or not. It is an individual choice!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Me: Your book is guide for people to make their life and soul calm and progressive, how far you think people can learn from you book, the way as you want?</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Each person will be touched by the book at the level he/she is ready to receive it. It all depends upon how open they are. All I am attempting is to make them aware so that they can observe themselves, be vigilant of their hurdles and learn to neutralize them.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: The dream of your life was your book or something else?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">I had never thought of writing a book even till two years back. It just happened on its own very suddenly.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: What is the passion of your life, writing or something else?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Well, I was passionate about teaching French to my students. Right now, it is difficult to say what my passion is as I am going with the flow. I know the Universe is leading me to where I need to.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: How you will describe Love and what’s it importance in life?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Love is all there is! Only when love is without expectations can one give unconditionally love. That is the Love that can break down all barriers between people.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: Which is your greatest wish in life?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">That I continue to progress in my spiritual journey.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: Have you been conscious of people that what they think about you and how they feel about you, the kind of opinion others have for you , actually affects your life or not?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> Actually no! I live with integrity and am true to myself. So there are people who might think that I am not diplomatic enough but I accept that as my mind is calm and in peace.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Me: fill in the blank “I keep on thinking about __________”</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">“I keep on thinking about Divine Source”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Me: Your message for all the readers of yours?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti:</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Get in touch with your inner being by observing few minutes of silence from thoughts. Be aware of your feelings.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rapid fire favorites:</b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite color: <span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Green</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite book: <span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Lighting the Lamp Within (!)</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite film: </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">I have no favorites</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite actor: <span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">No favorites</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite actress: <span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">No favorites</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite sport: <span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">No favorites</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite place: </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">New Zealand</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite quotation: <span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Ego and spirituality cannot go together</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite writer: <span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Eckhart Tolle</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite politician: <span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Not interested</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite dress code: <span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">depends on the situation</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite personality: <span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">My husband</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite time pass: <span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Time is passing by so I don’t pass time (!)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">thanks for your time and thoughts </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;">Jyoti Sondhi</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana", sans-serif;"> it is great to know so many interesting things about you,its so much inspiring and truthful. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">to know more about book you can visit the website:</span><br />
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</span></div>fareeha farooqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567248357155639450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430423436664679329.post-72887305193894083612011-03-03T05:13:00.000-08:002011-03-03T05:26:00.204-08:00Interview with Aamir Khatri<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hi readers Today we are going to meet a great painter , who paints with a thought of Peace ,his paintings are a message for the humanity ,a message of peace and respect for this world. He is a textile designer professionally but he is painting since childhood and has created a great collection of meaningful paintings .His project of painting is "thirst of Peace" and "Women feelings".Here is the conversation with the inspiring painter Aamir Khatri I hope you will keen to learn from his life ,experiences and his peaceful thoughts Here we go:<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">ME: </span><span style="font-size: large;">“Painting is the greatest inspiration of your life "do you think this line describes your life best or not?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Yes, my art is experience of my life…</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">ME: How much important painting and designing is in your life?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">I am a God gifted artist, so I can’t live without doing art. I create new artworks daily. As we know that in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Pakistan</st1:place></st1:country-region> artists can’t choose paintings as a profession, so I am doing designs for earning bread and butter. I love to do Painting for my inner satisfaction and sharing my views easily with human beings. So, painting and designing is as important for me as respiratory system is important in everyone's life.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Me: Childhood of every one imposes a great effect on one’s life, personality and character, how you feel about your childhood?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Yes I believe on it, whatever I am today is a result of human behavior. I have much more things to share, the question is this that why I decide to paint? What were my feelings which force me to do something new? How I feel that I have this talent? Why I use this God gifted ability for attention peoples towards me? Definitely I have some feelings of ignorance. I must say that my feelings of ignorance push me to do art. I can say my childhood was not very good but not very bad. When I move towards my childhood I see only my mother. She did a lot for us like all mothers but I think she did little bit more than her abilities……</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">I always remember autograph message of my teacher Miss Seema Ghazi,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Social to all, familiar to some,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Friendship to one, enemy to none”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Me: Did you believe in fantasies when you were a child and do you think childhood fantasies are important for one or not?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Yes, I believed in fantasies in childhood and fantasies are important for children because fantasies are the demand of childhood. Fantasies are the most interesting things in childhood. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me:</span> <span style="font-size: large;">What you really wish to become; a painter, designer or something else you wished to do?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">I had always wished to become a painter but as we know that we (Pakistanis) can't choose only art as our profession that's why I also choose designing to earn bread and butter but if I will be able to afford my expenses through my art I will definitely do paintings</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Because I like a timeless life with no boundaries of time.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">ME: Do you think parents play an important role in one’s life and did they promote and encourage your talent in childhood?<br />
Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Yes parents play an important role in everyone's life. They're first who encourage child's talent. My parents also promote and encourage my talent. my parent want me to be a engineer as I show my interest towards mechanical toys but later on when they saw my drawings and sketches then they promote me with my artworks.. So, yeah its true that parents play a very big role in one's life and they promote and encourage my talent a lot in childhood.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me: How your relationship with siblings is, do they like and respect your art work too?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">I have three sisters and one brother; they all love and appreciate my artworks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me: How many best friends you have? Do you think all your friends are honest to you? Do you give importance to honesty in friendship?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">The friends about whom you are asking are very few in my life because friendship need much more time, friendship is the name of give and take, and it needs sacrifices and proofs of pure love. Unfortunately, I have no time to arrange these proofs. All human beings are my friends and all human beings are my best friends. Honesty is not only important for friendship but a human being should be honest in all aspects of life.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">ME:</span><span style="font-size: large;">One advice of your parents you never forget and still follow that advice, is?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">My parents always give us a message of love and peace..</span><span style="font-size: small;"> I follow this advice until today and will follow this advice forever..</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me:</span><span style="font-size: large;">If you couldn't be a painter or designer than what else you wished to be in your life?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: small;">As I said that in childhood I wished to become an engineer. But now I like myself as I am; with a little bit of more experience..</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Me: have you been conscious of people that what they think about you and how they feel about you, the kind of opinion others have for you , actually affects your life or not?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am not conscious about people, everyone have own mind and they can think and feel anything about anyone, so what do they think about me is their personal matter, if they think positive about me I appreciate and if they have negative feelings I can't do anything except praying for them. Sometimes, the circumstances are very critical; in such conditions, their thoughts may affect my life.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me: “Thirst of peace” what were the stimuli for this idea? How it started in your mind?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"> Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: large;">It was year 2000 when I talked to people about "THIRST OF PEACE" and pigeons, I remember one thing that I always thought about those orphan children whose parents were being killed in the wars, that what will be the feelings and thinking of those innocent children? I have no idea that were there any wars or not on the map of the world except of </span><st1:place><span style="font-size: large;">Kashmir</span></st1:place><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"> I think this was the start of my thirst of peace.</span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me: What is the biggest dream of your life that you never ever being able to fulfill?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">I always wanted to do something for orphans and widows but I have never being able to fulfill this dream of mine. But I hope that I will be able to fulfill this dream very soon.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me: Painting is an art but I feel its more like an “act” how you actually feel while doing this act, acts of painting?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><strong>Painting is my passion. I feel very nice and proud while doing this act of peace in my paintings. Like nowadays I m working on "THIRST OF PEACE" and this is a motive of mine and I feel so happy and proud that I m working for peace.</strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me: You are working with the motive of peace, how you will describe the sense of peace in your words?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><strong>A place where no hates, no jealousies, no clashes, no wars, no weapons, no snatchings, no kidnapping, no bribes, no bad ideas, no wrong feelings, no murders, no killings, where no one is hungry, every one is dressed cleanly, where every one follow the laws, no crimes, where every one is happy, where human beings live with love, where human beings have equal rights to live, where every child can get education and where every one thinks positive for every one.</strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me: Do you think human beings are quite peaceful creation?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Unfortunately, leaderships make people involve in anti peace activities otherwise all human beings are peaceful, they have daily routine works and they have no time for such activities. Most of them are quite peaceful creation.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me: If I ask you to describe your achievements till now in life what you will say about that?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">As far as the paintings are concerned the biggest achievement till now is that people know me for peace and humanity. Secondly I have my own style to make artworks and now it has become my identity. So, it is also a big achievement for me..</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me: Do you think your efforts for peace and humanity will change the world some how?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">Yes, I think so.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me:</span><span style="font-size: large;">How important is family for you and how your family describes your work?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">My family is my life, my family like my artworks and helps me in executing new artworks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me:</span><span style="font-size: large;">Which is your favorite most painting of yours?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;">There are many paintings.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me: You paint the “women feelings” what is the core idea behind that? Do you believe that women are under rated in our society?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrhWLWG0o9-K5nS0kmgtQxKA1dpfQql1jRQdsng5z0ioJVRPKk834dGVKLnLrtrJTw-dxOz95CRHB6oV4zRFiHkmGmvSqbCNPChUEMwPjumob_NRW8nuVpZDv42MHZT_ktAJptzwhmHgj/s1600/10129_186951005029_619330029_4370151_4845991_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrhWLWG0o9-K5nS0kmgtQxKA1dpfQql1jRQdsng5z0ioJVRPKk834dGVKLnLrtrJTw-dxOz95CRHB6oV4zRFiHkmGmvSqbCNPChUEMwPjumob_NRW8nuVpZDv42MHZT_ktAJptzwhmHgj/s320/10129_186951005029_619330029_4370151_4845991_n.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><strong>We all know that where a women of </strong><st1:country-region><st1:place><strong>Pakistan</strong></st1:place></st1:country-region><strong> is standing? Truly we all know the reality and our society’s behavior towards women? Girls before and after marriage not every girl but a majority of girls are suffering problems and we can’t say it a peace. A woman is living around us in our society as a mother, as a sister, as a daughter and as a wife……..we should have to give respect.</strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><strong>The basic idea behind art series "WOMEN FEELINGS” is to highlight and trying to change this human behavior I need peace in every aspects of life and I would give my views through my art where ever I think it is necessary.</strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me: fill in the blank “I keep on thinking about _____________”</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"> Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"> I keep on thinking about "ORPHAN CHILDREN"</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Me:</span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Your message for all the readers of yours?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Aamir:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Be strong enough to forgive every one...</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Rapid fire favorites</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Favorite color:</span> <span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">all colors</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Favorite book:</span> <span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Quran</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Favorite film: Zindagi Rocks</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Favorite actoress: Sushmita Sen & Karenna</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Favorite actor:</span> <span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Shiney Ahuja</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Favorite sport:</span> <span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Cricket</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Favorite place: Every place with peaceful enviroment</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Favorite quotation:</span> <span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">"Ham Ko Allah Kafi Hai Aur Kiya Hi Wo Acha Kaarsaaz Aur Kiya Hi Wo Acha Madadgaar Hai".<br />
Favorite writer:</span> <span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Ashfaque Ahmed</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Favorite politician: Muhammad Ali Jinnah</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Favorite dress code:</span> <span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Jeans and T-shirts</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Favorite personality: Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Favorite time pass:</span> <span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Facebook</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><br />
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</div>fareeha farooqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567248357155639450noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-430423436664679329.post-19667717664243173082011-02-22T05:43:00.000-08:002011-02-22T06:14:35.954-08:00Interview with MAITLAND KALTON<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi dear readers today we are going to meet a wonderful personality Maitland Kalton.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Who is a writer, and spiritual philosopher, in one word I will describe him as a “FREE SOUL” and “PEACEFUL PERSON”.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">He was formerly a lawyer, did LLB from University of Birmingham but now he is just free from every bond and any worldly threads .He is enjoying life as best</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">as he can. He is a writer and has two blog websites. he is there for all of my readers you are really going to be amazed after reading the interview of the most simple, loving and spiritual personality .Maitland is a symbol of Love </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">, Peace , humanity and spiritualism all in his self. So here is our conversation, me and our nature loving celebrity “Maitland”.</span><br />
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How it now feels to live on earth at this time is not easy to say. In many ways it feels very sad as we destroy the very thing that gives us everything including our bodies, that is mother earth. But despite the appalling way we treat her, she is still beautiful in many places. I hate the effect of mankind’s greed and of tourism that is like poison to her.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Childhood of every one imposes a great effect on one’s life, personality and character, how your childhood plays an important role in your life?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Maitland:</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">This is too big a question to answer fully. I don’t think you realize how big a question it is. I could write books on the subject. You see, childhood is the period of development of the personality or ego and what we do is we see how people react to us and we then decide who we are based on what we think we see in other people’s reactions. So, for example, I was aged 3 when I broke a valuable wedding present of my parents. As a result, my father slapped me hard and sent me to my room and I made that mean two things: that Daddy doesn’t love me (& it is my fault that he doesn’t) and that I must be worthless because the valuable wedding present means more to him than me! That may sound crazy but that is how the mind of a young child works. We all have our own version of such things and they are NEVER true, but the ego thinks they are and tries to protect us from further pain and either sets out to prove itself wrong (I am worthy something) or just gives in and accepts it. Either version is unreal and unhelpful and in my case it was one of the reasons I always try to fix people’s problems to prove I am worthy of their love and approval and also why <span style="font-size: large;">I became a lawyer who not only helps people fix problems but also earns a lot of money, thereby proving my worth...except nothing is ever enough to satisfy the desperate ego. Only when we learn to rise above it can we then find true happiness.</span> So, you see, there is so much to this - all the many things that happen and the decisions we make as a result - they shape who we think we are and it is always far less that we are capable of if we embrace our Allah within us all.</div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me:What do you think it’s important to dream of achieving extra ordinary things in life or not? What extra ordinary things you being able to achieve in life?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Yes, it is the only way to expand one’s experience of life and of one’s true self. The sad thing is that most people don’t dream big because they believe in the rubbish the ego has decided about who they are. So some people won’t even dream at all. It s important to dream but also to believe that it is somehow possible, even if you don’t know how it can happen.</div><div class="MsoNormal">I have dreams bigger than anyone I know. <b><span style="font-size: large;">I want to be a famous writer and teacher who helps many millions of people find their true selves and then to achieve great things in their lives. I want to help the whole planet move successfully into the new age. I want to have retreats and schools around the world to teach people that they truly can be anything they want if they believe it and have patience</span></b>. I want to inspire mankind to unify as a single whole and to bring peace to the entire planet. I will settle for nothing less that this which is my life purpose to which I am dedicated.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :Siblings are always there as a part of your family and also life, how much your siblings influenced your life?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">There is a saying: “You can choose your friends but not your relatives” but that is not true - before we incarnate, we choose our parents and they choose us. But siblings are different though they are also there to teach us things. I have 1 brother (who died 2.5 months ago) and one sister who is someone I thought I loved very much but I now have woken up to the fact that she has been jealous of me and hated me since she was a tiny girl - she was deeply jealous because I was very close to my mother who died over 5 years ago now. So, as far as I am concerned I have no close family left. My father was a bad father but he is a bit better now but I will never be very close to him - he is too selfish and stupid but I do love him in way as he is my father and gave me life. I have forgiven him for the very bad things he did to me as a child that made me very unhappy - the only person who was worse for me was my sister!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :Do you that your friends are important in your life? Can you consider a good life ever, without friends?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Yes. I thought I had many friends (hundreds) but in times of hardship you find who your true friends are and you can count them on one hand. My friends are very special and important to me.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :How many best friends you have? Do you think all your friends are honest to you? Do you give importance to honesty in friendship?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">You can only have one “best” friend by definition. “Best” is the ultimate and so after that comes close friends. So I will take your question to mean, how many close friends (including my best friend) do I have. I include my partner in this so that makes 4 or 5.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :Can you consider a good life ever, without friends?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland</span>:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">As long as I have my partner and my dog, I can have company and the rest is a bonus but I do like having friends but most people are disappointing so <span style="font-size: large;">one must first love and like oneself which is sadly lacking in 99% of the population. I love who I am becoming. I am proud of my loving nature and my genuine care for others to have the best life possible. My best love and friend is Allah. Allah is sometimes funny, sometimes stern but always caring and loving and is reliable like no human.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :How is your relationship with your parents, do you think they have guide you the best way they can? And how you feel about their importance in your life?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">I partly answered this above already. I will add that even though my father was bad to me as a child, he still influenced me positively because I wanted to prove him wrong and so for instance he always criticized my English skills yet I am a former lawyer and also a writer and I am told my writings come from the heart and are special, and even he thinks I write amazingly good letters now! My mother was more of a positive influence on me. She loved people and was very friendly and fair as well as fun and playful. All these things I take from her along with respect for others and good manners, all of which have served me so very well in life. <b><span style="font-size: large;">There is not doubt that, positively or negatively, my parents, as with most parents, have had a key role to play in my life.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :What do you think of your studies, are you satisfied with them or you wished to study some other subjects or join some other fields of education in life?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">I studied quite well and did quite well. I did a degree in law, then qualified in law in <st1:country-region><st1:place>England</st1:place></st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region><st1:place>Wales</st1:place></st1:country-region> and then 20 years later I qualified in <st1:state><st1:place>New York</st1:place></st1:state> too, achieving a very good grade. I have also studied informally and consider myself an expert on human behavior and human spirituality to a level maybe even equal to a doctorate and it is on these subjects that I will eventually write many books. So I am no longer interested in reading about other people’s theories but sooner experience things 1st hand so<b><span style="font-size: large;"> I can write from my heart in the knowledge that it works and is real because I have experienced it - far more powerful than just copying and interpreting things other people have written.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :have you been conscious of people that what they think about you and how they feel about you, the kind of opinion others have for you , actually affects your life or not?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">I used to worry about such things as many people do but now I don’t care. People take me as I am and if they do not like whom I am, then so be it, our friendship ends. I am true to myself in the face of everything and anything. I will allow no-one to alter that, not even my beloved partner.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :Who is your favorite politician? What will be the future of your country Politics in your view?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mohandas Gandhi</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal">What will be the future of your country Politics in your view? I don’t trust any politician in my home country (<st1:country-region><st1:place>England</st1:place></st1:country-region>) or in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Thailand</st1:place></st1:country-region> but this will change with the new age of man and I hope to play my part in bringing about a far fairer society with no corruption or privilege.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :Are you satisfied with your current job?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>I don’t have a job and have worked for myself for nearly 23 years now and I would never work for anyone else as it makes no sense to me.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">I can’t answer this question other than by saying that my new business that I will launch this year will be so amazing I won’t need to promote it much at all and people will be queuing up to be included in one of my retreats.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :What is the biggest dream of your life that you never ever being able to fulfill?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">None - <b><span style="font-size: large;">I can fulfill all my dreams with Allah’s help and I will do so</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :Which your dream actually materialized out of your expectations?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My partner, my dog, my living in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Thailand</st1:place></st1:country-region>, my being a writer.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :Do you really believe in dreaming?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Yes, it is essential otherwise we merely exist and never grow.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me:Who is the most inspiring personality of your life? And Why?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Jesus, Kwan Yin, Mohandas Gandhi, Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, my grandfather, so many in fact. They all had great strength yet were just human (<b><span style="font-size: large;">I do not believe Jesus is God although I do believe we are all part of God or Allah) and they were dedicated to humans as was Mohamed too.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :Do you think, you are always right in your life by far and have you reached the place where you wished to be always?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">No, we can never be right always and there is always more to learn, more to experience, more to grow.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :What is the true passion of your life, for which you can do any thing at any time?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Writing from my heart and helping people see who they really are.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :Do you believe in love and miracles? Do thing that Love is nothing more than a miracle in life?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Love is the only truth and miracles are all around us especially in nature.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :How marriages play an important role in people life?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">I don’t like marriages always because people are then trapped and not free. I will one day marry my partner but if and when one ceases to be a source of grow and joy in my life, I would end it - my prayer is that one is always with me because we grow together but only time will tell. I don’t believe in staying in relationships that have ceased to serve a useful purpose in one’s life.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :What is your greatest wish in life?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">That mankind unites as a single entity and we have world peace and that we have honesty and integrity in all our dealings so that we can trust people as the norm in society.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Me:What‘s your philosophy of life?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Love.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Me:fill in the blank “I keep on thinking about _____________”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">I keep on thinking about</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">LOVE & PEACE & HARMONY IN NATURE</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Me</span><span style="font-size: large;"> :One thing that you will do must in future?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Teach from my heart to expand the greatness within us all.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Me :What is the best way according to you, to help the poor and needy people in world?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Show them they are great and can be, do and have anything they desire if they just believe in it and have infinite patience - this applies to everyone, no matter how poor.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Me</span><span style="font-size: large;"> :Your message for all the readers of yours?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Love yourself, be true to yourself always and treat others as you would wish them to treat you.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Me</span><span style="font-size: large;"> :What you think Allah is just for Muslims?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Or for all humanity </span><span style="font-size: large;">and do you think not only Muslims but all human beings can say that I have Allah?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Of course for all humans</div><div class="MsoNormal">The word "Allah" is a label, a limitation But the true spirit of Allah is unlimited</div><div class="MsoNormal">Infinite.All powerful, It is God, It is Allah,It is so much more</div><div class="MsoNormal">It is everything, no exceptions.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Allah is the label of the force by Muslims,God is the label of the force by Jews & Christians</div><div class="MsoNormal">The universe is the label of the force by new age thinkers like me</div><div class="MsoNormal">But that are all limiting labels</div><div class="MsoNormal">None is wrong or right</div><div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: large;">My Rapid fire favorites round :</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maitland:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite color: Green</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite book: I cannot think of one.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite film: Avatar</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite actor: Don’t know</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite actress: Don’t know</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite sport: Tennis</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite place: Too many places to say - also anywhere in nature that is unspoilt.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite quotation: “Be the change you wish to see in the world” (Gandhi)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite writer: Don’t know</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite politician: Gandhi</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite dress code: Don’t know</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite personality: No idea</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite time pass: Writing.</span></div>My comments:<br />
thanks alot Maitlandfor this contribution ,no words for this you a true person and a nice friend I respect your views and agree with many of them.<br />
Here is the link of Maitland,s blogs<a href="http://sanitara.blogspot.com/">http://sanitara.blogspot.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://loveinabundance.blogspot.com/">http://loveinabundance.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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