Be a good photographer

The novice photographer can take good pictures only in good conditions -- bright sunlit beaches and mountains. The expert photographer can take a good picture even in poor conditions. He knows how to adjust the camera settings and even if outside light is not okay, the picture will come out well.

Neither does a good photographer look for only beautiful faces to photograph. Award-winning photos are those of unusual nature, where the photographer's insight and skill has brought beauty out of a mundane setting.

The mind is infinitely more complex than a camera, but it is only a mechanical device, like a camera. Let us learn how it works, inside out, so that we are able to adjust it as needed and to see the world brightly in all conditions and at all times.

And when the lighting gets too bad, let's use a flash and brighten up the world ourselves.

Fly a kite

Sustaining a relationship is like flying a kite. Strong jerks can break the thread. Stresses and difficulties abound, but should be evenly spread and quickly released. 

At the same time, these temporay grievances are the mechanisms through which the relationship rises to another level. Too much slack will make it hit the ground. 

A relationship can grow only if it keeps hitting boundaries, keeps recognising the needs of the other person. When the need does not register, there is no caring response, and the relationship simply floats apart. 

 In its infancy, it needs a lot of skill and care to avoid the ground obstacles -- buildings, trees and lamp-posts. Only after it reaches some height can it fly freely, leaving other entanglements behind. 

 An enlightened relationship, like a high-flying kite, embodies freedom and unlimited vision of the mind.