Swords

Swords have had histories like the heroes that wielded them...

Stories written .. myths that swirled around them.. and even ballads that sing of their greatness..

basically..

sword is a long-edged piece of metal, used as a cutting and/or thrusting weapon in many civilisations throughout the world. The word sword comes from the Old english word sweord ,wher swer is "To wound " or "To hurt".

A sword fundamentally consists of a Blade, a hilt, and a pommel, typically with one or two edges for striking and cutting, and a point for thrusting. The basic intent and physics of swordsmanship has remained fairly constant down the centuries, but the actual techniques varied among cultures and periods as a result of the differences in blade design and purpose. The names given to many swords in mythology, literature, and history reflect the high prestige of the weapon.

Indian Mythology :

The sword Chandrahas :

The moon sword... is the sword of the demon king Ravana..

Japanese Mythology:

The sword ko-kitsune-maru(little fox) was another powerful sword.

Some more important swords are...

Zulfiqar:

Sword of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, Ali ibn Abu Talib and later Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala.

Snake Sword :

Wielded by the great king Ashoka.

Tizona :

El Cid's personal sword which exists to this day in Spain as a national treasure.

The Mameluke sword of Prince Hamet Karamali.

POWERFUL SWORDS :

Arondight :

The Sword of Lancelot.... Protected lives and shed blood...

zanbatō (斬馬刀, literally "horse-slaying sword" or "horse-chopping saber") :

Is an especially large type of Japanese sword, the

historical use of which is disputed. The sword closely

resembles the nodachi or ōdachi, however it differs

from the nodachi by having a ricasso of approximately 12 to 18 inches. This lends more to the theory of the sword having a practical use in feudal Japan. The increased length of the blade, along with the extra grip, would give it dual use both as a sword and as a spear-type weapon used for attacking advancing cavalry. This style of zanbatō sword can be found for sale in rural tourist shops and stands in Kyoto and Nara prefectures of Japan. This sword may have been inspired by the Chinese zhan ma dao (see below), as both were said to have been used for killing the horse and rider in one swing.

It can be seen in almoste very jap animes nowadays....

ANY SWORD STORY IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THE MOST FAMOUS OF THEM ALL...

THE EXCALIBUR :

The Sword In Stone.. THe sword Of KING ARTHUR.

Alone in the wilderness of life

Walking on the dusty path someone had called life, leaving the things left behind
knowing the mist that shrouded my path ,
guilt of the sins, grieved at heart.

Memories of the old, Came with the rest , & I cried
knowing , I was let alone on this forest lane
left to think, left to be broken apart

All that seemed long lost were found, only so that
Those that were at hand could be lost,
Seein around,If my life could restart.

Many a Time,I wanna Apologise , But never the time was right
Many a time I so did to no avail
But those i didnt hurt a lot more than those I did....

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After a very brief incident of a quarrel i wrote these lines....
and i found my answer....

Though most may say that of the two cases , apologising and not being accepted and not apologising at all...
has no difference cos the outcome is the same...

I say there is a great difference .. and that is how u feel about it... by apologising , whether the person accepts the apology or not , I'd say u feel a lot better.....

Dreams - They show your Future

I felt it my right to dream so,

I felt it was a peek i had at

The secrets my future held in store...

I felt a great thrill, at the future to go

For I had an uncertain knowledge

of the many happy feels, life had to pour

I Dreamt in the wierdest way

possible, Ironical as ever

In the dead of the night

I Dreamt in the pleasent of days

Dreaming of all the good things i faced

Under the magical glory of the light

Dreams , Yes they were,

Some say are the deepest desires

That I truly yearn from within..

Never before, Yes Yeah...

Some say they are the look into

The glories of the future that I win

Beauty - the meaning within

What is beauty ??

Is it the appearance that can stop your breath ?

Is it the way just the sight of a person takes your breath away. ?

What does beauty depend on the looks bestowed by nature on a person ?

If so then why do we dont get that feel towards someone whom we hate.. ?

Though a guy or girl may be the hottest girl/guy we find them unimpressive just because we have a grudge against them, so is there some inner meaning that defines the beauty of the person.

Beauty is in charecter , Its something that defines the purity of your soul.. Though most people in this world fall for the beauty in looks , such love is short lived, breeds jealousy , brings importance to the needs in love than to love itself. Love coming due to Beauty in charecter breeds Love , and Love only , Love that Gives Importance to the other person than self , being Selfless.

True love is an incarnation of True charecter , True beauty is an incarnation of True Humility

Beauty of ones soul Increases with the heart to see beauty in others, One who sees beauty everywhere will find beauty inside him/her...

Those who fail to see that beauty , will have to understand .. that beauty on appearances is short lived , its only till the specific age, or the time till youth exists.. whereas the beauty of the soul is there even when life leaves the body !!!

Passion of Love

Fires entwined , entwixed it danced

Flames merging from bothe souls flared

Like a dragon that leapt from both

The magic it evoked , miracles bared

The passion of Love and lust

Blended as powerful spells, nature cast

Unforgettable memories, and nurtured care

Into unbendable truth to never go past

Eyes locked , lips entwined

souls embraced , hearts as one

hand in hand , Thoughts together

Natures creations, mysteries undone

True love , True Bliss

True divinity in a passionate kiss.....

Doubt- Doubting your own soul.. POSSIBLE !!!

Doubt , a word that can break hearts , fix riddles , solve cases , dissolve relationships ....

"I dont know if a bullet can kill me , but a doubt can " says a lesser god....

Doubts are irked and arise, due to lack of trust.... trust it is ... trust may be in oneself , doubts in another person , doubt in a relationship , doubt in a decision we take .

though there are so many doubts possible, all the doubts in this world can be cleared again by the three magic words..
TRUST ,LOVE ,FAITH

A doubt in a relationship may be due to lack of trust on a decision taken , or due to a faulty decision taken already in the past.

Let me tell you a story that tought me a very valuable lesson in life....

Once upon a time , There was a huge jungle.. it had many varities of animals in it...
But among pride of lions, packs of wolves,and massive groups of deers and zebras and giraffes, there was one solitary animal, a single male elephant called ganesh,It was very friendly with an eagle called garuda.. they were the best of friends anyone could find, they always used to go to the nearby lake together.. play there... and go back home... ganesh sleeping under the maple tree and garuda over it...

Their life was the very monotonous waking,eating,playing,eating,playing,eating sleeping...untill one specific day .. as ganesh and garuda were going to their usual lake ganesh saw another elephant for the first time... it was remarkably beautiful that he couldnt take his eyes off her... Since he had never before seen another of his kind , he didnt know how to even react but he knew he was in love.. he trumpetted and ran to the lake....

He introduced himself and he found her name to be shanti, he was so so so happy being around her.. that he almost forgot about garuda.... though the friend in the sky felt so bad that his friend was ignoring him... he didnt mind for he knew how much she meant to him.... but garuda had a doubt... where this elephant come from all of a sudden.. it was not in this jungle before and anything new meant trouble , and garuda knew it very well.. so he told his worry to ganesh.... but ganesh was in too romantic a mood to be pertrubed by it... he jus flatted his friend away saying he was deep in thought.... garuda went to sleep...

The next day garuda picked up the topic with his friend again.... but ganesh this Time as he woke felt really insulted at the continous picking of his friend... and shouted at garuda , telling him that he(garuda) was being too too too jealous that while he(ganesh) had a girlfriend, he(garuda) did not....

Garuda felt too hurt , but didnt want to anger his best friend and he flew away...
ganesh start trotting away to the lake... alone for the first time in his life... and ganesh so felt sorry for talking to his friend like that.. but moment he saw shanti he forgot his problem.. then shanti and ganesh played in the water for sometime.... and then shanti told that she had a special place in mind to show to ganesh ....and started taking him towards the east... it was a side of the jungle that ganesh had never dared to go.. it was due to the thicker forest growth and that it was not safe....

But since it was shanti taking him he went with her... as they went shanti started running.. and so did ganesh... as they did... suddenly ganesh could feel himself falling.. the ground under him gave way... and he fell into a pit... he saw then where he had put his foot... it was a big elephant pit... it had been covered with leaves that ganesh didnt notice... then he saw shanti walk away... without even a flinch of pity.. then ganesh understood what it was... shanti was one of those they called the decoy elephants .. they lead others into pits to be taken into captivity...

he felt so miserable at trusting a new found love and betraying his best friend.. he felt bad at scolding garuda.. and let out a huge trumpetting noise.. in sorrow... Far afar a flying eagle noticed the elephants werent there at the lake...
and he saw the tracks leaving east.. and started following it... as he followed it he heard a trumpetting muffled in sorrow... he knew it was his friend and flew at all haste to the direction.. when he came he saw.. ganesh being lifted out the pit by a dozen men.. and he saw another man at a distance aiming a long barrelled wood at him... he had seen that barrelled log before.. it would throw stones so fast that anything in front of it would die.... he lurched forward and hit the mans eye.... blinding him as ganesh was out.. the others gasped in shock as their friend had been blinded... ganesh pushed away the rest of them and him and garuda.. ran for their life.. they escaped...

Ganesh apologised to garuda for behaving so .. and they stayed best friends till their last days...

Moral :

Love can break even the strongest of friendships.....

Trust your old friends they know better about you and confide in your good friends even about love.. for they can definitely show you the right path...

Friends will always help you no matter what you do to them, dont forget to ask for help even if you have a quarrel....

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untill next time...

Down the road called life

Walkin on the road,
that I've walked for so long,
With the walk getting monotonous
with every step ,I sing the song

I look back at days,
I've passed on this lane
looking at memories,
alas-like the horizon my memory wanes.

But at the horizon i do see
a very much younger me,
walkin brisk, enjoying the lane,
dancing to a tune filled with glee

Days in love, truly they were
days of bliss, back then
Now i look back at those days
I only vaguely remember when.

In between a mist covers the path
I dont see my self for a while,
I squint and look into my past
a past ,I've tried deleting in gods file

As it clears I now see,
A few years past it maybe
The road hasnt changed,
but what has changed there,was me

Still There was the tune
only more solemn and sad
No more dancing, no more joy
only blank stares,reflectin sorrows had

The sorrow is too much to bear,
and I see the life I walked of late
I see to get some hope, to walk ahead
But what do i get,is but misfortune in fate.

I lose hope in walking furthur ahead,
I jus wish I could stop my walk here and end
I saw what i've done , and it has no fun
I sit there, and wait , with no love nor friend

Jus when I think all hope is lost,
only a faint flicker of light flies past
a guiding star , I think of it there,
I choose to follow it, following the light cast

The light took me long and far,
to the very long end, to the doors of bliss
Then I looked to see what it was
love it was, that got me through,yes love it is

I saw it then that love was god
and god was the manifest of love
I knew love seeks for u when u r in need
As god showers his blessings from above.

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