By Dr. Seuss
Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go.
You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.
About some you will say, "I don't choose to go there."
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.
And you may not find any
you'll want to go down.
In that case, of course,
you'll head straight out of town.
It's opener there
in the wide open air.
Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you.
And when things start to happen,
don't worry. Don't stew.
Just go right along.
You'll start happening too.
OH!
THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
You'll be on your way up!
You'll be seeing great sights!
You'll join the high fliers
who soar to high heights.
You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.
You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.
Wherever you fly, you'll be the best of the best.
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.
Except when you don' t
Because, sometimes, you won't.
I'm sorry to say so
but, sadly, it's true
and Hang-ups
can happen to you.
You can get all hung up
in a prickle-ly perch.
And your gang will fly on.
You'll be left in a Lurch.
You'll come down from the Lurch
with an unpleasant bump.
And the chances are, then,
that you'll be in a Slump.
And when you're in a Slump,
you're not in for much fun.
Un-slumping yourself
is not easily done.
You will come to a place where the streets are not marked.
Some windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.
A place you could sprain both you elbow and chin!
Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?
How much can you lose? How much can you win?
And IF you go in, should you turn left or right...
or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?
Or go around back and sneak in from behind?
Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,
for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.
You can get so confused
that you'll start in to race
down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place...
...for people just waiting.
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.
Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a sting of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.
NO!
That's not for you!
Somehow you'll escape
all that waiting and staying.
You'll find the bright places
where Boom Bands are playing.
With banner flip-flapping,
once more you'll ride high!
Ready for anything under the sky.
Ready because you're that kind of a guy!
Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!
There are points to be scored. there are games to be won.
And the magical things you can do with that ball
will make you the winning-est winner of all.
Fame! You'll be famous as famous can be,
with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.
Except when they don't.
Because, sometimes, they won't.
I'm afraid that some times
you'll play lonely games too.
Games you can't win
'cause you'll play against you.
All Alone!
Whether you like it or not,
Alone will be something
you'll be quite a lot.
And when you're alone, there's a very good chance
you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
There are some, down the road between hither and yon,
that can scare you so much you won't want to go on.
But on you will go
though the weather be foul
On you will go
though your enemies prowl
On you will go
though the Hakken-Kraks howl
Onward up many
a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore
and your sneakers may leak.
On and on you will hike
and I know you'll hike far
and face up to your problems
whatever they are.
You'll get mixed up, of course,
as you already know.
You'll get mixed up
with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.
And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3 / 4 percent guaranteed.)
KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!
So...
be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray
or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,
you're off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So...get on your way!
I dont geddit :?:
can we use this thread to discuss all the places we'd like to visit?
yeah why not
Egypt, Morroco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Dominican Republic, Hawaii, Fiji Islands, Spain, Italy, China, Japan, India, Yemen, Syria, Brazil
thats probably it for now
ine not counted wales, pakistan, Saudi and UAE - coz they the only countries i been!
The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
Morocco good choice i've wanted to go there since i was a kid, duno why the markets of marakesh, the vibrant tiled houses, the magnificent mosques. One day...
Damascus and mauritania coz i like the sound of them...mm damascus sugar.
Canada i have to go there just once, ski slopes!
i wanna go places where Islam has thrived in the past, see the magnificent mosques and ancient civilisations......i wanted to go turkey too.....but i hear theyve become all westernised now :!:
and the place is a lil wild......all our cases in Human Rights lectures concern the turkish govt or the mafia doing some wild crazy stuff to people!
nevertheless, to see the Blue mosque one day would be nice
The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
yeah gone westernised but you get the stark contrasts of modern muslim women in brightly coloured headscarves teamed with fitted western clothing, those who choose to wear no hijab, non muslims and also the very orthodox looking muslim women in burqas. It depends what area you go to, you'll see a bit of everything. My brother went there recently for a mate's wedding, he was shocked but he said it was amazing nevertheless. The mosques are worth seeing, as is the scenery, culture and food. Most muslim countries are westernized these days, but they still retain the Islamic culture in some way or other, even if they're on the fringes.
its my plan to seek al lthose fringes across the world, before i die hopefully
inshallah
i so dont like the UK lol
The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
I agree, i do love the listed buildings, old architecture and country side in uk though. But the rest is a complete dump even if you compare it with France.
oh the country side and national parks are kool....altho i only been lake district and snowdonia :o
city life is depressing, you can only chill for a few hours, get bored and do the same chill again. nothing new, no adventures.
i wonder what france is like, any1 been
The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
I hear Italy is good!!
Iw ould ot mind going there, I hear the Pizza's are really good!!
Who is the cat of the Forum? MEZ!
Your damn right!
lol you can get good pizza's in UK as well you know
Royton Pizza, Oasis, etc
:roll:
The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
Oh yeh not to mention Home made Pizza's made by my mum!
mmmmmm Pizza!!!!!!
Who is the cat of the Forum? MEZ!
Your damn right!
Yea i would like to see such places to....i really wanna visit eygpt ...Saudi would be a dream come true.....you dont understand i dream of it so badly...would love to go to jerusalem......Malaysia .....Indonesia...places full of muslim population ...tiz a dream. Just a dream.
eh? where is this blue mosque.
Ive only been to Pakistan...Denmark........and oh yea Morocco for 1 hour.
It is but the problem with Italy is Italians - last time I was there I tried to see the Medici Chapel and it was "Closed until work is finished" lol which is typical of Italians - they don't have much of a work ethic, and everything is extremely slow.
Not as good as New York - lots of great squid though
Istanbul, Turkey
Oh rite.... is that the actual name of the mosque, blue mosque?
It is actually called the [url=http://perso.wanadoo.fr/istanbul/blue%20mosque.jpg]Sultanahmet Mosque[/url].
It's called the 'Blue Mosque' because the interior is [url=http://aelliott.com/images/2000/s/00_05_12_02_blue_mosque_inside_s.jpg]d... with blue tiles[/url].
Justinian antigrafo eseis!
thanks for that beast....tiz beautiful mosque
???
Sheikh Google can't explain this to me apparently.
lol oh come on - you have to admit it bares an eerie resemblance to another famous structure in Istanbul
yea, Hagia Sophia...
but what does the phrase mean? i [i]think[/i] its greek?
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Yes, I get that bit.
But just say it English man!
lol when Justinian was informed Hagia Sophia was finished he yelled "pareuemereo eseis Solomon!" - "Solomon I have surpassed thee!"
So I said "Justinian I have copied thee!"
The extent to which Sultanahmet is an imitation of Hagia Sophia is debated amongst academics.
lol it's not all that debatable to the common eye... i'm no architect but the closed vault and dome are classical roman architecture.
Syria definitely. I'd love to visit all the countries famous for its spirituality.
And many more Umrah’s in Makkah.
I will SO see the world before my time on Earth too, inshallah.
I have no intention of leaving UK-ever
may do hajj one day tho
dad asks me every year
Dont you desire to visit 1 country apart from to do hajj Or you talking of moving out. :?
im sure you'll change your mind on that
theres soooo much out there, you wanna experience life
and go places that will benefit and motivate you
dnt become an Admin, a life spent on the forums :twisted:
Saudi is beautiful for obvious reasons - but i havnt been for ages
Jerusalam....didnt think of that, would be great - but not in its current situation. no way.
so another question folks
[b]whats the best country you been?[/b]
The Lover is ever drunk with love;
He is free, he is mad,
He dances with ecstasy and delight.
Caught by our own thoughts,
We worry about every little thing,
But once we get drunk on that love,
Whatever will be, will be.
ɐɥɐɥ
I'm going to be boring and say UK of GB&NI.
It's the only place where you know what's what.
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