Sifting through layers of life
To arrive at the truth of it all.
You have to pass through many stages.
There will be the lure of enticements
There will be the spell of bewitchments
There will be beguiling colours
That seem to hold your senses in rapture.
But if you truly wish to witness
The truth amidst the facades
You will notice the simplest clues
That were always there right before you
Just that you never noticed
Like as often truth is taken for granted
In the arresting sights that enthrall.
Choose to see beyond the facades
You will touch base with the truth of it all.
Savvy
Interestingly the thoughts that resulted in this post came from mangoes actually. As my thoughts were on how we as consumers are sold chemically ripened fruits like mangoes and bananas rampantly.
Here is simple way I came across to test chemically ripened mangoes which I also tried at home … Just take a large bowl of water and try to immerse the mangoes in it. Watch what happens…
Apparently only the chemically ripened mangoes float in water and the others rest at the bottom .
The bigger mango is floating and the smaller one is resting at the bottom.
Trying to understand a little more I chanced upon this clip below.
This is a great link share on the same subject. Of sifting through the fakes!!!
Watch “How to find out- Organic Mangoes vs chemical treated Mangoes” on YouTube
We are sadly in a world without ethical practices in businesses. We need to find ways to sustain our world . It begins with each of us. As each step to change for better and find solutions starts with understanding the issues up close.
If any of you have experiences or tips on how to find out the artificially ripened fruits do care to share.
Hope it helps to spread awareness.
Savvy
May 16, 2019 at 9:37 am
Great, my dear friend π
Truth lies hidden in the things – we need our power of discrimination, fine, sublime power to differentiate between fake/lies and the truth…
Have a great day, my friend π
Didi
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May 16, 2019 at 11:48 am
Yes more and more we can understand the increasing need for cultivating awareness required to navigate through even what were the normal aspects to life and living .Thank you so much for your wonderful comments here. π
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May 16, 2019 at 2:56 pm
Welcome, my dear Savvy π
Enjoy your day and best wishes to you and your family π π
Didi
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May 16, 2019 at 3:49 pm
Totally likewise my friend ππ
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May 16, 2019 at 4:38 pm
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May 16, 2019 at 10:15 am
Wonderful!!!
Lairs twist life so it’s tasty to the lazy
Powerful to the weak and crazy
Brilliant and seductive to the
ignorant youth
But even in pain, there is beauty in the truth
Even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable
For only cowards lie selfishly without preamble
As lies only strengthen a liar’s defects
A liar’s character, mind, & spirit gains no positive affects
The abuser of the truth paints with disappearing colors
Valuing the canvass at worthless dollars
For once the veil of the facade is lifted
Honesty, integrity and trust can never be re-gifted.
Unhappy are the takers
Or why else be fakers?
But to devastate the essence of the believer
Measures the cruelty of the deceiver
Inner peace with self deception
Is the doing of one’s own soul’s destruction
However if truth be told
When lies gradually unfold,
Is it better to be the believer
Or the deceiver?
CnΓ© – If Truth Be Told
Have a nice day Savvy!!!
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May 16, 2019 at 11:59 am
just brilliant…i guess…believer is better…because they are not aware of the facts…while a deceiver is 100% aware…
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May 16, 2019 at 12:02 pm
I couldn’t agree more!! Thank you have a nice day!! !
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May 16, 2019 at 12:09 pm
So much said in these rhythms in rhyme. Wonderful share my friend as always πππ
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May 16, 2019 at 12:15 pm
I sincerely appreciate …..y o u r ….. thoughts β¦ as well as your writing talent.
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May 16, 2019 at 12:27 pm
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May 16, 2019 at 11:09 am
Great truths by simple revelations
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May 16, 2019 at 12:14 pm
Yes and the truth reveals itself in all its simplicity .π
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May 16, 2019 at 11:13 am
Profound poem, Savvy and yes everything is a fraud and we are eating all bad things from fruits, to vegetables and you name it. We have to clean everything properly before eating.
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May 16, 2019 at 12:01 pm
we can clean the outside…but what can we do with the inside…absolutely nothing!!!
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May 16, 2019 at 1:38 pm
Of course we can and why not Rajini. You need to truly ask yourself. How many eons would you like to come, it is all in our hands when to start and of course nothing is easy but with slowly progressing and taking hand of the Lord and having full faith in Him everything works.
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May 16, 2019 at 1:43 pm
Every step makes a difference…let’s us take a step to heal ourselves and the world .
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May 16, 2019 at 1:44 pm
Yes of course we all must take a pledge to make this a better world for all of us to stay happily.
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May 16, 2019 at 1:49 pm
I am sorry.. you are mistaken…I was mentioning about the harmful chemicals… pesticides..etc… that goes into the foodstuffs we are consuming..
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May 16, 2019 at 2:10 pm
KK are we not living now too, who knows how many pesticides we must have eaten. Leave everything to Him he knows and do not get scared.
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May 16, 2019 at 2:14 pm
Yes!!!
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May 16, 2019 at 2:15 pm
Must add Kamal that is an interesting way of looking at life…
There is always a way and we will find it . Hope is here to stay!!!
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May 16, 2019 at 3:15 pm
Yes of course Savvy and we know what we must do and that is the way we must live there is no other way. Think positive and happily everything will work out in its due course. We as humans have become a fearful lot. Trust Him this is His world He knows what He is doing. All this is a One Imagination nothing else.
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May 17, 2019 at 6:28 am
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May 16, 2019 at 12:17 pm
Yes I read while researching on this subject of to how remove the toxins off the mangoes … apparently soaking it in 2% soba bicarb does help in reducing its effects. Guess it’s better to wash all vegetables that way !!!Thank you for appreciating the poem as well. π
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May 16, 2019 at 1:40 pm
Yes absolutely true. Welcome Savvy.
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May 16, 2019 at 11:48 am
Great post my friend.
Thanks for sharing.
We have a new real story on our website “My Story, My Turn”.
Share your thought.
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May 16, 2019 at 12:19 pm
Thank you.You are welcome. And will certainly check the link in time .
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May 16, 2019 at 12:02 pm
i guess i could be able to make out…artificially ripened people… π (LOL)…because they are just too many around…
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May 16, 2019 at 12:07 pm
i feel one solution would be to revisit our eating habits and think twice what we eating is really required or not…particularly the foods which we know are detrimental to health…but still we ahead consuming it because of peer pressure, temptations etc.
I have written on this in one of my posts: https://rajinikanthv.wordpress.com/2019/04/08/conversation-027-money-lifestyle-and-ultimate-purpose/
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May 16, 2019 at 1:02 pm
The wisdom of moderation and regulation comes to mind. Will certainly read the link in time.
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May 18, 2019 at 7:19 am
Good morning. I have just posted another related to this subject… https://rajinikanthv.wordpress.com/2019/05/17/directions-for-having-food/
Please check and share your valuable feedback.
Thank you very much,
Rajini
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May 16, 2019 at 3:12 pm
Please do…and share your valuable thoughts…
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May 16, 2019 at 4:50 pm
Beautiful poem and informative share dear Savvy. Thank you πππ
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May 17, 2019 at 6:27 am
Welcome Krishna. Thank you for the kind mention.ππ
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May 16, 2019 at 8:56 pm
ππ good l am so glad to read this content
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January 18, 2020 at 1:28 pm
Thank you π
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May 17, 2019 at 3:15 pm
True ones. Best ripen ones you must try from Philippines most of the times and always as they have strict regulation to harvest Mango only after full 159 days so they have best taste. Thailand Malaysia and India agriculturists harvest 120 days plus and use many methods to ripe and who ever ate only knows the fun of eating junk fruits with high price.
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May 17, 2019 at 5:20 pm
Actually reading your comment I am reminded of the times when I was a kid I have had my fill of the sweetest organic mangoes, picked directly from the mango farms that my maternal family used to own . Now the farms are all sold and we are forced to buy our mangoes. Interesting to read about these regulations. Thank you.
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May 17, 2019 at 6:04 pm
You are welcome. Now a days what we eat organic wrapped in recycled plastic and hidden poisonous chemicals and innocents pay huge and get ripped off greatly even on health. We must know where we buy and what we buy carefully.
Happy week end. By the way last year when I was in Mumbai I got a box full of Ratnagiri delicious Mango looked great but never been sweet now I remember to comment. Thanks for the answer and appreciate smiles always SavvyπΏ
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May 17, 2019 at 10:02 pm
Yes you are right! There is much to be considered in the so called organic food as well. Marketing gimmicks and packaging ways are hugely influential in people buying them. Yes the Ratnagiri Alfanso Mangoes are very famous.
Wish you a lovely weekend my friend. πΏππΏ
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May 18, 2019 at 5:14 pm
Truly said.. thoughts from looking at mangoes…good yar..
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May 18, 2019 at 10:20 pm
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