Sep 26
Ashram 2 Ashram
Guruji truly has the knack of letting out a critical news in the most by-the-way dismissive manner. Sitting with him that evening, the topic capriciously turned to his Norway trip and he just announced non-chalantly that I should accompany him to Norway 2 days later. Now, this is not the time or place (actually never and nowhere is) where you tell him that you don’t have the Schengen Visa or it takes quite a few days to get one… No! You simply make things happen. AND so I fly to Mumbai, gracefully take a Schengen visa that afternoon, fly back in the evening, finish urgent pending India work, ready to leave the next day…
Cut to the Bangalore Airport, 1 am. Kaushani and I check in… Rohit from the travel desk befriends most of the security guards (he really has a too good skill) and their chiefs and not only gives them Art of Living intro talks but also tell them Guru stories till he arrives. And so when Guruji comes, he had a spontaneous and huge and devoted police escort right up to the air plane, needless to say along with Rohit… It was so nice to see Guruji telling the police people most of who were from Bihar, all the relief work we are doing there and that brightened them up even more. If Guruji would have started Jai Jai Radha Raman Hari Bol, they were in a state, I am sure they would have all sang and danced merrily… Before we boarded, we passed a shop with Jack fruit chips and to my surprise Guruji sent me back to buy a few…
As I get in the plane, I see Air hostess Moser there. I met her in the ashram a few days back and we had a nice chat and a thought wafted through my mind, “I am not going to fly Luftansa anytime soon”. Well here I was in a luftansa flight and I asked Moser whether she engineered so that she could fly with Guruji. She smiled her biggest smile and said, “Previously as much as I could plan despite my limitations, I would still miss him by a day, earlier or later ending up with me being eventually sad. So I gave that up recently. This time, I just let go and surrendered and here I am.” Wow! Our command is his wish…
When we got into the plane, I asked Guruji, “aapka seat upar hai kya”, he smiled, “mae upar hi raheta hu…”, then smiled, “kabhi kabhi neeche aata hu”. He was offered dinner but he just had a sweet lassi…I returned to my seat. I also followed suit with 3 lassis… and swiftly slid off into dreamland …
Next morning I got freshened up, did my Kriya and half hour before descent, when I went to the seat next to him, he had had his breakfast and was intently watching some hindi song. I showed him the youth booklet and he pointed out a few mistake in the most delightfully skillful manner. As we landed in Frankfurt, we stepped down the stairs and were picked up by Ewald and Lilian. When all of us were tucked in the car, Guruji opened the Jackfruit chips package, had one and gave the rest to Lilian. She could not believe it, since, 2 weeks back, when she was flying through Bangalore airport she wanted to taste it, but somehow she didn’t! I couldn’t stop grinning at the mastery he possesses, of elegantly showing off in the most subtle manner that he is the very core of our being, coolly watching all the play.
On the drive from Frankfurt towards Bad Antogast, I was made to read emails and at some point the replies grew silent, so I stopped. I too dozed off. Then we reached Baden Baden and into the spa. When we came out, Guruji exclaimed, “well, all tiredness is gone” and added impishly, “but i am sleepy now”. On the way to the ashram, we passed some lovely farms and Guruji was telling me with wonder in his voice, that here they have a chart put up outside the farms with rates about the produce growing in the farm. And people can just pick up the fruits like apples, pears, cherries, raspberries, weigh them and put the appropriate money in the box. He laughed, “In India not only they will take fruits, money box but the chart also…”
When there was a lul in the conversation, I quietly dozed off. Somewhere on the way, he said, “Wake up… see how beautiful it is”. I thought that was a short term and a long term message for life as well.
He was a lot on the phone taking report of Bihar relief regularly. It was amazing to see the consistency of his follow up in any work.
When we reached ashram, and I freshened up, ate some good Urmila cooked food, I went to him, but he immediately sent me packing off inspite of my protests, “Go lie down for some time. You were sleeping in the car…”
That evening around 5ish we had a surprise in store which was revealed as we drove down to Oppenau where Hans Martin was waiting with his helicopter. The ride was truly breath taking. We flew over the black forest (it really looks black without the icing), and some exotic idyllic towns and scattered settlements. Gurudev very excitedly made a few calls, “hum helicopter se bol rahe hai…” We landed at a small inn type place (belonging to friend of Hans’) and had an assortment of cakes. Guruji smiled, “we traveled all the way by helicopter to have cake”. Aberheart placed his camera on a juice can to take a timed photo and remarked, “now I know one more use of a juice can”, to which Guruji added, you used it to take a juicy photo…. As we were walking out, as is the case anywhere around the world, even there we noticed people just coming up and wanting to take photos with him, even those who saw him for the first time and didn’t knew anything about who he was.
On the way home, when we would keep the window of the Chopper open, there was a strong smell of kerosene which for the first time I felt sickening. Usually as a solution to anything, we say, ‘just breathe with awareness, just breathe it out’. So I wondered, ‘if breathing itself is problematic, then what to do’. I started chanting ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ and I immediately started feeling better. The solution came along with the problem.
About the Bihar flood problem, I asked him in between munching on the cakes, whether Water element was angry or happy?! He goes, “I know only that it is abundant”. He was coaching our teacher working in Bihar, “tell them – after every calamity lot of good has come out. After tsunami, huts turned to solid houses – we built them. Hum hai, Guruji hai, koi chinta nahi bolo. Unko hausla do (give them hope)… bless them…”
To someone on the line complaining about something, I heard him say firmly, “strong bano (become strong), chant om namah shivaya”. In the car there was some bhajan being played and I was softly whisling along with it. And he asked who is whisting. I said I. Guruji cutely remarked, “I could never do that”. I pointed out that he never says I cannot do that, he uses the past tense… Present is open to all possibilities…
Christoph was keen that Guruji speak to Kamlesh and connected the line and gave to Guruji when it was ringing. When Kamlesh picked up, Guruji says in a slightly different tone, “Glaser here”… Kamlesh recognized it was Guruji and Guruji justified in a tone like a child caught in the act, “In muscle testing, any name I use, it shows I am telling the truth. Its about going from nobody to everybody…” While driving up to the ashram, the signal was weaker, so he directed to take a detour and then after sometime, he got out of the car and started walking back and we were driving behind him… It was quite a beautiful but odd scene.
Urmila was very happy when I gave her the Prakriti Masalas. She said the packing was so good, I don’t feel like opening it. And then Seema innocently told Guruji that I am not complaining but sometimes I get very angry on you. (My God!) Guruji immediately said, “then I will get 10 times more angry… I only reflect you”.
We went straight for Satsang at the ashram. Beautiful singing was happening. Guruji asked for the light to be shut, so there was Guruji and the Guru Parampara photo and a candle – a candle lit satsang, how much more romantic can you get. It made me weak in my knees and almost breathless:-)
His first words were, “Meditate, meditate, meditate. Else we get lost in doing this and that. And the whole purpose of life is lost”. Then we indulged in some lovely and deep meditation. What a silence it created; so solid and thick – one could have easily cut it with a knife.
There after, for quite sometime he was speaking German and making everyone laugh… He said Nowadays every month you are pulling me to the German ashram. Then he gave prasad for everyone… Jai Jai Radha Raman Hari Bol…Jai Jai Radha Raman Hari Bol…
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Dear Bau,
I loved the post, made me feel a very strong presence and connection to Gurudev immediately, just felt like picking the phone and calling him at the German ashram then realized it is too late in the night:) give Gurudev a warm hug and tell him it is from Anoop:). Even though I make it a point to read your blog everyday I haven’t posted any comments to all the amazing posts on your blog, today I just felt I should do it.Because of you I am in love:)
Jai Gurudeva!
Anoop
I was just feeling guilty for something.. Now I feel lighter.. Love you guruji, Love you bau.
Jaigurudev.
Dear Dinesh Bhaiyya – Thank you for posting the awesome experience you had. Im sure there is more to come. Please please post more.
wonderful,
Fely like I was living trough the expereince.
Dinesh Bhaiyya keep writing,
Love
Jai Guru dev
Sampath
Dear Dinesh bhaiya, it was great!
Please continue to write such things.
Jai Guru Dev.
wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow..!!! just wooooow!!
jai gurudev dinesh bhaiya:):)
this post has been soo worth the wait
.. beautiful 
:)
love
tanu
Thanks for this wonderful post..Great to read Gurudev’s pearls laid out so simply…Simple yet so profound..
This entry was posted on Friday, September 26th, 2008 at 2:52 am …..Woah…!
It feeels soooooo great to read all these short stories of you and guruji….seriously fels really great cant express it properly..
keep postin such stoies…!
Jgd..
i am touched…. it was like we were there with Him, i could imagine Him getting down and walking and talking on the phone. thank you very much for sharing this and making it a part of us as well. we did not need a visa, it was a click away
for the first time I actually did not get jealous….was so happy reading on and enjoying every moment of it…..
Jai Gurudeva!
Dinesh bhaiya… wow what a post. Please write more of such Guru stories.
Its just too good.
Such a beautiful sharing… in case we don’t already have a ‘God’ for writing Guru stories, there should be one named after you
omguru ! omguru ! omguru !
Jai Guru Dev,
Woooohooo .. AWESOME!!
For the first time .. (even though through a writeup only) .. I got to witness Guruji … as if i was with him and dinesh Bhaiya ..
Thanks for the excellent writeup!!
Love Ya!
thnx a lot dinesh bhaiya… want many more of this kind
… JGD!
Hey Bau! Krish here. This post ALSO brought tears to my eyes.
)I have been lucky to be in Germany twice;last year and this year. But this time I missed Guruji by a few hours! I reached Oppenau and called the Ashram only to be told that he had left in a hurry for J&K. Of course I felt bad! 
) But then I consoled myself somehow.
)
Last year I sat at His feet and played Guitar at the Satsang. It was a miraculous experience. He was operating me like a tape recorder play/pause switch. Whenever He would want singers to stop singing/fade out the bhajan, He would only glance at me I would signal to the singers to fade it out. When He wanted the next bhajan to be played, He would glace at me again! No words spoken. It was like a magical machine! And at a point I was playing a Norwegian drum and had laid down my Guitar. He wanted to start singing “Hey Nanda Nanda Lala”. So He gently looked at me and smiled. I picked up my Guitar( no words spoken)and was a little nervous because I didn’t know which scale He would start singing. He smiled again. I just hit the D Major confidently and that moment He too sang. Yes, predictably in D Major
It was an incredible experience!
Jai Guru Dev
Lucky You!! And we are too as you shared the beautiful Guru stories with us. It was interestingly smart how you pointed that He says He cannot do in the past tense as Present is open to possibilities. Guruji’s picture you posted is so cute. Just a few minutes back I was quite annoyed with myself how I give in to my emotions, I was actually reminding myself to be strong. And I was surprised to read that there was a second reminder from Him! Bang! Please share more..
JGD! & love
So amazing Dinesh Bhaiya…
just amazing the way everything happened.
Jai Gurudev
Waaaaooo!!!!
Kya post hai… Dinesh Da! Tusi great ho… Tusi saanu “clean bold” maar ditta si….
Lucky You!! I’m feeling jealous…
Was missing you veryy badly, came online and got to read such a lovely post from you
here I go again (again erased a line after writing it)
Actually out of words have written and erased the comment at least 5 times
Well .. all I can say is
Love
Jai Gurudev
Minnie
Oh, dear Dinu Bhaiya…Thank you so much for making me feel soooooooo close to Guruji with this post of yours. The most beautiful part about your writing is that you catch the exact sensations , emotions , feelings and transfer them into words. All my senses had the pleasure of grasping the presence of Guruji just by reading your blog.
I think you will be the right person to write a biography of our Guruji.
Jai Gurudev
Love
Sakshi
That was just the best first read in the morning.. You really should write more posts like this one… seriously felt like i was on the chopper there with you all!! and Guruji’s pic on the chopper is the CUTEST!!! Anoop mentioned here at the WAYE office the other day that Guruji’s just one cuddly teddy bear and honestly after reading this I think tht’s about the best way to describe Guruji
..
Breath-taking experoence !! waaah
“Hum helicopter se bol rahe hain !!” hahahahaha …
Jai Gurudeva
Guruji you are kamaaaal
worth the wait Dinesh dada..simply AWESOME..
Very beautiful.Felt the Guru’s presence(Truly,Madly,Deeply).
Thanks Dinesh Bhaiyya.:)
Dinesh Bhaiya that was a great post..please post more articles..I am waiting for the day when I will travel with guruji like you..I jus pray that the day will come someday
JGD! Love
Anant
jgd,
it was great , reading was experince and am sure that it is not usaul but yes only when you post and write about Gurudev. Thankue bhyia for making me closer to Guru je. keep posting jai guru dev.
Dinesh Dada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kharra kharra ekdum mast lihila aahe!!!!!
Without ticket full trip………………thnx….
asa watat hpta ki jasa me tumchya helicopter madhye hoto……
waachtana me tya sarv gostinsh anubhavat hoto……..
Really amazing Experience in WORDS…
ajun asyach “mast guru goshti” waachayche bhagya prapta zaalyas chaan vatel
Dear Dinesh Bhaiya Thanks a lot for sharing this intimate moments with Guruji….it was so wonderful!!! Keep posting!
Bhaiya
This made me weak in the knees too!
DEAR DINESH BHAIYA,
YOU ARE TRULY AMAZING!!!. YOUR WHOLE DESCRIPTION HAS MADE ME FEEL ,AS IF I TRAVELLED WITH GURUJI
A BIG THANK YOU; NO WORDS, BUT A FELING OF SURRENDER AND BLISS HAS HAPPENED.
Wow, absolutely wonderful post !
Thanks very much !
Do post more about your time with Guruji !
Hi Bhaiya!
No words! Jai gurudev!
jgd!!
who posted it? dinesh bhaiyya or bawa?????
does not matter. but it was amazing.I hav become greedy now.
so,no matter how much u write, its
always very short.
guruji looks handsome in photos!!
i want to c ur photographs also!!!!!
plz do it! give me a glance bawa n bhaiyya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
n again i have no option my angels!!
Hey Bau!
I am visiting this site for first time. This is very beautiful. I loved this site. Too good.
…so good to read the lines, was just wondering what the Hindi sentences mean. Would be nice if someone could help me out in that.
Thanks love
Krishi
ohh dinesh bhaiya…….thank you so much 4 posting it….i felt i was so close 2 HIM…..
Thank you very much bhaiya…..u made my day…..
pls keep writing more n more…..
jgd bhaiya..
Please throw some light on the IN Flight kriya bhiya…plsssssss . cool tool for travel blues
Amazing..!. is that what it is known as..! Wonderful post bhaiya..!
Love
rahul.
jai gurudev bhaiya…
it is always a delight to read ur mails!! plz post dem more frequently
Dinesh Bhaiya makes us wait so long for a post. But in the end, the wait is always worth it.
jai gurudev dinesh bhaiya!!!!!!!!
it was so adorable, me and minnie felt as if we were there with you…..was worth he wait!!!
love you!!!!!
Jai Gurudev Dinesh
Thanks for the post. Makes me feel sooo…connected.
Lovely pic
wow …. you really transported me to Europe with Guruji
bau!! thank u so so so much for sharing dat. i beg u plz share more of such lovely stories. u wrote in so much detail. it was a delight. i read d blog every nite at about d same time. n after d entire day of doin stuff, reading it feels as if um havin sweet dish after diner. i crave for more everyday…
plz serve more tomorrow.
jai gurudev
bihag
Beautiful:)
Jai Jai Radha Raman Hari bol, Jai Jai Radha Raman Hari bol:)
wow!! i felt as if i was there with guruji.. in the farms.. helicopter… such a great feeling….. please post here regularly… its doing wonders to many… jai gurudev
Bhaiya, You are so blessed to be with Guruji and have such a lovely experience.
I am so lucky to read this experience.
May GuruJi Bless Us.
Love u.
Woowww bhaiya!! Im amazed how you managed to fit in so many things in one post!!Feels so nice to read about the whole trip.. “Hum helicopter se bol rahe hain” was just the most hilarious thing ive heard for a while!!!
jai gurudev!
Beautiful. it makes me feel sooo strong! thanx dinesh bhaiyya!
Dinesh Bhaiya.. I felt as though i was there along with Guruji & U.. Woow very beautifuL!!! Love you loads Pria
JAI GURUDEV BHAIYA!!!!!!!!!
wow…amazing experiences there…i loved the line…i could never do that…the present is always open to all possibilities….lovely bhaiya…
ohh please keep posting more of these…
oh and we are going to meet him tomorrow in Mumbai….YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!
Love
Anupam.
its about 12.40am , and i am sure every aolite’s heart in mumbai is pounding, awaiting guruji’s arrival tomorrow. A lot of people like me rite now are just about willing to give away anything just for that one glimpse of our beloved master, in such a situation your post only exacerbates our feelings, intensifies the longing, ohh how painful, but what a sweet pain this is.
love the way you write bhaiya.
reverence and love
jgd
JGD!!!feels so gud 2 read about guruji tht too in sumthin written by dinesh…!!!itz amazing de way guruji tks care of our small small needs(she wantd 2 taste those chips,n he got thm).Even v dont care so much for our own selves..bt he does…!!can’t wait 2 see guruji(hes comin 2 bombay tomm.!!!)
keep posting dinesh…
lov
very beautiful. thank u for sharng
just amazingggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg…………
thanks bau
for guru story
please keep posting us with such guru stories….
thanks once again
jai gurudev
Oho.. it is dinesh dada.. great .. In my earlier comment I thought it was Bawa…
Happy birthday Dinesh dada in advance.. hopefully I ll be in ashram this tear for my birthday.. just in case i dont make there… and wish me back.. we share birthdates too..!
Haan btw I think we might end up meeting today itself.. Are you with Guruji in mumbai today?
Hi Dinesh,
You have connected the knowledge points with incidents beautifully. I even used them yesterday in conversation with some friends. It’s wonderfully written. It shows that being with Guruji is like being with knowledge, love, fun itself at every point in every way.
Jai Gurudev.
amazing post
it happened yesterday only that an old devotee was telling me that these days its not possible to walk with guruji like before and some two hours later we were walking with guruji on the streets of Kolkata to the nearby Kali temple
wow!!
jgd
and today ill see him at mum univ!!
Waw!! Superb experience… Dinesh bhaiya keep posting..
What ‘great things’ did u do in ur previous births ?
~Spellbound by His Grace and ur Luck ~
Great writing…..Just felt as if we were also travelling with our beloved Master.
Guruji is the best ! Thanks for sharing the experience bhaiya ! I felt that I was there with the master
We are all blessed
Love,Rohini
bhaiya its amazing amazing just amazing’
i m speechless
love you GURU JI
Wow gr8 post! Pls keep em comin!
sure this post lifted my spirits! Thank you Dinu bhaiya for posting!
its always wonderful to hear(read in this case) guru stories..
Jai Gurudev!
great experience …great narrating …want to read it again and again. So lucky we are ….Jai Gurudev!
Just Great ! we want more like this………….really grateful and indebted to you !
Jai Guru Dev
Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us. Love the way you write makes me feel I am there too
Keep it up Bhaiya !!! I belong to you…
Guru Ang Sang,
Dilkhush
Dinesh bhai, u really made my Sunday, trip full!!!!!!!!!
Please continue to send similar posts whenever u would be having a blessing to travel with Guruji.
With regards and regards only 2 ” 2 MEN ARMY BAWANDINESH”
shail
Jai Gurudev Dinesh.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Bau new look of the blog is very beautiful, nice colors.
I really liked the experience which you have shared here. reading, listening , watching to Guruji is the only one beautiful thing in this world.
Jai Gurudev,
Vinod
Bau/Bhaiya
Please start posting on/abt Navaratri
oh Guruji is so cool…!
Such daily life stories make me feel so close to him, and you have narrated it so well! Jaigurudev!
simply amazing. I wish I get a day like that with Guruji
Bhaiya! Sooooo beautifully explained! I could imagine each and every moment you have described in the post! Just love it every time I read it!!!(have been reading it again and again – it just feels too good!
) And the pics are also too good!
!!!
Thanks for posting this!
And lots & lots of love and wishes to you for your BIRTHDAY
Jai Gurudeva!
Jai Gurudev
Dear Bhaiya your writing is as beautiful as you.
I too felt like I was there with you, actually I felt I was you!
“Strong bano”
“I could never do that”
“look how beautiful it is…”
I am amazed, humbled and so in touch with myself right now.
Post more of such experiences, so that we can live them too
my day is made by this post….i felt as if i am with HIM on the
i read it all oevr again n again n again and tears of
tour
joy n gratitude rolling down my cheeks…
suddenly i feel there is NOTHING to worry in life when HE is there!
Hi Dinesh Da,
Wish you a very happy birthday!
Loved the post…
Love & JGD,
Aditya
jgd dinu bhaiya…
wish u many happy returns of d day….hav a wonderful yr ahead…
jgd…
Dear Dinesh Bhaiya ,
I am truly grateful for getting an opportunity to be here and live when Guruji is present in his physical form….
And grateful to you for sharing your wonderful moments with us……
Lots of Love
Jai Gurudev
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jai Gurudev!!
HEYYYYYYYYY DINESH !!!!!!!!!!!!
:):)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!
I THINK YOU GOT THE MOST AWESOME GIFT OF ALL TIMES……BEING WITH GURUJI!!
BUT YOU DESERVE IT AND MORE……COZ YOU ARE ALSO”THE BEST”!!!!!!!!:)
LOVED THE PHOTO OF GURUJI….I THINK HE S LIKE THE MOST ADORABLE, HUGGABLE TEDDY BEAR…NO?
LOTS OF LOVE AND LOTS OF BIG FAT HUGS……
SEE YOU SOON….
VANDANA
Wonderful post narrating the journey with the beloved Master ! So beautiful ! So light (in both the senses (less weight and opposite of darkness).
Lovely….Blissful …
What a gift to us …
Please write more …
The first thing I do after coming to office in the morning is check out for our blessings …
Awesome Dinesh dada. Every utterance from Guruji is a learning for us in some regard. Enjoyed the “could never do that part- past tense”.
da,I had tears…sitting in a cafe..this was embarassing,but natural.JGD!
too good… specially that part “Wake up..see how beautiful it is” …
thanks for sharing such blessed moments with us
OHHH MYYY………. Wow. Bau – You brought me to German ashram with Him….. I love Him, he’s the cutest! Gosh…. “Kabhi kabhi neeche aata hoon..”! and eating cake.. aww….. reflecting who we are, the jackfruit chips, everything.. so amazing! Thank you…………. i never checked your blog b4(!), now am hooked! Jaigurudev!
It has been long since the blog is posted and have read it quite a few times ,, but now I do not know
How , Why , …. , I have so many answers I was looking for … every action of HIS has answers hidden for everyone [:)] … love you GURUJI ,,, and dinesh bhayya – please write more on the tours that you have had with HIM ,, we all will get to go to so many countries [:)]
hi……jgd …wonderful write up..felt almost on a journey with Him ..n realized He s there to take us into His arms…only we need to leave our cravings..life can get so butiful with Guruji..
thnx Bawa n Dinesh …thanx a tonne..this is my frst visit to this site..a Gift again ..
bhaiya no jealousy this time….
just gratitude..
bhaiya thanx a tonne, for the description given by you was simply superb- and so enchanting!!!
i feel so so sooooo blessed just reading the whole thing.
sometimes i actually cant believe whether i am actually living this life or is it just a fairy tale in my dreams….
whatever it is……… I AM LOVING IT!!!!
love u GURUJI!!!
n love 2 u bhaiya
aditi
Speechless in gratitude
Dinesh Da….
U R AOL’S SACHIN TENDULKAR who play less but often make centuries. ha ha ha
Jack fruit chips story was just amazing….
love u dinesh da
i put up the “I COULD NEVER DO THAT” on my offc desk rite away….
i felt as though i was really floated away to some other plane….”MAGICAL” wowwwwwww!!!
jus understood that everything is being taken care of….
…Look at the number of comments ! … This completes 100
wow…
i m simply speechless….superb
wow nd just wow…
jai guru dev
tons of luv
vishakha
wish you happy birthday guruji
jai gurudev
Dinu & Bawoo,
can you pleaaaaasssseeee have icons? EMOTICONS where one can post tears, joy, Bliss, gratitude and the ‘GURU Feeling” that wells up when one reads “One-Guru-Story-with Lots-bundled-in”
Kya Supe Package hai – Ek ka Dus!
nice to read ..u had a wonderful time
so romantic stasang:-)
very nice…amazing..