My Amazing, Inner Emotional Experience at the Anne Frank House Museum / Mr. Dussel

I can genuinely connect to one of Anne Frank's most popular quote: "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." Whenever I read this quote, my heart thumps. I feel as if Anne is within me because her quote is my personal life lesson. I strongly believe that there is beauty and good in everyone's hearts, that an individual naturally has both bad and good qualities, and one must embrace the good qualities even if they are deep deep down and hidden. My religion teacher has also reinforced this moral in me. She teaches the entire batch of students about the Mahabharata, a religious piece of literature that has a vital moral. The moral that there is a fight between good and evil within oneself, but that good always wins. It is so so amazing how Anne had such beautiful thoughts and ideals regarding human nature at such a young, tender age, even when she lived during a horrifying time in history. She is my role model.. I love her so so much :) I visited the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam to learn more about the Holocaust because of my interest and curiosity about it, but instead I learned not only more about the Holocaust but also treasured lessons of humanity from a powerful young girl..... It is absolutely outrageous and unfair how so many souls lost their lives with injustice during the Holocaust..I hope that the world keeps this in memory forever, for all the children, men and women, and sincere helpers who died.....Anne's voice is so remarkable that it itself speaks for the millions of Jews that died during World War II.... God bless her :-)    

Fritz Pfeffer and his son Werner Peter Pfeffer

I especially enjoyed the Fritz Pfeffer (Mr. Dussel in Anne's diary because Dussel means idiot/goof in German-she didn't really like him) exhibition that recently opened in the museum (April) because it included a lot of unknown facts and opinions about Mr. Fritz that are essential for people to know. Essential because how he is portrayed in Anne's diary is completely different than how he is described by his family. For instance, check out the video on the righthand side on how Mr. Fritz's son emotionally recalls memories of his father with Miep Gies, the 20-something-year-old helper who gave the people hiding in the Secret Annex (the Frank family, the Van Daan family, and Mr. Fritz Pfeffer) food and other items needed for survival. There was a video (that I unfortunately can't find on YouTube) playing in the exhibition room in the museum in which Werner Peter Pfeffer, Mr. Pfeffer's son, mentioned his dad as a deeply religious and kind, loving man who was willing to help anyone. Mr. Fritz Pfeffer married Vera Bythiner in 1921, and the couple had Werner Peter in 1927. They both divorced in 1933 and Fritz received custody of his child. Fritz then met and fell in love with a woman named Charlotte Kaletta, but the Nurnberger Laws of 1935 stated that marriage was forbidden between Jews and non-Jews, so the two were unable to marry as Kaletta was not Jewish. The couple then moved to Amsterdam; however, in Amsterdam too they were denied the right to marry. In 1938, due to increasing Nazi activity in Amsterdam, Fritz sent his only son Werner Peter from Amsterdam to England by boat to live with the young boy's uncle Ernst. Additionally, Dussel went into hiding in the Secret Annex in 1942 without Charlotte, as she was not Jewish/safe.  In her book ‘Anne Frank Remembered’ Miep Gies describes how she carried letters between Fritz Pfeffer and Charlotte Kaletta:

Fritz Pfeffer and his love Charlotte Kaletta

‘Once a week I would meet Charlotte Kaletta, a charming blonde woman one year older than I. She would give me letters, books, parcels and bits of dental equipment that Fritz Pfeffer had requested. She was not Jewish, and because she no longer had a Jew with her she was in no danger. I told Charlotte that I had to turn over the things she gave me to someone else, who was the one who delivered them to Fritz. I pretended to know nothing about where her fiancé was hiding. However, Charlotte was a discreet and sensitive person; she knew better than to search out information. She never asked anything of me. We exchanged letters and parcels until the next week when we would repeat the process.’
( www.annefrankguide.net )  

It is interesting how the way a person looks at you impacts on how you are presented to people. In Anne Frank's diary, Mr. Ffritz Pfeffer is described as a foolish, selfish man (because Anne may have had a few bad experiences with him by chance), when in reality he was probably not, as the Anne Frank House beautifully unlocks Mr. Pfeffer's hidden personality in its exhibit on Mr. Pfeffer. For years, Mr. Pfeffer was portrayed as a not-so-nice man to strangers who read Anne's diary, but I hope that their thoughts change after they know and appreciate his inner beauty :)

Anne Frank

A Happy Change

Welcome back my faithful friends! I truly apologize for not posting in a very long time. I wasn't able to keep blogging near the top of my priority list during the eighth grade school year ^_^.

The blog's name is now Moonlit Inspirations. I hope it will forever remain Moonlit Inspirations.

Why, y'all may ask?

July 2015: The future and goal of this blog has now changed. Honestly, my passion for books has deteriorated quite a bit since middle school. I realized by myself that I am a meaningful person, which is both good and bad. Good because I can make long-lasting relationships with people and look at things differently (more deeply), bad because it is hard for me to let bad situations or bad people out of my head. I sometimes think too much and I get inspired by things very easily, so my blog Moonlit Inspirations shares my personal inspirations and hopefully it will inspire you positively. :) There is this really weird fact that I recently discovered about myself: I enjoy/crave the imprint a book leaves on my heart forever rather than the book itself…. :-) …
My inspirations are people who live with a vegan diet, Anne Frank, and Malala Yousafzai…

Ashna Sharma: The author of a simple, delicate lifestyle blog mainly showcasing inspirations from around the world as well as travel blogs. The dream of Moonlit Inspirations is to spread beautiful lifestyle all around and to keep people inspired and generous all the time, anywhere. This blog is like an outlet for me because I do not talk much and I find it easier to communicate through writing. No matter how busy I am and/or how infrequently I blog, I am very certain that I will never stop blogging or in simpler terms, sharing my inspirations. Because it is heart-warming and touching for me to see how my thoughts and feelings and ideas evolve over the course of my childhood and teenage years. I hope that my posts will spark a smile on your face :) I strongly believe that there is good and bad in everyone, but the good should come shining through... I hope that this blog will touch you deep deep in the heart and make you feel happy happy happy!!+ inspired. I wish you a warm welcome...

I hope you guys know, love, and appreciate the answer as to why I chose to change the blog name :-) Enjoy, I wish everyone a warm beautiful welcome once again!!! 

Colors of the Rainbow

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I Go Deep: The Truth About Popularity

- you see one of your good friends and she squeals, giggles, and chats with you for over an hour
- the next day, you go up to her, expecting her to strike up a juicy conversation, but right when you say a casual hi, she walks away.... your cheeks turn BRIGHT red and you feel lame....
- you see her trying to be "COOL" or "POPULAR"............. and talking to a group of gossipy girls
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I have seen many 7th graders that I know in my school trying to change their personality just to show people that they are "BAD" or sassy, cool, etc. When people I know try to be "popular", I feel bad :(
I don't feel bad that I lost a genuine friend; I feel bad that someone out there lost there personality, in other words, themselves. Popularity means to be a friendly, bubbly sweet girl/boy who has a lot of friends.. It does not mean to give in to peer pressure, and to suddenly drift apart from that girl with a "hidden" magnetic character.. When I say a "hidden" magnetic character, I mean a person who seems to be unfriendly and quiet by the looks. However, this person has a hidden bubbly personality... For now, popularity might seem like a good thing; I mean duh, you get to have so many friends, and it is also entertaining to hear gossipy rumors. However, later on your gossips won't be listened by anyone, and people won't like you for unnecessary wasting their time by spreading rumors. Imagine, how will anyone have to time to "find out" who likes who in high school? I mean, just be yourself .. because later on, your friends who will stick to you............. Like as you grow older and more mature, you will have fewer friends..... Elementary school: 30 friends, Middle school: 20 friends, High school: 10 friends, and College: 3 real friends :))) So what I am trying to say is that the true meaning of popularity is not how many "cool" friends you have; popularity is how friendly you are with your true friends, no matter how many friends you have.

In my opinion, I think that teens want to be popular so that they can feel wanted or accepted by their peers. However, (this may seem surprisingly), when you crave to feel wanted, you actually have low self-esteem. You constantly want attention, and you worry about your flaws....
On the other hand, when you absolutely fine with not having popularity, you feel wanted and accepted by only one person-yourself. This helps your individuality shine, and you also feel confident about yourself.

I personally feel that the opposite of popularity is individuality. I mean, it is so fun to be unique and have different interests. I mean having unique interests make you do different things, like fun diy projects (decorating a top), or web design. Imagine, when everyone in school has individuality (not popularity), there would be so many amazing things to discuss about! Everyone would have a unique voice and opinion that would be heard be so many people. Additionally, since there would be an environment of beautiful, unique people, no one would worry about being different.

Above all, being your genuine true self to yourself and your friendly, true friends is basically what defines you and you life........ life is meant to be lived with truth ............ "When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity." -Walt Disney

 

dream room

A dream to travel the world... all hidden and unlocked in my room................... places to hide my goodies.. and pictures to capture in beauty forever.. *just getting inspired by what I see around me and putting it in a  collage... this collage is technically a key to the secret portal of my imagination.... day by day, while reading this blog, you guys will get there........ TO MY IMAGINATION ;)
*enjoyy

dream room by moonlit-ashes featuring a cotton duvet cover set

Cotton duvet cover set
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Drinkware
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Graham Brown canvas wall art
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Graham Brown bright red wallpaper
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Wild Wolf home decor
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Union jack sofa
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Tempered glass coffee table
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White bookcase
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Mini hair clip
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Pastel Pink Lavender Blue Chubby Fluffy Bow
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Lazy Bum Packages

Your idea of a perfect Friday rainy evening is unique, so unique that you can bet anyone that you are a lazy bum package, a one-on-one deal... Sensational, that is one word that can describe you completely.... A cozy fantasy book with warm hot cocoa with marshmallows by the blazing fire in the fireplace comes first on your list... And after a while, you crave to hear a song that makes you want to cry and laugh at the same time? (that's just me.. hehe) The song "Carry on" fills your little space of your own with its lyrics..... "Carry on--oon-oon-nn (didn't know how to type that part....) 1, 2, 3 ... You are a LAZY BUM package, and you GOTTA admit the truth.. 

Levels of Laziness
1. (Mild laziness.. you are clever)
You really want to water the plants, but the you have trouble reaching to turn the tap of water that runs in your background. Every time you twist the knob, even for a split second, you always end up standing straight and pulling your pants up. You love the outdoors; however, at the same time, you are lackadaisical. It's so sad on how one wrong allele from your parents came to you or maybe got mixed together, resulting in you leaving your interests of gardening behind and your dreams of becoming a professional gardener getting CANCELED. (oh please, dude/dudette, don't become a gardener.. but if that is your dream, oh well..) XD

Your Lazy Bum Package:
















Song: Fireflies by Owl City

Beverage: Pink Lemonade Mixed With Hot Cocoa With Whipped Cream And A Cherry On Top (okay, so "mild lazy people" are CONFUSED AND SLIGHTLY CRAZY! BE MORE LAZY, MILD LAZY PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Book (gotta be a good one cuz from Ashna's favorites): Tokyo Heist by Diana Renn
Mild Lazy People, check out Tokyo Heist's book review here: http://updatesfromanerd.blogspot.com/2013/07/tokyo-heist.html 

ENJOY MILD LAZINESS, MILD LAZY PEOPLE!

2. Medium Lazy People
Medium Lazy people have an amazing personality, at the same time genuine. It is pretty obvious for one to see their heart beating out of their chest with an urge to say something humorous and snort and laugh, despite their obsession over jackets. Seriously, medium lazy people (I must admit that I am one) wear the same jacket to school almost every day of the week, and this is only because of their feel of coziness, which is also in their hearts. See, when one wears a comfortable jacket tightly knitted with light-weighted wool and heavy stitches of fur, they feel cozy, and they are too lazy to take the jacket out; it is just their laziness on unzipping their zipper that stops them from being um like, idk... um, fashionnaaable. (OKAY.) Their medium laziness can have an extreme effect on their future, not only their social school life. For instance, if their boss orders a medium lazy person to take his professional blazer off when all the workaholics are in a meeting, and the medium lazy man adamantly refuses to take his blazer off, he is then fired. Nevertheless, despite all of that jibber jabber I mentioned above, medium lazy people are above all, the most awesome people in the world. LETS'S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT PEOPLES. I'M A MEDIUM LAZY PERSON.. GO FIGURE.

Your Lazy Bum Package:

Song: Carry On by Fun

Beverage: Hot Salted Caramel Coffee (Oh, and a blanket too!)    

Book: Any cozy fantasy book which feels like you have read only 10 pages when you have in reality read 50 pages, like Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl  

3. High Level Lazy People

High Level Lazy People can go to extremes in their laziness; what makes them have an admirable character, though, is their pride in their slothful personality, and they are not afraid or even a teeny bit embarrassed of it. For example, even while standing in line for ordering a triple bacon meat deluxe burger at Carl's Jr., such people, like stout ladies, grab a chair and peacefully lie their buts on the fast-food restaurant chair for pure relaxation. They are not afraid, afraid of teenage girls' cell phones clicking pictures of them to share giggle over with their friends with high-pitched voices. Additionally, out of frustration, they scream for running out of tissue paper in the restroom at Carl's Jr.. Obviously, they are extremely lackadaisical to even reach over a single millimeter and grab it themselves. Their sluggish, inactive lifestyle changes their life, but again, it is their parents fault for passing on the wrong genes.... IMAGINE OUR WORLD FILLED WITH TOO MANY LACKADAISICAL PEOPLE... JUST IMAGINE. IT WOULD JUST BE GREAT IF TEACHERS WERE HIGH LEVEL LAZY PEOPLE..

Song:  

 

The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars.. I never knew such a song existed

Beverage: Some drink to make the gas pass...

Book: How to Overcome Laziness and Achieve Your Goals by S. Alexander Ward (random book I searched up on amazon)

With laziness, sluggishness, slothfulness, or lackadaisical-ness (whatever you want to call it), one can become a lazy bum package and live their life eating Lays Barbecue Chips. Once they ate them in kindergarten, and once again they will eat them at age 100. (old lady voice) I knew I should not have eaten those chips like a high level lazy person.. oh dear Bethany and oh, Martha/////// ;) 

~Ashna Sharma

(please do not get offended by the types of lazy people mentioned above... it's just my imagination; it's all fiction, too! .. AND IT'S A HUMOR THING) :D

What type of lazy person are you (mild level lazy, medium level lazy, or high level lazy?) ... I'm medium level lazy ........ LOL. XD 

Reply in the comments below! :)

Mr. Moonie..... (THE MOON)

"You have got to be kidding me," your friend, who finishes her homework in a speck of a second, blabbers at you like a blabber-mouthed beluga whale. Furiously typing on the computer keyboard smudged with scented coconut oil your mom applied on your hair a few hours ago, you do your homework and sulk. After homework, you have to make sure that everything is done in your backpack and then.................. YOU SLEEP WITH DARK RED, SORE EYES.

My life has been very hectic for the past few weeks like the short description above (NO, LIKE FOREVER) and I wanted to start a post that portrayed something short and sweet, which will hopefully give me pride on some of my favorites. The moon that I saw laying there supported by the hazy, pitch-black night sky outside gave me hope and determination that something nice will come out of my life, in whatever way you may put it, hope for blogging something fascinating, or hope for my future... This post has no meaning in words; it has meaning in a picture, a picture of black and white. It has meaning in music, of the curves of the golden instrument that gently lets out a jazzy tune out in the chilly yet warm wind or the beautiful, poetic song that wraps up a melody that rings your ears with love. Just embellish and decorate these favorites of mine, probably some faves to become yours soon, in your hearts and sing along with it. Simply go with the flow of these ideas: the moon, the music, and the words of a song. Let it rest in your heart on Valentines Day.

The Moon:

    

Let the moon (Mr. Moonie) tell you that there is light in darkness. (Good in Evil)

The Singing Alto Sax:

And the alto sax will scream its joy out to you in music because it has to show its emotions. It will not shy away from being heard.

The Song:

The song will wrap everything up, and you will learn that two people no matter how different they are, can always become best friends: poetry and music.

Happy Valentines Day everyone. Share these amazing beauties of the world to your hearts, and then share it with millions of other hearts in the world. <3