Posted in Blogroll, Human Nature, Media, Psychology, World Politics, tagged children, ecology, forecast, future, government, hope, mystery, planning, prediction, Rilke, TIA, tomorrow, tragedy on June 5, 2008 | No Comments »
As people used to be wrong about the motion of the sun, so they are still wrong about the motion of the future. The future stands still; it is we who move in infinite space.
- Rainer Maria Rilke, German poet (1875-1926)
This quote struck me because it turns backwards our thinking about the future.
The way we [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, Health Science, Human Nature, Media, Psychology, World Politics, tagged advertising, future, health, Marti, peace, people, persuasion, politicians, politics, propaganda, suffering, TIA, war on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Man has to suffer. When he has no real afflictions, he invents some.
- Jose Marti, Cuban freedom fighter and hero (1853-1895)
When you read the quotation you might be tempted to think that it was written recently. But Marti, Cuba’s greatest national hero, lived well over a century ago. In the sense of this quotation, nothing [...]
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Posted in Blogroll, Human Nature, Media, World Politics, tagged Depression, drugs, gangs, hate, peace, prejudice, violence, war on March 3, 2008 | No Comments »
I offer you peace.
I offer you love.
I offer you friendship.
I see your beauty.
I hear your need.
I feel your feelings.
My wisdom flows from the Highest Source.
I salute that Source in you.
Let us work together for unity and love.
- Mohandas K. (”The Mahatma” - Great Soul) Gandhi
Beautiful, isn’t it? It’s a longer version of the meaning of [...]
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One of the most ambitious emperors in history mounted the biggest naval invasion force in history and suffered the greatest naval disaster in history, changing world history thereafter in the process.
Genghis Khan (1162-1227) has the more famous Mongol name as a great emperor of China and invader of foreign territories. His empire stretched from the [...]
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Posted in Human Nature, Media, Psychology, World Politics, tagged Afghanistan, Bush, Iraq, Kempis, peace, TIA, war on January 13, 2008 | No Comments »
First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.
- Thomas a Kempis, German ecclesiastic (1380-1471)
Those who live without peace in themselves will not acknowledge the truth of this quote, cannot understand the concept, will scoff at those who use it and teach it.
Could US President George W. Bush, the self-acknowledged [...]
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Posted in Human Nature, Spirituality, World Politics, tagged Afghanistan, brutality, burqa, Iraq, Islam, militants, Shari'a law, Taliban, TIA, war on November 15, 2007 | No Comments »
When the Soviet military pulled out of Afghanistan in 1989, Afghan
citizens cheered wildly because the Soviets had reportedly killed about
one million Afghans during their occupation of the country.
The Mujahideen that had nominally routed the Soviets separated into
their various (mostly tribal) factions and began turf wars within the
country, each determined to dominate the economy. This would [...]
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Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.
- Francois De [...]
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…………………………………………..My life is my message.
- Mohandas K. Gandhi (The Mahatma–Great Soul) (1869-194
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“I think that our fundamental belief is that for us growth is a way of [...]
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