כאשר אתה זקן, על ידי B W ייטס

כאשר אתה זקן
כאשר אתה זקן אפור ומלא לישון,
ומהנהנת ידי האש, לקחת את הספר הזה,
לקרוא לאט, ואת החלום של המראה הרך
העיניים שלך היו פעם, של צללים עמוקים שלהם;
כמה אהב את רגעי החסד שלך שמח,
ואהבתי היופי שלך באהבה שקרית או אמיתית,
אבל אדם אחד אהב את הנשמה צליין בך,
ואהב את הצער של פניה המשתנים שלך;
ו מתכופף ליד פסי זוהר,
מלמול, קצת בעצב, איך האהבה ברחה
והתהלך על תקורה ההרים
ו הסתיר את פניו בתוך קהל של כוכבים.

Cuando llegues a viejo-By B W YEATS

Cuando llegues a viejo-By B W YEATS

Cuando llegues a viejo
Cuando estés vieja y gris y soñolienta,
Y cabeceando junto al fuego, tomes este libro,
Y poco a poco leer, y soñar con la mirada suave
Sus ojos tenían una vez, y con sus profundas sombras;
Cuántos amaron tus momentos de alegre gracia,
Y amaron tu belleza con amor falso o verdadero,
Pero un hombre amó el alma peregrina en ti,
Y amó los dolores de tu rostro cambiante;
E inclinada ante el resplandor de los leños,
Soplo, un poco triste, cómo escapó el amor
Y por sobre las montañas
Y escondió su rostro en medio de una multitud de estrellas.

Un San Valentín a mi esposa

Un San Valentín a mi esposa
Un San Valentín a mi esposa


Acepta, querida niña, esta pequeña muestra,
Y si entre las líneas que usted busca,
Encontrarás el amor que he hablado a menudo
El amor de mis labios morir a hablar.

Nuestros pequeños están haciendo feliz
O'er del cancioncillas am'rous rimada en broma,
Pero en estas palabras (aunque muy torpe)
El artículo genuino, expresó.

Usted es lo más justo y dulce y tierna,
Queridos míos poco cariño de ojos marrones,
Como cuando, un joven inexperto y delgado,
Le pregunté a ser tu día de San Valentín.

Qué importaba que estos años de ser nuestra efímera?
Qué importaba que los años de juventud se voló?
Voy a burlarse de Tempus de edad con la repetición,
"Me encanta mi amor y solo ella!"

Y cuando me caigo antes de su cosecha,
Y cuando mi tartamudez es mudo,
No creas, no mi amor está muerto o dormido,
Sino que espera a que venga.

Así que toma, amor mío, esta pequeña muestra,
Y si no habla en cualquier línea
El sentimiento que me han hablado de buena gana,
Oye, te beso tu Valentín?
    

Una oración de San Valentín

Una oración de San Valentín


Su Divina de San Valentín
Un día de San Valentín puede jugar una canción de amor para ti, pero Dios te canta la canción más dulce el amor en el universo.
El Señor tu Dios ... se regocijará por ti con alegría, te renovará con su amor, se regocijará sobre ti con cánticos. Sofonías 3:17
Un día de San Valentín puede dar flores, pero Dios le envió la rosa más bella de todas. Jesús.
Yo soy la rosa de Sarón y el lirio de los valles.
Cantar de Salomón 02:01
Un día de San Valentín puede traer el chocolate, pero Dios te ofrece algo aún más dulce, Su Palabra.
¡Qué dulces son tus palabras para mi gusto, más dulce que la miel a mi boca! Salmo 119:103
Un día de San Valentín puede el amor para toda la vida, pero Dios te amaba antes de que nacieras y te amaré por toda la eternidad.
Sí, yo los he amado con un amor eterno ... con misericordia te he dibujado. Jeremías 31:3
De Aurora Devociones

Dietrich Bonhoeffer en Cristo

Dietrich Bonhoeffer en Cristo

"Estoy seguro de que de la mano de Dios y la guía ... Nunca se debe dudar de que estoy agradecido y contento de ir por el camino que estoy siendo llevado. Mi vida pasada es abundante llena de misericordia de Dios, y, sobre todo el pecado, se encuentra el amor misericordioso de Cristo crucificado. "
La vida de discipulado sólo se puede mantener siempre y cuando no se permite que entre Cristo y nosotros mismos - ni la ley, ni la piedad personal, ni siquiera en el mundo. La disciplina siempre se ven sólo a su amo, nunca a Cristo y la ley, Cristo y la religión, Cristo y el mundo. ... Sólo siguiendo a Cristo el único que puede que preservar un solo ojo. ... Así, el corazón del discípulo debe ser puesto sobre Cristo.

FROM DEAD MAN WALKING

FROM DEAD MAN WALKING

All you hypocrites and liars
In the temple seeking gain
All you senators and lawyers
With your motives to explain
All you victims and you heroes
Your petitions to complain
All you murderers and martyrs
On the fields where you lay slain
On the just and unjust
Alike it doth rain
And the quality of mercy is not strained

Yes vengeance and revenge
Are just two words for pain
And the quality of mercy is not strained

Did not I crucify my Lord?
Did not I bind Him in chains?
Did not I three times betray Him?
Three times deny His name?
Did not I cast the first stone?
Then justify the blame?
Did not He die for my sins
But never would I do the same?

Oh I've been three times a sinner
And two times a saint
And the quality of mercy is not strained

A valentine prayer

 

Your Divine Valentine

A Valentine may play a love song for you, but God sings you the sweetest love song in the universe.
The Lord your God... will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

A Valentine may give you flowers, but God sent you the most beautiful rose of all. Jesus.
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
Song of Solomon 2:1

A Valentine may bring you chocolate, but God provides you with something even sweeter, His Word.
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103

A Valentine may love you for a lifetime, but God loved you before you were born and will love you for all eternity.
Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love...with lovingkindness I have drawn you. Jeremiah 31:3

From Dayspring Devotions

A Valentine to My Wife

A Valentine to My Wife


Accept, dear girl, this little token,
And if between the lines you seek,
You'll find the love I've often spoken
The love my dying lips shall speak.

Our little ones are making merry
O'er am'rous ditties rhymed in jest,
But in these words (though awkward very)
The genuine article's expressed.

You are as fair and sweet and tender,
Dear brown-eyed little sweetheart mine,
As when, a callow youth and slender,
I asked to be your Valentine.

What though these years of ours be fleeting?
What though the years of youth be flown?
I'll mock old Tempus with repeating,
"I love my love and her alone!"

And when I fall before his reaping,
And when my stuttering speech is dumb,
Think not my love is dead or sleeping,
But that it waits for you to come.

So take, dear love, this little token,
And if there speaks in any line
The sentiment I'd fain have spoken,
Say, will you kiss your Valentine? 
     
by Eugene Field (1850-1895)

When You Are Old- By W B YEATS

When You Are Old

When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim Soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.

How writing strengthened Anne Frank in her hiding place

How writing strengthened Anne Frank in her hiding place
Anne Frank found strength by penning down her daily thoughts, her dreams and daily happenings  inside the hide out where she stayed with her parents and sister along with four more people for two years.The dairy describes that writing helped her to forget her painful and fearful circumstances, the uncertain events, also it describes the hopeful future she was waiting for each day.
Quote1: "Still," she writes, "what does that matter? I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart." Saturday, 20 June, 1942, pg. 2
Quote 19: "I want to go on living even after my death! And therefore I am grateful to God for giving me this gift, this possibility of developing myself and of writing, of expressing all that is in me. I can shake off everything if I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn." Tuesday, 4 April, 1944

Jews and Hitler

Nazis gained control over Germany in 1933 after Hitler came to power.Soon the anti-Semitic laws were implemented, which involved hunting down the Jews , imprisoning them and finally  their planned extermination.Hitler reigned  Germany from 1933 to 1945 as the head of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. He became the Chancellor of Germany on 30 January 1933.He removed unemployment, brought jobs, spent heavily on military activities and suppressed  all civic organizations,labor unions and the government. Hitler was the  Führer everything under his control and with this the persecution of Jews, seizure of their property began. By December 1941 Germany allies controlled almost all of mainland Europe,they were about to occupy Moscow.The countries not under the Nazi Germany were  Spain,  Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland,Vatican, Monaco, Andorra etc.  

 Six million Jews, Slavs, and political prisoners, were  killed,  ten million people were put into forced labor , systematic state-sponsored extermination was carried out.
The persecution and genocide were planned and implemented step by step.Initially legislation
to remove the Jews from civil society,were passed as per the Nuremberg Laws . Concentration camps were established , labor was enforced upon the prison inmates , who were packed tightly in Ghettos, the survivors of these crowded camps were eventually exterminated in gas chambers.History has never witnessed such systematic elimination of mankind before, all the while Germany expanded its boundaries and Hitler brought economic prosperity for the country until one night when the Red Army marched in and Hitler had to take his own life, his ultimate defeat.

UK government reviews ban on HIV-positive health staff | Dental Tribune International

UK government reviews ban on HIV-positive health staff | Dental Tribune International: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
LONDON, UK: The Department of Health in the UK has confirmed that the current policy of preventing HIV-positive surgeons and dentists from working in the UK is under review. Under the Department of Health rules, HIV-positive health workers working in surgery, dentistry and specialist nursing, as well as obstetrics and gynaecology are not permitted to carry out invasive surgery or “exposure-prone procedures” that may pose a blood contamination risk.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Christ

“I am sure of God’s hand and guidance... You must never doubt that I am thankful and glad to go the way which I am being led. My past life is abundantly full of God’s mercy, and, above all sin, stands the forgiving love of the Crucified.”

The life of discipleship can only be maintained as long as nothing is allowed to come between Christ and ourselves -- neither the law, nor personal piety, nor even the world. The discipline always look only to his master, never to Christ and the law, Christ and religion, Christ and the world. ... Only by following Christ alone can he preserve a single eye. ... Thus the heart of the disciple must be set upon Christ alone.

Billy Graham on Aging, Regrets, and Evangelicals

Q & A: Billy Graham on Aging, Regrets, and Evangelicals | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

When we're young we usually don't think much about growing old, or about our parents growing old either—not until something forces us to think about it. But it will happen, if they live long enough. So the first thing I'd say to those whose parents are growing older is to be prepared for it, and to accept whatever responsibilities it brings you.

Then be patient with them. They may not be able to do everything they once did, but that doesn't mean they're necessarily helpless or incompetent. And be alert to their needs—including their emotional and spiritual needs. Sometimes they just need to know that you're there, and that you care.
And pray for them also, that they will experience God's peace and comfort as they grow older. Some day you'll be there also, and what you do now will be an example to your own children.

Detach Yourself from Your Work - Gill Corkindale - Harvard Business Review

Detach Yourself from Your Work - Gill Corkindale - Harvard Business Review: "- Sent using Google Toolbar
Excerpts--
"Enjoying small things on a daily basis — such as good bread, a favourite café, lovely flowers, using a nice pen, a brisk walk home, reading a book to your child, dinner with your partner, an hour to yourself with a glass of wine ¬— will help you remain relaxed at home and ready for the challenges of work".

Defend Your Research: Guilt-Ridden People Make Great Leaders - Harvard Business Review

Defend Your Research: Guilt-Ridden People Make Great Leaders - Harvard Business Review: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

An answer to pain and suffering in the world

The following is an excerpt from Daily Reflectionby Mark D. Roberts titled

what Helps Us Be Open to God?

This portion today sort of answered my disturbing queries to God on hunger, poverty, pain and sufferings of the innocents.I had been questioning  myself about inequality , injustice, hopelessness in this world, which is beautiful and comfortful for some and hope less for others.

Luke 6:17-21

"those who have little in this life are often more open to God and his kingdom right now. Poverty, hunger, and sadness can help us be open to God in powerful ways. I can’t tell you how many times I have heard well-off American Christians return from mission trips to impoverished places in the world, marveling at the faith and even the joy of the people they met who have almost nothing in the way of material possessions.

Most of us, myself included, do not want to experience want or grief in this life. Yet, the teaching of Jesus in Luke 6 encourages us to allow our struggles and sufferings to open our hearts to God. When we acknowledge our need and our inadequacy, when we own our grief and discouragement, then we realize just how much we need God and his kingdom in our lives. In our weakness, we become open to God’s presence, thus experiencing his blessing and even his joy."

A poor old beggar

i don't get food everyday,
if at all i get, it is either leftover or
just the dull, porridge,
iam a poor old beggar,
life is not easy for me,
each day is a srtuggle,
iam not clean,
my clothes unwashed for many days,
 my beard unshaven,
come near me  and all you will get
an unwelcoming smell,
i have no shelter,
iam a nomad,
the streets are my shelter,
come rain or winter
summer or storm,
i move from one dorm
to another place.
I see the rich with
their swanky cars and
plenty of money
everything puzzles me.
who is responsible for my state
me, myself, society, my parents or God
Now and then i get some job,
then oneday the job is gone
iam to beg again
after much searching ,
i get one for few days again
my strength gone
old age homes have no
place for me.
But as long my heart beats
i need to be surviving,
though i would love to depart from
this cold world
to some warm world
where i get good food to eat.

POEM ON RESURRECTION

RESURRECTION.
'T was a long parting, but the time
For interview had come;
Before the judgment-seat of God,
The last and second time
These fleshless lovers met,
A heaven in a gaze,
A heaven of heavens, the privilege
Of one another's eyes.
No lifetime set on them,
Apparelled as the new
Unborn, except they had beheld,
Born everlasting now.
Was bridal e'er like this?
A paradise, the host,
And cherubim and seraphim
The most familiar guest.

Emily Dickinson
(1830-1886)

water facts

·  884 million people lack access to safe water supplies; approximately one in eight people.

·  3.575 million people die each year from water-related disease.

·  The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns.

·  Poor people living in the slums often pay 5-10 times more per liter of water than wealthy people living in the same city.

·  An American taking a five-minute shower uses more water than a typical person in a developing country slum uses in a whole day.

http://water.org

End Water Poverty

End Water Poverty

Water has become the most precious resources today.The failing climate, lack of monsoon, ill developed water conservation methods, deforestation ,excessive exploitation of water resources for industrial purposes has together led to the fast diminishing water table.

as time runs our , water too is running out!

SAVE WATER.

CONSERVE WATER.

USE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY.

TAKE ACTION.

REMEMBER THOSE IN POOR COUNTRIES

LACKING DAILY DRINKING WATER.

Bible verses for today

Psalm 118:5-6

     

"When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place. The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? "

1 Peter 1:15-16

                                               

"Just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy."

Bless the Lord Oh my soul and forget not His benefits

Thank you Lord for your Grace and Mercy through which you have enabled me to come out successful.
Bless the Lord Oh my soul
Bless His Holy name
Bless the Lord Oh my soul
and forget not His benefits
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
   and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
   and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6

Prayer

When mind is at unrest, pray
when lonely, pray
when sick , pray
when in doubt , pray
when dissapointed, pray
for others, pray
for your dear ones, pray
for your needs , pray
for guidance, pray
when you don't know how to pray, 
talk, cry, express
that is prayer
a heartfelt talk
an anguish poured out
a dissapointed expressed
but know that GOD knows
listens and will help.

Inspirational Bible Verses

. Inspirational Bible Verses:
"The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever."
Psalm 28:7-9

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10

.. say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you."
Isaiah 35:4

“God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” —Numbers 23:19, NIV

AMAZING WAYS ARE YOURS LORD

Gracious Lord has kept me and my family in Good health amidst trial some times in the previous years.
Problems which lurked larger dissappeared in most unexpected ways.
His provisions which at stormy nights seemed little were more than sufficient for us.
Provisions of Grace,love,support,warmth,safety ans security all came in batches when required.
AMAZING WAYS ARE YOURS LORD!!!!!

Women should learn the heart attack warning signs.

Women should learn the heart attack warning signs.

Pain or discomfort in the center of the chest.



Pain or discomfort in other areas of the upper body, including the arms, back, neck, jaw, or stomach.



Other symptoms, such as a shortness of breath, breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or light-headedness.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov

warning signs of a heart attack.

warning signs of a heart attack.


Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts for more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back. The discomfort can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain.



Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach.



Shortness of breath. Often comes along with chest discomfort. But it also can occur before chest discomfort.



Other symptoms. May include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or light-headedness.

six important ways to prevent Heart Attacks

Stop smoking


Lower high blood pressure


Reduce high blood cholesterol


Aim for a healthy weight


Be physically active each day
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov


Manage diabetes

Dig toilets, not graves

Dig toilets, not graves,
Across the world, every day nearly 4,000 children die, which is three children every minute of every day, due to contaminated water , the water to which they have access is contaminated with faeces.

WaterAid has launched a noble campaign , lets support this.
Your monthly gift to WaterAid will help save children’s lives every day
Over one year:

* £3 a month could pay for a pit toilet to help keep children safe.
* £5 a month could train a mason to build toilets.
* £10 a month could train a community group to manage the new toilet and water facilities.

Please help them today.
Spread Awareness about this through blogging , all you bloggers out there.

15 ways to preserve water

# Don't rinse dishes before loading them in the dishwasher--just scrape them and let your dishwasher do the work it was designed to do.

# Place a jug of water in the refrigerator for cold drinking water rather than letting the water run until it's cold.

# When washing dishes by hand, fill the basin rather than leaving the tap on and washing dishes under a steady flow of water.
# Replace your old shower head with a low-flow fixture.

# Limit showers to 10 minutes.

# Test your toilets to find out if they're leaking, and if they are, make any necessary repairs. A leaky toilet can waste 200 gallons of water daily.

# Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth and shaving, and you'll save more than 200 gallons of water each month.

# Likewise, if possible, turn the tap off while lathering when you're washing your hands, and you'll save nearly a gallon of water with each hand-washing.

# Invest in a high-efficiency washing machine. They use less than half the water of many traditional models.

# Presoak heavily soiled clothing in a basin rather than using the heavy-duty cycle.

# Wash only full loads of laundry; the same amount of water is used whether the load is full or half full.
# Regularly check any garden hoses for leaks.

# Water your lawn less. Most lawns only need to be water twice a week in the summer.

# Collect rainwater for watering your garden

http://planetgreen.discovery.com

TOP WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION

WORLD MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
OICA correspondents survey
WITHOUT DOUBLE COUNTS
Rank GROUP Total CARS

1 TOYOTA
2 G.M.
3 VOLKSWAGEN
4 FORD
5 HYUNDAI
6 PSA
7 HONDA
8 NISSAN
9 FIAT
10 SUZUKI
11 RENAULT
12 DAIMLER AG
13 CHANA AUTOMOBILE
14 B.M.W.
15 MAZDA
16 CHRYSLER
17 MITSUBISHI
18 BEIJING AUTOMOTIVE
19 TATA
20 DONGFENG MOTOR

omar khayyam

Some always seek the rational mind
Some will appeal to faith that’s blind
If you turn within, you’ll surely find
Both paths will lead further behind.

Alike for those who for TO-DAY prepare,
And those that after a TO-MORROW stare,
A Muezzin from the Tower of Darkness cries
"Fools! your Reward is neither Here nor There

Save the Children

Every year, 9 million children die before their fifth birthday, mostly from preventable causes. That's one child dying unnecessarily every three seconds. Join SAVE THE CHILDREN campaign

The World's Billionaires - Forbes.com

The World's Billionaires - Forbes.com
1 Carlos Slim Helu & family Mexico 70 53.5 Mexico
2 William Gates III United States 54 53.0 United States
3 Warren Buffett United States 79 47.0 United States
4 Mukesh Ambani India 52 29.0 India
5 Lakshmi Mittal India 59 28.7 United Kingdom
6 Lawrence Ellison United States 65 28.0 United States
7 Bernard Arnault France 61 27.5 France
8 Eike Batista Brazil 53 27.0 Brazil
9 Amancio Ortega Spain 74 25.0 Spain
10 Karl Albrecht Germany 90 23.5 Germany
11 Ingvar Kamprad & family Sweden 83 23.0 Switzerland

The Best-Kept Secrets Of The World's Best-Dressed Women

The Best-Kept Secrets Of The Worlds Best-Dressed Women -
Start With A Couple Essentials and Build From There
Skip the Impulse Purchase
Cut and fit is crucial when building a wardrobe of great basics.
invest in accessories.
Belts and bags

AIDS in Africa

People in sub-Saharan Africa with HIV/AIDS 22 million (UNAIDS, 2008)
Proportion of HIV-positive population which is female 60 percent (UNAIDS, 2008)
Total number of Africans killed by AIDS Over 22 million (World Bank, 2007)
Number of Africans killed by AIDS in 2007 1.5 million (UNAIDS, 2008)
Number of children in sub-Saharan Africa who have lost one or both parents to AIDS 11.4 million (UNAIDS, 2008)
Countries with more than 20 percent adults (aged 15-49) infected include: Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland (UNAIDS, 2008)
http://www.alertnet.org/db/crisisprofiles/HIV_AFR.htm

Darfur Crisis

Darfur's people are facing lot of challenges in their survival, with increasing violence against them.Darfur conflict as a result of the sudan govts attrocities against the ethnic black africans,has led to death of several thousands and mass migration.The JEM is fighting up the govt, for its suppport of the arab muslims against the non arab muslims of sudan.The Sudanese government and the JEM has signed a ceasefire agreement in February, 2010 for peace.The United Nations has described Sudan's western Darfur region as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

* 2.7 million have been made homeless
* One of world's largest relief operations
* Restricted access for peacekeepers and aid workers
after,seven years of fighting , more than 2 million people have been forced to move to camps for refuge and are heavily dependent for food supplies and water on various aid agencies.

15 Ways to Practice Water Conservation at Home - Planet Green

15 Ways to Practice Water Conservation at Home .
Some of the ways we can save water at home:

top cancer preventing healthy food

1. Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, have isothiocyanates.
2. Globe artichoke
3. spinach, beet root have carotenoids.
4. Grapes
5.: beans, peas and lentils
6. Berries
7. Tomatoes
8. Garlic, onions,
9. Green tea.


source :Planet Green

Quotes on Poverty by Mother Teresa

Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat.

I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God.

Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.

Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.

Loneliness is the most terrible poverty.
Mother Teresa

2011 Champions of the Earth

-- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - News Centre --: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
Nominations are now officially open for the 2011 Champions of the Earth - the United Nations' flagship environmental award. The award seeks to recognise the achievements of inspirational leaders, thinkers and, most importantly, 'doers' who have shown determination and enduring commitment towards achieving a cleaner, greener and more prosperous future.

Protecting the aborigines

Aborigines are the ancient people of the Australia , with a unique culture, heritage and distinct roots.Their mythology and art and culture indicate their uniqueness.But for long they have been not given their due.Following is an excerpt taken from human rights watch concerning providing them their rights.
Social justice and human rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
The distinctive rights that Indigenous Australians hold as the original peoples of this land, including:

* the right to a distinct status and culture, which helps maintain and strengthen the identity and spiritual and cultural practices of Indigenous communities
* the right to self-determination, which is a process where Indigenous communities take control of their future and decide how they will address the issues facing them
* the right to land, which provides the spiritual and cultural basis of Indigenous communities.
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/social_justice/info_sheet.html

Poor public governance behind India's ills: Murthy - The Economic Times

Poor-public-governance-behind-Indias-ills-Murthy

63 years after independence, 35 crore Indians can't read and write, and the country has the largest mass of malnourished children. Twenty-five crore people do not have access to safe drinking water, while 75 crore have no access to sanitation facilities.

"35 per cent of (total production of) grains are allowed to rot", the Chief Mentor of Infosys Technologies Ltd said at the inaugural function of first year BE/B.Arch classes at the BMS College of Engineering here.

He said India has an installed electricity generation capacity of 145 gigawatts but only 84 gigawatts are available, which is "sadly a shame".

"Lot of it is due to poor (public) governance. There is no doubt about it", Murthy said

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Worlds populous countries

As per world population data ,
China ranks first, followed by India, followed by United states and Indonesia.

Global population increased to 6.9 billion in 2010, with nearly all of that growth happening in the world's developing countries.

There are 1.2 billion people in the world's developed countries,
in these countries, populations continue to age as the numbers of those of working age dwindle.

Japan :fertility rate of 1.4 children per woman,
elderly support ratio of 3—the lowest in the world, along with Germany and Italy.

By 2050, Japan there will be only 1 working-age adult for every elderly person; Germany and Italy will each have 2.

More than 2.7 billion people worldwide , lack access to an adequate sanitation facility most of whom live in rural areas in developing nations.

As the U.S. population ages, spending on entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare will rise sharply.

If its fertility rate is not brought down,Africa's population is projected to double to 2 billion by 2050 or even more.

European Union's overall population is projected to increase slightly between 2005 and 2030, most of which will be due to net immigration.

Natural increase (the ratio of births over deaths) will turn negative for the EU in 2010.

And the vast majority of Europe's countries—including Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Russia—are projected to lose population in the next 25 years.

Courtesy:Population Reference bureau
www.prb.org

UNFPA - State of World Population 2009

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More storms, more earthquakes, more floods, rising temperatures, more natural disasters, is what has happened ever since carbon pumping increased in the 20th and 21 st century.
A look at this graph will indicate the state of our Earth.

World Humanitarian Day - 19 August

World Humanitarian Day - 19 August
Lets pay our tribute to the several unselfish dedicated Humanitarian Aid Workers across the world, who have lost their lives serving others.
OBSERVE WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY.

Cell Phones Save Lives of mothers in Rwandan Villages

Cell phones save Mothers lives in Rwanda
Rwandan govt has come up with the idea of distributing cell phones to rural health workers in order to spread vital information concerning maternal health and pregnancy.About 500 health workers have been distributed cell phones in the village of Musanze, for counting and monitoring pregnant women and also for answering any pregnancy crisis calls, text messaging any crucial mother/baby related questions.

India Journal: How to Improve Infrastructure and Slum Life - India Real Time - WSJ

India Journal: How to Improve Infrastructure and Slum Life - India Real Time - WSJ: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"
“Dharavi: Developing Asia’s largest Slum,”offers good ideas to transform Dharavi, will it work in India or will Indian politicians allow it.I want to be hopeful.

Benjamin Franklins epitaph for his parents Tomb

OSIAH FRANKLIN,
and
ABIAH his Wife,
lie here interred.
They lived lovingly together in wedlock
fifty-five years.
Without an estate, or any gainful employment,
By constant labor and industry,
with God’s blessing,
They maintained a large family
comfortably,
and brought up thirteen children
and seven grandchildren
reputably.
From this instance, reader,
Be encouraged to diligence in thy calling,
And distrust not Providence.
He was a pious and prudent man;
She, a discreet and virtuous woman.
Their youngest son,
In filial regard to their memory,
Places this stone.
J. F. born 1655, died 1744, Ætat 89.
A. F. born 1667, died 1752, —— 85.

Benjamin Franklin's love for books

Iam a fan of Benjamin franklins’s writings .As revealed in his book” His Autobiography”, Benjamin Franklin loved reading books from childhood.Whatever money he earned , were spent on buying books.He had great thirst for reading and would often fill his spare time savouring words from one book or other.
He started with Pilgrim’s Progress, then moved to other John Bunyans works, later he collected R Burton’s Historical collections.He was also inspired by his fathers reading habit.From his fathers library he had finished reading all books on Polemic divinity.
He loved Mather’s “Essays to do good”, which had a great influence on him.He specially loved reaing Plutarch’s Lives.He sometimes regretted the fact that he could not lay his hands on some good books , at a time when he felt great love and thirst for reading.

Plutarch quotes on soul and truth

"The soul, being eternal, after death is like a caged bird that has been released. If it has been a long time in the body, and has become tame by many affairs and long habit, the soul will immediately take another body and once again become involved in the troubles of the world. The worst thing about old age is that the soul's memory of the other world grows dim, while at the same time its attachment to things of this world becomes so strong that the soul tends to retain the form that it had in the body. But that soul which remains only a short time within a body, until liberated by the higher powers, quickly recovers its fire and goes on to higher things."

"It is so hard to find out the truth of anything by looking at the record of the past. The process of time obscures the truth of former times, and even contemporaneous writers disguise and twist the truth out of malice or flattery."

Fyodor Dostoyevsky quotes on suffering and troubles

"Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth."

"The darker the night, the brighter the stars,
The deeper the grief, the closer is God!"


"Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness."


"I believe like a child that suffering will be healed and made up for, that all the humiliating absurdity of human contradictions will vanish like a pitiful mirage.


"Fathers and teachers, I ponder 'What is hell?' I maintain that it is the
suffering of being unable to love."

Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Tombstone reads

"Verily, Verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit."
which is taken from John 12:24,

Kashmir-Terrorism and Nature's fury

Kashmir has seen on herself numerous or rather endless number of onslaughts, seeking to destroy her.The terrorists groups have been constantly bombarding her , killing her people and destroying this paradise.This land of beauty has become a land of bloodshed, its beautiful people are coping up with severe losses which seems to be adding up as violence and instability continues.Will this paradise ever rise up again, will its lakes and lashkaras be filled with laughter of people again.
Apart from what has happened to this land due to terrorism, nature too is playing havoc.115 people have been killed in today's flash floods due to torrential rains which lasted for 10 hours.

I feel so much lost for words seeing the destruction , this heavenly place is facing.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky longing for Christ

“I shall tell you that at such a time one thirsts for faith as ‘the withered grass’ thirsts for water, and one actually finds it, because in misfortune the truth shines through. I can tell you about myself that I am a child of this century, a child of doubt and disbelief, I have always been and shall ever be (that I know), until they close the lid of my coffin. What terrible torment this thirst to believe has cost me and is still costing me, and the stronger it becomes in my soul, the stronger are the arguments against it. And, despite all this, God sends me moments of great tranquility, moments during which I love and find I am loved by others; and it was during such a moment that I formed within myself a symbol of faith in which all is clear and sacred for me. This symbol is very simple, and here is what it is: to believe that there is nothing more beautiful, more profound, more sympathetic, more reasonable, more courageous, and more perfect than Christ.”

Jawaharlal Nehru on Mahatma Gandhi

Great men and eminent men have monuments in bronze and marble set up for them, but this man of divine fire managed in his lifetime to become enshrined in millions and millions of hearts so that all of us became somewhat of the stuff that he was made of, though to an infinitely lesser degree. He spread out in this way all over India, not just in palaces, or in select places or in assemblies, but in every hamlet and hut of the lowly and those who suffer. He lives in the hearts of millions and he will live for immemorial ages.

He was perhaps the greatest symbol of the India of the past, and may I say, of the India of the future, that we could have had.

In ages to come, centuries and maybe millennia after us, people will think of this generation when this man of God trod on earth, and will think of us who, however small, could also follow his path and tread the holy ground where his feet had been.

Mahatma Gandhi on Jewish persecution by Hitler

I read that,Mahatma Gandhi criticized severely the treatment of Jews by the German state, the German Christians and Hitlers regime, but he did not favored a separate state for the Jews.He wanted the Jews to do Satyagraha , for the way they were treated.
My sympathies are all with the Jews. I have known them intimately in South Africa. Some of them became life-long companions. Through these friends I came to learn much of their age-long persecution. They have been the untouchables of Christianity. The parallel between their treatment by Christians and the treatment of untouchables by Hindus is very close. Religious sanction has been invoked in both cases for the justification of the inhuman treatment meted out to them. Apart from the friendships, therefore, there is the more common universal reason for my sympathy for the Jews.

But the German persecution of the Jews seems to have no parallel in history. The tyrants of old never went so mad as Hitler seems to have gone. And he is doing it with religious zeal. For he is propounding a new religion of exclusive and militant nationalism in the name of which many inhumanity becomes an act of humanity to be rewarded here and hereafter. The crime of an obviously mad but intrepid youth is being visited upon his whole race with unbelievable ferocity. If there ever could be a justifiable war in the name of and for humanity, a war against Germany, to prevent the wanton persecution of a whole race, would be completely justified. But I do not believe in any war. A discussion of the pros and cons of such a war is therefore outside my horizon or province

Mahatma Gandhi's views on Education

The real difficulty is that people have no idea of what education truly is. We assess the value of education in the same manner as we assess the value of land or of shares in the stock-exchange market. We want to provide only such education as would enable the student to earn more. We hardly give any thought to the improvement of the character of the educated. The girls, we say, do not have to earn; so why should they be educated? As long as such ideas persist there is no hope of our ever knowing the true value of education.

A teacher who establishes rapport with the taught, becomes one with them, learns more from them than he teaches them. He who learns nothing from his disciples is, in my opinion, worthless. Whenever I talk with someone I learn from him. I take from him more than I give him. In this way, a true teacher regards himself as a student of his students. If you will teach your pupils with this attitude, you will benefit much from them.
By education I mean an all-round drawing out of the best in the child and man—body, mind and spirit.

By spiritual training I mean education of the heart.

Experience gained in two schools under my control has taught me that punishment does not purify, if anything, it hardens children.

An education which does not teach us to discriminate between good and bad, to assimilate the one and eschew the other, is a misnomer.

Education should be so revolutionized as to answer the wants of the poorest villager, instead of answering those of an imperial exploiter.

Quotes on the evil of war

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.
Albert Einstein

War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.
Jimmy Carter

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
Mahatma Gandhi

War is a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.
Thomas Mann

One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once 'The Unnecessary War'.
Sir Winston Churchill

There never was a good war, or a bad peace.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,

The sad tale of Tribals in the Mineral rich Indian states

En route to my state, i was watching several mining projects, giant crater sized white or red colored sand and rocky structures, with all vegetation being wiped out, looked like Holocaust skeletons.A few for their prosperity are wiping away acres of Forest , for resources which cannot be replenished.But the damage to the environment can already be seen.

India’s dominant share of major minerals are concentrated in few states.These are the states with high political activity and significant tribal populace.The interests of the Tribals were for years been ignored.For the sake of mining, these nature dependent human population who have harmoniously coexisting with the environment have been displaced.Not much concern is shown in the area of rehabilitating them. Mining in the states of Orissa, AndhraPradesh, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand which together account for the 60 % of mineral production, has led to tribal displacement, loss of their nature dependent traditional livelihood and forest based economy,ecological damage ,deforestation, draining of local water resources , deterioration of the quality of water etc.

Economic liberalization has led to the invasion of several private interests to exploit these resources which has in turn delivered them immense fortunes.The increasing global requirement of these minerals which are non Renewable has fueled in the exploitation of available resources.There are many cases of illegal mining in rise.

Ironically these mining programs have not contributed to the welfare of the people native to these places.Not much has been done towards the health, education , sanitation and employment of the Tribal.

Reflections on Gratitude

Gratitude should be a continuous attitude
Not just an occasional incident.

Gratitude stems from the depth of our
It is not mere tongue service

The warmth of gratitude makes one feel life is beautiful.

Gratitude is an art of reflection and appreciation.

Think about various things you are grateful for today,
Sooner you will realize that your life is on the right track.

Gratitude teaches us to do for others as we have received from someone else.

The Asiatic Lions of Junagadh

The Gir forest is a 1412 sq km National reserve and wildlife sanctuary for Asiatic Lions.
These Lions have gone down over the years. The Nawab of Junagadh decided to protect them At the start of the century there were only a dozen or so left, due to hunting by the British Colonial hunters and the Indian Royals. By inbreeding their numbers have been brought to a higher level over the years..Due to the local population called Maldharis living at the edge of forests, the cattles and other livestock feed in the area of reserve Overgrazing and cutting down of forest trees has reduced the area of reserve for this animal and has led to the dwindling of its natural prey making Lions highly vulnerable.

The Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica) is a subspecies of the lion which survives today only in the Gir forest of Gujarat, the sub-species that once ranged from Greece to central India Through the introduction of Lion breeding program, their numbers have been increased..

As per the census carried out in April 2010,411 lions are present which has increased from 52 in 2005.