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Friday, October 15, 2004
Friday, August 13, 2004
Attitude
Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but how we react to what happens; not by what life brings us, but by the attitudes we bring to life.
Desire
Where there is passion and desire, there will always be a new frontier.
Dare to soar
Your attitude will almost always determine your altitude in life.
Determination
The difference between a successful person and others, is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowlege, but a lack of will.
Achievement
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.
Excellence
Some succeed because they are destined to. Most succeed because they are determined to.
Success is a journey, not a destination
Sunday, July 11, 2004
re: Does history repeat by itself? sumir - 2nd post - 8 Jun 2004 02:35
History repeats itself or “does history repeat itself?” It is an argument and a question which comes under the realm of philosophy of history and philosophy of knowledge. There can be a very long answer to this query. The reason is that it relates to field of knowledge and brings into preview the achievements of other sciences also. A qualified answer to this query is that it is not true that history repeats itself. History is a study of “continuity and change”. History is a function of two variables which are space and time. The time is a variable which is never fixed and continue to change and therefore, never two events, regardless of their similarity, are replication of each other. Second variable space is of a wider definition in history. It does not refer only to a geographical space. It takes into its valuation the whole milieu in which a particular event had taken place at particular point of time. With change in time, the dimension of space as it is considered in history also changes. Therefore, while studying history, it is argued that it is difficult to have scientific evaluation in history because history does not deal with fixed facts. The subject matter of history is always in flux. Well that is another discussion. In order to substantiate the above answer I would like to give an example. A child is born. Then the child grows into a small five year old who has acquired recognizable features and habbits. Latter this child grows and becomes a teenager. The facial contour changes further. After some time, the child becomes a full grown adult. Gradually that adult grows and becomes an old person. It is the same child but there are countless changes which had taken place in his or her case. If you do not have this perception, you would not able to appreciate the fact that the old man was the same child. But that old man is also a fact in itself. Both these statements are true. The Old man is a fact distinctive from the child. The old man is a continuity of the same child. However, he is not a repetition.
Further, it is history, which has yet not enunciated any law or right hand rules which are mainly the feature of natural sciences which are basically filed of study of fixed facts. History is the oldest subject after philosophy which has yet to acquire its youth. It is said that every one can read history, any one can make history but there are few who can understand history and write history. As far as the generalization and final wisdom is concerned, history will give such rules in coming future. For the present, it is mental ability and maturity of perception of a reader that decides what the reader would learn from history. A Politician would like it use as a propaganda material. A film producer may find a sensational story out of it. A mature leader would find direction and justification for his struggle. A nation may find the cement to keep its people united. The humanity receives its perception from history. But as far as such types of generalization are concerned, they are debatable issues till the final judgement is given on the issue of passing generalizations in history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/h2/h2.cgi?thread=%3C1084219050-1453.5%40forum2.mh.bbc.co.uk%3E&find=%3C1084219050-1453.5%40forum2.mh.bbc.co.uk%3E&board=history.books&sort=Te
Sunday, June 20, 2004
genesis of the world
civilisation of the past
great mechanisms they were
to bring us thus far
technology had advanced such
that the past got neglected
the achievements of them all
dwell but before
people now, enjoy the comforts of today
but not its history
where everything first came about
be it the sciences, mathematics or even the arts
each has its role in contributing to the success of today
breakthroughs had been made in the past
it will happen again in the future
yet it is through such an unique study of the past
that we can appreciate the works of those before us
and live better in the comforts of today.
Saturday, May 15, 2004
ten of thousands of years ago,
our first ancestors walked upon this earth,
they took and they gave,
yet the last king of them was greedy,
the gods got angry,
huge stones flung down from the heavens,
burning as they came,
mountains roared into life,
spewing its blood upon the earth,
lands were lifted and banished,
broken and splintered,
water raged over the land,
everything was swiped away,
all that once was is gone,
yet similar tales remain,
across the world,
that the seas rose,
and the sky thundered black,
few now remain,
of what had been the origins of civilisation
Saturday, February 14, 2004
QUOTES
Past and Present are a continuum, and each remains vague without an understanding of the other
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it
The light of the Evenstar does not wax and wane. It is mine to give to whom I will. Like my heart
So do all who see such times, but that is not for them to decide -all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us
With great power comes great responsibility
If history is to change, let it change. If the world is to be destroyed, so be it. If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh.
All of you, want to be loved... needed by someone, so we look to others... By ourselves, we are lonely, so we try to draw together to live... That's what it means to be human... That's how people live. A single hand cannot clap.
Without free will, there is no difference between submission and rebellion.
Love is deeper and darker than the black seas of hell.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken:
The crownless again shall be king
It is but a shadow and a thought that you love. I cannot give you what you seek
This day does not belong to one man but to all. Let us together rebuild this world that we may share in the days of peace
Open war is upon you whether you would risk it or not
The impulses of yesteryear brought culminated into the regrets of today
There are many powers in this earth, For good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. And against some… I have not yet been tested.
History would be Forgotten, Boundaries redefined, Behold! The arrival of Armageddon.
Sunday, December 28, 2003
Out of the stars i have come,
Here i shall abide,
Until my blood is spent.
Seeking wat once was mine
Long i have dwelt,
But naught i seek
I see in the stars,
A bright light shining
Calling me back,
My task is but done
Depart i shall now
