Is there a person who you constantly and obsessively want to please? Take care. You may have become their prisoner.
Are you a prisoner?
philosophy
The Miracle of Reading
“Reading is that fruitful miracle of a communication in the midst of solitude” – Marcel Proust. Please scroll down
How to really measure your wealth
How do you measure your wealth? By how much money you have? By the size of your house? By the make and size of your car? By the size of your yacht? By the cost of your clothes? By the cost of the watch you wear?
Scroll down below the picture and find out how you can you can REALLY measure your wealth.
An answer:
You are as wealthy as what you can do without.
“Read, mark and inwardly digest!”
The Power of Commitment
“The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.”
Quotation attributed to WH Murray
A Country’s Greatest Need?
Some thoughts after reading a quotation from Edmund Burke
It may or not be be important which political party is in power. But what is important is that the leaders of the governing party are men and women of honour.
Any comments on the general principle?
Danger: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Don’t judge a Statute by a fair sounding name given to it by the body that enacts it. This is because the name of a Statute may be no more than a statement of intent designed to get public approval. The choice of name may be a ploy to conceal a hidden agenda. Don’t be fooled. The name could be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Rather judge the Statute by the results it produces. Results are all that count.
Dangerous cliffs
Stepping outside your area of expertise is as dangerous as stepping off a cliff.
The metaphor is from Dr. Thomas Sowell
Do words speak for themselves in argument?
No. Words do not speak for themselves. So, what do words do? Words support or refute an argument or theory.
Aesop in Africa: Unexpected Help
The Leopard and the Meerkat
One hot day in a remote area of the Kruger National Park in South Africa, a Leopard was enjoying a snooze under a huge marula tree. He had just dozed off when a passing Meerkat accidently brushed against him. The Leopard woke with a start, saw the Meercat and growled, “How dare you wake me! I am going to eat you!’
The terrified Meerkat pleaded, “Be kind! Don’t hurt me. One day I may repay your kindness.”
The Leopard laughed scornfully, “How can a tiny meerkat ever help a leopard? Be off with you!” And so, the Meerkat escaped.
A few days later the Leopard was caught in a net laid by hunters. Fearing the return of the hunters the Leopard screamed for help. Not far off the Meerkat heard the Leopard’s cries, found the Leopard and bit through the net and set the Leopard free.
Lesson: Never underestimate where you might find help in time of dire need.
Based on an Aesop Fable
Aesop in Africa: The Danger of Envy
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The Dove and the Zebra
Deep in the Drakensberg mountains in South Africa a Zebra heard a dove calling. It was the sweetest sound the Zebra had ever heard. He wished his voice was as beautiful. The Zebra demanded that the dove tell him what the food was she ate that gave her such a beautiful voice. The dove replied, “The only food I have is the dew on the grass in the early morning.” From that moment on the Zebra drank only dew. Not long after, the Zebra died of hunger.
The Lesson: Envy of the unattainable can be fatal.
Based on an Aesop Fable
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