Hi Anu-ji, I also don't know where you are, but it must be at some place and at some time Eintein could explain. Another dimension. You've thinking about PLN's questions for a month. She posted it in Feb 4th. You replied in Feb 19th...LOL
Oh, by the way, PLN is quite an intelligent person (you said woman?) and I noticed this in a glimpse! ;) Nice day Lil On Feb 19, 5:41 am, anurag barthwal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Pln, > > I don't know where you are now, but I must confess that your question was so > intriguing and confusing that I kept thinking about it for a month. The > conclusion is very close to the ideas I had in my mind in the beginning ... > lol > > You are an intelligent woman, irrespective of your IQ. > > ........................................................................................................... > > ***"I am an average man with less than an average ability. I admit that I am > not sharp intellectually. But I do not mind. There is a limit to the > development of the intellect but not of that of the heart." * > ~ Mahatma Gandhi as quoted in Howard Gardner, *Extraordinary Minds*, p. 113I > > * > * > > *Einstein on Gandhi* > > [image: Albert Einstein] > *I believe that Gandhi's views were the most enlightened of all the > political men in our time. > > We should strive to do things in his spirit: not to use violence in fighting > for our cause, but by non-participation in anything you believe is > evil.* [image: > Signature Albert Einstein] > > *Listen to Einstein: > Broadband (128 > kBit/s)<javascript:openstream('audio/others_on_gandhi/einstein_on_gandhi.wma')> > Dial-up (32 > kBit/s)<javascript:openstream('audio/others_on_gandhi/einstein_on_gandhi_du.wma')> > * > > *Einstein's letter to Gandhi - Courtesy: Saraswati Albano-Müller :* > > Respected Mr. Gandhi ! > I use the presence of your friend in our home to send you these lines. You > have shown through your works, that it is possible to succeed without > violence even with those who have not discarded the method of violence. We > may hope that your example will spread beyond the borders of your country, > and will help to establish an international authority, respected by all, > that will take decisions and replace war conflicts. > With sincere admiration, > Yours A. Einstein. > I hope that I will be able to meet you face to face some day. > > *Gandhi's letter to Einstein - Source: Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, > vol. 54 <http://www.gandhiserve.org/cwmg/VOL054.PDF>** > * LONDON, October 18, 1931 > > DEAR FRIEND, > I was delighted to have your beautiful letter sent through Sundaram. It is a > great consolation to me that the work I am doing finds favour in your sight. > I do indeed wish that we could meet face to face and that too in India at my > Ashram. > > Yours sincerely, > M. K. GANDHI > > *Notes by Einstein on Gandhi - Source: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem* : > > *Translation:* > Mahatma Gandhi's life achievement stands unique in political history. He > has invented a completely new and humane means for the liberation war of an > oppressed country, and practised it with greatest energy and devotion. The > moral influence he had on the consciously thinking human being of the entire > civilized world will probably be much more lasting than it seems in our time > with its overestimation of brutal violent forces. Because lasting will only > be the work of such statesmen who wake up and strengthen the moral power of > their people through their example and educational works. > We may all be happy and grateful that destiny gifted us with such an > enlightened contemporary, a role model for the generations to come. > > Living With Einstein > > What makes a genius, how Ben Franklin and Henry Kissinger are alike, and why > great leaders are so rare. > *By Ken Adelman* > > "I don't write about great warriors or athletes but great minds," Walter > Isaacson says. "That is the most fascinating element to explore." > > Isaacson's book subjects have included Henry Kissinger, Benjamin Franklin, > and—in a new one out this month—Albert Einstein. > > "Sometimes being too brilliant can get people messed up," he says. "For > instance, Kissinger felt he and President Nixon had brilliant strategies but > did not want to present them openly because they believed that the American > people wouldn't understand them, or at least embrace them. Kissinger wasn't > as good at trusting the wisdom of the American people as Franklin was." > > But some brilliant people have been bad leaders.Granted, the correlation > between intelligence and greatness is uneven. Intelligence is one of a large > number of traits that can sometimes result in greatness. But wisdom and > creativity are more important than raw intelligence. There was real wisdom > in Benjamin Franklin, who wasn't the brightest person at the Constitutional > Convention by far. And Einstein was a true genius, but what really set him > apart from other geniuses, like Max Planck, was his creativity. > > What's the correlation between intelligence and wisdom? > > Wisdom depends upon having enough experience to know, and then balance, > conflicting factors in order to come to a sensible, solid conclusion. > > Brilliance is at the other side of the spectrum. It entails coming up with > new ideas after setting off fireworks in the mind. Brilliant people can > shoot off ten fireworks a day, but only five of those may have a sliver of > wisdom. > > Great historical situations can blend different abilities. James Madison's > brilliance, John Adams's passion for his beliefs, George Washington's > integrity and grandeur, Franklin's wisdom—that mix gave the greatness of the > American founders. > Kissinger, Franklin, and Einstein all had character flaws. > > My wife always worries that I'm admiring all these people who would never > win a Family Man of the Year award. > > When I began on Einstein, I didn't realize he'd had an illegitimate child, a > troubled marriage, and several affairs. Evidently, there's no close > correlation between one's private life and contributions of the mind. > How long does it take to know if someone is great? > > You can see early signs. Barack Obama seems from his autobiography and > actions to have a good sense of self and honesty. John McCain and Joe > Lieberman have deep personal principles, but each also tries to find common > ground on the other side of the political or ideological spectrum. > > Many contemporary people have achieved greatness—Nelson Mandela, Vaclav > Havel, Pope John Paul II—but there's a dearth of great leaders in hot spots > today. We desperately need an Anwar Sadat in the Middle East, an Arab leader > willing to take risks. We need that quality of leadership in Washington, > too. > > In today's political realm, it's easier to display rigid ideology than great > leadership. The media, campaigns, gerrymandering of congressional > districts—all push politicians toward sharp ideologies and away from deep > philosophy based on values that we share as a nation. > Does it take a crisis for greatness to emerge? > > Great men rise to challenges of their times—Washington, Lincoln, Franklin > Roosevelt. Yet some people, like Teddy Roosevelt, achieved greatness even > though they didn't live in a time of major crisis. > > In intellectual life, things are different. We should consider heroes those > who think creatively in science and mathematics. Heroes aren't only those > who hold a bullhorn after 9/11 or respond to Hurricane Katrina. > > It's heroic to grasp the magical relationship between great theories and > observable facts. Somehow, an Einstein can look at accepted thinking about > the universe and break out of it to develop new theories that better explain > natural phenomena. > ** * * * * ** > > einstein_gandhi_letter.jpg > 28KViewDownload > > einstein_on_gandhi2.jpg > 55KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. 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