Hello Lil Elham Anu Rafael Nick and all intelligent beings,;) Even though I've been away,my thoughts have been with you all and all our discussions. It's comforting to see Anu has been trying hard to dig out to the essence or the importance of our intelligence. Congratulations,Anu! I think after a couple of weeks' meditation,you have found most of it.About the rest of it,we'll just have to learn to get it through other people or other experiences of lives or minds.
And Nick,I totally agree with you on that concept.As I always believe in it that "The more one knows,the more he/she forgives." An intelligent person has to be as forgiving,considerate,open-minded and wise as possible.Without those above mentioned qualities,one can't be called or calls himself/herself intelligent. And I just came up with a pet name for Josney.Listen well,Josney!I'll call you A.I. from now on as you said once that you were not a human being.Artificial Intelligence as it is!LOL How about that?I hope you are OK with it,are you?;) Nice day to all of us! Pln On Feb 19, 12:52 pm, Nick Mistretta <[email protected]> wrote: > An intelligent person is smart enough to know that he or she does not know > everything and remains humble. > > 2009/2/19 anurag barthwal <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > Hi Lilian, > > > What I wanted to say is loud and clear : > > > That we must never give up, assuming that we are not intelligent enough, or > > if we've been bestowed with brilliance, we must not treat others, with lower > > IQ, as lesser humans. > > > This is what Mahatma Gandhi taught us, an average man in all walks of life > > : > > > *Albert Einstein on Gandhi:* > > > "Generations to come, it may be, will scarce believe that such one as this > > ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth". > > > *Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Gandhi:* > > > "........If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. He lived, > > thought, > > acted and inspired by the vision of humanity evolving toward a world of > > peace and harmony.............." > > > " Christ gave us the goals and Mahatma Gandhi the tactics. " > > > *-- **Martin Luther King Jr, 1955* > > > Gandhi influenced important leaders and political movements. Leaders of > > the civil rights movement in the United States, including *Martin Luther > > King* and* James Lawson*, drew from the writings of Gandhi in the > > development of their own theories about non-violence. > > > Anti-apartheid activist and former President of South Africa, *Nelson > > Mandela*, was inspired by Gandhi. Others include *Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan*, > > *Steve Biko, Aung San Suu Kyi *and Philippine opposition leader during the > > dictatorship of *Ferdinand Marcos, Benigno Aquino, Jr.* > > > Gandhi's life and teachings inspired many who specifically referred to > > Gandhi as their mentor or who dedicated their lives to spreading Gandhi's > > ideas. In Europe, *Romain Rolland* was the first to discuss Gandhi in his > > 1924 book Mahatma Gandhi, and Brazilian anarchist and feminist *Maria > > Lacerda de Moura* wrote about Gandhi in her work on pacifism. > > > Lanza del Vasto went to India in 1936 intending to live with Gandhi; he > > later returned to Europe to spread Gandhi's philosophy and founded the > > Community of the Ark in 1948 (modeled after Gandhi's ashrams). *Madeleine > > Slade* (known as "*Mirabehn*") was the daughter of a British admiral who > > spent much of her adult life in India as a devotee of Gandhi. > > > In addition, the British musician *John Lennon* referred to Gandhi when > > discussing his views on non-violence. > > > At the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival in 2007, *former > > U.S. Vice-President and environmentalist Al Gore* spoke of Gandhi's > > influence on him. > > > Time magazine named Gandhi the Man of the Year in 1930. Gandhi was also the > > runner-up to *Albert Einstein* as "Person of the Century" at the end of > > 1999. > > > Time Magazine named The *Dalai Lama, Lech Wałęsa, Dr. Martin Luther King, > > Jr., Cesar Chavez, Aung San Suu Kyi, Benigno Aquino, Jr., Desmond Tutu*, > > and *Nelson Mandela* as Children of Gandhi and his spiritual heirs to > > non-violence. > > > The Government of India awards the annual Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize to > > distinguished social workers, world leaders and citizens. Nelson Mandela, > > the leader of South Africa's struggle to eradicate racial discrimination and > > segregation, is a prominent *non-Indian recipient*. > > > In 1996, the Government of India introduced the Mahatma Gandhi series of > > currency notes in rupees 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 denomination. > > Today, all the currency notes in circulation in India contain a portrait of > > Mahatma Gandhi. > > > In 1969, the *United Kingdom* issued a series of stamps commemorating the > > centenary of Mahatma Gandhi. > > > In the United Kingdom, there are several prominent statues of Gandhi, most > > notably in Tavistock Square, London near University College London where he > > studied law. 30 January is commemorated in the United Kingdom as the > > *"National > > Gandhi Remembrance Day."* > > > In the *United States*, there are statues of Gandhi outside the Union > > Square Park in New York City, and the Martin Luther King, Jr. National > > Historic Site in Atlanta, and on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C., > > near the Indian Embassy. The city of *Pietermaritzburg, South Africa* -- > > where Gandhi was ejected from a first-class train in 1893--now hosts a > > commemorative statue. > > > There are wax statues of Gandhi at the *Madame Tussaud's* wax museums in > > London, New York, and other cities around the world. > > > Gandhi never received the *Nobel Peace Prize*, although he was nominated > > five times between 1937 and 1948, including the first-ever nomination by the > > *American Friends Service Committee.* > > > Decades later, the Nobel Committee publicly declared its *regret* for the > > omission, and admitted to deeply divided nationalistic opinion denying the > > award. Mahatma Gandhi was to receive the Prize in 1948, but his > > assassination prevented the award. The war breaking out between the newly > > created states of India and Pakistan could have been an additional > > complicating factor that year. > > > The Prize was *not awarded* in 1948, the year of Gandhi's death, on the > > grounds that "there was no suitable living candidate" that year, and when > > the *Dalai Lama* was awarded the Prize in 1989, the chairman of the > > committee said that this was* "in part a tribute to the memory of Mahatma > > Gandhi."* > > > On *30 January* every year, on the anniversary of the death of Mahatma > > Gandhi, in schools of many countries is observed the School *Day of > > Non-violence and Peace (DENIP)*, founded in *Spain* in 1964. In countries > > with a *Southern Hemisphere school calendar*, it can be observed on 30 > > March or thereabouts. > > * * * * * * * ** > > -- > Nick Mistretta > English4One > Improve your English ... > Improve your Life!http://www.english4one.com > (coming in March, 2009)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
