Hi Pln, It seems that you've always loved with your mind... LOL
Even Piotrek said that the questions were tough. Maybe, he kept thinking about them for 2 months, and then posted his reply. ;) You need to do away with this notion of young or old. Piotrek is mature enough. *Q.** "It's a matter of mind-setting for you, Anu.You're used to setting your mind thinking that most of us value life in general with superficial views..." *A- You are right. Everyone has time to earn money, bother about their neighbours, country, economy and the world politics, eat, sleep and entertain, but no one has time to think, be curious or creative. Is the purpose of these, or any other questions, not to make us think? *Q. **"Please don't forget it's this kind of people who manage to survive through hard times and who manage to keep the society together...even though you may not think highly of how much they achieve or how significant their lives are." *A- Survival is useful only if it is purposeful. Mother Nature has blessed us with everything : food, water, clothes, shelter and all forms of entertainment. We live our lives exploiting the resources of earth and nature and making it dirty and crowded. What do we give back in return ? Is such survival, of an individual, or a society useful? Osama bin Laden has also managed to survive through hard times...... *Q.** Not many people can afford to be Einstein,Gandhi,Dalai Lama or you...They are one of the millions which don't come by effortlessly...* A-* * Gandhi was a very ordinary person, with an average intelligence and acumen. Concentrate on what you said : *"They are one of the millions which don't come by effortlessly..." *You can't become great because you are not putting 'effort'. Start putting efforts, and see the difference. Animals are governed by their hormones. What is the difference between us and animals, if we behave, and are governed, only by our hormones, and nothing else? ** * * * **Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals. * -Dorothy Height * As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves. Every day, people settle for less than they deserve. They are only partially living or at best living a partial life. Every human being has the potential for greatness. * -Bo Bennett *Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods. * -Margaret Chase Smith * Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows for his own solitary glory. He is the greatest whose strength carries up the most hearts by the attraction of his own. * -Henry Ward Beecher * Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery - courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards and respectable ways of doing things. * -James Robinson *It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases. -Friedrich Schiller * regards anu * *P.S. : I am sorry for forgetting that it is a forum for improving English. LOL --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
