On 5 May, 12:10, hassan yacoub <[email protected]> wrote: > really if we look to the humanity we find that all people all over the globe > are brothers from the same parents(adam and eve) and they must share what > had God gave them to the best extent of right and good limit and must assist > each other not kill each others for the sake of money and controling the > weak ones knowing that nothing we will take to our grave exept our deeds so > those who do good will meet their god last day gladly if they had done good > while those did nothing good will be unhappy > so you the rich people try to be good especially with the poor and > needed one belive me you will never take your property now your money and > even any thing with you > are you satisfied of what i said if so congratulation > hassan yacoub katy texas usa >
I'm happy with what you've said, Hassan. Essentially, if I may paraphrase you, you've said that what unites us is the fact that we are one big family. The problem is that we are not one big HAPPY family. And, as you've rightly pointed out, this is largely due to the disproportionate allocation of resources and money. A fair statement. Also, you've pointed out that, irrespective of how much 'wealth' we gather during our lives, we take none of THAT with us; rather, what we take with us is the weight of our deeds. Another fair statement. What we ought to do, and I'm pretty sure you'd agree with me, is to recognise our filial duty to one another and act with respect and fairness towards each other; for, if we did so, then we might even out the economic disparity amongst us and the population, as a whole, would benefit. Of course, the problem is convincing the rich to give up their goods, property and money to those less fortunate, And that is a huge problem, as greed tends to grow when wealth is amassed. And, whilst it may be more obvious to some than others, 'great material wealth' is not always a blessing and is, in fact, a great responsibility often not dealt with in the best of fashions. (and now, to paraphrase/quote 'Fiddler on the Roof') On the other hand, there's no shame in being poor; but, it's no great honour either. Allah hafiz, Hassan!! > > > > > On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is a phrase that I think is important, but is overused and well > > on its way to becoming a cliché and that is: “What unites us is > > greater than what divides us!” President John F. Kennedy used it in > > his 1961 address to Canadian Parliament: “Geography has made us > > neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us > > partners. And necessity has made us allies. Those whom nature hath > > so joined together, let no man put asunder. What unites us is far > > greater than what divides us. > > > The current US President, Barack Obama also used the idea in his > > speech this past Martin Luther King Junior Day: “through times of > > great challenge and great change, we have remembered that fundamental > > American truth - that what unites us is always more powerful than what > > divides us.” > > > But the idea is not strictly American, as the Secretary-General of the > > United Nations, Ban Ki-moon has recently used it in two different > > speeches. First, in April of 2009, in his address to the Alliance of > > Civilizations forum in Istanbul, “What unites is so powerful it could > > easily overcome what divides us.” Next, in November of 2009 in his > > speech to the Summit of Religious and Secular Leaders on Climate > > Change in London, “We are united by the belief that what unites us as > > human beings is stronger than what divides us.” > > > What is it that unites us all? Is it greater than what divides us? > > What do YOU think? > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<minds-eye%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en. > > -- > hi to all- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
