CULTURAL QA 02202427
Q1 What are some psychological facts that many people don't know?
KR Oh THIS IS PSYCHOLOGY? New definitions of psychology jokes etc
that too from design scholar?
I read them somewhere let me explain with quick sketches :). Use small
plate for eating food, you will eat less. Don’t eat while watching action
movies or horror movies you will tend to eat more. Cut fruits into pieces &
eat . You will feel more filled & satisfied.
KR Why in small plates food cannot be eaten 100 times? Why action
movie will ask for share but romantic movie will not? Fruits eaten in
slices or direct will quantum change? What is satisfaction/ stomach filling
or taste of food? And such well read at 80s may not know sir.
Q2 Was George Washington really offered the opportunity to become
King (in the sense of absolute monarch)?
KR Silk Road, had written his own comments too: Too bad it's mostly
bullshit. More: From George Washington to Lewis Nicola, 22 May 1782
KR I had gone to His residence on the banks of river Potomac; An
American landmark, the estate lies on the banks of the Potomac River in
Fairfax County, Virginia. Called MOUNT VERNON. The history rel with photos
and articles used by him are all over.
Lewis Nicola below officer was served with this letter from George
Washington which will be befitting for QUORA gossips like this:
“*From George Washington to Lewis Nicola, 22 May 1782*
Newburgh May 22d 82
Sir,
With a mixture of great surprise & astonishment I have read with attention
the Sentiments you have submitted to my perusal. Be assured, Sir, no
occurrence in the course of the War, has given me more painful sensations
than your information of there being such ideas existing in the Army as you
have expressed, & I must view with abhorrence, and reprehend with
severity—For the present, the communicatn of them will rest in my own
bosom, unless some further agitation of the matter, shall make a disclosure
necessary.
I am much at a loss to conceive what part of my conduct could have given
encouragement to an address which to me seems big with the greatest
mischiefs that can befall my Country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge
of myself, you could not have found a person to whom your schemes are more
disagreeable—at the same time in justice to my own feeling I must add, that
no man possesses a more sincere wish to see ample Justice done to the Army
than I do, and as far as my powers & influence, in a constitution[al] way
extend, they shall be employed to the utmost of my abilities to effect it,
should there be any occasion—Let me [conj]ure you then, if you have any
regard for your Country, concern for your self or posterity—or respect for
me, to banish these thoughts from your Mind, & never communicate, as from
yourself, or any one else, a sentiment of the like nature. With esteem I am
Sir Yr Most Obedt Servt
Go: Washington
The foregoing is an exact copy of a Letter which we sealed & sent off to
Colonel Nichola at the request of the writer of it.
D. Humphrys Aid de Camp
Jona. Trumbull Jun. Secty”
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Q3 Which god incarnation is Manthara in Ramayana?
KR REEL OR REAL? I DO NOT FIND IN VALMIKI MORE THAN THIS; ALSO
SEE THE UNDERLINED☹K RAJARAM IRS 27224)
“
Valmiki Ramayana - Ayodhya Kanda in Prose Sarga 9
This chapter describes Manthara's success in turning Kaikeyi's mind away
from good towards evil.
After hearing those words, Kaikeyi with her face burning with anger, had a
long and hot sigh and spoke to Manthara as follows: "Now itself, I shall
send Rama quickly to forest. I shall get Bharata anointed for princely
kingdom immediately. O Manthara! What is the means by which Bharata will
get the kingdom but Rama will not get it by any method ? Think about it
now." After hearing her words, the sinful thinking Manthara, spoke thus to
Kaikeyi to destroy Rama's benefit of kingdom. "O Kaikeyi! I am very glad. I
shall tell you the means by which your son Bharata only will get the
kingdom. Listen to it!" "Oh, Kaikeyi! You desire to hear from me the means
for your benefit. Have you forgotten about it or are you hiding, even if
you have remembered it? O the lady of charms, Kaikeyi! If you desire to
hear this from my mouth, I shall tell you. Listen to me. Let it be acted
upon after listening to me." After hearing Manthara's words, Kaikeyi
slightly rose from the well-laid bed and spoke the following : "O
Manthara! Tell me the trick by which Bharata will get the kingdom and Rama
will not get it under any circumstances." After hearing Kaikeyi's words,
the sinful thinking, hunch backed Manthara, spoke thus, with an intention
to destroy Rama's benefit of kingdom. "O Queen! Once upon a time, when
there was a battle between celestials and demons, your husband Dasaratha
went along with you and other holy kings to help Indra in battle, to a
famous city called Vaijaynata in which the demon Timidhvaja lived in a
southern direction in the forest of Dandaka." "That great demon famously
called shambara, who had several magic effects, defeated all the celestials
and conferred battle upon Devendra." "In that great battle, demons
approached and forcefully killed men who were injured by arrows and also
those who were sleeping at night."
"Then, king Dasaratha fought a great battle there. With their weapons,
demons made into pieces the long-armed Dasaratha." "O Queen! You saved the
life of your unconscious husband by taking him away from the battle field.
There also, you again saved him, when beaten by demons with their weapons."
"O Kaikeyi with auspicious appearance! Getting delighted, he gave two boons
to you. Then, you said, " I shall ask you whenever I require them". He then
agreed to it." "O Queen! I do not know what had happened there. You
yourself told this story previously to me. I am keeping this in my mind
because of my friendship with you. Hence, you have to stop, by force, the
arrangements being made for Rama's coronation." "You ask your husband as
two boons, anointing Bharata for princely kingdom and sending Rama to exile
for fourteen years." If you send Rama to forest for fourteen years, your
son Bharata will get intimate association in the hearts of the people and
will get stabilised in kingdom. Oh,Kaikeyi! Now, enter the room of wrath as
if angry with him and lie down on floor without any spread underneath and
wearing soiled clothes. As soon as you see Dasaratha, be sorrowful and keep
on weaping, without looking at him and without talking to him face to face.
You are always dear to your husband. I have no doubt about it. King
Dasaratha will even jump into a fire for your sake. The king is not capable
of making you angry. He is not even able to see you with anger. He will
give up his life for your love. Oh, foolish one! The king will not be able
to transgress your word. You realise your abundant strength. King Dasaratha
may offer you diamonds, pearls, gold and various other precious stones. Do
not care for them. Oh, Kaikeyi, the great fortunate! you remind Dasaratha
of those boons given by him to you in that battle between celestials and
demons. See that your benefit does not get thwarted. Dasaratha himself will
raise you from the floor and offer you the boon. Thus , after making him
steady, you ask for this boon. "Oh, king! send Rama to forest for fourteen
years. Let Bharata be made as king of this earth". Rama having been sent to
forest for fourteen years, your son will stand firmly, having laid his
roots and will stay in power for the remaining period. Oh, Kaikeyi! Ask
Dasaratha of sending Rama to forest also as a boon. Thus, your son will
accomplish all the desired benefits. Thus , by sending Rama to exile, he
will not become amiable to people. Your Bharata will become king, after the
enemies having been annihilated. When Rama returns from forest, your wise
son will accumulate friends and draw people to his fold, thus establishing
roots himself. This is the appropriate time for you. Be fearless and by
your insistence, make the king turn aside his effort to anoint Rama.
Kaikeyi, being brain-washed on an unworthy matter as the most worthy
matter by Manthara, accepted her well and having delighted, spoke to her as
follows:- Though of right thinking in nature, Kaikeyi was very much
surprised to hear Manthara's words and like a small girl, got into a wrong
path. Oh, Manthara! You are telling very good things. Till now, I have not
recognised you as this good. You are the best among the hunch-backed on
this earth in making intellectual decisions. Oh, Manthara! you always show
interest in my well being and wish for my benefit. But for you, I would not
have been aware of the king's intentions. Your chest is appearing equally
on both sides and is loftily extended upto the shoulder. Below it is the
good novelled stomach, which is lean as though it is shy of seeing the
loftiness of chest. Oh, Manthara! with perfect hips and well rounded
breasts and with your face like an untainted moon you are shining well. Oh,
Manthara! Your waist decorated with golden belt is making sound. Your
leg-muscles are well rounded and your feet are tall. Oh, Manthara! You are
splendid like a royal swan walking before me, with long thighs and wearing
a silk saree. In addition to all those thousand magic effects lying in
shambara, the lord of demons, another further thousands of magic effects
are lying in you. In your long hunch, which looks like an apex of a
chariot, are dwelling your various thoughts, royal arts and magic effects.
Oh Manthara! When Rama goes to forest and Bharata gets kingdom, I shall
adore this huch back with a golden garland. Oh, Manthara! After
accomplishing the benefit desired by me, I shall, with delight, get your
hunch back anointed with well refined gold of good quality. Oh, Manthara! I
shall get beautiful ornaments made and for your forehead auspicious dots of
variety done of pure gold. You will be moving around like an angel, wearing
beautiful clothes. You will achieve an important position in the eyes of
your adversaries with pride and with your face, incomparably competing with
moon. The hunch backed women, adorned with all ornaments, will always do
service at your feet, as how as hunch-backed you are doing it to me.
Manthara in this way being praised spoke these words to Kaikeyi, who was
lying in a clean couch like a flame of fire upon the sacrificial altar.
"Oh, Kaikeyi the auspicious one! When water has already flown out, there is
no use constructing a dam. Now rise and do this purposeful action. Show
your influence to the king."
By surrendering to the words of Manthara and having been thus encouraged
by her, Kaikeyi who was with her wide eyes, proud of her intoxicating
beauty, a gifted woman and a queen, removed pearl necklace worth in lacs
and other great valuable auspicious ornaments from her body, entered the
chamber of wrath along with Manthara, lied on the floor there like a golden
creeper and spoke to Manthara as follows: "After Rama's going to the
forest, Bharata shall get the kingdom. Or else, you inform the king that I
died here itself. Neither gold nor diamonds nor ornaments are of any use to
me. On which day Rama gets anointed for the kingdom, the same day it will
be the end of my life. "
Afterwards, that Manthara agian spoke to the seriously talking mother of
Bharata that is Kaikeyi the following words which were beneficial to her
and not beneficial in relation to Rama. " If Rama becomes king, you and
your son will be destroyed, Oh, Kaikeyi of auspicious qualities! Hence you
try for coronation of your son, Bharata "
Having thus hit by arrows of words employed by Manthara again and
again, Kaikeyi felt sad, was angry with the king, by keeping hands on her
heart, was surprised with the cleverness of Manthara and praised her time
and again. " If Rama does not go to forest from here, I do not long for any
mattresses or garlands or sandal paste or eye-liner or drink or food or
even my life here." Kaikeyi, thus uttering these cruel words, having
removed all ornaments, lied on the floor without a mattress like a fallen
angel. Kaikeyi, having removed all adornments, having her face covered by
the darkness of extreme anger and with her depressed mind, looked like a
starless sky in a gloomy night.
Thus completes 9th sarga/ chapter of Ayodhya Kanda in glorious Ramayana,
the work of a sage and the oldest epic.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
On Tue, 27 Feb 2024 at 07:49, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> CULTURAL QA 02-2024-27
>
> All the below QA are from Quora DIGEST to me on 27-02-2024.
>
> Selected quora answers generally interesting are included .Still they need
> not be 100% correct answers. I am only a compiler.
>
> Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 80, on 27-02-2024.
>
> Q1 What are some psychological facts that many people don't know?
>
> A1 Manish Hans, Head of Design (2015–present)Updated 6y
>
> I read them somewhere let me explain with quick sketches :).
>
> Use small plate for eating food, you will eat less.
>
> Don’t eat while watching action movies or horror movies you will tend to
> eat more.
>
> Cut fruits into pieces & eat . You will feel more filled & satisfied.
>
> Q2 Was George Washington really offered the opportunity to become
> King (in the sense of absolute monarch)?
>
> A2 Silk Road, AI Expert2h
>
> George Washington was not offered the opportunity to become king. He was
> not even offered the opportunity to become a sort of monarch.
>
> He was offered the opportunity to consider the possibility of maybe
> becoming a sort of monarch.
>
> And he said no.
>
> This is one of those myths that sounds so good, so heroic, so American,
> that people just can't resist repeating it.
>
> But the truth is much more complicated, and much more interesting.
>
> The myth goes something like this: In 1782, after the victory at Yorktown
> but before the Treaty of Paris, some discontented officers in the
> Continental Army wanted to overthrow the weak and ineffective Congress and
> establish a military dictatorship.
>
> They approached Washington, their beloved commander-in-chief, and asked
> him to lead them in this coup.They offered him a crown, or something
> close to it.
>
> Washington, being the noble and virtuous man that he was, refused to
> betray the cause of liberty and democracy.
>
> He rebuked the conspirators, and saved the republic from tyranny.
>
> Sounds awesome, right? Too bad it's mostly bullshit.
>
> Here's what really happened: In 1782, after the victory at Yorktown but
> before the Treaty of Paris, some discontented officers in the Continental
> Army were frustrated with the lack of pay and pensions from Congress.
>
> They were also worried about the future of the new nation, and whether it
> could survive without a strong central government.
>
> One of these officers was Lewis Nicola, a colonel of the Invalid Regiment.
> Nicola was a well-read and well-travelled man, who had served in various
> armies in Europe and America.
>
> He had some radical ideas about political reform, and he decided to share
> them with Washington.
>
> Nicola wrote a letter to Washington, dated May 22, 1782, in which he
> suggested that the best form of government for America would be a mixed
> constitution, similar to that of Great Britain, but with some modifications.
>
>
>
> He proposed that instead of a hereditary king, there should be an elective
> one, chosen by the people for life.
>
> He argued that this would provide stability, unity, and respect for the
> new nation, and that it would prevent the dangers of faction, anarchy, or
> tyranny.
>
> He also hinted that Washington would be the most suitable candidate for
> such a position, as he had the trust and admiration of the army and the
> people.
>
> He wrote,
>
> "The same abilities which have led us, through difficulties apparently
> insurmountable by human power, to victory and glory, those qualities that
> have obtained the universal esteem and veneration of an army, would be most
> likely to conduct and direct us in the smoother paths of peace."
>
> Washington was shocked and appalled by Nicola's letter.He considered it a
> gross insult to his character and his devotion to the republican cause.
>
> He replied to Nicola on the same day, rejecting his proposal in the
> strongest terms. He wrote,
>
> "Be assured, Sir, no occurrence in the course of the War, has given me
> more painful sensations than your information of there being such ideas
> existing in the Army as you have expressed, & I must view with abhorrence,
> and reprehend with severity."
>
> He also warned Nicola to never mention such a scheme again, and to
> discourage anyone else from entertaining it.
>
> He said,
>
> "Let me conjure you then, if you have any regard for your Country, concern
> for yourself or posterity, or respect for me, to banish these thoughts from
> your Mind, and never communicate, as from yourself, or any one else, a
> sentiment of the like nature."
>
> Washington's response was decisive and unequivocal.
>
> He did not want to be a king, or anything close to it.
>
> He wanted to be a citizen of a free and independent republic, governed by
> the people and the law. He had fought for this ideal for six years,
> and he was not about to betray it for personal glory or power. He was
> a true patriot, and a true hero.
>
> The myth is not entirely false.
>
> Washington did reject the idea of becoming a monarch. But he was not
> offered a crown, or a coup. He was offered a letter, and a suggestion.
> And he said no.
>
> More:From George Washington to Lewis Nicola, 22 May 1782
>
> Q3 Which god incarnation is Manthara in Ramayana?
>
> A3 Neeta Kanojia,13h
>
> Manthara was not an incarnation of God but was the daughter of demons.
>
> In her previous life, Manthara was the granddaughter of Prahlad and the
> daughter of Virochana.
>
> Manthara's father Virochana was a demon king and a great donor. Even in
> her previous life, Manthara's name was Manthara and she also had a
> younger brother, Bali. It is said that seeing Virochana's charitable
> nature, the Gods tricked him into demanding his entire life for the
> Brahmins and Virochana donated his entire life to the Brahmins due to
> which he died
>
> Then all the demons went to Manthara and requested Manthara to protect them.
> Manthara sent his powerful demons to fight the gods but when the demons
> lost to the gods, Manthara became angry and tied the gods with a snake
> loop. Lord Vishnu gave power and weapons to Lord Indra due to which Lord
> Indra freed all the gods from the snake's trap by cutting it and made
> Manthara unconscious with the blow of his power due to which Manthara
> became crippled after regaining consciousness.
>
> And after death in her life, Manthara took her new birth in the womb of
> Kaikai and became Kaikai's maid and came to Ayodhya with Kaikai. And then
> with his bitter words he corrupted the mind of Kaikeyi and instilled
> hatred towards Lord Shri Ram and sent Shri Ram into exile for 14 years and
> fulfilled his revenge of his previous birth. But in this also Lord Vishnu
> showed his leela and did many such works during the 14 years of exile due
> to which he came in incarnation and killed Ravana and when Shri Ram, Sita
> Maiya and Lakshman returned back to Ayodhya, then also from Manthara. Met
> him and forgave her all his mistakes.
>
> (But it has also been mentioned at many places that Lord Vishnu had sent
> Apsara to KK on the basis of a mantra so that she could send Shri Ram into
> exile for 14 years and during this, Shri Ram could kill Ravana and destroy
> the demons.)
>
> Q4 is normal in Mongolia, but weird in other places?
>
> A4 Anand Nyamdavaa ,Updated 3y
>
> The first time a foreigner said this to me, I didn’t really think much
> about it. But I kept hearing this from foreigners, so I started noticing.
> Foreigners,
> especially Asians, would often wonder why Mongolian kids don’t cry much.
> Once I started having my own kids, I would look at kids from other
> countries and compare. They did really cry less, sometimes much less.
>
> When my kids play games and fall, the first thing I would automatically
> say is: Өөрөө унасан хүүхэд уйлдаггүй. Which means don’t cry, if you fall
> yourself. Kind of its your own fault that you fell, so don’t cry. This is
> repeated to all Mongolian kids, both boys and girls. So kids from very
> young age understand that they will get no sympathy for crying, so they
> don’t.
>
> You would rarely see Mongolian parents hugging and kissing their hands or
> legs looking concerned. You would rather see mothers saying: Өөрөө унасан
> хүүхэд уйлдаггүй
>
> Q5 What is the best thing you have ever done for yourself?
>
> A5 Vijaya Lakshmi,Have experience in life for 68 years.5y
>
> Purchased a computer in 1999...
>
> Yes this was entirely for me. Husband was not at all interested to use it.
>
> I was delighted when I would get instant reply from my son studying in
> USA. There was no need for waiting for his phone calls for days.
>
> Photo editing software was like a boon for me. I scanned and restored all
> the old photos in my house. This made me learn something exciting, at the
> same time giving me the nostalgic moments seeing all those old photos again.
>
> My father’s photo taken in 1953:After restoration:(Not attached)
>
> Later I learned programming (Visual Foxpro). This greatly increased my
> value in the office.
>
> I could collect hundreds of my favourite songs from the internet and made
> tens of playlists in my MP3 player, because of the computer.
>
> I learned audio editing a bit.(I purchased Wavepad Sound Editor). This was
> really a fun.
>
> Then I tried my hand a bit in video editing. Though I did not become
> professional, I enjoyed editing videos taken with our camcorder.(A software
> provided along with the camcorder).
>
> From 1999 till date, I changed six computers.
>
> Last but not the least this computer gave me opportunity to write on Quora
> and get acquainted with many wonderful people across the globe.
>
> My note- Earliest computers from HP cost about 80000-00 rupees did last
> maximum 7-8 years. Assembled computers cost only around 40000-00 rupees. My
> computer mother board fault was replaced in a month. Power unit problem was
> solved by a new unit purchased and provided. I could get it in Dubai. By
> 2007, I started using lap top( very heavy) brought and complimented by
> son in law.
>
> I used the computer 80% for completing office works at home and watching
> TV using TV card.I learnt Microsoft office works by my own using at Office
> computer.
>
> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "iyer123" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to [email protected].
> To view this discussion on the web visit
> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/252314288.872500.1709041754929%40mail.yahoo.com
> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/252314288.872500.1709041754929%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>
> .
>
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Thatha_Patty" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to [email protected].
To view this discussion on the web visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZorz5uGE0q0jqKiaXK28DeNqvurgG3TjXE%2BJNt1p%2BpYv1A%40mail.gmail.com.
