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Thanks. Q 1: "Faith Moves Mountains" is a famous saying and this incident proves that; but that Faith should be total and complete - Total surrender to His Will. Let me recollect the two stories (although the fwds mentioned these are real) I have read on Faith. These are fairly old ones and many of you must have heard / read them. 1. In a parched village the priest asked the people to join him in his prayers asking for immediate and copious rains. ONLY one man and that too a small boy, came with an umbrella and that showed his Faith in his prayers. That is true "Faith". 2. In a small town there was a Church and a liquor shop side by side with the shop's owner being a non believer.. The Faithful could not say their prayers in peace as the constant noise, brawling etc disturbed them and in utter desperation they had a special joint prayer asking Him to punish the liquor shop owner - and the owner also came to know about it. The liquor shop was soon destroyed by a fire and its owner sued the church and the congregation claiming their faith and prayers resulted in his loss. In the court, during the hearings, the Church and its followers claimed their prayers had nothing to do with the fire and are therefore, not responsible for the loss of the liquor shop owner. They said it was just an accident. The judge observed: "I have a very strange case before me - on the one hand the Faithful claim that their prayers had no effect BUT on the other hand, a total non believer says it is their prayers that ruined his business and I don't know who has real "Faith" and who really believes in "prayers". Wanted to share. N Sekar On Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 08:41:51 AM GMT+4, 'gopala krishnan' via KeralaIyers <keralaiy...@googlegroups.com> wrote: *CULTURAL QA 05-2024-05* *All the BELOW QA are from Quora digest to me on 05-05-2024.* * Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers * *.Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan, on 05-05-2024* *Q1 What are the stories of Lord Krishna that give you goosebumps?* A1 Dr Arsha M Dev, MBBS MD in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Degrees, Doctor of Medicine (Graduated 2023)7mo There was a girl who loved Lord Krishna very much from her very young age.She had to face a lot of hardships to reach her dream of becoming a Doctor.Yet she believed in Krishna so much.When her graduation was just a few months away,a terrible back ache occurred.The pain was not subsiding and it progressed to foot drop ( inability to use left foot.This made her walking difficult.The MRI scan revealed that she was having a severe disc prolapse affecting her nerves to the foot which may make her crippled for life.The emergency measure was a surgery.The surgery could save her from complete paralysis of the left leg,but the already occurred neurological damage to the foot was not correctable. The girl was shattered.There was no one to guide her.She herself was a Doctor,so she very well knew the consequences if surgery was not done.She was given a choice - either to proceed with surgery or leave everything to conservative treatment ( medicines alone) which in her case had negligible chances of success.Her faith in Krishna was strong - she knew everything occurred for a reason. The surgery was a little risky one.She planned to proceed with the conservative treatment, believing in Krishna. The senior Doctor who suggested her the treatment was also a devotee,his confidence was admirable.Three months passed,the pain subsided.Her walking slowly came to the original shape - her foot drop resolved completely! All these days,she and her loved ones offered prayers along with treatment.Now she is not just walking,she dances,she runs,she workouts and what else? The girl is now an MBBS,MD graduate from a reputed Govt.Medical College.People may call this as a Medical Miracle but honestly speaking it was Krishna who acted through the medicine. Ever since then,she tells this story wherever she go. She wants others to know that Krishna is always there taking care of us. And that girl is me.Radhe Radhe. *Q2 When did aluminum become cheap?* A2 Sean Kernan, Writer at seanjkernan.substack.com6h 1886–and it’s kind of a fascinating story. Aluminum was once more expensive than gold. But then a chemistry professor told a classroom that if someone could figure out how to make it cheap, they’d be rich in a heartbeat. One student, Charles Hall, learned how to smelt aluminum from bauxite. He did it using his moms pots and pans and everyday items. He was persistent and brilliant. And sure enough, he came up with a crazy-cheap way of smelting aluminum and the world was changed forever. His discovery led to the first widespread use of a metal since iron was discovered. So it’s no small feat. And yes, he made a ton of money from this process. *Q3 What are some famous English jokes?* A3 Jeff Kay,Modern Renaissance Man / Top Writer 2015/16/17/18 7y Irish archaeologists were excavating a certain location and found what appeared to be ancient long copper wires. After a bit of discussion, it was announced that the ancient Irish had created the first telephone communication network. Scottish archaeologists, not to be outdone by the Irish, found what appeared to be ancient long glass strands on one of their excavations. After some discussion, it was announced they the ancient Scots must have created the first fiber optic network. English archaeologists, in a fit of national pride, began digs all over England, but after years of searching, found nothing like the Irish or Scottish had. After some discussion, it was announced that the ancient English had most certainly created the first wireless network. *Q4 When Shri Krishna returned after the war of Mahabharata, Rukmani, was filled with anger and questioned him.Why?* A4 Chauhan Babu Nath,18h Everything else was fine in the war. But why did you support the killing of pious people like “Dronacharya” and “Bhishma Pitamah”?? “Shri Krishna” replied. It is true that both of them followed religion throughout their lives. But one "sin" committed by him destroyed all his "virtues". What sins were those?? When "Draupadi" was being dissected in the crowd. Then both of them were also present there. Being an elder, he could have stopped Dushasan. But he did not do this. Due to this one sin of his, all his other religious activities fell short. And "Karna" was famous for his charity. No one left his door empty handed. Why did you help in his death? What was his mistake?? Hey darling! You are telling the truth. He was famous for his generosity and never said no to anyone. But when Abhimanyu was lying on the ground injured in the battlefield after defeating all the warriors. So he asked Karna for water. There was a pit of water near where Karna was standing. But Karna did not give water to the dying Abhimanyu. Therefore, the "virtue" he had earned through charity throughout his life was destroyed. Later, the wheel of his chariot got stuck in the same pit and he was killed. Hey Rukmani! often happens. When something wrong is happening around humans and they do nothing. They think that they are not guilty of this “sin”. If they are not in a position to help then they can tell the truth that they cannot do anything. He is in no position to help. But they don't even do that. By not doing so, they also become equally guilty of that "sin". The more one commits a “sin”. *Q5 What are some of the best "A priest, a pastor and a rabbi…" jokes?* A5 Marc Clamage, Alter kakker extraordinaire!1y A priest, a pastor, and a rabbi are sitting around talking and it turns out they all have the same problem: squirrels in the attic. The priest says, “When we realized what the problem was we hired an exterminator who sealed off the church and fumigated. Nevertheless, two weeks later the squirrels were back.” The pastor says, “We had this issue too. We got humane traps, caught the squirrels, and released them 20 miles away. Nevertheless, two weeks later the squirrels were back.” “We had the same problem,” says the rabbi. “When we realized what was going on, we had a meeting of the trustees, made the squirrels full members of the congregation, and now we only see them on Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur.” -- On Facebook, please join https://www.facebook.com/groups/keralaiyerstrust We are now on Telegram Mobile App also, please join Pattars/Kerala Iyers Discussions: https://t.me/PattarsGroup Kerala Iyers Trust Decisions only posts : https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrust Kerala Iyers Trust Group for Discussions: https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrustGroup --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "KeralaIyers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to keralaiyers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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