---------- Forwarded message --------- From: N Sekar <[email protected]> Date: Fri, May 10, 2024 at 1:22 PM Subject: Re: [KeralaIyers] Re: [iyer123] Quote about Army of lions lead by a sheep-reg To: Gopa4411 <[email protected]>, Kerala Iyer <[email protected]>, Narayanaswamy Sekar <[email protected]>
Thanks. There was no way I could remove the words "Great" in the Quote I fwded as it was embedded there. But I would not have used that word if I was referring to it in another mail. Any way, the purpose of my writing was only to explain how we are brainwashed as I explained in my mail. I will write as to how these tactics are used, more subtly, in a later mail. Purpose is to create awareness and not to find faults. N Sekar On Friday, May 10, 2024 at 01:04:41 PM GMT+4, 'gopala krishnan' via KeralaIyers <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Mr Sekar, In the quote it was from Alexander *the Great* it was simply repeated in my response. Nothing more. Why the great is added is of History. Gopalakrishnan On Friday, 10 May, 2024 at 01:20:38 pm IST, Narayanaswamy Sekar < [email protected]> wrote: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: *N Sekar* <[email protected]> Date: Fri, May 10, 2024 at 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [KeralaIyers] Re: [iyer123] Quote about Army of lions lead by a sheep-reg To: Gopa4411 <[email protected]>, Narayanaswamy Sekar <[email protected]> Cc: Kerala Iyer <[email protected]>, Rangarajan T.N.C. < [email protected]>, APS Mani <[email protected]>, Suryanarayana Ambadipudi <[email protected]>, Mathangi K. Kumar < [email protected]>, Chittanandam V. R. <[email protected]>, Yeddanapudi Markandeyulu <[email protected]>, Venkat Giri < [email protected]>, Srinivasan Sridharan <[email protected]>, SRIRAMAJAYAM <[email protected]> Dear Sri G K, *Please don't take this as a personal attack - IT IS NOT and I myself was guilty of this in the past until I happened to read the gist of which I am giving below. It is just to highlight how our minds are conditioned by repeated reading / listening. When I say "you" here, it is not aimed at you personally, but used as a figure pf speech.* In fact my mail is addressed to all who are brain washed by the West who designed our "Modern" education system - and that includes myself. Fortunately I am coming out of that rut by reading and listening to those who are exposing their methods. Ok, It is the West that calls Alexander "The Great". But why should we repeat it and why we can't just say Alexander, and if you want add "King of Macedonia". What was or is so great about him? Except that he conquered lands? What great things had he done for the posterity to remember him and be grateful to him? We had our "Karikalan", the Chozha King who built the "Kallanai" near Trichy and which is there even today helping in irrigating acres and acres of land, providing food for many thousands. We don't call him Great. We had of course Raja Raja Chozha, who in addition to conquering lands, built the famous "Brigadeeswarar Temple aka BIG Temple". We don't call him Great. We had his son, Rajendra Chozha who excelled his father in ALL FIELDS and also built the equally awe inspiring "Gangai Konda Chozhapuram" temple whose Annabhishekam is famous till today. We don't call him Great. What about the famous "Maurya and the Gupta Dynasties" and we all know their achievements. We don't call Chandra Gupta Maurya or Samudra Gupta Maurya "Greats". We don't call the Emperor of the Vijayanagaram Empire, Krishnadevaraya Great - in spite of what he had done for the arts and culture of Bharat? Why? why? Why? Because starting with Macaulay and continued and promoted further by the Nehruvian Govt post1947 (instead of correcting the distortions they actively encouraged and built upon it). Needless to say how self styled historians like "Romilla Thapar" and her ilk made sure we would be blind to our own achievements but promote how great our invaders were and there is a crowd even today, a big one at that, which swallows all these and more. I will write later how this brain washing continues even today, in more subtler ways and we swallow them hook, line and sinker. N Sekar On Friday, May 10, 2024 at 08:30:18 AM GMT+4, 'gopala krishnan' via KeralaIyers <[email protected]> wrote: Good addition to the words of Alexander the Great Gopalakrishnan On Friday, 10 May, 2024 at 08:01:30 am IST, 'venkat giri' via KeralaIyers < [email protected]> wrote: *Respected Sir/s,* An army of sheep led by a LION is better than an army of lions led by a SHEEP." ~ Alexander The Great. - Lead with bravery. - Bring the best out of your people. - Back yourself, back your ability. Teach them well, back their ability. The quote conveys the idea that the *quality of leadership is more important than the strength or courage of individual followers.* In the context of the quote, an army of lions, which are typically seen as powerful and fierce animals, *led by a sheep, which is perceived as meek and timid, would likely not be very effective* *because the strong individuals are being directed by a WEAK leader.* Conversely, an army of sheep, which are typically seen as docile and vulnerable animals, led by a lion, a symbol of strength and courage, could be a formidable force because the strong leader is* guiding and directing* the weaker individuals. Therefore, the quote suggests that the *effectiveness and success of a group or organization often depend more on the quality of leadership rather than the abilities or characteristics of the followers.* A strong, *capable* leader can *inspire and guide others to achieve great things, regardless of their individual strengths or weaknesses.* Examples: 1. *GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR *was a lion-like general.The battle of Alesia, where he defeated a united—and huge—army of Gauls, led by an equally charismatic leader, Vercingetorix by* his brilliant strategies and tactics. * 2. *HITLER* was a not a good man. *However, he was an incredible, charismatic leader who knew how to identify the manpower he marshalled to his cause.* Nazi soldiers were not necessarily bad men. But they did what they were told to do. Either they actually admired their führer and believed in his particular belief system, which included the idea that the Germanic or Aryan race was superior; or they did what they were told because they were afraid to do otherwise in the pervasive culture in which they found themselves. Hitler’s army were sheep-like, yet they were a formidable enemy. 3. *FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT*inspired American soldiers about their own role as protector of their European allies and the rightness of their cause to defeat Hitler, and Emporer Hirohito, as well. There were many U.S. generals, colonels, etc. in WW2 who led their men like a lion, as well. * IF one has have a strong leader then will have a strong army. So if the army is lead by sheep, sheep are timid and afraid. Therefore, they lack the authority to be good leaders! Now on the other case, lions are a dominant force that show no fear. They make good leaders because c they have no fear. So in turn, they would instill this in the sheep…their army, not to be afraid!!* * It means no matter how good the men are if the leader is weak they will fail..and in reverse a good leader can take weak men and lead them to victory.* * The sheep is an animal that lives life as a reaction to stimuli. They’re programming is to survive, and seek gratification. Hungry, they eat. Thirsty, they drink. Horny, they fornicate. When threatened they run. Everything about them is highly predictable. They will also blindly follow another sheep without any understanding of the other sheep, or situational awareness. Sheep are victims of their own circumstances, which they feel powerless to change.* *The lion is very different. A lion doesn’t just react. The lion has another step between stimuli and reaction. This step is the variable determined by experience and logic, which is how the lion chooses how it will react. This allows them to determine the best positioning for the kill, by analyzing the environment, behaviour of the prey, and use both to force the sheep into a circumstance where they can make the kill.* *Essentially, the opinion of the sheep is worthless to the lion because the sheep lacks relevant perspective, as well as the understanding of how to determine ones circumstances by determining their reaction.* *----* *Regards* *V.Sridharan* *Trichy* On Friday, 10 May, 2024 at 06:57:44 am IST, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: Excellent quote. Gopalakrishnan -- 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]. 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