Anthony, I didn't define 'success'. I'll leave that up to those who have comments. I think your 'reduce sufferring' is a good definition.
...Bill! --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > Bill, > Â > What do you mean by 'succeed'? When people in Africa gained independence from > 'European imperialists', everybody thought they won a just cause. However, > you see a lot of unrest, poverty and hunger in those countries currently. We > should measure 'success' by the degree of reduction of suffering. > Â > Anthony > > --- On Sat, 26/2/11, Bill! <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > > From: Bill! <BillSmart@...> > Subject: [Zen] New Topic - Rebellions for Freedom > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, 26 February, 2011, 9:40 AM > > > Â > > > > What does everyone think about the recent rebellions fighting for > freedom/democracy in Tunisia, Egypt, Dubai, Libya and Wisconsin? > > Do you think they have any chance of succeeding in the long term? > > ...Bill! > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
