January 2010
41 posts
In Prison
“He sat still again, his hands crossed on his knee. Before being brought here he had been taken to another place which must have been an ordinary prison or a temporary lock-up used by the patrols. He did not know how long he had been there; some hours at any rate; with no clocks and no daylight it was hard to gauge the time. It was a noisy, evil-smelling place. They had put him into a cell...
Invictus
Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid.
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“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
– George Orwell
My Dear Sister
I cannot fathom but ask Why there is so much misery, Plenty of injustice, and tyranny. My indigobird, Wishing for the best, you flew over the red sea; You fluttered your wings, you descended Into the new world in fear and in ecstasy. But minutes after you arrived, fear ruled As ecstasy was banished from your head. My dear, You sacrificed your dignity To throw off the shackles...
“The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles...”
– William Blake
The death of any language is the loss of knowledge...
The death of any language is the loss of knowledge contained in that language. The weakening of any language is the weakening of its knowledge producing potential. It is a human loss. The saying that the death of an old person is the death of a library is probably more true of languages. Today we can only imagine but never know the loss of knowledge with the disappearance of so many languages on...
Democracy
HE who makes the law knows better than any one else how it should be executed and interpreted. It seems then impossible to have a better constitution than that in which the executive and legislative powers are united; but this very fact renders the government in certain respects inadequate, because things which should be distinguished are confounded.
It is not good for him who makes the laws to...
“እውነተኛ ሰላም ከፍርሐት ብቻ ሳይሆን ከድህነትም ነጻ መውጣት ነው::”
– ባራክ ኦባማ
ሞት ለማንም አይቀርም:: ሁላችንም አላፊዎች ነን:: ሆኖም ግን አሰቃቂና ፍትሃዊ...
Literature Can Close the Fear Gap (Click 4 Detail)... →
New Perspective Quarterly (NPQ)
Machiavellian Wit
Men who become rulers by prowess acquire their principalities with difficulty but hold them with ease. The difficulties they encounter in acquiring their principalities arise partly because of the new institutions and laws they are forced to introduce in founding the state and making themselves secure. It should be borne in mind that there is nothing more difficult to handle, more doubtful of...
መሰረቱ ያልጸና ቤት ይናጋል:: ተናግቶ እንዳይወድቅ መሰረቱን ማጽናት ወይም...
Ghandi and King: Principles of Nonviolence
“At the center of non-violence is the principle of love”. - M. L. King
Nonviolence means to honor the inherent worth of every human being. In nonviolence we naturally seek to understand each other, build friendship and community.
Nonviolence means believing that our lives are linked together, that what we do impact the lives of everyone we encounter. That, we are responsible to and for one...
በራስህ የማትተማመን ከሆነ ህይወት ባሰናዳችው የሩጫ ውድድር ላይ ሁለቴ...
ህይወት አረም የበዛባት የመከራ ተክል ናት!
A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand (Click... →
Abraham Lincoln: If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could better judge what to do, and how to do it…. “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease...
ወደ ተራራው
ወደ ተራራው በሕብረት ጉዞ ጀመርን:: መሐል ላይ ግን መቧደን ተጀመረና ሕብረቱ በሁለት በሦስት በአራት አምስት ስድስት ተከፋፈለ:: ጉዟችን መላ አጣ:: ተራራው ጋር ለመድረስ ግማሽ መንገድ ቢቀረንም ጫፍ የመድረሱ ነገር ግን አጠያያቂ ብቻ ሳይሆን አሳሳቢ ሆነ:: ቡድን መሪዎች መተናኮስ ጀመሩ::
የተራራውን ጫፍ የመንካት ራዕያችን በተፈጠረው መከፋፈል ተረስቶ ንትርክና አለመግባባት በዛ:: አንዱ ቡድን የሌላውን ድምጽ ለማፈን ሲሞክር ሌላው ድምጽ በአንዱ ላለመታፈን በሚያደርገው ጥረት የነገር እሳት ተቀጣጠለ::
ቆሞ ተፋላሚዎችን የሚያቀራርብ ሳይሆን እሳቱን የሚያራግብና በዝምታ የሚመለከት በረከተና ተስፋ የመቁረጥ ስሜት በተጓዦች...
የእምነት ጉዳይ
አምላክ ሰውን በአምሳያው ፈጥሯል ተብሎ እንደሚነገረው ሰው አምላክን በአምሳያው ፈጥሮት ቢሆንስ? የእምነት ጉዳይ እስከሆነ ድረስ ሁለቱም መንገዶች ሊያስኬዱ ይችላሉ:: በእርግጠኝነት ላይ ያልተመሰረተን እምነት በእርግጠኝነት መቀበል ይከብዳል:: ሆኖም የአምላክ መኖር ወይም አለመኖር ያን ያህል ሰውን ሊያስጨንቅ አይገባም:: ምክንያቱም የሰው ልጅ በህይወት ዘመኑ ሊያረጋግጠው የሚችለው ጉዳይ አይደለምና:: መጠየቅ አስተሳሰብን ያሰፋል ነገር ግን አምላክ ይኑር አይኑር የሚያረጋግጥ ምላሽ አያስገኝም::
ሰዎች ብዙ ጊዜ አምላክንና ሐይማኖትን አንድ አድርገን እንወስዳለን:: ወይም አምላክ ሐይማኖትን ለሰው ልጆች እንደፈጠረላቸው...
Cosmic Religious Feeling →
Albert Einstein: One is inclined to look upon science and religion as irreconcilable antagonists, and for a very obvious reason. The man who is thoroughly convinced of the universal operation of the law of causation cannot for a moment entertain the idea of a being who interferes in the course of event. He has no use for the religion of fear and equally little for social or moral religion. A God...
“It always strikes me, and it is very peculiar, that when we see the image of...”
– Vincent van Gogh
Why I am an Atheist →
Bhagat Singh: One of my friends asked me to pray. When informed of my atheism, he said, “When your last days come, you will begin to believe.” I said, “No, dear sir, Never shall it happen. I consider it to be an act of degradation and demoralisation. For such petty selfish motives, I shall never pray.” It is necessary for every person who stands for progress to criticise every tenet of old...
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money...”
– Maya Angelou
“There are two visions of America. One precedes our founding fathers and finds...”
– RABBI SHERWIN WINE
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ዝምብሎ ጥያቄ
ሰው ግን ለምን ይጨክናል? ወደ ጭካኔ የሚመራውስ ምንድነው? ልብ ለምን ይደነድናል? ድንጋይስ ለምን ይሆናል? ማሰብ የሚችል አዕምሮ ጭካኔ የሚያስበውን ያህል ርህራሄን ለምን አያስብም? ሰው እያወቀ ለምን ጥፋትን ይፈጽማል? የብርሃንን መንገድ መጓዝ ሲችል ለምን ጨለማን ይመርጣል? የራስ ጥቅም ለምን አዕምሮን አሳውሮ ሞራ ያደርጋል? የሰው ተፈጥሮ ግን ምን የሚሉት ነው? አንድ ሰው ማመዛዘን ሲጀምር ለምንድን ልቡ የሚሸፍተው? ልብ ወደ ክፋት ጎዳና የሚያቀናውስ ከምን የተነሳ ነው? አዕምሮና ልብ ሳይለያዩ ፍቅርን ከማስፋፋት ለምን ሰው ሁለቱን ለመለያየት ይባዝናል? ሰው በተፈጥሮው አረመኔያዊ ይሆን? ወይንስ አረመኔያዊነት በሂደት...
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“There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass...”
– Nelson Mandela
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