“I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.”
Martha Washington (1731-1802), wife of George Washington, first US President, 1789–1797
Monday, November 16, 2009
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There are some things in life that we do not because they are popular but because we believe it is right so to do regardless.
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Réflexions à haute voix
How could one believe in an omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent benevolent God,
...if one were a victim of a brutal raped?
...if one were a parent of a child who was brutally raped?
...if one were one of the 800 million people on earth suffering from chronic malnutrition?
...if one were to be executed in Auschwitz during WWII or the Holocaust?
...if one were a parent/child/sufferer of a rare incurable debilitating or life-threatening disorder?
...if one were a victim of genocide, ethnic cleansing, human trafficking, poverty, or apartheid, or orphan of HIV/AIDS parents?
...if one were a domestic helper or a child unwarrantedly abused?
...if one were a victim of natural a disaster?
And even if one were not any of these...?
“When beggars die there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.”
William Shakespeare (English Dramatist, Playwright and Poet, 1564-1616)
...if one were a victim of a brutal raped?
...if one were a parent of a child who was brutally raped?
...if one were one of the 800 million people on earth suffering from chronic malnutrition?
...if one were to be executed in Auschwitz during WWII or the Holocaust?
...if one were a parent/child/sufferer of a rare incurable debilitating or life-threatening disorder?
...if one were a victim of genocide, ethnic cleansing, human trafficking, poverty, or apartheid, or orphan of HIV/AIDS parents?
...if one were a domestic helper or a child unwarrantedly abused?
...if one were a victim of natural a disaster?
And even if one were not any of these...?
“When beggars die there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.”
William Shakespeare (English Dramatist, Playwright and Poet, 1564-1616)
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"Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth."
Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist & theologian (1623 - 1662)
Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist & theologian (1623 - 1662)
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"If you want to offer, don't ask; if you want to ask, don't offer."
Tan Poh Sian (1934-2002), my mother.
One of her epigrammatic responses, when asked if she needed a drink of water whenever I noticed that she was tired. Used to rankle me. Then as a young child, I did not understand it. I think I do now.
Tan Poh Sian (1934-2002), my mother.
One of her epigrammatic responses, when asked if she needed a drink of water whenever I noticed that she was tired. Used to rankle me. Then as a young child, I did not understand it. I think I do now.
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