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shokeen123
Guest
Dear all:
For past many days, we have witnessed a tug or war of words, sometimes leading to fanatical views, yielding no substance. There are some of us, who, for speical reasons of our own, try to sometimes single-handedly carry on the mission. We do so, because we "just didn't happen to run into this site." We found this platform to promote the cause of our social decay, educational lag, and to seek new frontiers. We do so by pledging allegiance to this site. Our thought provoking, genuine ideas stem not only from our personal experiences, but by the wisdom bestowed by those experiences. We have tremendous talent, wisdom, and creativity on this site, therefore let's make use of that gift!
"Honest disagreement is often good sign of progress" as Gandhi said, "but mockery of any sorts is a futile effort to undo the good" (No, Gandhi didn't say that...I did). Funny, in the US, "A Jury consists of twelve people who determine which client has better lawyer" (Robert Frost). In this case, however, the Jury is still out, for there are no lawyers! We are the agents of change, we are the catalysts, and we are the honest brokers of our own contarct with progress! Let us not lack power of communication/conversation, but lack the arrogant speech. Any fool can give a speech, for that matter, any idiot who can type can access the Internet, but our vision should not be limited by our own narrowly held beliefs or self professed leadership.
Each one of us has an opinion, let's be tolerant and sensitive to one another's needs, through the democartically held process, and allow the not-so-informed the chance to say, as well to learn. "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use!" (Galileo Galilei).
Let's not allow ourselevs to go astray from our mission. It is when we do the common things in uncommon way that we demand the world's attention, and not merely by mumbo-jumbo or words. Did you know that Jatland is now being used as a reputed site to quote on issues about our culture, heritage, and history? Do we want to expose our pettiness and substandard conversations?
It is right to admire people for the good in them, but wrong to rebuke them for their shortcomings. It is right to give advice to a human being if he is doing wrong, but it is also wrong not to advise him to do good. Somewhere therein lies the balance of right and wrong, good and bad, acceptance and denial. Just remember that words are powerful, so very powerful that they can change attitudes (for better of for worse), with or without provocation. Be kind with your words, and listen the positive message in things we have in common and in ways to make positive impact on our current and future generations. Our ability is what we are capable of doing, our motivation determines what we do, but it's our attitude that determines how well we do. The greater the loyalty of a group toward the group, the greater the motivation among the members to achieve the goal of the group. So why not keep our personal differences and the fallacies aside for the greater good of the community?
If the unpleasant arguments continue as they have in the recent past, I fear we will loose some well-meaning people who so generously contribute to the survial of this site. Let's hunger for excellence and not be starved by the lack of our poor appitite. "In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends!" (Martin Luther King).
PS: For heavens sake, let's keep the un-necessary humor out of the serious discussions section please!
Sujata
For past many days, we have witnessed a tug or war of words, sometimes leading to fanatical views, yielding no substance. There are some of us, who, for speical reasons of our own, try to sometimes single-handedly carry on the mission. We do so, because we "just didn't happen to run into this site." We found this platform to promote the cause of our social decay, educational lag, and to seek new frontiers. We do so by pledging allegiance to this site. Our thought provoking, genuine ideas stem not only from our personal experiences, but by the wisdom bestowed by those experiences. We have tremendous talent, wisdom, and creativity on this site, therefore let's make use of that gift!
"Honest disagreement is often good sign of progress" as Gandhi said, "but mockery of any sorts is a futile effort to undo the good" (No, Gandhi didn't say that...I did). Funny, in the US, "A Jury consists of twelve people who determine which client has better lawyer" (Robert Frost). In this case, however, the Jury is still out, for there are no lawyers! We are the agents of change, we are the catalysts, and we are the honest brokers of our own contarct with progress! Let us not lack power of communication/conversation, but lack the arrogant speech. Any fool can give a speech, for that matter, any idiot who can type can access the Internet, but our vision should not be limited by our own narrowly held beliefs or self professed leadership.
Each one of us has an opinion, let's be tolerant and sensitive to one another's needs, through the democartically held process, and allow the not-so-informed the chance to say, as well to learn. "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use!" (Galileo Galilei).
Let's not allow ourselevs to go astray from our mission. It is when we do the common things in uncommon way that we demand the world's attention, and not merely by mumbo-jumbo or words. Did you know that Jatland is now being used as a reputed site to quote on issues about our culture, heritage, and history? Do we want to expose our pettiness and substandard conversations?
It is right to admire people for the good in them, but wrong to rebuke them for their shortcomings. It is right to give advice to a human being if he is doing wrong, but it is also wrong not to advise him to do good. Somewhere therein lies the balance of right and wrong, good and bad, acceptance and denial. Just remember that words are powerful, so very powerful that they can change attitudes (for better of for worse), with or without provocation. Be kind with your words, and listen the positive message in things we have in common and in ways to make positive impact on our current and future generations. Our ability is what we are capable of doing, our motivation determines what we do, but it's our attitude that determines how well we do. The greater the loyalty of a group toward the group, the greater the motivation among the members to achieve the goal of the group. So why not keep our personal differences and the fallacies aside for the greater good of the community?
If the unpleasant arguments continue as they have in the recent past, I fear we will loose some well-meaning people who so generously contribute to the survial of this site. Let's hunger for excellence and not be starved by the lack of our poor appitite. "In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends!" (Martin Luther King).
PS: For heavens sake, let's keep the un-necessary humor out of the serious discussions section please!
Sujata