So you know, my whole drive to encourage personal initiative thing that has been going on lately on this very blog? Well a funny thing started to happen lately. Before I’d scour the internet for a long time to get stories that would really ‘get’ to me. But now, not only I stumble across many… Read More When you go looking for it, it just starts finding you anywhere you might be
One of the very important ingredients in helping advance humanity onto its noble destiny is that of individual initiative. Whatever we do, what we can’t do is, well, to do nothing. As long as everyone is united in their vision of a better future and act, however small the contribution, however humble the effort, it… Read More Little by little, day by day: changing the world one personal initiative at a time
I have received the text below through email numerous times, but it’s only today that the underlying irony really hit me: we are paralyzing ourselves into inaction with our collectively enhanced paranoia. In the context of the importance of individual initiative, it’s really worth reflecting into the reasons behind such hysteria over sometimes quite rare… Read More Paranoia Induced Humour
Seriously, the stuff that people come up with is absolutely mind boggling. Take a look: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo]
I’m told (and I’ve read) that sometimes, prejudices are born out of fear: fear that what is happening to that person happens to us, or that our insecuities will prove true and that we are going to be proven inferior to the very person or persons we hold prejudices against. Which makes me wonder: is… Read More Fear Factor: Prejudices
Peace and security for humanity are at the forefront of my mind; the constant call to eliminate prejudices makes me reflect a lot on the humble little part I can play in contributing to the well-being and advancement of humanity. One such reflection is that perhaps we are too focused on eliminating the outer manifestations… Read More Outer and Inner Manifestations of Prejudices–The Need to Delve Deeper
The elimination of prejudices is an essential step in creating a new world order in which all humans have the potential to reach their high destiny, working together to fulfilling a dual moral purpose of advancing themselves as well as advancing humanity. Prejudices are of many kinds, and they all work to create disunity. Shoghi… Read More Eliminating prejudices: a lot of work to be done
Weddings are fantastic. Yes, the event is joyful, yes, the dress is usually gorgeous, yes, everyone is so happy, yes, it’s all so romantic, but most importantly of all, here are two people who are pledging that together, they are going to build a fortress of well-being and salvation that will become the fundamental building… Read More Building a fortress of… Wait, what exactly?
I don’t quite know what happened. The post below is one that I thought I had put up on 13 January, which is why I referred to it in my 14 January post. Thankfully, an attentive reader pointed out the mistake and so I am able to rectify it. I learned a new term new… Read More The Merits of a Meritorious Meritocratic Society
Yesterday’s post on The Merits of a Meritorious Meritocratic Society was inspired by a piece written by MacLean’s Robyn Urback, titled “Merit pay is a good idea–in theory”. Starting off with “When all teachers are paid the same, hard work isn’t worth it”, the following section in particular that got me thinking: “British Columbia Liberal… Read More More thoughts on Meritocracies