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  • The story of the deaf stonemason

    The story of the deaf stonemason

    In sharing this story, I take a particular pleasure.  What this man did for us is of truly lasting value.  He worked diligently at our place for just a few days.  In those few days, he endeared himself by the way he worked, his mannerisms, how he paid no attention to supervision, and in all […]

  • When the creative meet the unrewarding world of social networking – a basis from Bertrand Russell

    When the creative meet the unrewarding world of social networking – a basis from Bertrand Russell

    A [creative] boy will toil up hill with a toboggan for the sake of the few brief moments of bliss during the descent; no one has to urge him to be industrious, and however he may puff and pant he is still happy. But if instead of the immediate reward you promised him an old-age pension at […]

  • Is it possible to have development without taking sides?

    One would normally consider the taking of sides as being counter-intuitive to the idea of development.  Whatever resources we have, we would want to use them in a planned, organized, and united effort to get the best possible results.  There is a number of examples of this.  In a family, when the father, mother, and […]

  • Becoming the kind of people who have a diversity of interests

    Becoming the kind of people who have a diversity of interests

    Technology has affected not only societies but also the individual within them.  In particular, the way we search and access information has become very specific.  This is not a bad thing.  However, it also requires a user of technology to put this knowledge to use.  Using information is possible through understanding, and that understanding comes […]

  • How is hope the basis of a social movement?

    How is hope the basis of a social movement?

    So, really, it is not just the changing objectives but hope that is keeping the ideology of a movement in continuation. If there is a hope worthy of maintaining, the social movement will find regenerative power.

  • Indian government’s demonetization step – rooted in the concept of the divine

    Indian government’s demonetization step – rooted in the concept of the divine

    Try as one may otherwise, the human mind by necessity needs to have some basic concepts about the world around us.  The concepts we have could be, should be, of a more general nature.  Upon these basic concepts, details are added through observations, experiences, training, and learning.  If the basic concept is correct, they will […]