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Space is many a splendoured thing. Amazingly, its beauty lies at the nebula; a concentration of mass and/or energy and its uncontroversial incontrovertibility. It, indeed, is space that has much to offer, many facets to present and many opportunities to pluck. Inter-convertibility is as much in evidence in our day to day life as in the origin of universe itself as evidenced in the power of fission or fusion.
Talk of space - there was the lack of it on a small island (in an island nation of just a few hundreds of thousands). The unhappiness and rate in any island in this country is extremely high and population density on the land mass as high as 4000/sq km with few opportunities to venture out. In joint families that inhabit the place, each one breathes down the others' neck and gets onto each others' nerves frayed already by the hard life and poverty. Unhappiness abounds - children talk of siblings in terms like "I am going to meet my sister's mother" or "I am going to my Father's third marriage and will get a brother and a sister too".
In the context mentioned by the author, she has spoken of the void within as the unconquered space - the mind capable of flights of fancy, into the unknown and plunder the bounty (not plunder as in violence but as in harvest by labour, be it of soul, heart, mind, body or all put together in a variety of permutations) that the Creation has to offer.
Explore - I MUST GO FOR IT but see that I hurt no one, see that I give at least as much as I take.
Safety and security, whatever be the form, come from acceptance, contentment, tolerance and forbearance and not from material goods; this is not to say that material goods are unnecessary - materialism has its own place but in the hierarchy of needs, they occupy, perhaps, a rung much lower than we elevate them to in the confines of the limited space that we choose to explore and ignore so much that lies in the unexplored and unexploited vistas of the mind as well as the mother Earth. Look (and toil), not only shall you find, but you shall get.
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YOU WILL NEVER GROW OLD - TIME WILL SILVER YOUR GOLDEN HAIR
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Sep 29, 2011 3:48 pm
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Trying to maintain a youthful appearance but don’t want to undergo the knife, Botox, or some other invasive procedure? Natural herbs and nutrients can help. Here are 11 of the best ones for anti-aging:
1. Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA): ALA is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect your body from free radical damage. It also helps to recycle other antioxidants like vitamins E and C, giving you greater protection against free radicals. Free radicals are to blame for aging and disease, including skin damage and wrinkling.
2. Bilberry: Packed with antioxidants, bilberry is potent medicine against many age-related concerns. It is helpful to preserve vision and prevent degenerative eye diseases.
3. GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric acid): Declining levels of HGH are linked with many of the symptoms linked with aging: fat gain, muscle loss, loss of energy, poor sleep, skin changes, bone density loss, and a decline in libido. Supplementing with GABA, a natural amino acid helps to maintain levels of HGH naturally, lessening these unwanted symptoms. Avoid GABA if you are prone to seizures.
4. Garlic (Allium sativum): Garlic is renowned for its potent effects on viruses and bacteria, but it also reduces cholesterol levels and helps lower blood pressure. In one Japanese study, garlic slowed age-related memory loss in animals.
5. Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba): There is solid scientific research that supports the use of ginkgo to increase blood flow to the brain, one of the areas that is commonly affected by aging. European research shows ginkgo’s capacity to help people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia to become more sociable and alert. You can take 60 to 240 mg of standardized ginkgo extract per day.
6. Ginseng (Panax ginseng): Among the Chinese, ginseng is considered the Fountain of Youth. According to renowned herbalist Dr. James Duke, it tones the skin and muscles, improves appetite and digestion, and restores sexual energy.
7. Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica): Frequently used in India to improve memory and extend longevity, gotu kola is excellent when made into an herbal tea.
8. Horsetail (Equisetum arvense): Loaded with the mineral silicon that often declines with age, horsetail plays a role in increasing the silicon in arteries, skin, bones, cartilage and connective tissues. Horsetail is also available as a tea.
9. Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum): Since the liver has more than five hundred functions, including processing and filtering medications and environmental toxins, it can suffer from the stresses of the modern world. Silymarin, an active ingredient in milk thistle stimulates liver cell regeneration to help the liver rebuild after it has been damaged. A standardized extract of 140 mg of silymarin per day is suitable to help protect and repair the liver.
10. Peppermint (Metha peperita): In addition to helping with digestion and gastrointestinal problems linked with aging, peppermint contains antioxidants that help prevent cancer, heart disease, and other age-related disorders. It is readily available as an herbal tea.
11. Turmeric (curcuma longa): Turmeric is powerful against many types of pain and inflammation associated with aging. A spice, commonly used in Indian curries, you can add it to your soups, stews, and curries to benefit from this valuable spice.
12. Vitamin D: Vitamin D helps protect against bone loss linked with aging, as well as many chronic illnesses like diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. Staying free of these diseases can certainly help you live a longer, healthier life.
It isn’t necessary to take all of the above herbs and nutrients to benefit from their anti-aging properties. Even one or two taken consistently can help. Start by drinking horsetail, gotu kola, or peppermint tea regularly and eating more curries with garlic and turmeric. Follow the manufacturer’s suggested dose for tinctures, capsules or tea. Consult a qualified health professional before taking any herbs or combining them with medications.
Michelle Schoffro Cook, MSc, RNCP, ROHP, DNM, PhD
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WEALTH - ANOTHER DEFINITION
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Sep 28, 2011 10:42 pm
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Wealth is not what we have but what we share. When you live for yourself, you are already dead. When you live for others, you live even after you are dead.
-- Swamy Shuddananda.
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SOME QUOTES FROM PLATO'S 'THE REPUBLIC'
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Sep 28, 2011 8:47 am
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"Age isn't easy for a good man if he's poor, nor will a bad man ever be cheerful with himself even if he's rich."
"It keeps him from having to leave life in the fear of owing debts to men or sacrifices to the gods."
"No knowledge considers or prescribes for the advantage of the stronger, but for that of the weaker, which it rules."
"A just man tries to get the better of his unlike, but not of his like; and unjust man tries to get the better of both.
"What sort of thing is justice compared with injustice?"
"It concerns the way we ought to live."
"The arduous things that ought to be shunned for themselves but pursued for profit and a reputation based on appearance."
"Justice is practiced only under compulsion, as someone else's good - not our own."
"The unjust man enjoys life better than the just."
"To become a good guardian, a man must be by nature fast, strong, and a spirited philosopher."
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THE IMAGE OF THE LORD
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Sep 27, 2011 5:49 am
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NO OFFENCE MEANT TO ANYONE.
One sunny afternoon in New York, a priest was out shopping and he met, quite by chance, a vicar walking towards him. Naturally, they stopped to make polite conversation. As they were parting, the priest said to the vicar, "By the way, Vicar, before you go, my parishioners often say I look the image of Jesus Christ.... do you agree?" to which the Vicar scoffed, "You.... look like our Lord? I can assure you, my parishioners have all agreed that I am the image of Jesus Christ."
Before they came to blows, a rabbi was walking towards them, and naturally stopped to speak to them. They explained their predicament, asking, "Which of us, do you think, Rabbi, is the image of Jesus Christ?" to which the Rabbi burst into shrieks of laughter.
"You?..... You?..... Neither of you," and continued to belly laugh. "As a matter of fact," he replied, "I KNOW I am the image of Jesus Christ.... and I can prove it!"
The priest and the vicar looked at each other in stunned silence. "Go on, then, prove it!" The rabbi said, "Follow me." And away the three men went, walking through the main thoroughfare, down the backstreets and eventually arrived at a pretty seedy area.
Approaching one dingy property with a notice in the window offering, "French Lessons on the Fourth Floor," the rabbi said, "Here we are, follow me." And up the rickety stairs the three men eventually arrived at a door with a little red light overhead.
The rabbi proudly thumped on the door and after a scuffle from inside, the door was opened by a blonde lady in a negligee to which she stared at the rabbi and proclaimed, "Jesus Christ.... it's not you again!!!"
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AN INTERESTING MAIL
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Sep 25, 2011 5:03 pm
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"Hi happy day to you,i am miss happiness who viewed your profile toda y and like
it very much,which makes me to write to you to let you know that i am interested
in you,therefore i will like you to write me back through my mail address so
that i will tell you further about myself and send you also my picture for you
to know me physically,Here is my email address,
.................."
Reproduced above is an e-mail FROM A 17 YEAR OLD out of over 20 such received from about 16 different young ladies - this is perhaps the most sedate one. Four are repetitive.
Please advise what I do with them - adopt them choice is adoption as daughters or grand-daughters  ;-?
Have a wonderful week ahead, everyone.
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A LIGHTHOUSE
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Sep 24, 2011 9:19 am
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At times I may be in situations where my life comes to a halt.
My efforts may not bring success.
I might not be able to move ahead in life.
But even then, I would not want to be a motionless statue.
I would prefer to be a lighthouse which is stationary;
but continues to guide ships which are passing along while recording their signature so that I can always guide them
My dynamism lies in that static thought of helping those I can and who need the help ...........
Have a wonderful day - everyone. 
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FRIENDS ARE PRECIOUS
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Sep 23, 2011 5:53 am
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Making Peace With a Friend After a Fight is important; so is it with enemies -
"Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?"
- Abraham Lincoln
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WEIGHT
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Sep 21, 2011 3:45 am
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The heaviest thing you can carry is a grudge.
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THE EARTHQUAKE YESTERDAY IN SIKKIM
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Sep 19, 2011 5:40 am
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It was 18.10 in the evening yesterday when, having got disgusted with the internet speed, I decided to give up. I logged out, closed the computer and stepped out of the Study to go down and look at the idiot box and watch what the master magician, the God, had conjured for us mortals.
Singing to myself, I stepped out and as I did that, the Earth moved (not he Ernest Hemingway’s way) but in reality, then it shook and then it vibrated and the computer fell off the table, the door of the study, slightly ajar, started literally doing a forward and backward dance on the hinges. The hanging chimes (S must have put some 100 of them around the house) started their own cacophonous melody around the off beat music in the house to catch up with the bass of the banging door while little Zongmit, all of 7 years, ran up the stairs and jumped on to me knocking me down into the little low chair, sat herself on my lap and buried her head into my chest pushing into my armpit.
My three canine friends were not to be denied; out they charged from their little big kennel, the terrace which is their exclusive preserve except for S, Zongmit and me, where people can go only at their own risk and peril. Hearing me pacify little Zongmit, perched on my lap with her little arms wrapped around tightly around me, Bozo came bounding down, jumped straight behind Zongmit and sat there while his little Brother MoMo sat at the edge of my knee. There I was with three of them on my lap when their Mom Toffee had her hind feet on my toes and front paws on Momo’s bottom. I was properly pinned down worse than Allied tanks in the Desert by Rommel’s Afrika Corps.
That is when the second one, an after shock struck; it was considerably weaker at 3.6, against 6.8 of the initial one, on the Richter scale. That had old Parmanand, the house help bound up and hang on to the arm of my chair which I had now rolled on to the ground floor. The previous four occupants of my lower limbs had returned to their earlier position; so there I sat imprisoned by their affection and my own fears for my only wife in this life, S, my house and its contents and myself in addition to these other four. A few minutes later, I walked up to see where S, her sister and a family friend sat on their mahjong table staring into space through each other absolutely - motionless, helpless and speechless at this late stage some 20 minutes later. I consoled them and cajoled them into conversation which had me listen to all kinds of description of the acrobatics of their hearts and minds.
S refused to change to go to bed at night fearing she won’t look too decent running out in a nightie so she slept in her ‘kho’; it is also known as baku in some parts.
Power, mobile phones and internet all packed up. Only government service landlines worked, a miracle, but were so congested that no calls from or to us mortals could get connected.
Later I went to see our students, faculty members and other staff of the university where I now work. Fortunately, they are all safe and I told them all to call home in the morning. This morning, a visit to the Campus revealed no major damage there so it is a happy state.
Thank the Almighty for all the kindnesses !!
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HAPPINESS
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Sep 16, 2011 5:01 pm
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The sun's smiling face, lighting the darkest place
A beautiful rose that silently grows
An uncomplaining stream, that lets u wade supreme
The sky wide & blue, winking at u
Friends who show their cheer, whenever you're near
Little things along the way
that bring faith and trust to stay
A welcoming tree that lets u climb it easily
The fragrance of flowers, embracing the hours
A time that's spent in peace and content
Nature's perfection... love and affection
A scene to view, a sight to see expressing true tranquility
There are many gifts that life can bring to make it a success
But there wouldn't be a greater one than the gift of happiness
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