Self Disipline

I am strong because I’ve been weak.

I’m fearless because I've been afraid. I'm wise because I’ve been Foolish.Without the Children, Family, one and all, tomorrow wouldn't be worth the wait. Yesterday not worth remembering. They are the beat of my heart. They are the circulation, the pulse in my veins. Though Nature, the Creator, gave me life, they, My Children always; are that which gives me energy.

YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS; WILL EVER KNOW; WHEN YOU ARE SIMPLY USING ANOTHER CRUTCH TO PROTECT YOUR INSECURITY; IN AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP YOUR EGO TOGETHER; WHEN YOU’RE ABOUT TO COME UNRAVELED, LET THINGS ALL FALL OUT; OR LETTING THE WORLD COME, AS IT IS AND MAY-WORKING WITH NATURE FATHER THAN STRUGGLING AGAINST-IN AN IMPOSSIBLE ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT. YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE WHO ***KNOWS***.

FRUITS OF SELF CONTROL

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·         Taking time to Meditate/Think.Mastering of moods.

·         Restraint of Re-Actions.

·         Never having to feel any need to Apologise.

·         Remembering-past is PAST an appology changes nothing- therefore is of NO VALUE -EVER.

You are always responsible for how you act, no matter how you may feel at any time in any place. REMEMBER THAT

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Why Reborn, or Recycled, Into Everlasting Life? Why do we not just live Forever?

Human evolution; should Nature just "let it be"?

Timeless as Nature-the Creator of all is; apparently, Nature at times, none the less, similar to mankind, gets somewhat restless--DAMN WELL BORED, WITH LIFE, AND WITH CREATION. Nature craves a change of scene. In Nature’s realm in order for a change of scene something must—well—CHANGE.

In order for anything, or anyone, to really change; one thing must die, decompose, become dust, often become extinct.

Then, and only then, can real change take place; a new and improved animal, plant, or species there of evolve.

Trees and many other plants excluding death caused by disease or famine can live for what we mere humans consider to be a very long time.

Some animals, including fish (sharks), tortoises, turtles, marine crustaceans (lobsters), and POLITICIANS can also live for, what we consider to be, a very long time. Then, there still exists air, earth, rock and water. None of these things have changed, or evolved, to any real, marked, degree.

While energy cannot be destroyed; never dies (or so we are told by science);True, Everlasting Life, Requires Death; and Then Evolution, or Metamorphosis

, of the New, Improved Version. Why Reborn, or Recycled, Into Everlasting Life? Why do we not just live Forever?

Timeless as Nature-the Creator of all is; apparently, Nature at times, none the less, similar to mankind, gets somewhat restless--DAMN WELL BORED, WITH LIFE, AND WITH CREATION. Nature craves a change of scene. In Nature’s realm in order for a change of scene something must—well—CHANGE.

In order for anything, or anyone, to really change; one thing must die, decompose, become dust, often become extinct.

Then, and only then, can real change take place; a new and improved animal, plant, or species there of evolve.

Trees and many other plants excluding death caused by disease or famine can live for what we mere humans consider to be a very long time.

Some animals, including fish, tortoises, turtles, and marine crustaceans, can also live for, what we consider to be, a very long time. Then there still exists air, earth, rock and water. None of these things have evolved to any real marked degree.

While energy cannot be destroyed; never dies (or so we are told by science);True, Everlasting Life, Requires Death; and Then Evolution, or Metamorphosis, of the New, Improved Version.  ©  Al (Alex-Alexander) D. Girvan.

A Dog's Purpose--to Teach us What Life is all About (according to a 6-year-old).~~ original author unknown

Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish wolfhound. The dog's owner, his wife, and their two children, were all very attached to the animal they considered a family member so they were hoping for a miracle.

I examined this remarkable animal and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn't do anything for him, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for this middle aged dog in their home.

As we made arrangements, the owners told me they thought it would be good for their six-year-old son and their younger daughter to observe the procedure. They felt both might learn something from the experience.

The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as the dog’s loving family family surrounded him. The young son seemed so calm, petting his long time friend for the last time that I could not help but wonder if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, the dog slipped peacefully away.

The little boy seemed to accept the transition without any difficulty or confusion. Whatever. We sat together for a while, after the dog’s death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that the lives of the higher “dumb” animals are so often much shorter than human lives.

The young boy, who had been listening quietly, piped up, ''I know why.''

Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I'd never heard a more comforting explanation. It has changed the way I TRY to live.

He said, ‘People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life -- like loving everybody-- all the time-- and being nice, right?'' The Six-year-old continued, ''Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long.' Nature, the Creator, put cats, dogs and some other animals on this earth to teach us: to:

Live simply.

Love generously.

Care deeply.

Speak kindly.

Remember, with a “dumb “animal as your teacher you would also learn things like:

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure Ecstasy.

Take naps.

Stretch before rising.

Run, romp, and play daily.

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

Be loyal.

Never pretend to be something you're not.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently.

There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh, forget the bad, and focus on the good. So, love the people who treat you right. Think good thoughts for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy.

Falling down is part of LIFE...Getting back up is LIVING...~~original author unknown.

There Will be Peace on This Earth for you and me, Dear Nature I Pray

Oh well, I'm tired and so weary but I must show strong

Till dear Nature comes and calls, calls me away, oh yes

Well the morning's so bright and the lamp is the light

And the night, night is as black as the sea, oh yes

There will be peace in the valley, politics gone to stay

There will be peace in the valley, to my creator, I do pray 

There'll be no sadness, no sorrow, no trouble, trouble can’t you see.

There will be peace in the valley for you and me

Well the bear will be gentle and the wolf will be tame

And the lion shall lay down by the lamb, oh yes

And the terrorist, irrationals of the world should be led by a mere child

That we may be changed, changed from the savages that we are, oh yes

There will be peace in the valley for all someday

There will be peace on this earth for you and me, dear Nature I pray 

There'll be no sadness, no sorrow and no trouble, trouble you will see

When all politiccal issues are gone from the world, of you and me.© Al (Alex-Alexander) D. Girvan. All rights reserved.

Buddha Quotes

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.

Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?

What we think, we become.

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.


A jug fills drop by drop.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.


Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.


Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.


He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.


Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.


Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.


However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?


I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.


I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.


In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.


In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then beleive them to be true.


It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.


It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.


You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it. 


Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.

Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?

What we think, we become.

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

End Racism Quotes

“Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make.”
-- Ruth Fulton Benedict

There can be no assumption that today’s majority is “right” and the Amish or others like them are “wrong.” A way of life that is odd or even erratic but interferes with no right or interests of others is not to be condemned because it is different.
-- Justice Warren Burger

    At the heart of the problem is the fact that the United States is a racially divided nation where extreme racial inequalities continue to persist.

-- Robert Bullard        

The positive value of anger is not limited to peace activists, but is relevant to all who work for social change. It may be argued that anger is the personal fuel in the social motor that resolves the institutional contradictions that arise in the course of history. As such. it applies to the activists who rid the world of slavery, and who moved the political economic systems from feudalism to capitalism and from capitalism to socialism, and who are fighting today to rid the world of racism and sexism. -- David Adams

Our global community has come a long way in helping to eliminate discrimination, but we still have far to go. -- Robert Alan End Racism Day ... is a perfect opportunity to help our communities celebrate human unity and the diversity of the human race rather than allow our differences to become an excuse for racial separation. -- Robert Alan

End Racism Day, officially known as The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, is a perfect opportunity to help our communities celebrate human unity and the diversity of the human race rather than allow our differences to become an excuse for racial separation. It's a chance to recognize prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination in our society, and how each of us may have our own prejudices and may be making people feel excluded without our even realizing it. It's a chance to reaffirm our commitment to eliminate all forms of discrimination and help create communities and societies where all citizens can live in dignity, equality and peace. -- Robert Alan

"Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends. -- Maya Angelou  Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible. -- Maya Angelou

...Several million Sarvodaya adherents in Sri Lanka have proved that they can transcend racial, religious, linguistic and ethnic barriers to accept a common state of ideals, principles, and constructive programs to build a new society as collectively envisioned by them. -- Dr. Ari Ariyaratne

"It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck, and an even greater miracle of perception and charity not to teach your child to hate." -- James Baldwin

"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain."
-- James Baldwin

Everything now, we must assume, is in our hands; we have no right to assume otherwise. If we do not falter in our duty now, we may be able, handful that we are, to end the racial nightmare, and achieve our country, and change the history of the world.
-- James Baldwin

Anti-Semitism has no historical, political and certainly no philosophical origins. Anti-Semitism is a disease. -- Daniel Barenboim I hope that my new status will be an example of Israeli-Palestinian co-existence, I believe that the destinies of the Israeli people and the Palestinian people are inextricably linked. -- Daniel Barenboim

If you want to address racial disparity in the juvenile justice system, everybody has to have a role in it. Everybody has some responsibility. -- James Bell

“Despite the threat of global terror hanging over all of us, there is only one path: to pursue the Millennium Development Goals with fresh resolve –confronting violence, bigotry and hatred with the same determination that we attack the causes from which they spring – conflict, ignorance, poverty and disease. The world we seek, where every child can grow to adulthood in health, peace and dignity – in short, a world fit for children – has remained a dream for more years than we can count. But we at UNICEF are convinced that working together with committed partners, and with an appropriate plan of action and a commitment to resources, we can make that dream a reality for each and every child on earth.” -- Carol Bellamy

At the heart of the problem is the fact that the United States is a racially divided nation where extreme racial inequalities continue to persist. -- Robert Bullard Grass-roots groups challenge the "business-as-usual" environmentalism that is generally practised by the more privileged wildlife-and conservation-oriented groups. The focus of activists of colour and their constituents reflects their life experiences of social, economic, and political disenfranchisement. -- Robert Bullard

If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ... that smacks of discrimination or slander.  -- Mary McLeod Bethune

Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.
--Countess of Blessington

"Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom."
-- Merry Browne

Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture. -- Charlotte Bunch

Man has but little heeded the advice of the wise men. He has been - fatefully, if not willingly - less virtuous, less constant, less rational, less peaceful than he knows how to be, than he is fully capable of being. He has been led astray from the ways of peace and brotherhood by his addiction to concepts and attitudes of narrow nationalism, racial and religious bigotry, greed and lust for power. -- Ralph J. Bunche

The exploitation of women, mass hunger, disregard for freedom of conscience and for freedom of speech, widespread and racial discrimination -- all these evils are far too prevalent to be overlooked.  -- René Samuel Cassin

"…jingoism, racism, fear, religious fundamentalism: these are the ways of appealing to people if you're trying to organize a mass base of support for policies that are really intended to crush them." -- Noam Chomsky

Non-violence can truly flourish when the world is free of poverty, hunger, discrimination, exclusion, intolerance and hatred - when women and men can realize their highest potential and live a secure and fulfilling life. Until then, each and every one of us would have to contribute - collectively and individually - to build peace through non-violence. -- Anwarul Chowdhury

"We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them because we hate them."
-- Charles Caleb Colton

The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it.
~ Joseph Conrad

"A white person listens to my act and he laughs and he thinks, 'Yeah, that's the way I see it too.' Okay. He's white. I'm Negro. And we both see things the same way. That must mean that we are alike..... So I figure I'm doing as much for good race relations as the next guy." -- Bill Cosby

"Right-wing propagandists like Limbaugh and Coulter are essentially entertainers, entertainers who stimulate prejudice, selfishness and meanness the way a comedian works for laughs or a tragedian plays for tears. Theirs is a new art form, exclusive to America and bewilderingly successful. In place of traditional conservative ideology, they offer their audience partisan belligerence and a complete package of mail-order hatreds, designed for the conceptually and ethically impaired." -- Hal Crowther

“We have been basically persuaded that we should not talk about racism.” -- Angela Davis

Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the same time it's perhaps far more terrible than it's ever been. -- Angela Davis

Racism is cruel and unjust. It cuts deep and lingers long in individual and community memories. And it is not a thing of the past....We all have a duty to do what we can to turn this around. -- William Deane

"Peace does not fare well where poverty and deprivation reign. It does not flourish where there is ignorance and a lack of education and information. Repression, injustice and exploitation are inimical with peace. Peace is gravely threatened by inter-group fear and envy and by the unleashing of unrealistic expectations. Racial, class and religious intolerance and prejudice are its mortal enemies." -- Frederik W. de Klerk

Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances.
-- Dr. Wanye W. Dyer

In This Despairing, Ugly, Unhappy World That MAN has Built

In this despairing, ugly, unhappy world that Man has built for himself; the richest man can buy only more that is despairing, ugly, and unhappy.

A Civilization is Built on What is Required of Men

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

Antoine de Saint-Exupér

Patriotism is the Conviction That Your Country is Superior

Patriotism is the conviction that your country is superior to all others because you were born in it.

George Bernard Shaw

NATURE has Given to us the Seeds of Knowledge.

Nature has given to us the seeds of knowledge, not knowledge itself.

Lucius Annæus Seneca

The More the Fruits of Knowledge Become Accessible

The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the decline of religious belief.

Sigmund Freud

Human History Becomes More and More a Race

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

Herbert George Wells

Advertising may be Described as the Science of Arresting Human Intelligence

Advertising may be described as the science of arresting human intelligence long enough to get money from it.

Stephen Leacock

The Conventional View

The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.
John Kenneth Galbraith

Nothing is Illegal

Nothing is illegal if one hundred well-placed business men decide to do it.

Andrew Young

Everything That Lives

Everything that lives, Lives not alone, nor for itself.
William Bla

Democracy, Election by the Incopetent

Democracy: substitutes election; by the incompetent many; for appointment; by the corrupt few.

George Bernard Shaw

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. Albert Einstein