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asiamooner @asiamooner (418) • Philippines 22 Feb 11

rolling stones gather no moss, so the old wiz said. But a stone rolling with a certain course (or career) does... i teach and add knowledge...i travel and add experience...i mission and add faith...i llive and let live...i share...

gather

moss

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harshadod What kind of moss you want? If it is money, conventional wisdom says that you need to stick in a place to make money. But if it is experience which you are seeking than being rolling stone adds more value and maybe you can en cash on the same at a later...

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scuba1 @scuba1 (24) • India 21 Feb 11

as every body is going emotionless the world is no more related to each other. selfishness greedy . we have no feeling for others.i think we are just going to be a machines which is made to do only work without any feelings...

emotions

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harshadod We are more humans than we were previously! Everything is under the purvey of nature. Each honest selfish man contributes more to sustenance of life.

21 Feb 11

loudcry @loudcry (1043) • India 24 Mar 10

BANGALORE: In an effort ostensibly aimed at encouraging the urban electorate to exercise their franchise, the managements of over 800 private schools have decided to dole out extra marks in project work to students whose parents...

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harshadod Democracy is always a stunt. It has evolved over a period of time to ensure a decent social fabric and indirectly ensure the collective good of the many. It is the best 'devil' of the lot. The previous response by sudipta, brings the flaws inherent and i...

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enyniya @enyniya (299) • Bulgaria 11 Feb 10

How much do you spend on books? How much do books in your country cost? How many books and how often do you buy?

books

money

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harshadod My expenditure on books has steadily increased but probably not as a percentage to my income. Books cost between 200 Rs to 1000-1500 rs. In the last 8 months i have almost purchased on a monthly basis.

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loudcry @loudcry (1043) • India 15 Jan 10

Came across the issue of academic doping the other day. Academic doping is the act of using 'cognitive enhancers'. Students usually take these drugs to stay alert and study harder during the run-up to exams and tests. Such drugs...

academic doping

cognitive enhancers

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harshadod The more i think about this, the more abstract i become. What is life all about? how do you define progress? Whether happiness has increased over a period of time? All our intelligence, innovations are to aid us to perform better and lead a...

7 Feb 10

loudcry @loudcry (1043) • India 26 Jan 10

When I was watchig spelling bee last year, a contestant was given a word to spell. The contestant asked the host "Its french right?", to which the host replied "It is of french origin its English now" I think we will all agree...

etymology

evolution of languages

language

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harshadod Yes, English is definitely evolving faster and adding more words. It has borrowed from everywhere, especially Greek and Latin. Why it has become the 'lingu franca', there is no clear answer. It adapts and attracts. There are many languages considered more...

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loudcry @loudcry (1043) • India 18 Jan 10

"I do not support murder,but I support genocide." This is what one of my acquaintances said the other day. We were discussing about the current state of religious violence. He clearly was a religious chauvinist. But, for people...

religious intolerance

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harshadod I will not like to become a believer of anything. I would like be a skeptic. Anti-dogmatic person who keeps challenging what he knows. Is there a theory called as "Biological Robot"? Facts are interpreted and in interpretation things get mislead. We are...

27 Jan 10

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loudcry @loudcry (1043) • India 18 Jan 10

"I do not support murder,but I support genocide." This is what one of my acquaintances said the other day. We were discussing about the current state of religious violence. He clearly was a religious chauvinist. But, for people...

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harshadod We have always been in dark ages, we delude ourselves that we are enlightened. Genocide in Africa, China, some parts of India, Siberia etc etc. Iraq/US war, Civil war in Middle East for 60 years, other innumerable wars. Other social evils, child labor,...

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loudcry @loudcry (1043) • India 20 Jan 10

Quite a few of us have been here for some time now. I have been around for four years .I was just looking at some of the first posts I posted and saw that my topics for discussions have gradually changed over the years. Thankfully...

change

mylot

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harshadod I cringed when i looked at some of my older posts. I am human. But is there a certainty that i will not be embarrassed by what i am writing now. It is like reading old diary or notebook and having a good laugh. We are influenced by what we aim and the...

23 Jan 10

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ByronEA @ByronEA (109) • United States 19 Jul 08

I was just wondering how many atheists there were here on myLot. So, if you're an atheist, give a shout out!!! I have been an atheist for a year and (approximately) 2 months. I was a Deist before that, and before that a...

atheism

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harshadod One more to the gang. In the journey of life i am recent convert. Enjoying it.

23 Nov 09

foreverfaithful @foreverfaithful (21) • Philippines 19 Nov 09

i've been hearin, seeling do many women who are suffering from this kind of sickness. some poor, some rich, some health-concious and some are not.. in my mind, im really so afraid!i keep praying that this kind of illness will...

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harshadod WE all wish that there should be no illness or suffering in this world. But the fact remains that they are part and parcel of life, once we accept them, we surpass them. Certain diseases are age related and as of today we do not know precisely why they...

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loudcry @loudcry (1043) • India 14 Nov 09

What do you thind about this quote? "The first divine was the first rogue who met the first fool" Voltaire This quote pretty much sums the origin of God and religion. What do you mylotters whink?

religion

voltaire

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harshadod Communism or Maoismare also a form of religion. Religion is not restricted to Gos alone. It is any idea, leader etc which is followed rigidly without questioning. This trait is their to some extent in humans!!!!!!!!!

18 Nov 09

loudcry @loudcry (1043) • India 14 Nov 09

What do you thind about this quote? "The first divine was the first rogue who met the first fool" Voltaire This quote pretty much sums the origin of God and religion. What do you mylotters whink?

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harshadod The fool came before the divine or the rogue invented the fool. There can be a differentiation made between the origin of God and origin of religion. God is unreal while religion is real. It is in fact the absence of something "like" God which has led to...

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rjvb26 @rjvb26 (2518) • Philippines 9 Nov 09

According to my professor philosophy in my Masters Degree, A person can only be called Human if he/she already gained enough growth and development. Meaning a person who gains enough knowledge to this world to live on his own. A...

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harshadod We are all humans and we are all evolving at our own speed. There is nothing right or wrong in the universe. All elements and all creatures have their own place and have a role to fulfill. Having the advantage of being at a different pedestal gives us some...

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airasheila @airasheila (5454) • Philippines 26 Oct 09

During our childhood days, we intend to push the time and day. We always say, I want to do this when I grow up and sometimes we wish to grow up fast in order for us to do what we want. Then as time goes by, we suddenly notice that...

complicated

life is too short

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harshadod If we are ready to take responsibility for our actions we can avoid most of the complications. Transparency, love, perseverance in all the things we do makes life easy and simple.

7 Nov 09

K.Rajib G. @krajibg (11923) • Guwahati, India 5 Nov 09

Many people are not happy where they are located at present. They would rather prefer to be in some other places as they think life would have been better there. Though my home is in the city I live in a small town and...

happiness lies in your heart

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harshadod I am happy where i am. This does not mean that i do not want to explore the world or the universe. I try to live in the moment and dedicate some part of today for preparation of tomorrow. Life is great and since happiness is inside me, i will be happy wherever...

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liuqiaokamisama @liuqiaokamisama (11) • China 7 Nov 09

Only through the suffering of people , after suffering people who can understand know how to cherish the people wound understand .

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harshadod You need not have to suffer personally to understand happiness. Life can be learnt by seeing others also. We need not have to reinvent the wheel. Happiness comes from losing oneself in whatever we do. It lies in actions.

7 Nov 09

itzmee1009 @itzmee1009 (362) • Australia 7 Nov 09

I have a question lotters!!! Whom do you think,is it male or female have a high expression of love.Compared to Male ,i think female express their love often.Even though guys also do .But not always!!!!

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harshadod The way men and women express love is different. Most of the times they fail to anticipate in which form the opposite person wants love to be expressed.

7 Nov 09

masskara19 @masskara19 (45) • Philippines 7 Nov 09

"Status will get you nowhere" -this quote from the book Tuesdays with Morrie had a huge impact on my way of thinking since it made me realize that it is not where you are right now that matters but your character as a...

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harshadod it is what we do, day in and day out, which gets us to where we are. Status, money, power are all byproducts of a life well lived. The definition of character varies from culture to culture and at various times in history. We need to love and enjoy what we...

7 Nov 09

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