Viktor E. Frankl, a survivor of holocaust during Hitler’s rule in Germany wrote a book: ‘Man’s Search for Meaning.” In that he writes: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” It is […]
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God created Adam in His own image. (Genesis 1:27) Essentially humans are spiritual beings longing to be in intimate personal relationship with God. (Ecclesiastes 3:11) However, because of sin humans become lopsided personalities. Instead of spiritual life directing human life, many other alternatives direct humans. 1) Spiritual: People who desire to be in personal relationship
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There was a Youth Conference held in the central part of India. Two different speakers were invited. One was called a celebrity, came with pomp, and a music team. Usually, he took double the time he was allotted and thus robbed other speaker’s time. With different gimmicks, gestures, and speech with doses of mimicry he
One celebrity evangelist of global fame visited a city. He gave private appointments to few rich people who liberally donate to support his lavish lifestyle. Those rich people came in their BMW to the guest house, met him, gave offerings, prayed, took selfie, and left. One poor old widow came to know about the visit
Steve Jobs was a technological innovator, computer specialist, founder of Apple and one of the richest in the world. He referred computers as bicycle for the mind. Bicycle gave ability to humans to move efficiently, likewise computers would multiply the efficiency of their minds. A brilliant person of this generation who transformed music industry with
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There is an interesting book ‘Guinness book of world records.’ Some like to achieve significance by doing something unique, could be crazy and weird to gain entry in that book. Lucky Diamond Rich spent over one thousand hours to earn a title: Most Tattooed man. He is one hundred percent tattooed that includes his lips,
An intelligent but poor man organized his own people to fight for their rights and dignity. He was educated and had ideas, charisma, and strategies. Many young people were attracted to him and they hung around him. Working hard in elections, they experienced a surprising win. His friends wanted to organize a victory celebration. The
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A surgeon who was teaching in a prestigious medical university had heart attack. He was rushed to the hospital where he teaches. Another surgeon operated this sick surgeon and he recovered. Though the sick surgeon had skills and knowledge, he did not have strength and stamina to ‘heal’ himself. He needed external help from another
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Lord taught the Parable of Good Samaritan to teach who is our neighbor? A man journeying from Jerusalem to Jericho was caught, looted and left to die by robbers. A priest and a Levite choose to look other way and did not come forward to help. A Samaritan who was travelling on his donkey, stopped,
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In the malls, fairs, carnivals there are sections with funhouse mirror or carnival mirror. People go and stand before each mirror and could see their distorted figures. The figures could be short, fat, tall, elongated faces, and funny reflections. Instead of plane mirror, these mirrors are combination of curved, convex, concave mirrors. One fat man
