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Leaves of Ink: Waiting for Superman

2014-11-07T14:38:00.001+03:00

Leaves of Ink: Waiting for Superman: Contributor: Teddy Kimathi - - Gazing at the evening sky, as though watching a soap opera, her bosoms partially bare, she waits fo...

Leaves of Ink: The Miserable Physicist

2014-06-07T14:27:00.001+03:00

Leaves of Ink: The Miserable Physicist: Contributor: Teddy Kimathi - - “Light travels thousands of miles per second,” she taught in her physics classes. “God is Light,” sh...

New Year Quote

2013-12-31T09:29:00.000+03:00

Make New Year's goals. Dig within, and discover what you would like to have happen in your life this year. This helps you do your part. It is an affirmation that you're interested in fully living life in the year to come.

Goals give us direction. They put a powerful force into play on a universal, conscious, and subconscious level. Goals give our life direction.

What would you like to have happen in your life this year? What would you like to do, to accomplish? What good would you like to attract into your life? What particular areas of growth would you like to have happen to you? What blocks, or character defects, would you like to have removed?

What would you like to attain? Little things and big things? Where would you like to go? What would you like to have happen in friendship and love? What would you like to have happen in your family life?

What problems would you like to see solved? What decisions would you like to make? What would you like to happen in your career?

Write it down. Take a piece of paper, a few hours of your time, and write it all down - as an affirmation of you, your life, and your ability to choose. Then let it go.

The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.

Melody Beattie

Poem without words

2013-10-15T13:12:00.000+03:00

My poem to you is not written
on a paper by a feather pen;
is not written on sand by a stick;
is not written in the clear, night sky
by fireworks; neither uttered
from my lips.
Sitting next to you, while putting your arm
on my chest to feel my heart-beat,
as it plays a rhythm to the blinding light
of love deep in your eyes, is my poetry
to you...
A poem that will never fade or depart
in our love.

By Teddy Kimathi

NB: This poem was published by Muse-Pie Press in Shot Glass Journal, in Issue 11.

An important story

2012-12-30T15:18:00.000+03:00

Hi. Had to share this. Think about it & share...

Somewhere in the middle of Mlango
Kubwa lies a flat that marked a very
important step in my life in Nairobi. On
the second floor of that flat, theres a
room no 20. Inside the room there is a
stove, 3 sufuria a bed and a suite case.
That’s my house in the year 2009. On
the same flat, 5th floor, there is
another almost similar room but the
occupants are lucky to have a gas
cooker and a double deck bed. The
occupants of this room are the most
important people I have ever met since
I came to Nairobi in 2007. They are
from western. Two brothers and a
friend living together in this room. Next
to their room there is another room
that hosts two brothers. On 6th floor
there are two sisters and their house
help from nyanza. That comprised of
my Nairobi family. Every day was a
party day for us. We used to cook in
5th floor..( kwa kina Gidi )since they
had a gas cooker. I would come from
work with sukuma wiki, pass my abode
on 2nd floor and go straight to 5th
floor. We would all sit on the bed and
happily share ugali. Either of us will
have cooked. On Sunday afternoon
after we have all done laundry, we
would go to a near joint and watch
Manchester play Arsenal or just sit on
the balcony and share our future
aspirations. I and Gidi had done
almost every odd job in this world and
were still willing to do more. At least by
then, Caleb and Mose had a
respectable job in town. I also had
landed a job as a receptionist in town.
Jere, Frank, Ruth and Gidi were
university students and doing some
freelance writing to make all our ends
meet. Life was so good. We were one
happy family and nothing could come
between us. I remember a day I went
to Thika and came back with a half kg
roasted pork… I had to call Gidi and tell
him to prepare Ugali so that we all
share the pork!. The Christmas holiday
was even exciting. Gidi, Mose, Caleb
and the sisters had traveled home. We
were left with Frank, Jere and a friend
who had visited Frank from Karatina.
We shared our Ugali madodo then
waited until 12 for the Savior to be
born! New year still found us together
as no one had fare to travel home. Our
problems had united us to an extent
that I almost fell in love with Jere… lol.
A few Minutes before New year, we all
sat down to write our new year
resolutions. Frank wanted to get
married as well as start attending
Church. Jere wanted to stay focused on
his engineering course at JKUAT and I
wanted to Dedicate my life to God and
move out of Mlango kubwa.
New year came and we tossed a glass
of black coffee. The mornings came yet
our friendship grew stronger. Ruto
ditched ODM, Martha Karua resigned
from cabinet etc yet this dint affect our
daily lives at Mlango kubwa. In mid
year, Caleb and his brother moved to
Umoja.. Mose moved with his wife to
Westlands… before the year ended Jere
got an internship and moved from
Nairobi. Frank moved to Pangani. I also
moved to Pangani and by then I had
fully given my life to Christ and was
committed to service. We were all doing
good in life and we are still in touch.
Where I moved to, my next door
neighbor is a Kenyan Somali. The lady
is our grandmother in the plot. Her
granddaughter Fatuma is my
daughter’s best friend. A guy from
Nyanza is the one who fixes my
electronics whenever they have a
problem. He is the best neighbor ever.
On Saturday, there was a blast in
EASTLEIGH and communities attacked
those of Somali origin. This got me
thinking…
Should I attack Nyanya who bake us
mandazis in the morning? Should I tell
my daughter not to play with Fatuma?
When Elections come, Should I attack
Jere and Gidi because they come from
Western and I come from Rift Valley?.
These are my family despite them
coming from different communities.
There were people from my community
in mlango kubwa, there are people
from my community in Pangani yet
Mama Fatuma is more of family, Yet
Gidi is more of a brother than Kamau.
Today if I need assistance, Gidi will give
up everything else to just be with me. If
Frank is hurting, my world would stop
to just make sure Hes fine.
Kibaki is from my community yet I
would run to Gidi, a Luhyia when am in
need. Uhuru is from my community
yet I would run to Fatuma when I need
something. When my house is broken
into (God forbid) it is Ochieng who
would come to my rescue.
Kenyans, it is about time we open our
eyes and focus on things that unite us
than what divides us. If today I was
asked what unite us, I would say its
our common dreams and goals. What
divides us is our greed and mistrust
that is put in our minds by selfish
leaders.
I choose to relate with all Kenyans
despite their community.
I choose to liberate my mind from
negative ethnicity.
I choose peace
I choose Unity.
I choose KENYA.

By Wandeto Carol

Adiemus

2012-06-19T12:50:00.001+03:00

Unresolved Mystries around the World

2012-06-11T16:04:00.002+03:00

1. Comte de Saint Germain

The Count of St. Germain (allegedly died February 27, 1784) was a courtier, adventurer, inventor, amateur scientist, violinist, amateur composer, and a mysterious gentleman; he also displayed some skills with the practice of alchemy. He was known as ‘Der Wundermann’ — ‘The Wonderman’. He was a man whose origin was unknown and who disappeared without leaving a trace.
Since his death, various occult organizations have adopted him as a model figure or even as a powerful deity. In recent years several people have claimed to be the Count of St. Germain. (Note that St Germain was never regarded as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church – the “st.” before his name refers to his alleged home).

2. The taos hum

The ‘Taos Hum’ is a low-pitched sound heard in numerous places worldwide, especially in the USA, UK, and northern europe. It is usually heard only in quiet environments, and is often described as sounding like a distant diesel engine. Since it has proven indetectable by microphones or VLF antennae, its source and nature is still a mystery.
In 1997 Congress directed scientists and observers from some of the most prestigious research institutes in the nation to look into a strange low frequency noise heard by residents in and around the small town of Taos, New Mexico. For years those who had heard the noise, often described by them as a “hum”, had been looking for answers. To this day no one knows the cause of the hum.

3. The Zodiac Killer

The Zodiac killer was active in Northern California for ten months in the late 1960s. He killed at least five people, and injured two. He comitted the first two murders with a pistol, just inside the Benecia border. In his second shooting in Vallejo, he attempted to kill two people, but one survived despite gunshots to the head and neck. 40 minutes later the police recieved an anonymous phone call from a man claiming to be their killer and admitting to the murders of the previous two victims. One month three letters were sent to Newspapers in California containing a cypher that the killer claimed would give them his name. They cypher was decrypted to read:
“I LIKE KILLING PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS SO MUCH FUN IT IS MORE FUN THAN KILLING WILD GAME IN THE FORREST BECAUSE MAN IS THE MOST DANGEROUE ANAMAL OF ALL TO KILL SOMETHING GIVES ME THE MOST THRILLING EXPERENCE IT IS EVEN BETTER THAN GETTING YOUR ROCKS OFF WITH A GIRL THE BEST PART OF IT IS THAE WHEN I DIE I WILL BE REBORN IN PARADICE AND THEI HAVE KILLED WILL BECOME MY SLAVES I WILL NOT GIVE YOU MY NAME BECAUSE YOU WILL TRY TO SLOI DOWN OR ATOP MY COLLECTIOG OF SLAVES FOR MY AFTERLIFE EBEORIETEMETHHPITI” The last eighteen letters have not been decrypted.
While Arthur Leigh Allen was the prime suspect, all of the evidence was against him being the killer. To this day the Zodiac murders have not been solved.

4.

The Grooved Spheres

Over the last few decades, miners in South Africa have been digging up mysterious metal spheres. Origin unknown, these spheres measure approximately an inch or so in diameter, and some are etched with three parallel grooves running around the equator. Two types of spheres have been found: one is composed of a solid bluish metal with flecks of white; the other is hollowed out and filled with a spongy white substance. The kicker is that the rock in which they where found is Precambrian – and dated to 2.8 billion years old! Who made them and for what purpose is unknown.

5. The Dropa Stones

In 1938, an archaeological expedition led by Dr. Chi Pu Tei into the Baian-Kara-Ula mountains of China made an astonishing discovery in some caves that had apparently been occupied by some ancient culture. Buried in the dust of ages on the cave floor were hundreds of stone disks. Measuring about nine inches in diameter, each had a circle cut into the center and was etched with a spiral groove, making it look for all the world like some ancient phonograph record some 10,000 to 12,000 years old. The spiral groove, it turns out, is actually composed of tiny hieroglyphics that tell the incredible story of spaceships from some distant world that crash-landed in the mountains. The ships were piloted by people who called themselves the Dropa, and the remains of whose descendants, possibly, were found in the cave.

6. Giant Stone Balls of Costa Rica

Workmen hacking and burning their way through the dense jungle of Costa Rica to clear an area for banana plantations in the 1930s stumbled upon some incredible objects: dozens of stone balls, many of which were perfectly spherical. They varied in size from as small as a tennis ball to an astonishing 8 feet in diameter and weighing 16 tons! Although the great stone balls are clearly man-made, it is unknown who made them, for what purpose and, most puzzling, how they achieved such spherical precision.

7. Ark Of The Covenant

The Ark is considered the greatest of all hidden treasures and its discovery would provide indisputable truth that the Old Testament is hard fact. Its recovery remains the goal of every modern archaeologist and adventurer. Its purpose was as a container for the ten commandments given on stone tablets by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. According to the book of Exodus, the Ark is made of shittim wood (similar to acacia) and gold-covered inside and out. It was topped by a mercy seat comprising two cherubs also made of gold. It was believed to have supernatural powers due to several events, including causing the death of a man, who attempted to steady the Ark as the oxen hauling it stumbled, bringing down the walls of Jericho in one battle, and showering misfortune on the Philistines after they captured it in another. There are several speculations around the final resting place of the Ark, and whilst it would take a shrewd operator to find it, it would need a brave or even foolhardy person to open it!

8. Angel Hair

Angel Hair is a rare phenomenon that has so far defied explanation. It is made up of silken threads that rain down on to the earth, but reach out to touch it and it will almost certainly vanish before your eyes. It is a world wide phenomenon with the most regular occurrences from North America, New Zealand, Australia, and western Europe. There is no known proof for what causes this substance, or even what it is made up of. Speculations are that it has come from Spiders or another type of silk-spinning insect, and even UFO’s as it has often been associated with UFO sightings. Because of its sensitive nature, it has been difficult to collect, and to analyse as it is subject to contamination from car exhaust fumes, and even human contact, which could skew the chemical results.

Enigma - Return To Innocence

2012-06-01T16:31:00.001+03:00

QUIET REFLECTION

2012-03-20T12:11:00.000+03:00

Morning fellow mankind.
I hope and pray you are all in good health, not only physically but also mentally, socially & spiritually. One question - have you ever sat down alone in a quiet room, with no distractions whatsoever, and reflected/contemplated on what your life entails and what it is all about? Many individuals live on the fast lane literally & figuratively. Their day is jam packed with this activity and that project and that meeting and that so on and so forth. Might your life be like that? Yes, I admit that one has to find a means to earn a living, but remember, it comes a time you have to brake, park at the side of the highway, switch off the engine, let the engine cool, get to breath, really breath, plus, get out your map/GPS/SatNav and check whether you’re heading on the right direction and with the right means and for the right mission.

Today’s Request:

For at least an hour, starting today & everyday henceforth, shut down & switch off everything (cell phone, web, instant messaging, TV, radio, ipod) and relax after a cool shower & light meal in a quiet room alone with no distractions and let nature/universe/soul/conscience/God/Allah/Budhha/Krishna including you be.
You might be surprised by what is revealed...

Namaste…

(Photo courtesy of http://www.rockysartframing.com/)

Youssou N'Dour featuring Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds

2012-01-16T10:56:00.000+03:00

One of the seven wonders of the world

2012-01-09T14:52:00.002+03:00

by Aksam Tif on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 2:57pm

The Taj Mahal of Agra is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, for reasons more than just looking magnificent. It's the history of Taj Mahal that adds a soul to its magnificence: a soul that is filled with love, loss, remorse, and love again. Because if it was not for love, the world would have been robbed of a fine example upon which people base their relationships. An example of how deeply a man loved his wife, that even after she remained but a memory, he made sure that this memory would never fade away. This man was the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who was head-over-heels in love with Mumtaz Mahal, his dear wife. She was a Muslim Persian princess (her name Arjumand Banu Begum before marriage) and he was the son of the Mughal Emperor Jehangir and grandson of Akbar the Great. It was at the age of 14 that he met Mumtaz and fell in love with her. Five years later in the year 1612, they got married.

Mumtaz Mahal, an inseparable companion of Shah Jahan, died in 1631, while giving birth to their 14th child. It was in the memory of his beloved wife that Shah Jahan built a magnificent monument as a tribute to her, which we today know as the "Taj Mahal". The construction of Taj Mahal started in the year 1631. Masons, stonecutters, inlayers, carvers, painters, calligraphers, dome-builders and other artisans were requisitioned from the whole of the empire and also from Central Asia and Iran, and it took approximately 22 years to build what we see today. An epitome of love, it made use of the services of 22,000 laborers and 1,000 elephants. The monument was built entirely out of white marble, which was brought in from all over India and central Asia. After an expenditure of approximately 32 million rupees (approx US $68000), Taj Mahal was finally completed in the year 1653.

It was soon after the completion of Taj Mahal that Shah Jahan was deposed by his own son Aurangzeb and was put under house arrest at nearby Agra Fort. Shah Jahan, himself also, lies entombed in this mausoleum along with his wife. Moving further down the history, it was at the end of the 19th century that British Viceroy Lord Curzon ordered a sweeping restoration project, which was completed in 1908, as a measure to restore what was lost during the Indian rebellion of 1857: Taj being blemished by British soldiers and government officials who also deprived the monument of its immaculate beauty by chiseling out precious stones and lapis lazuli from its walls. Also, the British style lawns that we see today adding on to the beauty of Taj were remodeled around the same time. Despite prevailing controversies, past and present threats from Indo-Pak war and environmental pollution, this epitome of love continuous to shine and attract people from all over the world.

Linkin Park - My December

2011-11-25T13:57:00.000+03:00

THE TWO FROGS

2011-11-24T11:31:00.001+03:00

by Aggie Kariuki on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 3:34pm

There lived two frogs.one in a well and the other in the ocean. The frog that lived in the well knew the world to be as far as the well went and never for a day thought of getting out of its well.
The frog that lived in the ocean was constantly met by opportunities and found itself in new places and in different levels and somehow still found time to go and encourage its friend in the well.

At times we sit and trap ourselves in the box of our belief system. We view our well as the only valid one and as long as something is ours,'it's cool'.
Not all the views in the world are screwed up,uncool and evil.
Its time we take the hint,open our eyes and move forward into a new and broader way of seeing things.

PERKS LIBYANS ENJOYED:

2011-10-31T15:09:00.001+03:00

1. There is no electricity bill in Libya; electricity is free for all its citizens.

2. There is no interest on loans, banks in Libya are state-owned and loans given to all its citizens at 0% interest by law.

3. Home considered a human right in Libya – Gaddafi vowed that his parents would not get a house until everyone in Libya had a home. Gaddafi’s father has died while him, his wife and his mother are still living in a tent.

4. All newlyweds in Libya receive $60,000 Dinar (US$50,000) by the government to buy their first apartment so to help start up the family.
Traditional wedding in Tripoli, Libya

5. Education and medical treatments are free in Libya. Before Gaddafi only 25% of Libyans are literate. Today the figure is 83%

6. Should Libyans want to take up farming career, they would receive farming land, a farming house, equipments, seeds and livestock to kick-start their farms – all for free.

7. If Libyans cannot find the education or medical facilities they need in Libya, the government funds them to go abroad for it – not only free but they get US$2,300/mth accommodation and car allowance.

8. In Libyan, if a Libyan buys a car, the government subsidized 50% of the price.

9. The price of petrol in Libya is $0.14 per liter.

10. Libya has no external debt and its reserves amount to $150 billion – now frozen globally.

Great Man-Made River project in Libya… $27 billion

11. If a Libyan is unable to get employment after graduation the state would pay the average salary of the profession as if he or she is employed until employment is found.

12. A portion of Libyan oil sale is, credited directly to the bank accounts of all Libyan citizens.

13. A mother who gave birth to a child receive US$5,000

14. 40 loaves of bread in Libya costs $ 0.15

15. 25% of Libyans have a university degree

16. Gaddafi carried out the world’s largest irrigation project, known as the Great Man-Made River project, to make water readily available throughout the desert country.

Pasua - Missed Greetings

2011-10-27T10:36:00.001+03:00

Pasua - Kiboko ya Kanjo

2011-10-27T10:36:00.000+03:00

Pasua - Sugar Cane Share

2011-10-27T10:35:00.000+03:00

Pasua - Open Air Kitchen

2011-10-27T10:34:00.000+03:00

GARISSA COMEDY

2011-10-27T09:54:00.000+03:00

Pasua - The Dancing Pastor

2011-10-27T09:52:00.000+03:00

Pasua - Whacky Painters

2011-10-27T09:49:00.000+03:00

RUDYARD KIPLING'S "IF"

2011-10-24T11:35:00.001+03:00

by Sallyville de Gakuo on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 2:31pm

The attributes to which a person should endeavour to cultivate to become well- rounded are so felicitously expressed in Rudyard Kipling's "IF" that it has been quoted almost in its entirety.

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired of waiting,
or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
or being hated, don't give way to hating,
and yet don't look too good nor talk too wise.

If you can dream- and not make dreams your master,
If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet Triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same.

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
or walk with kings nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it.

And- which is more- you'll be a Man, My son.

An Important Lesson from Steve Jobs

2011-10-19T11:50:00.001+03:00

As you probably know, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away last
week after a long battle with cancer. While I'm not necessarily a
fan of Apple, I AM a big fan of genius, innovation and greatness
which Steve Jobs most definitely embodied.

A few years ago, I watched a video of Steve's 2005 Stanford
Commencement address and I found it very moving and full of wisdom.

There was one section that I found particularly relevant from a
productivity and time management perspective.

It was Steve talking about a simple practice that he followed every
day that helped him understand what was truly important in his life
and helped him realize when he was falling out of alignment with
his values & top priorities. I hope you find it helpful as well.

Here's what he said...

"When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you
live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly
be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the
past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked
myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do
what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been No
for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've
ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because
almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear
of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the
face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering
that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap
of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked.
There is no reason not to follow your heart."

Nothing much to say really, other than to encourage you to adopt
this practice for yourself.

Here's another quote from Steve Jobs about death:

"No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't
want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all
share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be,
because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It
is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the
new. Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's
life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results
of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions
drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the
courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already
know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

Steve Jobs set out to change the world... and he actually did;
multiple times. The world lost a great leader, visionary, inventor
and businessman... and he will be missed.

--
"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves" James Barrie
"Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best." Henry Van Dyke

--
Trusting in God does not make a big mountain small,it makes it easier to climb!

TENJOOBERRYMUDS

2011-10-11T15:37:00.001+03:00

I DID NOT THINK I WOULD GET WHAT TENJOOBERRYMUDS MEANT BUT BY THE TIME I READ THIS, I DO UNDER STAND WHAT IT MEANS.. SEE IF YOU CAN TOO!

     I was recently in Sydney and decided to learn Vietnamese, so I could understand the check-outs at McDonalds. My next move is to learn Indian, so I can understand my doctors and the person that answers the phone when I have a warranty problem.


     In order to continue getting-by in Australia we all need to learn the NEW English language! Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term "TENJOOBERRYMUDS".

     With a little patience, you'll be able to fit right in.

     Now, here goes...

     The following is a telephone exchange between maybe you as a hotel guest and room-service somewhere in Australia ...


     Room Service : "Morrin. Roon sirbees."

    Guest : "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."

     Room Service: " Rye . Roon sirbees...morrin! Joowish to oddor sunteen???"

     Guest: "Uh..... Yes, I'd like to order bacon and eggs.."


      Room Service: "Ow July den?"

     Guest: ".....What??"

     Room Service: "Ow July den?!?... Pryed, boyud, poochd?"

     Guest: "Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry.. Scrambled, please."

     Room Service: "Ow July dee baykem? Crease?"

     Guest: "Crisp will be fine."

     Room Service: "Hokay. An Sahn toes?"

     Guest: "What?"

     Room Service: "An toes. July Sahn toes?"

     Guest: "I... Don't think so."

    RoomService: "No? Judo wan sahn toes???"

     Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo wan sahn toes' means."

     RoomService: "Toes! Toes!...Why Joo don Juan toes? Ow bow Anglish moppin we bodder?"

     Guest: "Oh, English muffin!!! I've got it! You were saying 'toast'...   Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be fine."

     RoomService: "We bodder?"

     Guest: "No, just put the bodder on the side."

     RoomService: "Wad?!?"

     Guest: "I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side."

     RoomService: "Copy?"

     Guest: "Excuse me?"

     RoomService: "Copy...tea..meel?"
Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... And that's everything."

     RoomService: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, crease baykem, Anglish moppin, we bodder on sigh and copy .... Rye ??"

      Guest: "Whatever you say.."

     RoomService: "Tenjooberrymuds."

     Guest: "You're welcome"

     Remember I said "By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND 'TENJOOBERRYMUDS' ".......and you do, don't you?

His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulates the three Nobel Peace Prize winners

2011-10-10T13:28:00.002+03:00

by Dalai Lama on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 1:59pm

Dharamsala, HP, India, 8 October 2011 - In letters sent to H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirlef, Ms. Leymah Gbowee and Ms. Tawakul Karman, His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulated them for being awarded jointly the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011.

His Holiness wrote that in this age in which education and the capacities of the mind, not physical strength, define leadership, the times has come for women to take more active roles in all domains of human society as His Holiness feels this will create a more equitable and compassionate world

His Holiness went on to say that in the 21st century, we have an obligation to promote a new vision of society, one in which war has no place in resolving disputes among states, communities or individuals, but in which non-violence is the pre-eminent value in all human relations. And for this the role of women is crucially important.

His Holiness also wrote that he is convinced that even if only a few individuals work to create peace and act responsibly and kind-heartedly towards others, they will have a positive influence in their community. His Holiness said that the achievements of the Nobel Prize winners are evidence of this as well as inspiration to others that, as well as being equally capable, women have an equal responsibility to take the lead.

His Holiness concluded by writing the Noble Committee is an acknowledgment of the growing importance of women's leadership, which can only benefit women and society at large