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Dominant World Religion of the Planet
Rootless consumerism: "dominant world religion of the planet." "Its God is economic growth for its own sake; its priests are economists and politicians; its evangelists are the advertisers; the shopping mall is its church,"...The consumer church has as its creeds, "More is better. Bigger is better. Faster is better. You can have it all," and the only blasphemy in the church is to say, "Enough!" Finally, the doctrine of salvation for the church of consumerism is "appearance, affluence and marketable achievement" summed up as, "I've made it." -- Jay McDaniel, a Christian influenced by Buddhist teachings in Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque), October 24, 2001 Picture Source
Why Do We Shout?
One day, a professor asked his students 'Why do we SHOUT instead of speaking softly when we are ANGRY?' All the students thought for a while. One answered 'Because we lose our cool. That's why we SHOUT.' The professor asked again, 'But the person is just right next to you, why can't you talk softly but instead have to SHOUT?' Everyone gave their opinions but none was accepted by the professor. At last the professor explained 'When we are ANGRY, our hearts drift apart. To mask the DISTANCE we feel, we instinctively SHOUT instead of speaking softly so that the other party can hear us.' 'But as we SHOUT, we get ANGRIER. And we feel we drift apart further. So we SHOUT even louder....' 'It is the opposite when we are in love. Not only we do not shout, we whisper into each other ears. Why?' 'This is because our hearts are very close, almost never apart. As our love deepens, we reach a state of communication where there is no need f...
Whose Crisis Is It, Anyway?
Understanding the Class Nature of the Present Crisis: "Top bosses of New York financial firms paid themselves bonuses worth $18 billion in 2008. The kleptocrats clearly believe that the crisis — one that has their personal stamp on it — is for others. They themselves flourish by divine right. And the bailouts seem to confirm that. The very gangs that spurred the meltdown are rewarded with huge amounts of taxpayer money so that they can go back to doing the same things they were doing before. Meanwhile tens of millions of human beings across the world stand to lose their jobs. Many will descend into distress and chaos. The already hungry will have it much worse. Whose crisis is it, anyway?" (P. Sainath: The Meltdown: http://www.counterpunch.org/sainath02162009.html) ( Source )
Futility
Don't we sometimes act like this? Reminded me of doing somethings all wrong: "No matter how hard you try, you will fail"...if you work hard and not necessarily smart. ( Picture Source )
Are We Responsible For This?
If all of us are connected, are we - you and I - in any way responsible for this, even remotely? ---------- Source