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lindo
According to one doctor, the best way of doing that is to systematically experience the source of deep peace within us, to cultivate harmony, balance and ease in our lives in spite of the ravages of the past.
posted by
TAPS.
on April 29, 2007 at 3:05 PM
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Hello Taps
It is not enough to remember our past, we need to make peace with it.
posted by
lindo
on April 29, 2007 at 2:51 PM
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lindo
Thank you for sharing this.
If one forgets the past, he will not be prepared for the future.
posted by
TAPS.
on April 29, 2007 at 1:49 PM
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Littlemspickles
You are welcome.
posted by
lindo
on April 29, 2007 at 1:28 PM
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Proc
you're right. we NEVER learn, do we? and no matter how advanced we appear to be on outside, we are still very savage in our treatment of fellow humans, be it by agression or by simply ignoring them and ignoring their suffering.
posted by
lindo
on April 29, 2007 at 1:26 PM
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Welcome back Bhaskar!
I thought you were cross with me or something
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I don't think there is any way to reationalize or understand what your father and uncle went through, there is also no way to compensate them for what they lost. But I believe that a life without (lots of) money is better than that without respect for our humanity. You are safe Baskar, you learned and you are able to get your voice to thousands without being stopped, to me that is worth millions of dollars too.
posted by
lindo
on April 29, 2007 at 1:19 PM
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lindo, a real gripping narrative. Was saddened though about lives lost
My father and his elder brother, who is still alive, had to suffer torture in Dacca jail while involved in Freedom Fight, after which the falmily had to migrate to India. There they were Zamindaars, owners of big lands, but all was lost, worth millions of dollars even in those days dating back to late 40's. Imagine how rich I would have been. That besides, I can imagine the pain was there and not there in a sense, as they were fired by a national zeal, and at young age, I think one doesn't bother much.
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on April 29, 2007 at 4:11 AM
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mary
I am lucky i did not witness them, they happened before my mother was born, but people who have lived thru those bad times are still alive and remember the horrors of the period well. there is a lot going on at this day and age that is just as bad if not worse, I for pray all those who have suffered and still suffer, it seems we can't do muchn else. thank you mary. joy and blessings to you too
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posted by
lindo
on April 29, 2007 at 12:05 AM
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This is a powerful tribute to a brave man and those who fought beside him.
It also teaches us another lesson,about how easily history repeats itself again,again and again. The human race has the ability to survive. We are also one of the most stubborn beings who refuse to learn from their mistakes. Really sad.
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proc
on April 28, 2007 at 8:19 PM
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lindo
So sad the atrocities of 'men'. I've never seen the film. Anthony Quinn was my all-time favourite actor. May he RIP. Very well written post and I'm sorry you had to witness these kinds of things. Blessings to you. --Mary
posted by
FoliageGold
on April 28, 2007 at 2:35 PM
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thank you for sharing your thoughts with us
posted by
littlemspickles
on April 28, 2007 at 2:23 PM
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snubnose
One prays that the cruelty and hardship remain "history" and not spill back into the present. thank you for your nice comment.
posted by
lindo
on April 28, 2007 at 6:45 AM
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This ugly concept goes back further than i thought
Come to think of it Julius Caeser built multiple walls around the last Gallic stronghold to starve them into submission. I suppose this would be a concetration camp in a way. i have to look up Thesiger, i have not heard of him before. thank you for the info.
posted by
lindo
on April 28, 2007 at 6:42 AM
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Lindo
This is a beautiful, informative work. I enjoyed learning a snipet of Libyian history.
posted by
snubnose
on April 28, 2007 at 4:13 AM
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The first concentration camps were installed by the
British in South Africa, during the Boer war at the beginning of the 20th Century. This story reminds me of the great explorer Wilfred Thesiger, who died a few years ago, and who fought together with Haile Selasie, emperor of Ethiopia against the Italian ocupation.
Thanks for telling us this history.
posted by
linter
on April 28, 2007 at 3:53 AM
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Timmy
what some "humans" do to one another is shameful, it's necessary to go back to past, painful though it may be, to learn and hopefully not repeat the viscious cycle again. Thank you for your comment.
posted by
lindo
on April 28, 2007 at 1:49 AM
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justi
yes that's the one. very sad indeed
posted by
lindo
on April 28, 2007 at 1:45 AM
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lindo
I can see how this would be painful to write. Yes, the human spirit is one of endurance. Thanks for sharing this
posted by
TIMMYTALES
on April 27, 2007 at 9:36 PM
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lindo
A very compassionate post. Pain and sorrow and still survival. Was this the wedding a year or so ago where a man and his wife were going to commit suicide but only the man's bombs detonated? So sad. Excellent writing.
posted by
Justi
on April 27, 2007 at 8:47 PM
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