NARA'S NOTEPAD
VOLUME
15
AUGUST
2019
NUMBER
8
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CONSERVATISM
“In one way or other we are all conservatives” – said my
friend. “Is it so?” – I asked. “Yes” he said and continued “over time
Conservatism thrives in our society”. When I started thinking about his
statement I too thought that it is true. Often we come across social
conservatism, political conservatism and religious conservatism. The old timers
do not forget their old culture, olden-day-things, old literature, habits and
beliefs. Not only that! They do strictly follow and preach the young generation
about conservatism. Thus conservatism remains for ever with us.
In our society people are divided by caste and race.
Every caste or race has certain lifestyle, faith and mind-set. Such habits are
invariably passed on to the next generation. The type of food they eat, the
songs they sing, the way they dress, and the manner they treat others are
unique. Wherever they are, they follow them. Thus they conserve those customs.
Political conservatism is exhibited by all political parties. Conservative party in UK and USA are well known. The Conservative party in UK is termed as Tory. The Republican Party is termed as the Grand-Old-Party (GOP) in the US. These two parties promulgate the capitalistic ideas. Generally they want to uphold the past glory of the countrymen and women and their culture. As against such conservative parties there are liberals or labor parties in the UK and democrats in the US. Popularizing conservatism by some political parties is seen even in other countries in the world.
All religions in the world are generally conservative.
They have a set of rules based on their religious thoughts, to make order in
society. Everyone who follows such religions is expected to accept and adopt
those rules. No one is expected to differ the religious faith even it is
superstitious, violent or hating other religions. Thus the conservatism is
ingrained in the religious teaching and preaching.
However, conservatism is diluted
based on the logic and scientific thinking. Since knowledge is free to all,
educated men and women start thinking of the relevance of old culture, old
thinking or old way of living in modern life. Human beings are evolved a lot in
every walk of life. They broke the conservative ideas and progressed. Such
progress is welcomed by the younger generation and move on to a new world. Thus
day by day, the conservative customs are fading slowly. The change occurs
because of lifestyle changes that occur over time.
Whether conservatism is good or bad is to be seriously
considered. On the one hand we conserve many of our monuments, temples,
churches, mosques, museums, parks, and cities, spiritual thinking, respecting
others, maintaining family life etc. On the other hand conservatism hampers
some of our new thinking. It does not allow us putting a stop to ignorance and
superstition. So it is obvious that strict conservatism or liberalism cannot be
sustained. As such the conservative principles are slowly getting diluted.
Fanatic attitude towards
conservatism,
in fact, creates confusion and contradiction.
In
the name of conservatism, fanatics create unrest among people. These fanatics
have to understand the ill-effects of their fanatic
idealism. In today’s world, freedom and equality play an important role. Not
the King-Subject way of life. Democracy and freedom of speech are the order of
the day although there are some restrictions to keep the society under control.
Conservatism is necessary to conserve our culture, but not to impose blind
beliefs in the young minds. Let us be liberalized conservatives not fanatic
conservatives. – NARA
ENVIRONMENT
is formed by whatever surroundings we live in. In the
case of Earth, all the physical surroundings present on our planet are called
environment. In other words, environment is the setting in which human life, as
well as countless other life forms comfortably exist.
The environment includes both
living and non-living things. The part of the environment where life exists is
called the biosphere. All the living beings including human beings and plants
are part of the biosphere.
SOCRATES
Socrates was one of the most influential
philosophers of all time. His writings are not only inspirational, but they
will make you question life in a very unique way.
1) “The only true
wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
2) “The unexamined
life is not worth living.”
3) “There is only
one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
4) “I cannot teach
anybody anything. I can only make them think”
5) “Be kind, for
everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
6) “Strong minds
discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.”
7) “By all means
marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one,
you’ll become a philosopher.”
8) “He who is not
contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to
have.”
9) “If
you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you
suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you
can’t hold on to it forever. Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free
of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change
is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.”
10)
“Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough
to break them down.”
WORDS
I received the following letter from my friend
last week. I thought it’s an interesting one to share with you all. Here’s it.
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt
me." Do you remember hearing that
on the playground as a child? Well, I do.
Words can hurt, but
they can also comfort, inspire, or make us laugh, cry, get angry. They're how
we communicate and learn and express our feelings. Words have power to bring
into being our thoughts and hopes and wishes. Set aside some time and find a
place where you can sit undisturbed. Then, gather together some old magazines,
catalogs, and newspapers, as well as a piece of paper, scissors, pen, and a
glue stick. When you're sitting comfortably, take some long, slow, deep
breaths, until you feel loose and relaxed. Then, page through the printed
materials you have.
Any time you see a word or phrase that seems to
"jump out" at you, or that calls out to you or appeals to you in any
way, use the scissors to cut it out. When you have your collection of words or
phrases, examine them and
choose
a few that really "speak" to you, and set the others to the
side. Now arrange the ones you have
chosen on the blank paper.
Y
ou can write in a few words to make your words and
phrases into a sentence. When you're satisfied with the results, glue the cut
words and phrases on the paper.
Enjoy
your wordplay!
JUST TO LAUGH
For
months he had been her devoted admirer. Not at last, he had collected up some
courage to ask her the most momentous of all questions. “There are quite a lot
of advantages in being a bachelor, “ he began, “but there comes a time when one
longs for the companionship of another being – a being who will regard one as
perfect, as an idol; who will be kind and faithful when times are hard; who
will share one’s joys and sorrows...” To his delight he saw a sympathetic gleam
in her eyes. Then she nodded in agreement “So, you are thinking of buying a
dog” she said. “I think it is fine idea. Do let me help your to choose one.”
AUGUST 2019
12 August – International Youth Day
15 August – Independence Day of India.
19 August – World Humanitarian Day
29 August – International Day against Nuclear Tests
LINES I LIKED
Ø Beware of the
promises you make, do not make ones you may not keep.
Ø Big dreams, plus big
thinking, plus big faith, plus big effort, that is the formula by which big things are done; the formula by which big
difficulties are overcome.
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