War & Peace.....
Did you ever notice that Google has more instances of war (98,700,000) than of peace (29,000,000)? These numbers change every day, of course, but the proportion doesn't vary that much.Check Out!
War &
Peace.......!!
Why clone humans.....??
Whether or not you would actually go ahead and do it, there are various reasons people give to
clone a human:
To allow an infertile couple to have a child:
The Italian doctor Severino Antinori said in an interview once that he wants to offer cloning as a treatment for infertility. Critics have pointed out that anyone who was a clone of one of their parents would be under unknown psychological pressures throughout their childhood. Would they feel they were living up to the achievements of their 'original'? And how would a woman feel about bringing up a much younger version of the person she fell in love with?
To bring back a child killed in an accident:
In recent years, some bereaved families have contacted scientists asking them to clone a dead child. However, even if human cloning was possible, families might be distraught to discover their new baby was not exactly like their dead older brother or sister - and the 'replacement' child might suffer feelings of inferiority about being born purely to take the place of their dead sibling.
To replicate the talents of exceptional human beings:
If Mother Teresa or Einstein could be genetically reproduced, their clones might choose very different paths in life, and disappoint the people who had chosen to create them.
Out of curiosity or to attempt some sort of immortality :
The scientist Richard Dawkins has expressed the desire to clone himself out of pure curiosity. Immortality through cloning seems an impossible goal because the clone’s experiences and thoughts would be their own, not those of the cloned adult.
I am not mature enough to talk about whether cloning is ethical or not ,although i feel it is good to understand cloning for scientific study but if its for any other reasons like those given above i think original is always better.
Puppies for Sale........!!
A store owner was tacking a sign above his door that read “Puppies for Sale.” Signs like that have a way of attracting small children and sure enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign. “How much are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked.The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30 to $50.”
The little boy reached in his pocket and pulled out some change . “I have $2.37,” he said. “Can I please look at them?”
The store owner smiled and whistled and out of the kennel came the Lady, who ran down the aisle of his store followed by five teeny, tiny balls of fur. One puppy was lagging considerably behind. Immediately the little boy singled out the lagging, limping puppy and said, “What is wrong with that little dog?”
The store owner explained that the veterinarian had examined the little puppy and discovered it didn’t have a hip socket. It would always limp. It would always be lame.
The little boy became excited. “That is the little Puppy I want to buy.”The store owner said, “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you.”
The little boy got quite upset. He looked straight into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his finger, and said , ”I don’t want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I’ll pay full price. Infact, I’ll give you $2.37 right now, and 50 cents a month until I have him paid for.”
The store owner countered, “You really don’t want to buy this dog. He is never going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other puppies.”
To this, the little boy reached down and rolled up his pant leg to reveal a badly twisted, crippled left leg supported by a big metal brace. He looked up at the store owner and softly replied. “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who understands!”
I read this story long time back & probably that's called Understanding.Not expecting others to understand us by raising themselves to our level,but trying to understand joy & pain of others by going down to their level.The boy realised the pain of puppy because he himself faced it, but we humans know how sad we feel when someone hurts us or leaves us and then also we continue hurting others.Everyone in this world is priceless,just that we don't realise their worth when they are with us..........
Modern Paradox.........!!
The paradox of our time in history is that...
We have taller buildings,but short tempers;
Wider freeways,but narrower viewpoints;
Learnt how to make living ,but not a life;
We spend more but have less;
Buy more but enjoy less;
Multiplied possessions , but reduced values ;
Bigger houses but smaller families;
More conveniences ,less time;
More knowledge ,less judgment;
More experts,less solutions ;
Conquered space but not inner space;
High incomes,low morals;
These are times of tall men of shorter characters;
Steep profiles but shallow relationships;
Fancier houses but broken homes
It is time when much in show window but nothing in stockroom
Added years to life but not life to years;
We are always getting ready to live,but never living .
(Read an article recently on
liar's paradox , so jotted down some modern paradox!!)
A short poem by me
What do they own .....??
I don't like a person for his fame,as he may loose someday.
I don't care for his name,as his parents gave him one day.
I m not concerned for the way they look,
tall or short,
beautiful or smart,
since God gifted it to them.
I least bother for their money,as money always comes & goes.
I appreciate a person's thinking,
as he developed it on his ain
&
with him it will remain............
Tribute
Dr.Ramanna was driving force behind so long called "peaceful nuclear explosion" in May 1974.He himself opened the veil to India's nuclear capability.In pune, Oct 1997 he was asked-" Can India make atomic bomb?".He said -"I can tell you now,1974 was an atom".It made a frontpage headine in all national dailies around the world.Important fallout of his comment was policy makers had to openly acknowledge India's nuclear prowess & capabilities as an "atomic power" & accept responsibilities associated with it.Within in 7 months, India went ahead with a series of nuclear tests at Pokhran in May,1998.Dr Raja Ramanna wil be remembered for his academics as much for his contribution to science of which National Institute of Advanced studies is a living testimony.
I had read that he was father of Indian nuclear research program but now only came to know he was witty & touched heart of all his friends,lover of dogs & excellent pianist.When someone said to him that its difficult to imagine nuclear scientists can be good pianists,he said "They think science is rational,music is irrational;whereas i think both are irrational."
We need more people like this who are intelligent but generous at heart.
What you can be?
"About all you can do in life is be who you are.
Some people will love you for YOU.
Most will love you for what you can do to them,
and some won't like you at all."
Be who you are.
~Rita Mae Brown~
(I always say to people i meet whether they are friends or stranger that value those people who love you for YOU, and not for a particular reason.I keep humming the song "Love me for a reason , let the reason be LOVE......" ;-) )
Memoirs
Life was great as a kid,enjoying all the privileges at home was fun.It was the best of the time spent.I remember watching T.V. with papa for long hours.News or business channels are his favourite.We used to watch news from all the channels then compare & analyze.At times the discussion use to go for hours together.With him I have discussed variety of issues and aspects of life.
He is a very refined,hard-working and open person,equally devoted to family & work.He loves culture & art in the same way as he loves Science.He says science is to understand way world is & why it is that way.The key ingredient is to have the courage to face the inconsistencies between what we see & deduce & the way things are done.The challenging of basic assumptions is essential to breakthroughs and discoveries & accepting change & dynamism is way of life.He asked us "why do you think hinduism has survived for so long?", just because it is flexible & adopts & mingles good things from all the religions of the world.By this he taught us to be flexible & open to new ideas & thoughts.He said you should always follow two things in life-"Dedication for work" & "Flexibility to adopt new thoughts & ideas".I remember when we brought our pc home he was the first one to learn how to operate & use for maintaing his documents.He is the only one in his friend circle who is computer-savvy & prepares his official documents on his own & takes them to office.A civil engineer by profession, he can talk equally well on economics,share market,politics,culture,hinduism.I admire him as a keen learner & reader,as whatever skills he has are due to reading & discussing with people.People get magnetised by his thought process when he speaks & discusses.Whenever i turn back to him for any advice, he says i can only suggest but ultimately the decision is yours as its your life.He never stopped us to watch t.V in exams also.The funniest incidence was when he had asked cable operator to come for connection & when the fellow came papa was not there.We asked the operator to leave as our exams were going on & said we don't want cable t.v. & the guy went away.Later when papa came he said nothing disturbs until you allow it to interfere in your life.Finally we got cable connection, it was opposite to all my friends whose parents didn't allow them to watch even DD in exams.I remember while i was in engg. we together watched cricket match till late night & i went to give my end-sem exam next morning.
He understands my viewpoint & many a times we have hot discussions also.The arguments always end with a new learning experience.
These days i talk to dad usually on phone & miss those days.He is a person who is fun to be with & impresses everyone he meets.
Dubiousness .......but why??
Many of my friends mailed me about factuality of existence of Mr.X & questioning his character.They said "If any such person exists you must not have found him good,practical & understanding that's why you annoyed him to that extent, else you are not the one who ever leaves friends in between & ever does this to them."
****The middle portion moved to personal blog****
You know friendship is digital for me....i learnt a lot from the person i met accidentally & respect him. If he ever thinks someday i could have been his friend, he will definitely turn back.But if i have understood him even a little bit, it will never happen ;-), against all odds if it happens he proves my understanding about his psychology wrong, which till now has practically never happened, and who knows this better than all you friends there ;-).....anywayz.....Still do you all consider its a fictional character??;-)
Irony of life
We all are familiar with Newton’s laws, I came across some
strange laws while browsing. Some of them which I liked, I jotted down here.
LAW OF TESTS:
If you are given a take-home exam, you will forget where you live.
KOVAC'S CONUNDRUM: When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged tone.
CANNON'S KARMIC LAW: If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.
O'BRIEN'S VARIATION LAW: If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you are in now.
MURPHY'S PHILOSOPHY:
Smile . . . tomorrow will be worse. :-)
RUBY'S PRINCIPLE OF CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with. (Especially true for guys flirting with more than one girl at a time ;-))
WILLOUGHBY'S LAW: When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.
OWEN'S LAW: As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
LIEBERMAN'S LAW:
Everybody lies; but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.(Look for someone who listens to you, give them trust which you expect from them,I bet they would never lie )
SHIRLEY'S LAW:
Most people deserve each other.
(People usually realize this only when they get separated. If you have realized this just now, ;-) go & give them a call they will return to you if they really considered you are important to them.)
Simple & Logical proof for Kovac’s Conundrum “How would I have known its wrong number, if the phone happened to be engaged.”
Keep anything long enough and you can throw it away. Throw it away and you will need it next day. This applies to non-living things & to living as well. ;-)
Here goes the quote: Friendship is like good health, value is unknown till the friend is lost.
What plays major role in life : IQ or EQ??
In the year 2035 a techno-phobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot,which leads to a larger threat to humanity. Recently i watched I,
Robot...the movie shows the robot can feel have emotions & above all the robots talked about dreams.Dreams being a trait solely related to human beings,I imagine if robots will also have emotions in future.How will then this army of robots be different from human beings? From that day i m trying to correlate between term like IQ & EQ of human beings.
DEFINITIONS
EQ - Emotional intelligence competencies include but are not limited to empathy, intuition, creativity, flexibility, resilience, coping, stress management, leadership, integrity, authenticity, intrapersonal skills and interpersonal skills.
IQ - a number used to express the apparent relative intelligence of a person that is the ratio multiplied by 100 of the mental age as reported on a standardized test to the chronological age.
COMPARISONS
* EQ gets us through life vs.IQ gets us through school.
* EQ is appealing to reason and emotions to convince someone vs.with IQ trying to convince someone by facts alone.
KEY POINT
* Our EQ has more to do with our success and happiness in life than our IQ and it can be learned.
* EQ means Knowing how to motivate each person vs. IQ is Treating all persons as if they operated the same way which they don't, after all they are humans & not machines which follow fixed set of instructions.
We should look for beauty and love in the simplest of things. If we can't see it there, then we should work on adjusting our attitude. More likely,our own inner state is what needs to be fixed, as opposed to the world around us. If we can shift to a light and understanding mood, if we have the flexibility to approach to persons we like then we have EI or Emotional Intelligence which indicates a kind of intelligence or skill that involves the ability to perceive, assess and positively influence one's own and other people's emotions.Understanding emotions is basis of EI, which greatly effects our career,private & public life.If you respect someone's emotions then remember you may achieve anything in life by positively handling relations with them.Some people especially all my friends from software industry think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage.Those who pay attention only to intellect of a person & neglect emotions can miss a lot because at times the emotions tell more about the integrity, flexibility & creativity of a human being.Easiest way to know about the EI of person is by talking freely to him/her & let them be their true self.Many a times its difficult for us to accept the truth that we feel special for some people,we continue to treat them as stranger to be kept at distance for sake of our ego as software professional.Technological advancement is the need of time, but we have to decide whether success in career is more important or happiness of life.EI tests are stressed upon a lot in industry these days,in our career also EI helps a lot to us for example if we can understand our senior's or Team Leader's expectations we can put our efforts on improving upon the fronts they expect from us & thus show productively on those parameters.Use EQ to excel both in career & in private life.
Be concerned about human emotions accept them,respect them & express them....thats what makes you different from other creations of God....Life is short.....understand emotions of people who care for you & tell them they mean a lot to you before they go so far that you cannot call them back ever again,hold your life before it slips away like sand from your hand......
Are Men from Mars,Women from Venus?
Each day millions of individuals are searching for a partner to experience that special loving feeling. Each year, millions of couples join together in love and then painfully separate because they have lost that loving feeling. From those who are able to sustain love long enough to get married, only 50% stay married. Out of those who stay together, possibly another 50% are not fulfilled. They stay together out of loyalty and obligation or from the fear of society.
Everything begins with a magical word called "Love" .But as the magic recedes and daily life takes over, it emerges that men continue to expect women to think and react like men, and women expect men to feel and behave like women. Without a clear awareness of our differences, we do not take the time to understand and respect each other. We become demanding, resentful, judgmental, and intolerant.
With the best and most loving intentions love continues to die. Somehow the problems creep in. The resentments build. Communication breaks down. Mistrust increases. Rejection and repression result. The magic of love is lost.
When a woman is upset about something and expresses the same to a ’man’; he, by nature, offers solutions proudly putting on his Mr.Fix-It cap, when all she wants is empathy. Women, on the other hand, offer unsolicited advice in the same situation, which may not be appreciated.People ask themselves How does it happen?Why does it happen?Why does it happen to us?
In the recent months I got a chance to read a part of John Gray's "Men are from Mars,Women are from Venus". The above thoughts are inline with it.Although I do not fully agree to it but found quite a bit resemblance in the real life.I tried to co-relate this with my old friends. In the mean time accidentally i got to talk Mr.X on my maiden anonymous chat. Mr. X is a nice person & a profound software professional. Something energized my psychoactive brain with thoughts of looking for the truth on psychology of a person I knew the least.Being a reader of psychology I knew that men usually look for a girl with either of two kinds of combination of characteristics:
1) Beautiful but dumb, romantic but homely, smart but not mentally ;-)
2) Loving but not possessive, Romantic but outgoing, Practical and highly Understanding.
In 1-2 sessions I got to know that our Mr.X has inclination for 2nd type. The test to be conducted now had two phases, first to get acquainted to Mr.X & then next to look for reactions on difference of opinion. For the 2nd phase I had to work hard by proving myself as dumb & impractical as possible. I remember once when he was asking me to date a few guys to make a proper decision for myself, I asked the dumbest of questions “What is dating?” and imagine the answer. A real geeky one, “Go, & search google”. I can’t control my laughter thinking about it now also. If in any such situation a girl expects such a practical person to romantically explain that what is a date, I think she is an idiot.
Many a times I suggested Mr. X to ignore me & stop talking. At every point in time, I had it in my mind that I have to end this loop. Because of the simple reason that I believe that no one can appreciate really a person for his/her thoughts only without knowing personally. I arrest myself from anonymous chat, so finally brought that to an end by disturbing Mr.X at all odd hours of the day & proving myself as highly impractical & dumb as possible, without hurting & leaving Mr.X with a happy illusion that he himself has stopped talking to me since I m not his type of person.
In all this I have firmly started believing that handling our relations is purely in our hands, we can make a person our friend or enemy just by understanding or misunderstanding.
Very few people, indeed, are able to grow in love. Yet, it does happen. When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom.
Love is magical, and it can last, if we remember our differences.
For ex, if an unknown girl proposes our Mr. X ,then he will think-“Why does she likes me?”, “Is there something called real love?”, “Has this girl no ethical values?”, “Doesn’t this girl has something sensible to do?” .Same applies to a girl if any unknown guy proposes her. Result is a tragic end without a beginning, without thinking what other person can really do for them in life.
The reason is that we have a mentality that we ignore things which come easily to us. We dislike food which we daily get, we rarely read books which are on our shelves & always ignore persons who care & pray for us even when we don’t.
In short, we always search for people we like & not those who like us. If we understand the feelings of people around us who love us unconditionally without expectations (more on it later), who cry for us, who smile for us, who keep waiting for us when we leave them alone, who pray for our well-being to the god silently, who look at us even when we don’t, who believe some day we would understand their feelings & return to them, then I don’t think there is need of any such book.
Suggested reading: “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus”
Disclaimer: Any resemblance to any person is highly co-incidental. If God forbid Mr. X some how read this my apologies in advance as I have learnt a lot about life from you.
DNA meets RFID ?
Imagine using your mobile phone to open the door to your home or office; pay for your groceries at the supermarket without having to queue at the counter; track your expenditures and automatically obtain real time updates on your bank accounts, and even upload music and video files… With just one device, you can perform so many tasks, so much quicker. And, there’s no need to carry bulky bunches of keys or a bulging wallet. Just bring your mobile phone with you.
The key to this multifunctional gadget, bringing unprecedented convenience, lies in a tiny chips, the low cost Radio FrequencyIdentification (RFID) tags in the form of silicon chips which can be used as an intelligent barcode with programmable memory. But how RFID meets DNA & why should this happen??
Who's that person?
Who's that person?One who plays a vital role in your life, who ??Thats a Friend. If you wait for someone's phone call, email, sms or message then it means they are important part of your life & better express this to them. How the person occupied such a position.There is a definite process by which one made people into friends, and it involved talking to them and listening to them for hours at a time.Friendship is a gradual process, which passes through numerous stages of discontent & disagreement before a bond is developed between two persons.
It is one of the most beautiful relationships under the sun. The person can be part of your family--father,ma,sis,brother or a stranger,anyone can be your friend. Experience says relationships which last on friendship are forever. Because only friends allow you to be yourself. Only friends give you a right to laugh, share, scold, fight,cry,love & hate them, because those who are not friends anyways don't bother about you. If & only if someone admires you as a friend your opinion matters for them. At times we get angry with our loved ones or fight with them, but that is also a part of the beautiful relationship we share with them. If a person doesn't allow you to behave naturally then the beauty of the relation fades away gradually.Friends are there until the end, always themselves, they don't pretend.They're not afraid to be seen with you, they are there to listen when you're depressed.Friends are the people you should know the best. And the best way to know your friend is to be one, to allow them to be themselves.
"Unfortunately, some people believe their schedules are more important than their lives." David Leonhardt,as quoted inThe Reader's Digest.
My personal opinion is : Friendship enters when ego leaves.We often spend half of our lives for our careers & fighting with people we like & the rest half thinking we shouldn't have done this.We often keep on waiting for other person to take the initiative & respond; with a stupid idealogy that if the person values us equally they should approach us first & with that loose some of the persons we should have cherished in our life. Relationships are above reasons & logic, & there is no specific time or day to express our emotions.It is better if we meet the person we like with smile, as its said it may be the only smile the person views that day & ever after. People once gone never come back, and it is in our hands how far we can take the important relationships in our lives. Most of the times in our lives we try to find out some specific set of qualities in a person to accept them as our friends and judge them on those parameters as if life is an algebraic equation & we people are the variables & the equation will satisfy when LHS=RHS.
We categorise the people around us as either stranger or as one of our Close Friend,Best Friend,Childhood Friend,Intimate Friend,Trusted Friend,Beloved Friend. But whether you use adjectives or different words, few could deny the nearly infinite meaning in such a simple word.He who can teach someone to see a million miles with their feet planted firmly on the ground, surely deserves the honor of being called MY FRIEND.
(This week i wasn't well. But got some really great time for reading, introspection & learning few technical things i usually don't get time to do.The article is part of the thought process i was going through at that time about how all close relationships in life depend on the trust & understanding between any two persons, expressed in a small & beautiful word called friendship.)
Is there a reason?
As I have discovered, the twists and turns of the roads of life can sometimes take us by surprise; and, I must admit, that when the first words were put on this page, I was not at a place in my life where I thought or hoped I'd be. What does one do to cope when they seem to have finding their way?
Some people turn to unhealthy habits and unconventional remedies, but for me, the answer was to share, to talk, to write, to express myself.So, I threw myself into learning, and started writing up.As a result, this blog has evolved. I'm sure it was not a fluke or a mistake - after all - with God, there are no mistakes. His ways are perfect, and sometimes it just takes a while to understand why certain things happen in our lives.
For me, it is actually a way to spend time expressing myself through this artistic creation, and I am delighted that through it, I have been able to gain from the lives & views of others all around the world. Now, that is...part of what I believe is God's plan for my life.
At times i think why everything around me is happening.But for everything is there a
reason....?
Brain fingerprinting to nab criminals?
Read an article today that "India has become the second country after the US to introduce brain fingerprinting to solve fast spreading white-collar crimes."How far it is helpful, i can't figure out.For complete article read
this.
Digital Relationships
I remember very recently i said to one of my friend that for me either someone is a friend or not & he said you mean its digital ??
I feel actually if we take all our relationships because we like it & dont drag as compromise with the social structure, they are digital.Otherwise why in this busy life we will go & talk to someone or vice versa.
Today is b'day of one of my school friends so this thought came to my mind again. I remembered him on his every b'day but had lost touch with him for some five years as his father got transferred. In between the only contact was through "once in a blue moon" emails.But for the past one year we are in touch again.He tells me about changes in his life in these years about his job,new friends, one of his very special friend whom he will marry soon,new place where he is now,anything & everything.We call each other once in a month or so but know that we are there to share thoughts when we need.(May be strange for all the ppl who think a guy & a gal cannot be just good friends.)
I feel someone is close to you,wen you understand,seek to be understood,affirm the worth in words,pray with them & for them,& biggest of all sacrifice for them.I always believe Conversation is life-transforming,we should talk honestly about our relations & express them because People don't care how much you know, until you tell them how much you care!!
Om or Aum
As the cross is to Christians, the Om is to Hindus. It is made up of three Sanskrit letters, aa, au and ma which, when combined, make the sound Aum or Om. The most important symbol in Hinduism, it occurs in every prayer and invocation to most deities begins with it.
By sound and form, AUM symbolizes the infinite Brahman (ultimate reality).
A stands for Creation
U stands for Preservation
M stands for Destruction or dissolution
This is representative of the Trinity of God in Hindu dharma (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva).The three portions of AUM relate to the states of waking, dream and deep sleep.The three letters also indicates three planes of existence, heaven (swarga), earth (martya) and netherworld (patala).
All the words produced by the human vocal organ can be represented by AUM. A is produced by the throat, U & M by the lips.In the Vedas, AUM is the sound of the Sun, the sound of Light. It is the sound of assent (affirmation) and ascent.
Even the word 'Amen' used by Christians to conclude a prayer seems to be akin to Om.
The syllable Om occurs even in English words having a similar meaning, for instance, 'omniscience'.And so they say...."The world exists in Om and dissolves in Om."
(This article is devoted to spiritual aspect of the life.)
New Earths ????
Planet hunters have found two worlds roughly the mass of Neptune, each orbiting a star within 30 light-years of our solar system. The planets are likely gaseous or mixtures of ice and rock, but they might be barren rock worlds like Mercury.
Tuesday's announcement by a U.S. team comes just a week after a competing European group revealed a similar discovery of a slightly less massive planet that most likely has a rocky surface and was billed as a
"super Earth." One of the planets orbits the star 55 Cancri, already known to harbor three gas giant planets. Its fourth known world is 18 times as massive as Earth, just slightly more massive than Neptune.It completes a year in a mere 2.81 Earth-days, circling just 3.5 million miles (5.7 million kilometers) from the star.
The other newest known planet is about 25 times as hefty as Earth. Its circular orbit is tight, too, a mere 2.64 Earth-days long, around the star Gliese 436.
A great way to demonstrate...!!
The following exchange with Chiang was a turning point in Jonathan's life.
"Chiang, this world isn't Heaven at all, is it?" "No, Jonathan, there is no such place. Heaven is not a place, and it is not a time. Heaven is being perfect. He was silent for a moment. You are a very fast flier, aren't you?""I enjoy speed," Jonathan said, taken aback but proud that the Elder had noticed."You will begin to touch Heaven, Jonathan, in the moment that you touch perfect speed. And that isn't flying a thousand miles, or a million, or flying at the speed of light. Because any number is a limit, and perfection doesn't have limits. Perfect speed, my son, is being there."
For in spite of his lonely past,Jonathan Seagull was born to be an instructor, and his own way of demonstrating love was to give something of the truth that he had seen to someone who asked only a chance to see truth for himself.
Attaining the perfection, through sharing your own knowledge -- really great !A great way to find Heaven !! Reminds me of the song Heaven is a place on earth........
(The excerpt is taken from Jonathan Livingstone Seagull by Richard Bach to which I was diverted again after reading an article Living Your Dreams.)
