THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY


27 All the rivers  run into the sea, yet the sea is not full.  – Old Testament: Ecclesiastes, 1.7

A simple, yet profound observation, which hides many  profound  truths about the complex hydrological cycle that involves evaporation from the seas, cloud formations and rains, that has been sustaining human life for eons for we depend so much on freshwater for agriculture and our daily needs.

Q&A

What’s the difference between one who is wise man and one who is foolish?

A person of wisdom says and does things, keeping always in mind the wellbeing, welfare, and self-respect of other human beings.

A wise person knows that human knowledge is finite and that we cannot know anything about the Grand Mysteries with our finite minds.

One who is not wise is not necessarily foolish. An unwise and dangerous person does things, and believes in matters without consideration of their potential negative impacts on fellow humans or on the world.

An unwise, but not so dangerous person thinks that the right answers to all the Grand Mysteries are in the Holy Books of his or her religion; and that the answers to these questions given by other religions are false. 

That’s why the wise can be helpful and neutral at best.

The unwise can become dangerous and threat to others when they gain physical power of any kind.

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Varadaraja V. Raman

Physicist, philosopher, explorer of ideas, bridge-builder, devotee of Modern Science and Enlightenment, respecter of whatever is good and noble in religious traditions as well as in secular humanism,versifier and humorist, public speaker, dreamer of inter-cultural,international,inter-religious peace.

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