posted July 29, 2011 03:06 AM            

Then I left my friend and approached the blind man and greeted him. And we conversed.

After a while I said, “Forgive my question; but since when has thou been blind?”

“From my birth,” he answered.

Said I, “And what path of wisdom followest thou?”

Said he, “I am an astronomer.”

Then he placed his hand upon his breast saying, “I watch all these suns and moons and stars.”
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posted August 05, 2011 08:14 AM            

The first one itself overwhelmed me, welled up the eyes with tears. What magic!! What Power! TRUTH in all its glory and beauty! His parables are like groups of beautiful women. Sorry, i couldn't help it. Too strong a temptation. I am posting it here.

HOW I BECAME A MADMAN

posted February 01, 2012 01:34 AM            

missing you around here, hope u fixed that glitch and that u'll be around alot more!

sorry i didnt reply earlier i was on a personal hiatus..

posted March 18, 2012 05:21 AM            

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Originally posted by Venus:
The Astronomer
In the shadow of the temple my friend and I saw a blind man sitting alone. And my friend said, “Behold the wisest man of our land.”

Then I left my friend and approached the blind man and greeted him. And we conversed.

After a while I said, “Forgive my question; but since when has thou been blind?”

“From my birth,” he answered.

Said I, “And what path of wisdom followest thou?”

Said he, “I am an astronomer.”

Then he placed his hand upon his breast saying, “I watch all these suns and moons and stars.”
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from the Madman by Jubran Khalil Jubran

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“My view is that if your philosophy is not unsettled daily then you are blind to all the universe has to offer.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

“In modern times, if the sole measure of what’s out there flows from your five senses then a precarious life awaits you.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson, Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries

“The atoms of our bodies are traceable to stars that manufactured them in their cores and exploded these enriched ingredients across our galaxy, billions of years ago. For this reason, we are biologically connected to every other living thing in the world. We are chemically connected to all molecules on Earth. And we are atomically connected to all atoms in the universe. We are not figuratively, but literally stardust.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

“I look up at the night sky, and I know that, yes, we are part of this Universe, we are in this Universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the Universe is in us. When I reflect on that fact, I look up—many people feel small, because they’re small and the Universe is big, but I feel big, because my atoms came from those stars .”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

“I watch all these suns and moons and stars.”
-The Astronomer
http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/a/below_above.html

http://www.thehumanist.org/humanist/09_sept_oct/TysonInterview.html

The Humanist: Dr. deGrasse Tyson, it’s great to be with you here at the 68th Annual American Humanist Association Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Is this your first humanist conference?

Neil deGrasse Tyson: My very first. I didn’t even know they existed. I guess I’m a little out of it, being a scientist all my life.

The Humanist: Well, we’re really glad you’re here and that you’ve discovered us, in a sense. What are your impressions so far?

posted March 26, 2012 07:48 PM            

Three men met at a tavern table. One was a weaver, another a carpenter and the third a ploughman.
Said the weaver, "I sold a fine linen shroud today for two pieces of gold. Let us have all the wine we went."
"And I," said the carpenter, "I sold my best coffin. We will have a great roast with the wine."
"I only dug a grave," said the ploughman, "but my patron paid me double. Let us have honey cakes too."
And all that evening the tavern was busy, for they called often for wine and meat and cakes. And they were merry.
And the host rubbed his hands and smiled at his wife; for his guests were spending freely.
When they left the moon was high, and they walked along the road singing and shouting together.
The host and his wife stood in the tavern door and looked after them.
"Ah!" said the wife, "these gentlemen! So freehanded and so gay! If only they could bring us such luck every day! Then our son need not be a tavern-keeper and work hard. We could educate him, and he could become a priest."

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jrcole/gibran/madman/madman.htm

posted March 27, 2012 04:12 AM            

is he being sarcastic about how some men splurge their earnings while others are saving up for their families?

posted March 27, 2012 04:32 AM            

The thing I get from it was two groups of people got what they wanted and both were happy.

No harm was done.

I wasn't paying much attention to anything else so I may have missed something that you caught.

Hey I am human, I make mistakes.. I make good on them though.

* I mean Old World because its rings heavy with a Pisces/Virgo theme, makes my teeth grind a lil bit to be honest. The Tyson quotes are more my speed.*

posted March 27, 2012 04:40 AM            

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Originally posted by Mblake81:

The thing I get from it was two groups of people got what they wanted and both were happy.

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if thats the case then this would make a better economics lecture than any one i have already attended (economics graduate here )

posted March 27, 2012 04:42 AM            

However when ambition is re-directed it can become a more powerful tool for honest goodness than anything I have heard preached.

Difference is one is active and is being lived/experienced (human being)

The other is being kicked into your ear...

posted April 03, 2012 09:00 PM            

There were four travelers who met up one evening. Each of them were
from different countries and were poor, each haveing only one coin
each. As they talked and shared stories of traveling, they became
hungry. Pooling their money, they decide to go to the town and buy
food. The Chinese man said that he really wanted Taizee. The Arab
wanted Anab. The Persian wanted Angur while the Turkish man wanted
uzum. They fell to arguing over what to buy and the situation
became quite ugly, with all of them screaming and yelling at each
other.

A Sufi traveling passed by and approached the group. After all had
settled down a bit, the Sufi said, "Give me all your money and I
will decide what to bring you for dinner". The group agreed and
gave him the money and the Sufi went to the local village. Shortly
he returned with only one item, grapes.

As the Sufi approached with the large bunch of grapes, the faces of
all the men were lit with joy. It was indeed what they had all
wanted. Taizii, Anab, Angur, and Uzum are all different words in
different languages for the same thing...grapes.