Earth hour - switch off the right thing

I have not been writing for some time. In general, I have a million and one reasons. Regardless of the number of reasons, I am sure you would not believe any one of it, then why waste time on explaining the reasons...................

Last Saturday, 28th of March was the earth hour, when all were encouraged to switch off the use of electricity from 8:30pm - 9:30pm.

1st thought, it was a sure "WOW" thing human can do.

There were pre-discussions, discussions, mocked-up run, dry run, trial run, attend briefing, conduct briefing, convey message to all, put up notices, announcement in the PA system, email reminders, telephone reminders, SMS reminders, MMS reminders, fax reminders and may be telegrams, walkie talkie, morse codes and so on.

As the day came, excitement shot through the roof. Everyone confirmed to every other people to make sure they participate by switching off as much as they can. Then in the afternoon, everyone re-confirms the agenda to everyone again......then later in the evening, with a harder tone, asks everyone to make sure you participate.......at around 8:00pm, everyone starts to receive threatening calls to make sure we participate and save electricity and save the planet.

I solved all the above problems by switching off my cellphone.......................total peace.

To support Earth Hour, you should switch off the right thing......the over used cellphones.

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/National/2519390/Article/index_html

Subra

OK, Geysers also tells us something

OK, Geysers also tells us something.

In my article “Lakes, Rivers & Water Falls….”, I defined water falls as water dropping from a higher point to a lower point. I also added a note that hopefully there is none the other way around.

Since I am always surrounded by genius minds, some told me to check on geysers. They go from down (inside earth) to up.

I agree that this can be also seen as a reversed water falls. Let’s not worry so much on the technical definitions. The main point is, what is it saying? Nature may have it’s own definitions, but mankind is given full authority to interpret as he wants.

Therefore, in my own view, I associate geysers to our own problems that are kept locked inside us. These problems that are kept within us are like gas chambers that hold high pressure. Although our body and mind can has a very high threshold, it is always better to release the pressure at right time. Keeping them longer may destroy the body and the mind that is keeping the pressure.

I don’t know much technical details about geysers but I think I have explained in simple manner what it is trying to tell us. Take time to spill out the things that are bothering you. Find a nice person (friends) and say it out.

OK, since we already know what the geysers are telling us, why not learn a little about them. Visit http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/tours/fountainpaint/images/geyser_works4.gif

Subra

Lake, River and Water falls - What do they say?

Although all the 3 have one thing in common, which is water, but all 3 are called with different names. It is because of the condition of the water, the state of the water defines its name.

The stagnant water is called as lake (there are other names which brings slight variation to the term). The flowing water is called river where, water starts somewhere and goes to the sea. The flow is mostly smooth and consistent (again, there could be situations where it is also known as white waters where the flow is strong and fast). The water fall, as mentioned in its name, is where water drops from a higher point to another lower point (hopefully there is none the other way around).

We can say that the creator of the world placed the most important item for human (that is water) almost everywhere in this world. The creator also made them in many condition in order to suit man’s need.

Apart from consuming the water for livelihood, the creator has made water to support other life forms in order to sustain man’s need. Supply of life forms in the water that is consumable for man, support agriculture and also sustain man’s need to be clean.

Apart from all these basic essentials that are visible to man’s naked eyes, there is one more thing which happens without man noticing it. It is the nutrition that is supplied to man’s emotional need.

Have you ever wonder, how soothing it is to sit by the lake and ponder our life against the backdrop of calmness found in the lake.

Sitting at the riverside and letting our thoughts dance to the rhythm of the flowing river.

Standing at the edge of the water falls and associating our feelings to the water that falls from a height, splashed into million drops and dissolving into the calm collection of water.

The creator did not only provide what man needs to live a basic life but also to live a wonderful life with peace and harmony. The creator provided all the necessities for man to fulfill his physical needs and emotional needs.

Only problem is, we are always on the wrong frequency with nature. Don’t ask me why, ask the Lake, River and Water falls and listen to what they say?

I follow www.rainfield61.blogspot.com very passionately and I noticed him writing about trees that talked to him. I guess that, the creator has worked overtime to make sure human life is well taken care in this world.

Let’s say thanks and preserve the world.

Subra

Learn from the nature

I heard an interesting phrase in the local THR radio. The phrase sounds like this, “A baby born to live an expected 100 years comes to the world crying, but a flower that is expected to live a few hours to few days comes in with a cheerful blossom”.

Somebody sent this phrase the radio station via SMS and they aired it. It was really a great thought provoking phrase.

In my earlier article, I wrote about flowers that has a never ending objective. Here it is interesting to note that flowers teach us another valuable lesson.

Although it has a short life, from the stage of being bud to a full blown blossom, it is really beautiful and it seems to be smiling all along.

Human cry when they are born, they cry occasionally there after for many million reasons (some says it is healthy to cry, let them cry too for that reason).

Should we laugh all the time, or should we laugh a little and cry a little, or laugh a little and don’t cry at all….there is no right or wrong answers,. Human are born with many self empowered authorities. Unlike the nature’s children (flowers and others – non-human), human doesn’t live on a routine life style. Human will change everything – himself and the nature around him, thus creating opportunities for mistakes that hurts himself and his surrounding.

Striking a balance is an achievable target for human. The best we can do is learn from the nature and live the best life we can.

Subra

Teacher……….One God, many forms

Last weekend I met a few old extreme friends. You may wonder why the word extreme is used for these friends. These particular friends are the type that won’t lose in any type of argument. After recalling so many “missed” events, I thought of starting the war. It is nothing wrong to start a war between “very well” known friends. This particular group is a matured group and they know their limits and they know how to reconcile back. I have seen arguments going to the centre of the earth and they come out laughing their hearts out.

The point for the argument was simple, “How many teachers are there?”

We didn’t put it to a debate of whether there is “teacher” or “no teacher”, all accepted that “teacher” existed. We turned dice on, “How many teachers are there”.

One was the smallest number (since Zero was not accepted in our argument). Countless was the biggest number. The arguing group was from a vast knowledge based people. I even had a Phd. in the team.

1. There have to be many teachers because we have so many things to learn.
   

In the 1^st round of argument everyone accepted that there are many teachers. One teacher most probably cannot teach a lot of subjects. The most one teacher could teach is around 3 or 4 subjects (there could be more, but let’s keep those teachers in a safe place).

2. If there are many teachers then whom should we choose?
   

Such a simple question was twisted at the beginning of the argument. We should get the maths teacher, no……., we should get the science teacher, no……., we should get history teacher, no…….., and the argument went on with many strong prolific reasons. Then one smart guy asked, who is the student?

You see, there can be many answers, but if you want a right answer then you need to know what is the right question. The question was not complete. The question should have been re-phrased to, “Which teacher should be selected for the student who has interest in science or maths or geography or music or language?” The interest of the student must be taken into consideration.

Looks like we have settled the argument in a simple manner.

Now for the fun of it, try to replace “teacher” with “God”.

Is the one God or many Gods?
Which God should I select?
All depends on what I want?
There are Gods for every aspect of human’s life.

I just relate this writing to Hinduism because it I have some fundamental knowledge in it. There is nothing against any other religion and my respect to all other religion are equal.

Hinduism believes in one God that exist in many forms. True to its core, God is similar to a teacher, there is only one teacher, this teacher takes many type of forms to teach what we want to learn. Every subject has a different approach in conveying its message, therefore the teacher should equip themselves with proper accessories in order to teach. That is the reason different Gods in Hinduism are displayed with many accessories.

OK, how about those who says there is no God? Don’t they have any teacher?

Actually there is nothing wrong to say that there is no teacher, their actual teacher is the nature and that is the one thing that no one can deny.

GOD, religion and nature are a guide to our well being in this lovely world. There is no scale that can evaluate and give you a result on which is better. All has different names and different approaches. In these many differences, one similarity lives on….that is "Do Good and live happily".

Teacher……….One God, many forms

I attach a link “Tribute to a teacher” which describes a teacher and how the teacher has shared. Let your mind ponder on these issues and you will see the connection on this topic.

http://www.knowledgebase-script.com/demo/article-418.html

Subra

Live with an objective that never ends.

I have a lot of table roses (Japanese Rose) in my house. I grow them not because of passion or love for gardening or interest in the environment, but just because it is the easiest thing to plant and grow.
I have wonderful colours in my collection. The best part of these flowers is, it blossom at around 9:00am and wilt by noon. What a short time to show off its glamour and beauty. It makes me think whether its worth to blossom and live a life as a flower just for a few hours. What glory can it gain in such a short period. Most of us leave the house before 8 and only return in the evening. We can only see the buds early in the morning before its full blossom.
I understand that orchids stay up to 2 to 3 weeks. Naturally its beauty is incomparable in the flower kingdom. To the title of being the most beautiful flower, it stays long to contribute to visual desire of man.
Although both table roses and orchids have one thing in common, which is its unique beauty but both have totally different life cycles. One stays for only few hours and the other for weeks. Yet, something makes both of them feel useful to this world and mankind.
Both knows that as a flowering plant, it should keep on giving new blossoms as the old one withers. Regardless to the life cycle of the blossoms, the plant continues to paint the world with its blossoms add a smile to every human in this world. The objective of the plants are not just to flower once but evertime the old one falls. The cycle never ends.

Live with an objective that never ends.

Subra

* The pictures are not mine

Man calls this creativity and innovation

As you all know, all human beings want to live an enjoyable life in this wonderful natural world. Whoever designed this world and the life form has designed it in perfect order. The designer, who is called as GOD or an unknown force or an unknown energy is accepted to exist in one way or another. Regardless of what it is, let’s just call it as “the designer”.

The designer made the world and the life form, in a way where both need each other for survival. The designer also fulfilled the “sufficiency and compatibility” aspect by preparing remedies for unforeseen situations. In simple English : designed “natural” medicines” apart from the “natural food”.

Whatever man needs to live a simple and peaceful life, are readily available in natural form. The designer gave the man an efficient brain in order to run the “life form” which it lives in. Addition to that, the brain also has the capability to handle the so called “unforeseen situations”.

Remember, the brain should act and re-act to natural requirement of the life form in accordance to the environment surrounding the life form.

Anyhow, it is difficult to say when and how man started to “abuse” the brain in order to “over drive” the designer’s natural world.

Man started to demand more from his environment. The “brain”, which, normally responds to the natural requirement of the life form and the natural effects of the world, is being triggered to think on pursuing things which are being artificially deemed necessary for life forms in this world.

Since the brain is capable of fulfilling man’s “artificially” created demands, the man, started to push the brain even harder to achieve more, actually, abuse more. Artificial requirements now change to greed and ego. Man wants more and more. Man forgets the equilibrium balance between life form and environment. The general theory of “yin yang” is relentlessly destroyed.

Man is abusing the environment.
Man thought he is in control over environment.
Man sees the environment as his slave to his insatiable desires.
Man feels that, environment cannot fight back.

Man calls this "creativity" and "innovation".

But,

Man forgot that environment doesn’t fight back but obliterate without mercy.

Use the brain to “create” without destroying the nature,
Use the brain to “innovate” without interrupting the nature.

Read below link to get the feel of how development without environment protection damages everything.

Subra

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_destruction