The soul of man, the justice, the mercy that is the heart in all men, from Maine to Georgia, does abhor this business...a crime is projected that confounds our understandings by its magnitude, a crime that really deprives us as well as the Cherokees of a country for how could we call the conspiracy that should crush these poor Indians our government, or the land that was cursed by their parting and dying imprecations our country any more?
Once upon a time - well actually once before a time - a renowned yogi taught the Art of Meditation. As it happens this very Master also was very fond of a lovely kitten, that got into the habit of cuddling up in the Master's lap during meditation time where she purred and purred and purred...
Of course, nothing could disturb the realized soul of the Master on it's way to the Source but his eager disciples took offence at that monotonous repetitious sound: "Purr...purr...purr..."
Three theologians are discussing the question of when Human Life begins?
The Protestant Priest: "Well, the very second, the foetus is capable of living outside the womb all by himself, this is when HUman life begins."
The Rebbe surprised some scholars with the question: "Where does God live?" His guests laughed at him and said: "What are you talking about! All the world is filled by HIS Glory!" So the Rebbe anwsered his own question: "God lives, where ever you let him in…" Hasidim
 "One only understands the things that one tames," said the fox. "Men have no more time to understand anything. They buy things all ready made at the shops. But there is no shop anywhere where one can buy friendship, and so men have no friends any more. If you want a friend, tame me . . ."
"What must I do, to tame you?" asked the little prince.
Two daisies are living on a meadow.
Says Daisy I to Daisy II:
"Listen, I quite like you..."
"O, I like you too..."
Daisy I: "Well,...,actually I'm in love with you..."
Daisy II (blushing): "mh...me too..."
As things are developping well Daisy I whispers ever so sweetly to Daisy II:
"Shall we call that little bee?"
Love the Nation, but hate the Nationalists
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Vaterlandsliebe, der Haß gegen Vaterländer |
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“Herr K. didn‘t deem it necessary to live in a specific country. He said: “I can go hungry everywhere.” Yet one day he walked through a town that was occupied by the enemy of the country he was living in. An officer of the enemy got in his way and forced him to leave the pavement. Herr K. did as ordered, and perceived how he grew outraged not only toward that man, but also toward the man’s country; he wished it to be wiped out from the earth’s surface. "How," was Herr K.’s question "did I become a nationalist for this minute? Because I met a nationalist. That is why this stupidity must be eradicated, because those who get in touch with it also turn stupid.”
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„Herr K. hielt es nicht für nötig, in einem bestimmten Land zu leben. Er sagte: „Ich kann überall hungern.“ Eines Tages aber ging er durch eine Stadt, die vom Feind des Landes besetzt war, in dem er lebte. Da kam ihm entgegen ein Offizier dieses Feindes und zwang ihn, vom Bürgersteig herunter zu gehen. Herr K. ging herunter und nahm an sich wahr, daß er gegen diesen Mann empört war; und zwar nicht nur gegen diesen Mann, sondern besonders gegen das Land, dem der Mann angehörte; also daß er wünschte, es möchte vom Erdboden vertilgt werden. „Wodurch“, fragte Herr K., „bin ich für diese Minute ein Nationalist geworden? Dadurch, daß ich einem Nationalisten begegnete. Aber darum muß man die Dummheit ja ausrotten; weil sie dumm macht, die ihr begegnen.“ |
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"...did any of your students ever become enlightened?"
