Women

At the beginning of time, Twashtri--the Vulcan of Hindu mythology--created the world. But when he wished to create a woman, he found that he had employed all his materials in the creation of man. There did not remain one solid element. Then Twashtri, perplexed, fell into a profound meditation from which he aroused himself and proceeded as follows:

He took the roundness of the moon, the undulations of the serpent, the entwinement of clinging plants, the trembling of the grass, the slenderness of the rose-vine and the velvet of the flower, the lightness of the leaf and the glance of the fawn, the gaiety of the sun's rays and tears of the mist, the inconstancy of the wind and the timidity of the hare, the vanity of the peacock and the softness of the down on the throat of the swallow, the hardness of the diamond, the sweet flavor of honey and the cruelty of the tiger, the warmth of fire, the chill of snow, the chatter of the jay and the cooing of the turtle dove.

He combined all these and formed a woman. Then he made a present of her to man. Eight days later the man came to Twashtri, and said: "My Lord, the creature you gave me poisons my existence. She chatters without rest, she takes all my time, she laments for nothing at all, and is always ill; take her back;" and Twashtri took the woman back.

But eight days later the man came again to the god and said: "My Lord, my life is very solitary since I
returned this creature. I remember she danced before me, singing. I recall how she glanced at me from the corner of her eye, how she played with me, clung to me. Give her back to me," and Twashtri returned the woman to him.

Three days only passed and Twashtri saw the man coming to him again.
"My Lord," said he,

"I do not understand exactly how it is, but I am sure that the woman causes me more annoyance than pleasure.I beg you to relieve me of her."

But Twashtri cried:
"Go your way and do the best you can."

And the man cried: "I cannot live with her!"

"Neither can you live without her!" replied Twashtri.

And the man went away sorrowful, murmuring: "Woe is me, I can neither live with nor without her."

Anxiety

Ramai yang mahukan kebebasan. Kebebasan dalam memilih dan kebebasan untuk melakukan apa sahaja. Tapi kebebasan bukanlah jawapan kepada segalanya. Kongkongan dan penderaan adakalanya perlu disertakan dalam setiap kebebasan yang wujud.

Penderaan terhadap kebebasan menyebabkan manusia menjadi lebih menghargai kebebasan dimiliki selama ini. Kebebasan mutlak menjadikan manusia mengalami kebingungan

"Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom".

What Is Your Dominant Desire Based On What You See?

Jadi, nak dijadikan cerita, aku buat satu test ni. Hurm



LOVE

You are ruled by your desire to be connected to others. Whether it is a romantic connection you seek, or the deep abiding intimacy of family or friendship, it is what fuels you and keeps you motivated. You have a warm and compassionate soul and a nurturing spirit which draws others to you. You see people for everything that they can be and all the wonder that they contain within them; and this drives you to connect to them. It is no doubt that no matter where life's journey takes you, you will always be surrounded by those who care for you and a bountiful love which encompasses you.

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Being Too Nice Might Be Making You Depressed

Depression is a strange phenomena.  If you have ever been depressed or have been close to a loved one who suffered from it, then you know that it crops up in the most likely and unlikely of places, and seems to drag the life out of you like a plague of the mind.  And while it’s easy to hide your depression, there are a few things you can start doing right now that may have a positive effect on the way you view life at the moment.

It starts with how nice you are to people.  Yes, it’s generally always a good idea to be nice to people, because why not?  But there is such a notion as being way too nice, too caring and too “understanding.”  Many people, including myself, tend to have a need to gain people’s approval, which is a large obstacle in overcoming depression.

Thinking that your opinion is worthless, that your thoughts don’t matter, and that you bring nothing to the table are all things that can lead you down dark paths in life.  The first thing you can do is stop caring about what anyone else thinks.  The only person that’s ultimately going to change your life is you, and because of this, there is only one person you need to please, only one person you need to care about, and only one person whose opinion actually matters, and that person is you.

There is a balance to be had in everything in life, and how we interact with one another is no different.  If you care too much, someone will care too little. If you are too available, others will always be too preoccupied.  You’ll always be waiting for people, feeling like your time is less valuable than theirs.

Never let toxic people fill your life.  Being alone is more than okay, and no one should have to suffer for companionship.  Give yourself the time and leniency that life demands of you.  Figuring out who you are and what you want out of life is what you should be focused on, always be chasing after your needs and wants.  Be good for you, and others will follow suit.

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Help Yourself Before You Help Others

If you’ve been on an airplane then you’ve heard the safety walkthrough that takes place on every flight.

They show you the exits, walk you through their emergency procedures, and tell you about the oxygen masks that will come down on their own if the plane loses cabin pressure.

This is the part you really need to listen to:

“Please put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.”

At first, this sounded weird to me. I thought that children were supposed to be helped first. Why would they make it a point to tell everyone to help themselves before aiding anyone else?

The idea is that if you’re trying to put on an oxygen mask for someone else, you may lose consciousness and you’ll be unable to assist others (or yourself) later. However, if you fit yourself with a mask first you’d be able to remain conscious and aid people as needed.

This got me thinking… Whenever I’m in a bad place, when I don’t have the oxygen mask on, the one thing I’m unable to do is help others.

Why?

When you’re in a negative mindset you’re unable to make a positive impact on others because you don’t see the point in it.

When you’re sad you don’t have the will to try to make someone else’s day because you’ve got your own problems to worry about.

When you’re angry the last thing you’d want to do is put on a smile for others because you don’t think it’s necessary.

It’s dangerous to be in a bad point in your life for long. You’ll get jaded and you’ll stop trying to do good.

Your positive impact on the world only comes when you’re happy. When you help yourself first.

No matter how hard it gets, you’ve got to keep trying to climb out of the hole.

You may not feel better today or tomorrow, but hang in there. You’ll wake up one day and feel something different. You’ll feel better.

Help yourself so you can help others.

Put the oxygen mask on.

Read more: Help Yourself Before You Help Others - Self Stairway http://www.selfstairway.com/help-others/#ixzz3phKjlsfu

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Necmettin Erbakan - Pejuang Islamist Turki

Necmettin Erbakan (29 October 1926 – 27 February 2011) was a Turkish politician, engineer, and academic who was the Prime Minister of Turkey from 1996 to 1997. He was pressured by the military to step down as prime minister and was later banned from politics by the Constitutional Court of Turkey for violating the separation of religion and state as mandated by the constitution,^[1][2] a ban that was later upheld by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).^[3]

The Islamist political ideology and movement founded by Erbakan, Millî Görüş, calls for the strengthening of Islamic values in Turkey and turning awayfrom what Erbakan perceived to be the negative influence of the Western world in favor of closer relations to Muslim countries. Erbakan's Islamism led to conflict with the core principle of secularism in Turkey, culminating in his removal from office. With the Millî Görüş ideology, Erbakan was the founder and leader of several prominent Islamist political parties in Turkey from the 1960s to the 2010s, namely the National Order Party (MNP), theNational Salvation Party (MSP), the Welfare Party (RP), the Virtue Party (FP), and the Felicity Party (SP).

Early life and education

Erbakan was born in Sinop, at the coast of Black Sea in northern Turkey.^[4] His father was Mehmet Sabri, a judge from the prestigious Kozanoğlu clan (Oghuz Turks, Afshar tribe) of Cilicia and his mother Kamer was a native of Sinop and the second wife of Mehmet Sabri.^[5]

After the high school education in Istanbul High School, he graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Faculty at the Istanbul Technical University in 1948, and received a PhD degree from the RWTH Aachen University, Germany.^[4] After returning to Turkey, Erbakan became lecturer at the İTÜ and was appointed professor in 1965 at the same university.^[4] After working some time in leading position in the industry, he switched over to politics, and was elected deputy of Konya in 1969.^[4]

Political activities

Erbakan's ideology is set forth in a manifesto, entitled Millî Görüş (National View), which he published in 1969.^[4] The Islamist organisation of the same name, which he founded and of which he was the leader,^[6] upholds nowadays that the word "national" is to be understood in the sense ofmonotheistic ecumenism.^[7][8]

One the leading names in Turkish politics for decades, Erbakan was the leader of a series of Islamist political parties that he founded or inspired. These parties rose to prominence only to be banned by Turkey's secular authorities. In the 1970s, Erbakan was chairman of the National Salvation Party which, at its peak, served in coalition government with the Republican People's Partyof Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit during the Cyprus crisis of 1974.^[4]

In the wake of the 1980 military coup, Erbakan and his party were banned from politics.^[4] He reemerged following a referendum to lift the ban in 1987 and became the leader of Refah Partisi(Welfare Party).^[4] His party benefited in the 1990s from the acrimony between the leaders of Turkey's two most prominent conservative parties, Mesut Yılmaz and Tansu Çiller. He led his party to a surprise success in the general elections of 1995.

Premiership

He became Prime Minister in 1996 in coalition with Çiller's Doğru Yol Partisi (Correct Path Party). As prime minister, he attempted to further Turkey's relations with the Arab nations.^[4] In addition to trying to follow an economic welfare program, which was supposedly intended to increase welfare among Turkish citizens, the government tried to implement multi-dimensional political approach to relations with the neighboring countries.

Erbakan's image was damaged by his famous speech making fun of the nightly demonstrations against the Susurluk scandal. He was widely blamed at the time for his indifference. The Turkish military gradually increased the urgency^{[clarification needed]} and frequency of its public warnings to Erbakan's government, eventually prompting Erbakan to step down in 1997^{[citation needed]}.

At the time there was a formal deal between Erbakan and Tansu Çiller, the leaders of the coalition, for a "period based premiership"^{[citation needed]}. According to this, Erbakan was to act as the prime minister for a certain period (a fixed amount of time, which was not publicized), then he would step down in favour of Çiller. However, Ciller's party was the third-largest in the parliament, and when Erbakan stepped down, President Süleyman Demirel asked Mesut Yılmaz, leader of the second-largest party, to form a new government instead.

Post-PM

Erbakan's ruling Welfare Party was subsequently banned by the courts, which held that the party had an agenda to promote Islamic fundamentalism in the state, and Erbakan was barred once again from active politics.^[9]

Despite often being under political ban, Erbakan nonetheless acted as a mentor and informal advisor to former Refah members who founded the Virtue Party in 1997, among them the current Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The Virtue Party was found unconstitutional in 2001 and banned; by that time Erbakan's ban on political activities had ended, and he founded theFelicity Party, of which he was the leader in 2003–2004 and again from 2010^[10] until his death.

Death

Erbakan died on 27 February 2011 at 11:40 local time of heart failure at Güven Hospital in Çankaya, Ankara.

His body was transferred to Istanbul, and following the religious funeral service at the Fatih Mosque, the attending crowd accompanied his coffin the about 4 km (2.5 mi) way to the Merkezefendi Cemetery, where he was laid to rest beside his wife Nermin. He did not wish astate funeral, however his funeral was attended by highest state and government officials.^[12]

Views

His foreign policy had two main pillars: close cooperation and unity among Muslim countries, and struggle against "Zionism". He created "D-8" or The Developing Eight, to achieve an economic and political unity among Muslim countries. It has eight members, including Turkey, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nigeria.^[13][14][15]