The point of view

       Hey all,
          I don’t know if I have discussed this with you earlier, but here’s another thing that will help you gain a step more towards brotherhood, and a peaceful life.

There’s this story about a frog. I know, you’re not a child to listen to such silly stories :) , but once you see into it, you will understand that the story, meant as a moral story for children, can be held as a example for our topic of discussion today :D .

So, here’s Mr Frog living in a small well. He was happy and contended with his surroundings, and habitat, that he never wanted to venture out of his cozy home. And one eventful day, another frog, say Mr Frogitta, jumped into the well. Frogitta was from a pond, and he told all about the pond, and the world beyond, to Mr Frog.

But Mr Frog refused to believe all that. He kept on saying that there was nothing larger than his well, and Frogitta was lying because he was jealous. Frogitta knew a lost case when he saw one, so he immediately left the pond…

Thats the story :) Learnt something from it? No? Yeesh! Maybe I should do a Mr Frogitta and leave a lost case :P . But because of my more “benevolent and patient” nature, I’m staying here until I explain it to you :)

The general meaning the story author had to convey was “Don’t be a pig and think all about yourself! Think about others too, and from their point of view…”

Uh. No Mr Donkey, we will make an exception in your case :) . Well, back to the message… Noooo! Don’t click the close button! I wasn’t calling you a donkey! Look at the PICTURE!!! :D

So anyway, before you do something, which might directly or indirectly affect others, thing about it. Not just in your angle, but in a 3rd person angle, and in an angle from the affected person.

For example, imagine you went to a friend’s house just before lunchtime. And your friend invites you for lunch. From your point of view, “Cool man! I don’t have to cook anything today, and I can enjoy a scrumptous meal!”. But what about from a 3rd person angle? “Man! Just check out that lazy poke! Sitting there and making his friend drill over in making him food!”. And from your friend’s angle? “Sheesh! I thought that idiot would help me make lunch. Ah well. No matter, this might be a time to strengthen our friendship.” That is, if he is a good friend :)

So there you are… What would have been the best scenario? You accept his invitation, but help him with the work.

Thus, ladies and gentlemen, think out of the box. Don’t confine your feelings to your own. Take a moment to analyze what the effect of your action would be, and how the affectee would think about your actions…

So don’t just stand there! Go ahead and apply your new thoughts. Make your mind a multi step computer, computiing to answer the probable thoughts of all around you! Go ahead, and all the best :)

           There you are people… Think beyond the box… Optimize your point of view… Analyze your friend’s point of view…. And compute a 3rd person’s point of view… :) And I confusing you? Hey! That rhymes! view,view,view,you :D

           No, I havn’t gone mad….

           Goodbye for now :P


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April 26, 2006 | Filed Under Emotion,Literature,Philosophy, General World, World Peace | 1 Comment 

Poem : It Starts With You

       Hello all,
          I know, a long gap since my last article… But here I am with a cool poem, which I got from the Learning Peace site I mentioned earlier…


It Starts With You

Let the eyes

inside your heart

see into the hearts

of others.

Realize

they have the need

to be accepted

just like you.

Let them see you care,

open up your mind,

treat them with respect,

show that you’re a friend.

When you do this

you will find

others treating

you the same,

opening their eyes

to look inside your heart

returning the respect

you have given them.

And one by one

the world will change;

a brighter sun

will start to rise

reminding us

that peace for all

is rooted in

the things we do.

– Naomi Drew


       I know… Not much of a poem… More like a long statement. But it does make a lot of meaning! I don’t think it needs much explanation… Its quite simple to understand :) Cheers :D

       Hmmm… So what news guys? Thanks to many people, whom I will mention later on(’coz I’m a bit busy right now), who have linked to Blog For Peace from their sites…

       Adios for now :) Aloha!

Poem From : http://www.learningpeace.com/pages/PC_With_You.htm


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April 19, 2006 | Filed Under Emotion,Literature,Philosophy, General World, World Peace | 3 Comments 

The five “C”s to peace…

    Hello all,
       Today, I have decided to post another article… The idea for this one emerged in my mind when I was browsing through another peace site, so I give all credits to learningpeace.com , which is also a informative site, that I reccomend every peace activist to read.

The 5 “C“s to World Peace…
The 3 “R”s to reducing pollution - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Similarly, Peace also has a few alphabets ;) But in this case, its not an “R”, but a “C”, and there are 5, not 3 :)

Communication, Compromise, Contribution, Commitment and Cooperation
The first buzzword, is communication. Communication leads to friendship, and friendship leads to peace. After all, can you imagine killing your best friend? For those of who thought “Yes”, please read the other 4 too! Or else…. :D

Through communication, frienship, and friendly bonds can be created. But to retain these bonds, there should be compomise. Forgive, and forget. Compromise for minor issues, why fight over something baseless? After all, as Harold Kushner said,
“The small choices and decisions we make a hundred times a day add up to determining the kind of world we live in.”

Now, you have your friends, and you have the keyword(”compromise!”) to help retain the friendship… But why should your friends be your friends? You need to contribute something to the community, to make yourself a positive target for friendship. And in this case, the message of peace should be the best thing to contribute. Teach, advocate, practice, peace.

But please note that contribution does not mean material gifts. Don’t come to me later, whining that you contributed a bottle of red wine to all your friend, and your friendship didn’t work out! :D

In whatever unmaterialistic thing you contribute (alcohol does NOT count as unmaterialistic!!! :P ) you need to show commitment. By commitment, a true interest in what you’re doing, you can make dreams come true! When you show commitment in your proceedings, you earn a respect among people, thus again, bringing you more friends, and as a result, more peace :) .

Aaaaaaand…. The final buzzword… Co-operation. Absolute co-operation with your friends, families and foes(*aha!*), is required for Peace. Be like Bush and Hussein, and I gaurentee you, you’re not going to get anywhere near peace!

So ladies and gentlemen… Remember the five “C”s : Communicate to make friends, compromise and contribute to keep them, show your commitment to the society, and co-operate with all…

       Dear beloved reader, thats all for today ;) And to all my Malayalee friends, happy Vishu (Malayalam new year) :)

Thanks to http://www.learningpeace.com/pages/rtp11.html


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April 13, 2006 | Filed Under Blog For Peace News, Utopia, World Peace | 10 Comments 

Concerning Dr. A.P.J. Kalam’s email ID

       Hello all,
          I have been pestered a lot many times now by many people, asking me to publish the email address of His Excellency, The President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

       Let me make one thing clear. The email address of His Excellency was displayed in www.presidentofindia.nic.in . But lately, it has been removed, which might be due to spam, or dope mails. I was clever enough to save the email ID :) BUT I will not publish His Excellency’s email id, because I respect his privacy, and since he himself had removed his ID from his website.

       If you want a message to reach the president, feel free to send it to me at mohan@blogforpeace.org . I will see if its worthwile, and will forward it to him if it is a true mail.

       Please understand that I have made this announcement due to innumeral mails to me, pestering me. Please stop doing so. Thank You.


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April 9, 2006 | Filed Under Blog For Peace News, Net News | 162 Comments 

The Blog For Peace Petetion! Its finally out!

       Hello all,
          Today, I decided to unleash the Blog For Peace Petetion! The whole reason this site is online! Those of you who had read our first ever post will remember that we intended to spread world peace by getting more people to join our cause. Well, this petetion is the backbone of the movement.

       Its initial stage has been launched as is availble by clicking here. In its initial stage, we will check if people are truly interested. It operates by sending the petetion to the President of India, His excellency Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, on receiving the initial count of 15,000 signatures. On his approval, it will be launched in a bigger scale, addressed to the world :)

       To view our aims, and to view the petetion, keep reading…

Our World is in Peril!

Apocalypse!

  • By environmental pollution
  • By useless wars
  • By poverty
  • By self centered selfishness


Our world at war!Is there a way to overcome these perils? Is there a way to fight against them? If there is a way, then could you envelope this method with open hands?

Yes? Then here’s your chance!
This is a petetion, for the well being of Earth, and its inhabitants.
This is a petetion based on brotherhood, sustainable development,
charity and above all peace! We aim to -

  1. Bring World Peace
  2. Provide money for charity
  3. Bring back humanity
  4. Develop sustainable development

And YOU can help us! You can help us to realise YOUR dreams, which are also ours, by signing this petetion. But its not as easy as that :)

By signing this petetion, you should take a personal oath! A promise to yourself, to bind to these phrases, to the best of your abilities -

  • To vote against war
  • To promote Peace
  • To stop all personal fueds, thereby promoting personal peace
  • To advocate sustainable development, and basic human humanity
  • To reduce, if possible, eliminate, selfishness

Imagine… If
George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein, both sign this petetion, the US-Iraq
war will never occur again! If Gen. Pervez Musharaff and Dr. A P J
Abdul Kalam sign this petetion, there would never again be a Indo-Pak
war! Isn’t that worth fighting for? Isn’t that worth signing for?

A world without war… A world without extreme selfishness… A world that God envisioned when he created man…

This
petetion, on reaching its target, will be sent to the Hon. President of
India Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, for his note of approval, and thereby,
taking the movement into a higher scale.

Sponsered by www.blogforpeace.org

       Yep… Thats the petetion… Now dear reader, please go ahead to http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/450002973 and sign the petetion. Dont forget to notify all your friends about this too….

       Thanks, and yours truly :)


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April 7, 2006 | Filed Under Action Alert, Blog For Peace News, General World, Net News, Utopia, World Peace | 1 Comment 

Once in a lifetime… Don’t miss it!

       Hello all,
          This is a special *hot* issue! This is a once in a lifetime thing, which is truly once in a lifetime! You should consider yourself lucky to be alive during this time! So whats it?

        Today midnight(i.e. at the beginning of April 5th 2006), start sitting near your clock when in strikes 12. At exactly 2 minutes and 3 seconds after 1 O’ clock, the time will be 01:02:03-04/05/06! Isn’t that worth staying up? This is the only time in this millenium this is going to happen! So enjoy it!

       P.S: This has got nothing to do with peace :P Adios until next time :)

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April 5, 2006 | Filed Under General World | 3 Comments 

Some more peace quotes by kids

       Hey all,
          Since all of you loved the previous post about Peace Quotes by Kids, here are a few more… But before that, I have a request to make… Do you love Blog For Peace? Then please vote for us! Click on the button below to and vote for Blog For Peace at Fantasy Nerd!

Enjoy the quotes :)

World peace be cool
But people just want to rule.
Saint James School
Manchester, CT, US


From peace we come and to peace we go,
meanwhile peace is something we don’t know.


Oakdale High School
Riversdale, South Africa

Peace is yellow like the sun’s rays shining down on us.
Peace is yellow like a shooting star lighting up the night.

Narragansett Elementary School
Narragansett, RI, US


If a rose isn’t picked, it stays healthy but not forever
If peace isn’t spread, it will last, but not for long

St. Peters Lutheran College
Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia

Pieces Pieces Pieces… Stitch them with the threads
of non-violence, love, and equality. Ah hah! Beautiful dress of
Peace!

Global Vision Students (attached to Madarai Kamaraj University)
Madarai, India

What is peace? The most beautiful thing the world can make.
Is it true? We don’t know, but it’s a great thing to reach for.

Arcadia Elementary
W.Taylorsville, UT, US

If you have a friend and that friend gets more friends
And those friends get still more friends, together we make
friendship.

Runanskolan
Sollentuna, Sweden

White dove, flying in the wind,
Take my home under your wing!

German Language High School
Sofia, Bulgaria


Peace can be snuffed out—like a candle.
Together we can protect Peace from the winds of war.

East Pori Middle School
Pori, Finland


Stop war—love for millions of children’s smiles
Sadness of the dove’s bleeding heart.

Lycée de Beauregard
Montbrison, France


Peace is a footprint in the sand,
Peace is the touch of an aging hand.

St. Mary’s Academy Middle School
Englewood, CO, US


Voices without sound.
Can you hear what they are begging for ? …Peace

Kerimaen lukio (Kerimaki High School)
Kerimaki, Finland


Don’t shoot at me, my friend,
I’m the same as you…a man.

Varga Katalin Gimnazium
Szolnok, Hungary


In his own home, in his own bed, a dying soldier closes his eyes,
smiles, glad to be home
He has lived for a world of peace, fought for a world of peace,
died for a world of peace, the world of peace he goes to.

Roseville College
Sydney, Australia

In the sky we see a dove
The dove means peace, the dove means love

Canberra Church of England Girls’ Grammar Junior School
Deakin, Australia


If only PEACE were understood,
What couldn’t be now, in the future could.

Milwaukee German Immersion School
Milwaukee, WI, US

       Thats it for now… If you want more, reply, comment :D And don’t forget to vote for Blog For Peace -
       So long guys and gals :)


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April 3, 2006 | Filed Under Blog For Peace News, Emotion,Literature,Philosophy, General World, World Peace | 2 Comments 

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