Thought for the Day

“Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies
of correct understanding.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

“The weak can never forgive.
Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

“An eye for an eye
only ends up making the whole world blind.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

Thought of Today

“God forbid that India
should ever take to industrialism
after the manner of the west…
keeping the world in chains.
If [our nation] took to similar
economic exploitation,
it would strip the world bare like locusts.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi ~

Quote for the Day
“If I had no sense of humor,
I would long ago have committed suicide.”
~Mahatma Gandhi~

Times are hard there is no doubt. A local utility company found out recently how desperate folks are for work. It ran an ad in the local newspaper looking for a crew of six people to install power line poles. On Monday morning its office was flooded with applicants, among them were six construction workers, six school teachers, and six lawyers. The foreman decided the only fair way was to send the three groups out for the day and the ones who installed the most poles would get the job. All applicants agreed this was fair and reported back the next day. [Read more →]

“You must be the change
you wish to see in the world.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

Thought For Today
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“For me, the different religions
are beautiful flowers from the same garden,
or they are branches of the same majestic tree.
Therefore, they are equally true,
though being received and interpreted
through human instruments equally imperfect.”
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~ Mahatma Gandhi ~

I remember on an episode of Kid Nation that there was a discussion about sharing religious beliefs. As the kids were discussing whether to participate in this discussion, there were of course those who were defiant that their religious beliefs were the only ones that were right There Christians, Muslim, Jews, Pagans, Agnostics, and maybe even an Atheist.

Most religions believe that “God” is the supreme creator; the debate is over who the prophet was or is to become. The interesting thing I remember about these kids is when they realized that their respective religions shared a common “God” their intolerance diminished and they were more open minded about hearing about others beliefs.

I believe religious intolerance is learned, and is taught out of fear, bigotry, and ignorance. The most important thing to remember; “We all are Gods children.”