I know of one person who thinks he is so strong that he conrols everything around him but never obey laws…that even the law of gravity, if he could, he will disobey…LOL!!..
Laws are not for to control the weak but to create order..without law/rules there will be chaos…
I’d say, the weak controls the law, the honest and the strong obey laws because the strong desires order..the weak attracts to chaos…
i think its very true that honesty control the strong , but i think that sometimes we are forced to follow rules (especially social rules)that we are against just to satisfy people that we love (parents , family , lover…) and then we put on masks and start to be professional liers with ourselves and then with others …so i think honesty control the strong but sometimes it become a victim of traditions …
Put this great quote in context of romantic love. Honesty, two hearts love each other and agree to commit to each other. The Law, get a judicial agreement, to prove your intentions to the whole society, and make sure one or the other don’t get screwed.
Just yesterday, I heard Tiger Woods and his lovely Sweedish swimsuit model wife, went to a lawyer re negotiating their pre-nuptial agreement. Originally she will get 20 million dollars if they divorce after ten years. Now that Tiger Woods is cough cheating with at least 3 different women, is the immediate reaction from the heart, oh let’s make as much money from this. Kobe Bryan bought his wife a knock out diamond when he was caught cheating. One reporter says she understand Tiger Woods cheat when it seems the first thing his wife now think about is re negotiating their lawful wedding agreement. Well, also she apparently hit him with a metal golf club and chased him out of their home, and supposedly called one of the mistress up and smashed the phone on the floor. Another ‘happy’ divorce coming to mind was how Heather Mills squeezed as much as she could out of Paul McCartney. Oh god, isn’t it nasty when law take over! But we don’t want to be completely exploited by the men either. I must admit, having married a man who was divorced and with children, I made sure to get a contract saying nobody can claim our house except me and my husband, before I took up a large mortgage to buy one!!
How old were the children when you married? Even step-children who are out of the house can cause trouble for a second marriage. On the other hand, step-children can be pleasant gift, too.
Thanks for sharing. In a male celebrity’s defense, I must say that it has to be difficult (I was going to say hard, but….) for them when so many women flaunt themselves in front and all over them. Most humans love attention and being told that they are beautiful. Ohhhh they “dig it” not realizing that the compliment giver is really looking to be the monetary receiver. Then it all rolls along … nice at first … then down to the dark depth of embarrassment and pain later. Ohhhh yeah, they dug it at first …. now they have to dig themselves out and it stinks for more than them. Think of all the people who are affected by Tiger’s lovely choices.
All I tried to say is, Honesty in 2009 doesn’t cut it, we have to think about legal implications even in romantic relationships, even though it takes all the romance away!
I think you were extremely smart to insist that the contract when your way in case of death,etc. It has definitely been a change for you to move to the Phoenix area. Protect yourself. As Paulo has said and I will paraphrase … Always have an exit plan, even in the best of situations …. In your case it’s a stay plan. :-)
Honesty lives in a person, without any visual, mental distinction, without asking for their name, sex, age, religious beliefs, proffession, personal choises, medical diagnosis. If to say, that the truth shall set us free, and lets us love on a different level, then yes… in that way, honesty controls. Because You do not want to be corrupted, living a lie.
The United Nations’ Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (2000) recognises that women are often in an unequal power situation and make decisions because of their lack of choices or the authority of the person or persons with whom they are dealing. In the protocol, trafficking covers a wide range of activities, including sexual exploitation, forced labour, and organ removal. It also holds that consent is not absolute – where secured through threats, deception, abuse of power, or other ways of gaining control over another person, consent is irrelevant.
Ο νόμος δημιουργήθηκε για να προάγει την κοινωνική ευταξία και τη δικαιοσύνη.
Απέναντι στο νόμο όλοι είναι και πρέπει να είναι ίσοι.
Ο νόμος δεν δημιουργήθηκε για ορισμένη κατηγορία πολιτών δημιουργήθηκε για όλους.
Δεν δημιουργήθηκε μόνο για τους αδύναμους τους παραβάτες αλλά και για αυτούς που είναι τίμιοι, αν ο νόμος έκανε αυτές τις διακρίσεις τότε δεν θα ήταν νόμος και επομένως δεν θα υπήρχε κανένας λόγος να υπακοούμε σε αυτόν.
Η τιμιότητα είναι αρετή, είναι ηθικός κώδικας και ως εκ τούτου δεν υποχρεωτική αντιθέτως η τήρηση του νόμου είναι υποχρεωτική.
Ας μην ξεχνάμε πως ο Θεός δεν έδωσε μόνο τις δέκα εντολές για τους αμαρτωλούς αλλά και για τους ενάρετους και αυτό το έκανε , ώστε οι αμαρτωλοί να έχουν τη δυνατότητα νά μεταννοούν και οι εναρέτοι να είναι ταπεινοί έχοντας πάντα υπόψη τους ότι είναι πολύ εύκολο να γίνεις αμαρτωλός αρκεί να παραβείς μία εντολή.
Από τα παραπάνω θέλω να καταλήξω ότι ο νόμος έχει την ίδια ακριβώς αξία αφού προσδιορίζει τις ποινές δίνει τη δυνατότητα στον αδύναμο να υποβληθεί στη ποινή και έτσι να επανορθώσει.
Ταυτόχρονα υπενθυμίζει σε όλους τους δυνατούς ότι αρκεί μια παράβαση του νόμου για να μην τους ελέγχει η τιμιότητα και τότε θα ελεγχθούν και θα κριθούν, όπως και οι αδύναμοι.
Most people think that being honest is not lying. Yes, this is part of it and many men are strong because of this belief. The strongest men, and I will follow DEN ROD here by calling them “Superheros,” are those who “quietly” display TRUTH TELLING, TRUTH SPEAKING, TRUTH LIVING, and TRUTH LOVING.
Think of those with whom you associate. Which ones can be considered HONEST? Smile as you think of them. Then thank them for being a beautiful part of your life.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SO HONEST. YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
weak people need laws and boundries to govern them
the strong and honest person doesnt as they will always be able to justify their actions
i always tell my friend if you are honest no one will hate you or dislike you. they may not like what they hear (the truth hurts and all that), but they will not hate you. honesty is the best policy
lie, and you give people a reason to hate, dislike and not trust.
guess i’m going of on a tangent…
but agree weak people need laws and boundries as they are afraid or lack courage .. they can then ‘justify’ their action by saying i am following the law. the law is the law.
the strong person can justify any action by being honest and truthful as to why the did it. wheter the action is deemed good or bad.
The laws exist for that we live all in “good terms”, not only for the weak. The honesty is the best option in the life. Sometimes the ignorance returns the invisible honesty.
it is really an interesting question because my first reaction was to disagree. i ws thinking about f.e. dictatorial people such as fidel castro, who did not restore the constitutional law in Cuba as he had promised before he had gained power over his country.
but perhaps i am making a mistake in thinking.
i have a friend who actually ís a professional lawyer, she lies to the entire world, even her husband on the worst subjects. it is like a disease. but she knows how to handle the law: if it is not proven, it has not happened.
she lies because she’s afraid of admitting the truth and loose her shiny happy – not- life.
i know because we talked about this for years, untill recently because I quit doing it.
it is a difficult question.
I think that whenever we are in a ‘game’ we have to learn the rules and .. fight on ‘equal terms’. Learn ‘their’ language and ‘tricks’ so that we will be able to use them in ‘our favour’ eventually.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Tiene usted razón. La palabra destructiva despierta el Mal sin dejar pistas. Eso es lo que hace usted en su artículo; “Anotaciones en mi diario inexistente”, emplear la palabra destructivamente.Pues generaliza con mucha facilidad cuando dice: Las mujeres son sistematicamenet machacadas por los comentarios de sus maridos. Rece menos, y entienda la sicologia de las mujeres en cuanto al maltrato síquico hacia los hombres.
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22)
Beautiful. But it makes me worry about myself because I’m not patient, I’m not always gentle and I don’t always have self control. I do admire those who do though, as I see the peace they have within them.
the right ingredients..
I think Love and Joy are the ones more needed, and then throw in that a little bit of this and a little bit of that (patience, kindness, goodness, ….) and You are just fine, do not worry, BE HAPPY :D (as the song says!)
“Laws control the weak. Honesty controls the strong”……mmmm, suena injusto pero es cierto. Hay leyes en la vida que se convierten en una batalla campal, debido a sus consequencias. Por ejemplo: el diario vivir y encasillarse en ese mundo de la rutina que todo lo mata, uno podra exclamar y decir que “asi es la vida” o ir mas alla con “son las leyes de la vida”. Sin embargo yo me pregunto, de que leyes estamos hablando Senor Coelho y amigos? las leyes que nosotros mismos nos creamos? o aquellas que estan fuera de nuestro control? cuales?
En el otro lado de la moneda, “La honestidad controla al fuerte”. Esta frase la aprendi desde muy pequeno debido a mi crianza y ninez. La honestidad antes que todo, debe ser hacia uno mismo. Al ser honesto contigo mismo logras crear una fortaleza que al pasar el tiempo te evita tempestades y sufrimientos inutiles.
En lo personal, me ha tocado vivir ambos lados de la moneda. Espero compartir opinion con alguien mas. Esta frase de la semana me deja pensando en mucho.
Dear Insaghi,
What better teacher could you have had in your life than living both experiences as you said. When you experience that yourself, you can see what it really happens inside by closer.
Today people happens to be in pain only because they have forgotten to be honest at least with their selves.
Such a pity!For such a little we can get lost! I know a lot of people who see their selves in trouble because of this and others who have a great peace inside because honesty has helped them a lot, has grew them strong. I wish that to you to!
Before anything, thank you for your response and attention. I can assure you that a lot of people (people I know)suffers in a greater scale due to their lack of honesty within themselves. The result of all this, is the suffering and falling into something far more dangerous,which is the lack of indentity….it’s when you start losing who you are and become a leaf to the mercy of life’s winds….this (at least to me) causes me a great fear.
There has been times when I have lied to myself, but the experience of dishonesty towards myself, avoids me to fall in a lie within me.
Laws control the weak…Honesty controls the strong.
But then…the strong conrol the weak…
That equals:
Honesty controls the laws
Laws are very important and vital, without them it would be chaos and anarchy and we should respect and always obey to them for this…At the same time…laws are there to serve us…not for us to serve them…we shouldn’t forget that…The cause cannot be jusstified by the means, but the means, are justified by the cause…
The people are both strong and weak just like paulo said in his book “the devil and miss prym” people carried the devil and the angel in one body and what depends on which situation or side hold the dominance. but the honesty always do the things judged by their inside honor .that’s the means of “Strong”!
Paulo recently I had to write my own bio to be accepted into an organization; I was given 3 days to get this done along with an essay of a 1000 words or more, no tardiness accepted. I never wrote a bio let alone my own. Within these three days I received A Warrior’s Life bio of Paulo Coelho in the mail I read the first couple of pages, and I love what I have read so far, I’m not finished yet, but I love it so far. After reading just those few pages I realized I cheated myself when writing my bio because I didn’t want to list the things I felt I would be judged by in a negative way, now I as I sit and wait to hear an answer I really am upset that I wasn’t true to myself to my bio. Lesson well learned I should have known that if they don’t accept all of me pretty and ugly then I shouldn’t bother myself with this particular organization. So I told myself that I would rewrite my bio everything the pretty and the ugly and not feel ashamed of whom I am. I know its too late to turn in the true bio, but at least I will write it as I see it. Like my daddy always told me when someone ask you who you are tell them “I am who I am”.
Pessoal,
infelizmente só falo Português, mas estou lendo o primeiro livro do Paulo Coelho, porque alguém me emprestou. Estou ainda no começo, e estou pensando que não conhecia o cara. Achava que ele era apenas mais um burguês escrevendo coisas que os burgueses gostam para se sentirem inteligentes e normais, com isso tirando o dinheiro dos caras. Quando comecei a ler “Verônica quer morrer”, comecei também a ter outra idéia dele, e espero chegar ao fim e não me decepcionar descobrindo que estava certo antes.
Laws are often necessary to effect the desired changes in a weak society. Laws to the “weak” serve as their guiding light to avoid getting lost in the midst of confusion and struggle in their journey towards achieving their goal. But sometimes, laws are not enough to lead the “strong” who sometimes feel that they are above the law. What they need is simple but difficult to possess. What they need is somebody who has an honest heart with a sincere desire to bring out the goodness in all of its members. No ifs, no buts.
imagine this world
if everyone
were honest with themselves ;o)
I love honest laws… laws of the heart rule ;o)
I have nothing against other laws… if they serve an honest purpose.
but so many are corrupt aren’t they?
i think of oscar wilde’s quote..
“I have nothing to declare… except my genius”
when you have lost your way… and are ‘weak’
then laws may be useful…
to help you find and rebuild your way.
then, laws are a temporary path until honesty can lead the way unihibited and undeterred again.
But laws are not strong…
There are weak and strong people in prison, and many out of it. Not all weak people are controlled by the laws, or the world should shine better…
We all are weak and then strong, and then weak, and then strong. It depends on the stream of our rivers. But generally, humility is to see how weak we are; to, maybe, one day, becoming strong.
And if we are One, if my reality is the whole reality of everyone, as I can hear, here and there, more and more, then we are all as weak as strong, or we are not the both together.
One shouldn’t judge the weak.
If that person is the mirror of ourself, because we are all one, how can I judge?
Strength is to love everyone, as ourself. That’s the big strength, Men should pursue. And we have to admit we are far from that realness. Now, it’s about to know if we really love ourself.
Honesty is the best way to follow indeed, but honesty can’t be when we are first lying to ourselves, and others. If we are one, then, we all lie to ourselves. And so, it isn’t worth to judge our neighbour, as long as he makes mistakes.
Because we are not learning how to be strong in our society, but from school to be weak. Since all our society is built on a big lie. And noone tells the truth, by fear to be killed.
Considering, strength and weakness belongs to the soul, leads to what we could see during the WW2, as a little example. Dividing who deserve to be loved, and those who deserve to be rejected.
And so the theory of “We are One” is just fading away.
Lastly, If we are one, and if some governments are playing the fool, then we are all fools.
That’s why I’m considering that theory has its limits. Unless, we really decide to apply it, for evryone.
“If you speak it is necessary to you to know,
That those who give glances,
Angered,
will only want to see in their mirror,
What can suit to them”
Daniel balavoine -1985-
This reminds me of a true story I read yesterday, about a 91 year old englishman who was a prisoner of war.
Whilst most would dream of getting out, he swapped places, he broke the rules (and risked his own life on numerous occasions) to help the lives of prisoners held in the nearby Auschwitz camp.
It is the first time that this man had ever spoken publicly about his ordeal, he suffered hugely from post traumatic stress disorder after the war, but was recently reunited with one of the people he swapped with.
A brave, courageous man “with a head of red hair and a temperament to match, nothing would stop me” he says on the clip below.
Sometimes rules are unfair and need to be broken, and that takes extreme courage.
When they are selling you something the letter is delivered the next day,.. takes a bit longer if it is a claim.
They can also have catching tunes whilst you are waiting for them to answer the phone.
:)
The saying goes honesty is the best policy, and it should be that way for the weak and the strong.
But everyday we see in the papers or hear on the news how people in high positions in governments or banks have been totally dishonest. Is it because of their positions of power that they feel they are strong enough to be dishonest. If so they are only fooling themselves. These dishonest people who have the power control the weaker and less powerful people with their laws. How wonderful it is to see the weak revolt and stand up for their beliefs. They may be weaker but inside their soul is honest.
It is a kind of role reversal in a way. I will think more on this and look at it from a different angle..
love to you Paulo xx
it’s the weak who have been holding on, its teh weak who supported zesus ! India is considred to be a weak country, afterall so mnay times other civilisations sort of took over our lands, but tell u what the weak are not really that weak, whoever tookover our lands, be it british, or before than muslims, they all changed. there is an interetsing story, a hsitorical one and a contemporary one, which i will find time to share later in teh day today.
I had to come back, in part because I wrote the above comment forgetting few important details, as Paulo Coelho imprisoned for taking part at a revolt. In that regard, I strongly adhere to the idea that we must respect humanity and natural rights, the law of God, and sometimes break some wrong laws, for that, indeed one must be strong.
Heal,heal with your sword
Heal that heart,free the words
As long as we write we will not die
No one will ever take us away that light
The seasons will pass and time will fly
Justice will be made,no more time to cry
We are strong,we are many,we are one
Our heart on scale will not show crime
It is pure love and crystal clear
We have nothing to fear
They might scratch our heart
But they will never break us apart
Because the angels are here
And will not make us disappear
They will take our hands and carry on
Deceivers will die and we will return home
On golden days we shall walk
No more building and no more clock
Nothing else than pure love
And looking at the stars from the above
We shall remember that nothing fails
And then we shall say..
Why was I crying for?What did happen?
They don’t deserve our tears,now it’s their turn
When papers will fly and everything will burn
Their heart on the scale will not lie
It will reveal under the supreme Eye
And the beast of devoring souls
Will be waiting to eat those
Those who didn’t live who just pretend
To be the ones they are so far to be in the end
Poor are the souls who will fade away
All they did and all they said
Will go blowing in the wind forever
And then we shall see who will be remembered
That is very profound… I am a little speechless, mainly because I have been reading about angels last night and today and here tonight on the Blog are two posts that mention them…
great poem, but seems some anger is hidden. why wish them unwell, if at that moment god asks you, will u like to exhange places with teh fate of a sinner, u may !!
and being forgotten is not such a bad thing, just like being remembered is not such a great thing either. it seems paulo has put a story just for you today about that chap who refused an angels gifts, levaving it to god. !!
This has been written as my heart was broken as I felt someone else’s pain.Those words came out of the blue,the messenger is not important.Anger?Ask who put that in me…nevermind.Paulo putting a story for me?humm..lol,whatever Aditya,you’re kind of funny.
Thank you Pandora!For Romeo and Juliet without egoist!Much love to you!
And special thanks to Mighty Daniel!A really nice person and a great poet!:)
Heart: But also if we count out relativity and instincts, we are all dishonest. (If world seen as black and white). And Heart – lawyer by a proffession, or personality? Or both?
But I think politics are even less honest, actually. :-s
I’m not sure it would be possible to prove lawyers lie more than other professions at work or at home. Yes, we all ‘know’ politicians lie all the time too, and a large percentage politicians are lawyers. Perhaps, it is a knowledge thing. In general my experience is academics lie more. Perhaps, the higher education the more lies? For instance, psychologists, who knows ‘everybody lies’ have a different attitude about lying. So, my take is, the more comfortable one is with lying, the more it will happen at work AND at home.
why what happned, why single our lawers alone, although u are right, funnily enough, clue is hidden right in teh word, lawer – liar. i have had occassion to intercat with a big lawer once and i came out amazed at a total lack of ethics in that persons life, although he was rich and succefful and i was impressed by the grandeur of his settings, but …… u know we have a sying here, when 1000 criminals die a lawer is born, a condensed ofform of all their criminality, sorry if any good lawers are around here ( if u are good you must be doing pro bono work and living on shoestring budget ) exceptions just prove a rule !!
What happened? Oh, we have one lawyer in my family, he is young and in the beginning of his career as an international lawyer, my first cousin. Him, growing up, I see him as a very honest, decent lovely young man. Now, I’m reading his disputably thesis twisting every discussion here and there, and it’s just a ‘game’ where I fail to see common sense and heart anymore.
Myself I have never been involved in any Court Cases, thank god. The college where I worked in Norway, coworkers of mine sued each other! It was really nasty, and often it was a question of who had the most money to get the best lawyer to get a decision one way or the other. No way was it a matter of justice, but of who were the better liar!
In the USA, the whole judicial system is ridiculous, and in my opinion has little to do with justice anymore. When a lady can sue MacDonald because she spill coffee she had bought there, and there were no warning on the coffee mug that it could be spilled, and she won millions, then hello! When O.J.Simpson can go free of murder! Just wait and see next year, when the Gitmo prisoners will be getting American trails in New York, it’s all going to be a BIG SHOW, and have nothing to do with justice for the victims.
And writers “tell stories” for a living, teachers impart their knowledge as “truth”, nurses sometimes tell people they will be fine when they are dying, on occasion architects tell you that a particular material has superior insulating qualities when really it will look nice in their portfolio, graphic designers tell you the font is Helvetica when its really Arial, dentists say you need crowns when all you need is a filling or two, salesmen tell you that you need the deluxe model plus the golf clubs that go with it, politicians tell you what you want to hear, cooks tell you it was made fresh this morning, actors?!? Need I say more!? Children tell you how they feel, if you will listen…
Thank you all! I have the LAW in the family as you know. My husband I believe has been an exception; he is a ‘rare’ case of honest lawyer and this is the reason, I think, that his clients come to consult him, even now that he is retired. They trust him.
Regarding my daughters, who both have studied Law, one of them is a Senior Registrar at the Court and the other one is a Law Lecturer. Both hated … practising law. As for me, I had to appoint another Lawyer for my personal cases; so says the Ethics of the Lawyers!! And I say this is so, in order for the Lawyers to be able to .. settle the cases. As for me, I am a … bad client, because with all the legal books and laws at my .. disposal I am … more than a … Lawyer!! I know both sides of the coin!! My rights and my duties. KNOWLEDGE IS MIGHT!
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Great point Daniel…it is wrong to scapegoat the lawyers, when all they do is give the society what we want for the buck. I’m sure we all lie more in 2009 than our grandparents did back in 1930! I believe the level of lying is escalating for most people. One example I have mention before is the creativity in people when they call in sick (not being sick of course) My god the things we come up with to get a day off work :))
Our conscience is the … Law!
Our Will IN TUNE with our Father’s on Heaven is our Way, because he is the Alpha and the Omega, the Start and the End and ‘He is the Way, the Truth and Life’. The one who wants may ..follow me, Jesus tells us.
I didn’t understand this sentence dear Thelma..
I don’t know why I feel that it contradicts the rest of the statement (being in tune with God)..
can you please explain that for me?
Love,
Tarek
Dear Tarek, thank you for reading me..
I am going to try to explain what I mean:
Our being humans is a … contradiction by itself! We are material, mortal bodies with an eternal soul, the sparkle of Divine LIGHT, Wisdom and love. We think, act, proceed in life according to our character, temporary self, under a name, nationality, religion, our MASK. We are here in order to .. learn; to learn, to find the Truth and we live according to … our ‘principles’ and ..our ‘up-to -the minute’ selves. We resonate, vibrate as our Inner self is. We mirror our Soul. Our thoughts, actions, words are the ..result of WHO WE ARE. I think that we are like … a music note! When we play ‘do’ the result is to ..hear ‘do’!
Our conscience is our ..bond with our ..actions! It is our.. JUDGE. It is our .. battlefield. It is how we step the .. Ladder upwards. Sometimes we may … lose our .. balance and slip ..down. But our Way is a way towards the Light.
THE WILL OF GOD is THE LAW! If we are able to forget our Ego and let ourselves be ‘in tune’ with Him then our Will is in accordance with His Will. His WILL is LOVE.
I also think and believe that the .. criminal of today is the ..Saint of tomorrow. We just must learn how to ..love our enemies and those who have hurt us, because they acted this way because they are ‘in ignorance’ and the Law is to ..learn how to BE LOVE.
Of course, the above, are my personal views and ideas that are the result of my ..Journey.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Dear Thelma,
Thank you for your answer and I appreciate your sharing of your personal views with (me) us!
I guess I had to think more about what you wrote before i can comment on it..
Love,
tarek
Dear Thelma,
I think that mere existence is an Tune act with the creator, be it bodies or souls, light or darkness, no difference.
The conscious role here is to become conscious of this fact and by that be in tune with its real nature which will lead to harmony..
If not, the result will be that ego/conscious will be playing an out of tune note and will be foreign to its true nature causing all sorts of depressions,wars,hate,..etc..
Wish you great day.
Tarek
I really like your sentence ‘Our conscience is the law’
I also find a lot of truth in that. I think each person has varying degrees of conscience.
For conversation sake, if our conscience is law, then it would be correct to say ‘conscience controls the weak, honesty controls the strong.’ So, to avoid being weak, how do we get rid of the conscience??
that is what it is, honesty is teh best policy, but it can not be aheard or borrowed understanding, it has to be one’s own conclusion, based on on’s own life expereinces. for that we may have to test, we may have to be dishonest at times to see what happnes.
“He who hopes to grow in spirit,
will have to transcend obedience and respect
He ‘ll hold to some laws,
BUT HE WILL MOSTLY VIOLATE
both laws and custom
and go BEYOND the established inadequate norm
…………………….
” excerpt from my favourite poem of Cavafy
and it continues..
“Sensual pleasures will have much to teach him
he won’t be afraid of the destructive act
Half the house will have to come down
this way he will grow virtuously into wisdom”
-Growing in Spirit – Constantine Cavafy
The strong ones GROW in spirit.. face Life with honesty, and everyday, they leave their ‘castles’ and fight the good fight..
lighting the lamp for all the others who are still in the dark
that is how we become strong, by experimenting with laws and customs, it results in much pain, but life was not awareded to us to shun pain, ife was awarded to discover that which is timeless, honesty, sincerity ….
florishing ! honesty florishes and it brings spring to teh face of teh person who is inhenrently honest, being honest for fear of laws is worse than being dishonest, better to be dishonest, be at odds with law, bear teh consequences and see for oneself why honesty is teh best, the most long lasting policy.
I should think I am strong? I just love honesty, but I try to respect laws too…Dont wish to go to jail. In fact, honesty is the natural thing, and a law is imposed,is coming as a prohibition from outside. Honesty is a thing one chose…I guess.
but honesty does not control the strong ! the strong radiate honesty !
Britain has an interesting system of constituion, non written, convention decides what is right, what the law should be, i guess in a way that is superior to written down stuff, becuase what the strong, the honest do should be the law !!
But they have turned the ‘Right is Might’ to .. ‘Might=Power is Right’, which is the Law of the Jungle, dear friend Aditya! Divide and ..Reign! ;-] And another axiom also says: If you cannot fight them, join them!!!! So the Laws are made to … measures!!! Human made!
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
good u are in love with this phrase and i am in love with …
Thelma, my freind,
yes they have turned are turning it all into a jungle law, might is right, but i guess we are talking of inner strength here, persons who are strong from within, who don’t need crutches of money, popularity, fame etc etce to feel strong, say someone like zesus, now what did he have, but what he had continues to radiate even all these years after he walked this earth in flesh and blood. the laws that we see in society are mostly to keep the weak in check, have u noticed the moment u abadon your craving for anything, u are free from it, that is why they say renounciation, an internal renounciation wherein you enjoy all that world has to offer, but don’t loose your sleep over anything is said to be the path to freedom !
Maybe after all, the Law keeps us Low….
the honest are strong like eagles that FLY…
Love and Graditude
Annie
…’as above so below’ dear eagle…<3
I know of one person who thinks he is so strong that he conrols everything around him but never obey laws…that even the law of gravity, if he could, he will disobey…LOL!!..
Laws are not for to control the weak but to create order..without law/rules there will be chaos…
I’d say, the weak controls the law, the honest and the strong obey laws because the strong desires order..the weak attracts to chaos…
Tiger Woods running at… the woods to escape from the metal golf club….
Love you sis
Love and Graditude
Annie
Smiling. Yup. A fourth mistress appeared today…they will all chase him to the woods!
Poor man! Not!
Heart
xxx
i think its very true that honesty control the strong , but i think that sometimes we are forced to follow rules (especially social rules)that we are against just to satisfy people that we love (parents , family , lover…) and then we put on masks and start to be professional liers with ourselves and then with others …so i think honesty control the strong but sometimes it become a victim of traditions …
Put this great quote in context of romantic love. Honesty, two hearts love each other and agree to commit to each other. The Law, get a judicial agreement, to prove your intentions to the whole society, and make sure one or the other don’t get screwed.
Just yesterday, I heard Tiger Woods and his lovely Sweedish swimsuit model wife, went to a lawyer re negotiating their pre-nuptial agreement. Originally she will get 20 million dollars if they divorce after ten years. Now that Tiger Woods is cough cheating with at least 3 different women, is the immediate reaction from the heart, oh let’s make as much money from this. Kobe Bryan bought his wife a knock out diamond when he was caught cheating. One reporter says she understand Tiger Woods cheat when it seems the first thing his wife now think about is re negotiating their lawful wedding agreement. Well, also she apparently hit him with a metal golf club and chased him out of their home, and supposedly called one of the mistress up and smashed the phone on the floor. Another ‘happy’ divorce coming to mind was how Heather Mills squeezed as much as she could out of Paul McCartney. Oh god, isn’t it nasty when law take over! But we don’t want to be completely exploited by the men either. I must admit, having married a man who was divorced and with children, I made sure to get a contract saying nobody can claim our house except me and my husband, before I took up a large mortgage to buy one!!
Love,
heart
Ahhhhh! a very smart Heart!
How old were the children when you married? Even step-children who are out of the house can cause trouble for a second marriage. On the other hand, step-children can be pleasant gift, too.
Thanks for sharing. In a male celebrity’s defense, I must say that it has to be difficult (I was going to say hard, but….) for them when so many women flaunt themselves in front and all over them. Most humans love attention and being told that they are beautiful. Ohhhh they “dig it” not realizing that the compliment giver is really looking to be the monetary receiver. Then it all rolls along … nice at first … then down to the dark depth of embarrassment and pain later. Ohhhh yeah, they dug it at first …. now they have to dig themselves out and it stinks for more than them. Think of all the people who are affected by Tiger’s lovely choices.
Something for us all to ponder….
Love ya,
Lainee
Hi Elaine,
All I tried to say is, Honesty in 2009 doesn’t cut it, we have to think about legal implications even in romantic relationships, even though it takes all the romance away!
Love & admiration,
Heart
I think you were extremely smart to insist that the contract when your way in case of death,etc. It has definitely been a change for you to move to the Phoenix area. Protect yourself. As Paulo has said and I will paraphrase … Always have an exit plan, even in the best of situations …. In your case it’s a stay plan. :-)
Love ya,
Lainee
Honesty lives in a person, without any visual, mental distinction, without asking for their name, sex, age, religious beliefs, proffession, personal choises, medical diagnosis. If to say, that the truth shall set us free, and lets us love on a different level, then yes… in that way, honesty controls. Because You do not want to be corrupted, living a lie.
The United Nations’ Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (2000) recognises that women are often in an unequal power situation and make decisions because of their lack of choices or the authority of the person or persons with whom they are dealing. In the protocol, trafficking covers a wide range of activities, including sexual exploitation, forced labour, and organ removal. It also holds that consent is not absolute – where secured through threats, deception, abuse of power, or other ways of gaining control over another person, consent is irrelevant.
http://www.takebackthetech.net/know-more/trafficking-women
Ο νόμος δημιουργήθηκε για να προάγει την κοινωνική ευταξία και τη δικαιοσύνη.
Απέναντι στο νόμο όλοι είναι και πρέπει να είναι ίσοι.
Ο νόμος δεν δημιουργήθηκε για ορισμένη κατηγορία πολιτών δημιουργήθηκε για όλους.
Δεν δημιουργήθηκε μόνο για τους αδύναμους τους παραβάτες αλλά και για αυτούς που είναι τίμιοι, αν ο νόμος έκανε αυτές τις διακρίσεις τότε δεν θα ήταν νόμος και επομένως δεν θα υπήρχε κανένας λόγος να υπακοούμε σε αυτόν.
Η τιμιότητα είναι αρετή, είναι ηθικός κώδικας και ως εκ τούτου δεν υποχρεωτική αντιθέτως η τήρηση του νόμου είναι υποχρεωτική.
Ας μην ξεχνάμε πως ο Θεός δεν έδωσε μόνο τις δέκα εντολές για τους αμαρτωλούς αλλά και για τους ενάρετους και αυτό το έκανε , ώστε οι αμαρτωλοί να έχουν τη δυνατότητα νά μεταννοούν και οι εναρέτοι να είναι ταπεινοί έχοντας πάντα υπόψη τους ότι είναι πολύ εύκολο να γίνεις αμαρτωλός αρκεί να παραβείς μία εντολή.
Από τα παραπάνω θέλω να καταλήξω ότι ο νόμος έχει την ίδια ακριβώς αξία αφού προσδιορίζει τις ποινές δίνει τη δυνατότητα στον αδύναμο να υποβληθεί στη ποινή και έτσι να επανορθώσει.
Ταυτόχρονα υπενθυμίζει σε όλους τους δυνατούς ότι αρκεί μια παράβαση του νόμου για να μην τους ελέγχει η τιμιότητα και τότε θα ελεγχθούν και θα κριθούν, όπως και οι αδύναμοι.
About Justice…
” God blesses those people who are treated badly for doing right. They belong to the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:10
Love and Graditude
Annie
So beautiful. Thank you.
Thank you, Annie!
i hope so
but does god reward good intentions???..because at the moment no matter what i do it does not seem right
hey Annie..i hope its true..but then who has seen the heaven? what matters is our life time..the time when we are alive.isn’t it?
with love,
Naveli
what matters is that you trust yourself as God has in you and try to be who you are ..then this lifetime can be Heaven…
Love and Graditude
Annie
Beautiful Swannie, thank you.
I love you.
LOVE,
Mamma Thelma xxx
Most people think that being honest is not lying. Yes, this is part of it and many men are strong because of this belief. The strongest men, and I will follow DEN ROD here by calling them “Superheros,” are those who “quietly” display TRUTH TELLING, TRUTH SPEAKING, TRUTH LIVING, and TRUTH LOVING.
Think of those with whom you associate. Which ones can be considered HONEST? Smile as you think of them. Then thank them for being a beautiful part of your life.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SO HONEST. YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME SO MUCH. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
:-) :-) :-) ;-) ;-) ;-) :-) ;-)
Lainee
Which ones can be considered HONEST? Smile as you think of them. Then thank them for being a beautiful part of your life.
this indeed did make me smile. thanks
thats a very interesting view and i understand it
weak people need laws and boundries to govern them
the strong and honest person doesnt as they will always be able to justify their actions
i always tell my friend if you are honest no one will hate you or dislike you. they may not like what they hear (the truth hurts and all that), but they will not hate you. honesty is the best policy
lie, and you give people a reason to hate, dislike and not trust.
guess i’m going of on a tangent…
but agree weak people need laws and boundries as they are afraid or lack courage .. they can then ‘justify’ their action by saying i am following the law. the law is the law.
the strong person can justify any action by being honest and truthful as to why the did it. wheter the action is deemed good or bad.
thats me done for tonite . peace all
The laws exist for that we live all in “good terms”, not only for the weak. The honesty is the best option in the life. Sometimes the ignorance returns the invisible honesty.
Light & Love,
Laws control the weak. Honesty controls the strong.
I think that most laws protect the weak from the ’strong’! And thank God for that!
Good evening everyone! :)
it is really an interesting question because my first reaction was to disagree. i ws thinking about f.e. dictatorial people such as fidel castro, who did not restore the constitutional law in Cuba as he had promised before he had gained power over his country.
but perhaps i am making a mistake in thinking.
i have a friend who actually ís a professional lawyer, she lies to the entire world, even her husband on the worst subjects. it is like a disease. but she knows how to handle the law: if it is not proven, it has not happened.
she lies because she’s afraid of admitting the truth and loose her shiny happy – not- life.
i know because we talked about this for years, untill recently because I quit doing it.
it is a difficult question.
Accept no BS, carry no BS.
I have to ask… what is BS dear Anca??
dearest Annie, I didn’t know if Paulo allows the word ‘bullshit’ on his site, that’s why I used BS :)
we would never know if you hadn’t tried it ;o)
Nature is the manifestation of Logos.
Everything is NOUS/Mind.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.
Reinhold Niebuhr
I agree Mr. Paulo :)
Honesty is always the best policy… but don’t expect insurance to guarantee justice…
…walk in love…yes…thank you Paul!
sometimes ‘justICE’-laws- is ‘cold’ as ICE for hot honesTEA…….. they do not go together….
Love and Graditude
Annie
I love your imagination Annie. The way you make things look like.
Love
Olta
always love your tendency to twist words!!! ;-DDDD
(sweet as honey..or hANNIE!!!!)
I like ICE-TEA dear Annie ;) especially when it is laced with a little something… nice ;) Love, Paul
Then you too have a good imagination dera Olta Ana ;) Love, Paul
And with climate change, what do we all need more of? Just..ice..tea.
AAA rating Annie ! Always Ace…
A tall tall glass of ICE TEA to all of you, Olta Ana, Emi, Daniel, and to you Paul laced with your little favourite something ;o) <3
Love and Graditude
Annie
A good one, Annie :))
I think that whenever we are in a ‘game’ we have to learn the rules and .. fight on ‘equal terms’. Learn ‘their’ language and ‘tricks’ so that we will be able to use them in ‘our favour’ eventually.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Well that’s a honest and true quotation Paul. Unfortunately! heheheheh
Love
Olta
True….so true… and still worth it.
Except when your husband asks how much money you spent!
Or when it is your wife’s birthday and she asks how much money you DIDN’T spend..! ;)
Tiene usted razón. La palabra destructiva despierta el Mal sin dejar pistas. Eso es lo que hace usted en su artículo; “Anotaciones en mi diario inexistente”, emplear la palabra destructivamente.Pues generaliza con mucha facilidad cuando dice: Las mujeres son sistematicamenet machacadas por los comentarios de sus maridos. Rece menos, y entienda la sicologia de las mujeres en cuanto al maltrato síquico hacia los hombres.
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22)
I like it! Very appropriate. Thank you.
Beautiful. But it makes me worry about myself because I’m not patient, I’m not always gentle and I don’t always have self control. I do admire those who do though, as I see the peace they have within them.
the right ingredients..
I think Love and Joy are the ones more needed, and then throw in that a little bit of this and a little bit of that (patience, kindness, goodness, ….) and You are just fine, do not worry, BE HAPPY :D (as the song says!)
Love and Graditude
Annie
Nobody is perfect dear Kathleen. Don’t worry about that. Just keep looking forward them, to have them, if you really want to. God will help you.
Good luck
Love
Olta
We are all human…It would not be possible to be ALL things at ALL times. We just try our best..Theresa
Hola a todos:
“Laws control the weak. Honesty controls the strong”……mmmm, suena injusto pero es cierto. Hay leyes en la vida que se convierten en una batalla campal, debido a sus consequencias. Por ejemplo: el diario vivir y encasillarse en ese mundo de la rutina que todo lo mata, uno podra exclamar y decir que “asi es la vida” o ir mas alla con “son las leyes de la vida”. Sin embargo yo me pregunto, de que leyes estamos hablando Senor Coelho y amigos? las leyes que nosotros mismos nos creamos? o aquellas que estan fuera de nuestro control? cuales?
En el otro lado de la moneda, “La honestidad controla al fuerte”. Esta frase la aprendi desde muy pequeno debido a mi crianza y ninez. La honestidad antes que todo, debe ser hacia uno mismo. Al ser honesto contigo mismo logras crear una fortaleza que al pasar el tiempo te evita tempestades y sufrimientos inutiles.
En lo personal, me ha tocado vivir ambos lados de la moneda. Espero compartir opinion con alguien mas. Esta frase de la semana me deja pensando en mucho.
Gracias.
Dear Insaghi,
What better teacher could you have had in your life than living both experiences as you said. When you experience that yourself, you can see what it really happens inside by closer.
Today people happens to be in pain only because they have forgotten to be honest at least with their selves.
Such a pity!For such a little we can get lost! I know a lot of people who see their selves in trouble because of this and others who have a great peace inside because honesty has helped them a lot, has grew them strong. I wish that to you to!
Love
Olta
Dear Olta:
Before anything, thank you for your response and attention. I can assure you that a lot of people (people I know)suffers in a greater scale due to their lack of honesty within themselves. The result of all this, is the suffering and falling into something far more dangerous,which is the lack of indentity….it’s when you start losing who you are and become a leaf to the mercy of life’s winds….this (at least to me) causes me a great fear.
There has been times when I have lied to myself, but the experience of dishonesty towards myself, avoids me to fall in a lie within me.
Thank you once again,
Inzaghi
Laws control the weak…Honesty controls the strong.
But then…the strong conrol the weak…
That equals:
Honesty controls the laws
Laws are very important and vital, without them it would be chaos and anarchy and we should respect and always obey to them for this…At the same time…laws are there to serve us…not for us to serve them…we shouldn’t forget that…The cause cannot be jusstified by the means, but the means, are justified by the cause…
Best Regards
Your quotation looks familiar to me.
The weak is controlled by force and the strong is able to control his own self.
The people are both strong and weak just like paulo said in his book “the devil and miss prym” people carried the devil and the angel in one body and what depends on which situation or side hold the dominance. but the honesty always do the things judged by their inside honor .that’s the means of “Strong”!
When u r strong u don’t need any law to tell u what to do as honesty is what drives u. But is not about “control” as all is a matter of choice.
loveNlight
Gabi
Great saying!
Paulo recently I had to write my own bio to be accepted into an organization; I was given 3 days to get this done along with an essay of a 1000 words or more, no tardiness accepted. I never wrote a bio let alone my own. Within these three days I received A Warrior’s Life bio of Paulo Coelho in the mail I read the first couple of pages, and I love what I have read so far, I’m not finished yet, but I love it so far. After reading just those few pages I realized I cheated myself when writing my bio because I didn’t want to list the things I felt I would be judged by in a negative way, now I as I sit and wait to hear an answer I really am upset that I wasn’t true to myself to my bio. Lesson well learned I should have known that if they don’t accept all of me pretty and ugly then I shouldn’t bother myself with this particular organization. So I told myself that I would rewrite my bio everything the pretty and the ugly and not feel ashamed of whom I am. I know its too late to turn in the true bio, but at least I will write it as I see it. Like my daddy always told me when someone ask you who you are tell them “I am who I am”.
That’s Beauty in imperfection
Dear Celestial, be always proud of who you are. Your daddy’s words are very wise.
loveNligh
Gabi
Pessoal,
infelizmente só falo Português, mas estou lendo o primeiro livro do Paulo Coelho, porque alguém me emprestou. Estou ainda no começo, e estou pensando que não conhecia o cara. Achava que ele era apenas mais um burguês escrevendo coisas que os burgueses gostam para se sentirem inteligentes e normais, com isso tirando o dinheiro dos caras. Quando comecei a ler “Verônica quer morrer”, comecei também a ter outra idéia dele, e espero chegar ao fim e não me decepcionar descobrindo que estava certo antes.
Laws are often necessary to effect the desired changes in a weak society. Laws to the “weak” serve as their guiding light to avoid getting lost in the midst of confusion and struggle in their journey towards achieving their goal. But sometimes, laws are not enough to lead the “strong” who sometimes feel that they are above the law. What they need is simple but difficult to possess. What they need is somebody who has an honest heart with a sincere desire to bring out the goodness in all of its members. No ifs, no buts.
imagine this world
if everyone
were honest with themselves ;o)
I love honest laws… laws of the heart rule ;o)
I have nothing against other laws… if they serve an honest purpose.
but so many are corrupt aren’t they?
i think of oscar wilde’s quote..
“I have nothing to declare… except my genius”
but the converse is true also..
when you have lost your way… and are ‘weak’
then laws may be useful…
to help you find and rebuild your way.
then, laws are a temporary path until honesty can lead the way unihibited and undeterred again.
I think there are fundamental laws that govern all our lives, that no man or woman created.
From The Prophet by Kalil Gibran
“They see only their shadows, and their shadows are their laws.
And what is the sun to them but a caster of shadows?
And what is it to acknowledge the laws but to stoop down and trace their shadows upon the earth?
But you who walk facing the sun, what images drawn on the earth can hold you?
You who travel with the wind, what weathervane shall direct your course?
What man’s law shall bind you if you break your yoke but upon no man’s prison door?
What laws shall you fear if you dance but stumble against no man’s iron chains?
And who is he that shall bring you to judgment if you tear off your garment yet leave it in no man’s path?
People of Orphalese, you can muffle the drum, and you can loosen the strings of the lyre, but who shall command the skylark not to sing? “
Thanks for sharing.
But laws are not strong…
There are weak and strong people in prison, and many out of it. Not all weak people are controlled by the laws, or the world should shine better…
We all are weak and then strong, and then weak, and then strong. It depends on the stream of our rivers. But generally, humility is to see how weak we are; to, maybe, one day, becoming strong.
And if we are One, if my reality is the whole reality of everyone, as I can hear, here and there, more and more, then we are all as weak as strong, or we are not the both together.
One shouldn’t judge the weak.
If that person is the mirror of ourself, because we are all one, how can I judge?
Strength is to love everyone, as ourself. That’s the big strength, Men should pursue. And we have to admit we are far from that realness. Now, it’s about to know if we really love ourself.
Honesty is the best way to follow indeed, but honesty can’t be when we are first lying to ourselves, and others. If we are one, then, we all lie to ourselves. And so, it isn’t worth to judge our neighbour, as long as he makes mistakes.
Because we are not learning how to be strong in our society, but from school to be weak. Since all our society is built on a big lie. And noone tells the truth, by fear to be killed.
Considering, strength and weakness belongs to the soul, leads to what we could see during the WW2, as a little example. Dividing who deserve to be loved, and those who deserve to be rejected.
And so the theory of “We are One” is just fading away.
Lastly, If we are one, and if some governments are playing the fool, then we are all fools.
That’s why I’m considering that theory has its limits. Unless, we really decide to apply it, for evryone.
“If you speak it is necessary to you to know,
That those who give glances,
Angered,
will only want to see in their mirror,
What can suit to them”
Daniel balavoine -1985-
Usually laws are made by few to control the masses.
Honesty is a self made decision that free the person from the grip of the laws of masses.
Good point, dear Tarek! Thank you
Love and Graditude
Annie
“Ах небосвод светлей сердолика.Прозрачен он и пуст.”
This reminds me of a true story I read yesterday, about a 91 year old englishman who was a prisoner of war.
Whilst most would dream of getting out, he swapped places, he broke the rules (and risked his own life on numerous occasions) to help the lives of prisoners held in the nearby Auschwitz camp.
It is the first time that this man had ever spoken publicly about his ordeal, he suffered hugely from post traumatic stress disorder after the war, but was recently reunited with one of the people he swapped with.
A brave, courageous man “with a head of red hair and a temperament to match, nothing would stop me” he says on the clip below.
Sometimes rules are unfair and need to be broken, and that takes extreme courage.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8382457.stm
When they are selling you something the letter is delivered the next day,.. takes a bit longer if it is a claim.
They can also have catching tunes whilst you are waiting for them to answer the phone.
:)
The saying goes honesty is the best policy, and it should be that way for the weak and the strong.
But everyday we see in the papers or hear on the news how people in high positions in governments or banks have been totally dishonest. Is it because of their positions of power that they feel they are strong enough to be dishonest. If so they are only fooling themselves. These dishonest people who have the power control the weaker and less powerful people with their laws. How wonderful it is to see the weak revolt and stand up for their beliefs. They may be weaker but inside their soul is honest.
It is a kind of role reversal in a way. I will think more on this and look at it from a different angle..
love to you Paulo xx
Angela !
it’s the weak who have been holding on, its teh weak who supported zesus ! India is considred to be a weak country, afterall so mnay times other civilisations sort of took over our lands, but tell u what the weak are not really that weak, whoever tookover our lands, be it british, or before than muslims, they all changed. there is an interetsing story, a hsitorical one and a contemporary one, which i will find time to share later in teh day today.
love
aditya
I had to come back, in part because I wrote the above comment forgetting few important details, as Paulo Coelho imprisoned for taking part at a revolt. In that regard, I strongly adhere to the idea that we must respect humanity and natural rights, the law of God, and sometimes break some wrong laws, for that, indeed one must be strong.
Heal,heal with your sword
Heal that heart,free the words
As long as we write we will not die
No one will ever take us away that light
The seasons will pass and time will fly
Justice will be made,no more time to cry
We are strong,we are many,we are one
Our heart on scale will not show crime
It is pure love and crystal clear
We have nothing to fear
They might scratch our heart
But they will never break us apart
Because the angels are here
And will not make us disappear
They will take our hands and carry on
Deceivers will die and we will return home
On golden days we shall walk
No more building and no more clock
Nothing else than pure love
And looking at the stars from the above
We shall remember that nothing fails
And then we shall say..
Why was I crying for?What did happen?
They don’t deserve our tears,now it’s their turn
When papers will fly and everything will burn
Their heart on the scale will not lie
It will reveal under the supreme Eye
And the beast of devoring souls
Will be waiting to eat those
Those who didn’t live who just pretend
To be the ones they are so far to be in the end
Poor are the souls who will fade away
All they did and all they said
Will go blowing in the wind forever
And then we shall see who will be remembered
Candie
Dear Candie
That is very profound… I am a little speechless, mainly because I have been reading about angels last night and today and here tonight on the Blog are two posts that mention them…
Care for a dance? : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUmq1cpcglQ
Prokofiev: The Dance of the Knights : Romeo & Juliet
Thank you very much
With love
Pandora
An honest life is freedom and not bound by mortal laws.
Thanks Candie, beautiful words.
With love, Daniel
candie !
great poem, but seems some anger is hidden. why wish them unwell, if at that moment god asks you, will u like to exhange places with teh fate of a sinner, u may !!
and being forgotten is not such a bad thing, just like being remembered is not such a great thing either. it seems paulo has put a story just for you today about that chap who refused an angels gifts, levaving it to god. !!
love
aditya
This has been written as my heart was broken as I felt someone else’s pain.Those words came out of the blue,the messenger is not important.Anger?Ask who put that in me…nevermind.Paulo putting a story for me?humm..lol,whatever Aditya,you’re kind of funny.
Thank you Pandora!For Romeo and Juliet without egoist!Much love to you!
And special thanks to Mighty Daniel!A really nice person and a great poet!:)
Yes, nobody is more dishonest than a lawyer!
;-] !!!!!
BFF.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
I wasn’t too harsh BFF? They lie for a living, right!!
Love,
Heart
xxx
Heart: But also if we count out relativity and instincts, we are all dishonest. (If world seen as black and white). And Heart – lawyer by a proffession, or personality? Or both?
But I think politics are even less honest, actually. :-s
PS! Good point on the concience, Thelma!
Love,
L.
I agree about the politicians!!! ditto!!
Love and Graditude
Annie
Liina dear & Annie,
I’m not sure it would be possible to prove lawyers lie more than other professions at work or at home. Yes, we all ‘know’ politicians lie all the time too, and a large percentage politicians are lawyers. Perhaps, it is a knowledge thing. In general my experience is academics lie more. Perhaps, the higher education the more lies? For instance, psychologists, who knows ‘everybody lies’ have a different attitude about lying. So, my take is, the more comfortable one is with lying, the more it will happen at work AND at home.
Love & admiration,
Heart
HI heart !!
why what happned, why single our lawers alone, although u are right, funnily enough, clue is hidden right in teh word, lawer – liar. i have had occassion to intercat with a big lawer once and i came out amazed at a total lack of ethics in that persons life, although he was rich and succefful and i was impressed by the grandeur of his settings, but …… u know we have a sying here, when 1000 criminals die a lawer is born, a condensed ofform of all their criminality, sorry if any good lawers are around here ( if u are good you must be doing pro bono work and living on shoestring budget ) exceptions just prove a rule !!
love
aditya
Hi Aditya!
How are you old chap? :)
What happened? Oh, we have one lawyer in my family, he is young and in the beginning of his career as an international lawyer, my first cousin. Him, growing up, I see him as a very honest, decent lovely young man. Now, I’m reading his disputably thesis twisting every discussion here and there, and it’s just a ‘game’ where I fail to see common sense and heart anymore.
Myself I have never been involved in any Court Cases, thank god. The college where I worked in Norway, coworkers of mine sued each other! It was really nasty, and often it was a question of who had the most money to get the best lawyer to get a decision one way or the other. No way was it a matter of justice, but of who were the better liar!
In the USA, the whole judicial system is ridiculous, and in my opinion has little to do with justice anymore. When a lady can sue MacDonald because she spill coffee she had bought there, and there were no warning on the coffee mug that it could be spilled, and she won millions, then hello! When O.J.Simpson can go free of murder! Just wait and see next year, when the Gitmo prisoners will be getting American trails in New York, it’s all going to be a BIG SHOW, and have nothing to do with justice for the victims.
So, guess this is how I have formed my opinion.
Love & admiration,
Heart
And writers “tell stories” for a living, teachers impart their knowledge as “truth”, nurses sometimes tell people they will be fine when they are dying, on occasion architects tell you that a particular material has superior insulating qualities when really it will look nice in their portfolio, graphic designers tell you the font is Helvetica when its really Arial, dentists say you need crowns when all you need is a filling or two, salesmen tell you that you need the deluxe model plus the golf clubs that go with it, politicians tell you what you want to hear, cooks tell you it was made fresh this morning, actors?!? Need I say more!? Children tell you how they feel, if you will listen…
Thank you all! I have the LAW in the family as you know. My husband I believe has been an exception; he is a ‘rare’ case of honest lawyer and this is the reason, I think, that his clients come to consult him, even now that he is retired. They trust him.
Regarding my daughters, who both have studied Law, one of them is a Senior Registrar at the Court and the other one is a Law Lecturer. Both hated … practising law. As for me, I had to appoint another Lawyer for my personal cases; so says the Ethics of the Lawyers!! And I say this is so, in order for the Lawyers to be able to .. settle the cases. As for me, I am a … bad client, because with all the legal books and laws at my .. disposal I am … more than a … Lawyer!! I know both sides of the coin!! My rights and my duties. KNOWLEDGE IS MIGHT!
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
p.s. Well I mean ‘to ask for his advice!!’T.
Great point Daniel…it is wrong to scapegoat the lawyers, when all they do is give the society what we want for the buck. I’m sure we all lie more in 2009 than our grandparents did back in 1930! I believe the level of lying is escalating for most people. One example I have mention before is the creativity in people when they call in sick (not being sick of course) My god the things we come up with to get a day off work :))
Love & admiration,
Heart
Our conscience is the … Law!
Our Will IN TUNE with our Father’s on Heaven is our Way, because he is the Alpha and the Omega, the Start and the End and ‘He is the Way, the Truth and Life’. The one who wants may ..follow me, Jesus tells us.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Thank you Mamma …
Beatiful spoken..I am in sunc with your post <3
Love and Graditude
Annie
And our … thoughts are … synchronized, Swannie!! Remember writing the same things simultaneously!!l-[
LOVE,
Mamma Thelma xxx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32K27tS4zTE&feature=related
Kyrie eleison =Κύριε ελέησον.Greek Orthodox prayer, but I believe the phrase is used in every religion.
Dear c,
I just pray and surrender to HIS Will.
Forget our … mortal self, desires and material things and open our heart to LOVE.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
“Our conscience is the … Law!”
I didn’t understand this sentence dear Thelma..
I don’t know why I feel that it contradicts the rest of the statement (being in tune with God)..
can you please explain that for me?
Love,
Tarek
Dear Tarek, thank you for reading me..
I am going to try to explain what I mean:
Our being humans is a … contradiction by itself! We are material, mortal bodies with an eternal soul, the sparkle of Divine LIGHT, Wisdom and love. We think, act, proceed in life according to our character, temporary self, under a name, nationality, religion, our MASK. We are here in order to .. learn; to learn, to find the Truth and we live according to … our ‘principles’ and ..our ‘up-to -the minute’ selves. We resonate, vibrate as our Inner self is. We mirror our Soul. Our thoughts, actions, words are the ..result of WHO WE ARE. I think that we are like … a music note! When we play ‘do’ the result is to ..hear ‘do’!
Our conscience is our ..bond with our ..actions! It is our.. JUDGE. It is our .. battlefield. It is how we step the .. Ladder upwards. Sometimes we may … lose our .. balance and slip ..down. But our Way is a way towards the Light.
THE WILL OF GOD is THE LAW! If we are able to forget our Ego and let ourselves be ‘in tune’ with Him then our Will is in accordance with His Will. His WILL is LOVE.
I also think and believe that the .. criminal of today is the ..Saint of tomorrow. We just must learn how to ..love our enemies and those who have hurt us, because they acted this way because they are ‘in ignorance’ and the Law is to ..learn how to BE LOVE.
Of course, the above, are my personal views and ideas that are the result of my ..Journey.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Dear Thelma,
Thank you for your answer and I appreciate your sharing of your personal views with (me) us!
I guess I had to think more about what you wrote before i can comment on it..
Love,
tarek
Dear Thelma,
I think that mere existence is an Tune act with the creator, be it bodies or souls, light or darkness, no difference.
The conscious role here is to become conscious of this fact and by that be in tune with its real nature which will lead to harmony..
If not, the result will be that ego/conscious will be playing an out of tune note and will be foreign to its true nature causing all sorts of depressions,wars,hate,..etc..
Wish you great day.
Tarek
Blessings dear Thelma…
Love
Hildegarde
xxx
Hello dear Thelma,
I really like your sentence ‘Our conscience is the law’
I also find a lot of truth in that. I think each person has varying degrees of conscience.
For conversation sake, if our conscience is law, then it would be correct to say ‘conscience controls the weak, honesty controls the strong.’ So, to avoid being weak, how do we get rid of the conscience??
Honesty is the best policy. What a tangled web we weave when at first we attempt to deceive.
Shane.
Yes Shane !
that is what it is, honesty is teh best policy, but it can not be aheard or borrowed understanding, it has to be one’s own conclusion, based on on’s own life expereinces. for that we may have to test, we may have to be dishonest at times to see what happnes.
love
aditya
Agreed.
“He who hopes to grow in spirit,
will have to transcend obedience and respect
He ‘ll hold to some laws,
BUT HE WILL MOSTLY VIOLATE
both laws and custom
and go BEYOND the established inadequate norm
…………………….
” excerpt from my favourite poem of Cavafy
and it continues..
“Sensual pleasures will have much to teach him
he won’t be afraid of the destructive act
Half the house will have to come down
this way he will grow virtuously into wisdom”
-Growing in Spirit – Constantine Cavafy
The strong ones GROW in spirit.. face Life with honesty, and everyday, they leave their ‘castles’ and fight the good fight..
lighting the lamp for all the others who are still in the dark
Love and Graditude
Annie
Beautiful extracts of wisdom dear Annie, thank you. Love, Paul
yes beautiful !
that is how we become strong, by experimenting with laws and customs, it results in much pain, but life was not awareded to us to shun pain, ife was awarded to discover that which is timeless, honesty, sincerity ….
thanks annie, beutiful extract !
love
aditya
Wonderful poem from C. Kavafis, Swannie. Thank you.
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
Beautiful Annie!
Philakia,
C.
Honesty is an inner law, living inside a person.
florishing ! honesty florishes and it brings spring to teh face of teh person who is inhenrently honest, being honest for fear of laws is worse than being dishonest, better to be dishonest, be at odds with law, bear teh consequences and see for oneself why honesty is teh best, the most long lasting policy.
love
aditya
Yes.
Love.
And Honesty.
Touche!
Thank you.
I should think I am strong? I just love honesty, but I try to respect laws too…Dont wish to go to jail. In fact, honesty is the natural thing, and a law is imposed,is coming as a prohibition from outside. Honesty is a thing one chose…I guess.
Laws control the weak !
but honesty does not control the strong ! the strong radiate honesty !
Britain has an interesting system of constituion, non written, convention decides what is right, what the law should be, i guess in a way that is superior to written down stuff, becuase what the strong, the honest do should be the law !!
love
aditya
But they have turned the ‘Right is Might’ to .. ‘Might=Power is Right’, which is the Law of the Jungle, dear friend Aditya! Divide and ..Reign! ;-] And another axiom also says: If you cannot fight them, join them!!!! So the Laws are made to … measures!!! Human made!
LOVE,
Thelma xxx
thank you dear Aditya!!
I am in love with your phrase ” the strong radiate honesty’!
Love and Graditude
Annie
thanks annie,
good u are in love with this phrase and i am in love with …
Thelma, my freind,
yes they have turned are turning it all into a jungle law, might is right, but i guess we are talking of inner strength here, persons who are strong from within, who don’t need crutches of money, popularity, fame etc etce to feel strong, say someone like zesus, now what did he have, but what he had continues to radiate even all these years after he walked this earth in flesh and blood. the laws that we see in society are mostly to keep the weak in check, have u noticed the moment u abadon your craving for anything, u are free from it, that is why they say renounciation, an internal renounciation wherein you enjoy all that world has to offer, but don’t loose your sleep over anything is said to be the path to freedom !
love
aditya
“What he said!!!”
Thanks Aditya. You have it right on :-)
Love ya,
Lainee
I was thinking today that being grateful every moment is great freedom.
Blessings Aditya!