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The Banyon Tree

Is something missing today in our lives?if yes,then what? answers can be different according to one's thoughts and needs,but for me its the "Direction".Direction of the soul towards its Real Root is missing.
I asked about such Direction from a Bishop,he replied"our church paves the way to the right direction",I asked a Muslim Imam,he said"in our mosque you'll find such direction for your soul",a Hindu Pandit told me that"you can seek direction in our temple",a Buddhist Monk told me that"chant EHIPASSIKO,and one day you'll gain the ultimate direction".But in spite of all such wise replies,I remained unfulfilled,somewhat unsatisfied.
One day I was sitting alone,near a sandy river bank,I asked the same question from Mother Nature,and heard a whisper"go and find a Banyan tree".A Banyan tree? I asked myself.
I left the river and started walking back home,suddenly;my steps jammed,infront of me was standing tall, a Banyan tree,an old,dignified,calm and compassionate figure,rooted deep into the soil,providing protection and shelter to everyone under its lap,regardless of any greed and creed.
At the very moment a wish aroused deep in my heart,may I turn into a Banyan Tree,and finally find the answer to my question

September 1, 2005 | 7:38 AM Comments  0 comments

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The World's Social Status

Jose Antonio Ocampo,Under Secretary General of the UN department of Economics and Social affairs introduced a new report"The World Social Situation:The Inequality Predicament" on Thursday,25 Aug:2005.
The Highlights of the report are as follows:
1.Globalisation driving inequality.
2.The World is more polarised today than it was 10 years ago.
3.Most pervasive form of inequality is gender discrimination.
4.Alarming increase in the discrepancies between rich and poor,rich have become richer and the poor even poorer.
5.In Sub-Saharan Africa,90 million is the no:of new people who are now facing the status"Poor" in just a decade.In Latin America in 7 years(1995-2002) unemployment rose from 6.5% to 9%.
6.Afro-descendent population earn an average of 35 to 65% less than white man.
7.Less than one billion people living in the developed world using 80% of World's domestic products,while remaining 20% is shared by more than five billion people belonging to developing nations.
8.The progress towards the UN's"Millennium Development Goal"(MDG's)is very low.
The Under Secretary also told the reporters"Failure to address this inequality predicament will insure that social injustice and better living conditions for all people remain elusive...............that can lead to further social instability in the World for which every one will have to pay the price".
This report clearly reveals that we,the mankind as a social being are not improving our social behaviour and structure with the time,we are just in a "still" position.
Our global social structure and status cannot be improved by the acts of formality,there is a need of a revolutionary step,a step that creates a peaceful,global wave of sincerity and sympathy,this wave again cannot be produced by our governments,huge bodies like UN or social sector NGOs,they no doubt can make things better,but for a major change in our social behaviour worldwide a long,dedicated and genuine effort is needed by those who really believe in simplicity,sincerity,unity and "respect for life".
This is the law of Nature(proved by history),this is the call of the Time.

September 1, 2005 | 7:33 AM Comments  0 comments

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