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Giving Your Life
Itzhak Perlman is one of the finest violinists alive
today. Several years ago, Perlman agreed to attend a charity
reception after one of his concerts in Vienna. Tickets for the
champagne reception were sold for the equivalent of five hundred
American dollars per guest.
At the reception, while the guests mingled, Itzhak Perlman stood
in a roped-off area flanked by security guards. One by one the
guests were led into the roped-off area and introduced to
Perlman. As one man entered the roped-off area, he stretched out
his hand, shook hands with the violinist, and said, “Mr.
Perlman, you were phenomenal tonight. Absolutely amazing.”
Perlman smiled and thanked the man graciously for the
compliment. The man continued, “All my life I have had a great
love of the violin, and I have heard every great living
violinist, but I have never heard anyone play the violin as
brilliantly as you did tonight.” Perlman smiled again but said
nothing, and the man continued, “You know, Mr. Perlman, I would
give my whole life to be able to play the violin like you did
tonight.”
Perlman smiled once more and said, “I have.”
Source: The Rythms Of Life
The Human Odyssey...
The earliest remains of the Homo
sapiens yet discovered dates back to 300,000 years.
We probably evolved in the
African region,
but then migrated to the rest of the world. Although our
physical appearance changed over time, our race didn't: we
remained human beings.
Remains of the world's
earliest religious worship site
have been discovered in Botswana, where our ancestors performed
advanced rituals, worshipping the python some 70,000 years ago.
So many religions have emerged and disappeared that no religion
can claim superiority over other religions.
The central problem facing our planet is human overpopulation.
Today there are over
8 billion beings on Earth and the
population is still growing. There are too many people and
not enough resources for all of us. Yet,
we are not addressing this
problem responsibly. Do you really think your life will be
better if there are more people of your colour or your creed on
Earth?
Initially used as fire for light, heat, cooking and for safety,
energy has been harnessed by humans for millennia. Today, fossil
fuels have become our main energy sources. This is leading to
climate change and global warming.
The Earth has entered a new era called
anthropocene, which marks
the beginning of the
sixth mass extinction. Many species have already disappeared
from the planet and our own days, as a species, are numbered...