Conversație la catedrală

Mexico City, 2019 On the Camino, when you make a stop, the first thing is to go to the church / abbey / collegiate / sanctuary / cathedral to put the initials of your place in the pilgrimage credential.

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Ciudad de Mexico, 2019

Pe Camino, atunci când faci un popas, primul lucru e să mergi la biserică/abație/colegială/sanctuar/catedrală ca să-ți pună parafa locului în credențialul de pelerinaj.

Abia după aceea te cazezi și tot restul.

Am procedat întocmai, fără să-mi fi propus dinainte, în dimineața când am aterizat în Ciudad de Mexico, după douăsprezece ore de zbor.

Ca întotdeauna, imagini cu subiecte familiare îmi acordă ospitalitate când ajung într-un loc cu desăvârșire străin.

Ne reîntâlnisem, după mulți ani, cu partea americană a familiei, să petrecem trei zile în capitala mexicană. Astfel că prima noastră lungă conversație s-a petrecut, îmbrățișând de-a valma toate subiectele, în interiorul și în jurul catedralei.

Impunătorul sălaș a fost construit pe parcursul a două secole și jumătate ce au urmat debarcării spaniole. A fost terminat în 1813, la crepusculul perioadei coloniale. Privesc picturile din cele șaisprezece capele înșiruite pe margine, încercând să descifrez, în figuri…

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The Sack of Wheat|کیسه گندم

A Voice from Iran

“187th story”

Once upon a time, There was a very poor old man who passed life so hard. His son and daughter were sick, and the poverty didn’t allow him to take them to a doctor.

He didn’t even have money for a portion of proper food for his children. They had ripped clothes and not a very warm place to sleep. His job was to walk around the bazaar and beg for money to buy a piece of bread and take it home to feed them.

Every night he came home tired with a broken heart. He was so ashamed and couldn’t face his children. One of the days, no one gave him even a penny. He walked from alleys to bazaars, but still no luck for a piece of bread.

He couldn’t go home empty-handed; he was tired and disgraceful. He decided to go to the miller and…

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Zygmunt Bauman — Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

» Tudo é mais fácil na vida virtual, mas perdemos a arte das relações sociais e da amizade. » Zygmunt Bauman Cidadeverde.com Marii Freire Pereira https://pensamentos.me/ VEM comigo! Imagem: Pinterest. EL País Santarém, Pá 14 de Abril de 2021

Zygmunt Bauman — Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Everything is easier in virtual life, but we have lost the art of social relations and friendship.

Mary’s Room

Saania's diary - reflections, learnings, sparkles

The Australian philosopher Frank Jackson devised a thought experiment to represent a Knowledge Argument in 1982.

Mary is extremely smart, she is educated on neuroscience to the point where she is an expert on the subject. Mary has read about everything there is to know about the perception of colour in the brain as well as the physical facts about how light works in order to create the different wavelengths and colours and about how the brain processes visual stimuli. She knows every scientific fact about what happens when we see colour.

Except, Mary herself has never seen a coloured object. A red strawberry, a brown chocolate, colourful m&m’s, the blue ocean, the yellow sun… Mary has never seen any of these!

Mary has lived her entire life in a black and white room. Her books are black and white, her hair is black, her T.V is black and white…

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Seven important soft skills for Professional Excellence.

LIFESTYLE AND INSPIRATION

#soft skills, #professional excellence

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

  • Aristotle

Do you think that soft skills and talents are essential for your success, achievements, and accomplishments in your life?

Or

Soft skills are keys for achievement and success in any personal interview, group discussion, or selection strategy of any organization..?

According to the viewpoint, perspective, and suggestions of management experts and experienced managers in human resource management the answer is

YES.
Yes, if you want to excel in personal, professional, social spheres and dimensions of life then you must have optimum, reasonable, acceptable, and practical soft skills in this beautiful and wonderful journey of life.

Now let me explain to you what is meaning of soft skills?
Soft skills are essential characteristics, traits, and interpersonal skills that an individual must have in an organization, group, or team to strive towards…

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The Bambouti — yaskhan

Port Said, bustling with activity Sounds of the cheerful, whistling Bambouti Singing Egyptian folklore tales Little bum-boats adding to the scenic beauty. Haggling with tourists, on the ships that dock Against gigantic hulls, the bum-boats flock. Selling khan El-khalili products Trivia of an ancient historic epoch. In a hale and hearty voice, the bambouti shouts […]

The Bambouti — yaskhan

Do failures Necessarily Lead to Success?

Shayan's Sphere

Almost everyone of us is familiar with the very well known proverb that failures are the stepping stones to success. They say that to achieve success failure is a must and almost all the renowned and pre-eminent personalities who got the opportunity to climb the stairs of immortality had to face the torment of failure at least once in their lifetime. But there is one question still unanswered. Does failure necessarily lead to success? And the most important point, is the concept of failure and success necessarily applicable to each and every individual who wants to do something profound in their life? Let us understand the same with the help of a story.

Once there were four boys studying in the same class and all of them were weak in their academic studies. They all wanted to do something big in their life but almost all of them were devoid…

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The Forgotten Fleet

Pacific Paratrooper

Five British aircraft carriers at anchor at war’s end: HMS Indefatigable, Unicorn, Illustrious, Victorious, and Formidable

The Royal Navy was struggling to overcome its failure earlier in the Pacific, but during 1945, this forgotten fleet fought back dramatically to stand with the U.S. Navy against a storm of kamikaze attacks.

British naval operations in the Far East in World War II started badly and went downhill from there. Years of underfunding in defense meant that Britain simply did not have the means to defend its huge empire, and for 18 months prior to the Japanese attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, it had stood alone against Nazi Germany.

Barracks at Tokishuma airfield, Shikoku Province, in the Japanese home islands, under attack by British naval aircraft, July 24, 1945. The planes were launched by HMS Victorious, Formidable, Indefatigable, and Implacable.

The Royal Navy was primarily committed to the…

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