I promise I will stay strong|قول می دهم که قوی خواهم ماند

A Voice from Iran

“127th story”

First published: Jan.30.2020

It was a Friday and all the high school kids were waiting for the bell to ring. They all were thinking about how to spend their weekend.

Mike walked off school with a hand full of books and looked like he had a cumbersome backpack. His thick glasses were slipping on his nose and he was struggling to carry those extra loads

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— Mike’s weird act drew John’s attention. John was a good student with good grades too, but a fun one. While John was secretly staring at Mike, some kids pushed Mike purposely and threw him with all his unnecessary loads on the asphalt.

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John couldn’t help it and ran to Mike and helped him pick up his books.

John said: “Dude, are you sure you need all these books over one weekend? You have to bring them back on Monday again. Next time…

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Conservatives??? HAH!!! I Think NOT!

Filosofa's Word

As he so often does, Robert Reich hits the nail spot on the head in his take on the term ‘conservative’ as it is used to describe Republicans.  Read on …


How to handle radical Republicans

Stop calling them conservative. And take steps to genuinely conserve America

Robert Reich

July 11

This morning, I heard a commentator allude to “Mitch McConnell and other conservative senators.” Yesterday, a news report described the upcoming Alaska Republican primary as pitting Trump’s “conservative wing against Murkowski’s more moderate base.” I keep seeing references to the “conservative majority” on the Supreme Court.

Can we get real? There is nothing conservative about these so-called “conservatives.” They don’t want to preserve or protect our governing institutions — the core idea of conservatism extending from Edmund Burke to William F. Buckley and Barry Goldwater. They are radicals, intent on wrecking these institutions to impose their ideology on everyone…

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What Is, What Does

From Behind the Pen

-Translation-

~What Is, What Does~

Love is, is what love does.
Hate is, is what hate does.
Peace is, is what peace does.
Chaos is, is what chaos does.
Generosity is, is what generosity does.
Greed is, is what greed does.
Happiness is, is what happiness does.
Sadness is, is what sadness does.
Compassion is, is what compassion does.
Indifference is, is what indifference does.
Encouragement is, is what encouragement does.
Discouragement is, is what discouragement does.
Whoever you are, reflects whatever you do.
Whatever you do, reflects whoever you are.
 
Our character reflects what we are made of and what we do. We must think about what our reflection looks like if we want to make a positive difference and an empowering change. Just a thought.

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