The message of change with the slogan “yes we can” which rightly represents the Obama’s phenomenon, continues to spread like wild fire throughout the world. I have never in my life time, seen this type of pervading optimism. Indeed, there is so much expectation not only from the people of United States, but across the world.
The truth is that the stakes are very high and the task ahead for the new administration is going to be a tough one, nevertheless, the fact still remains that, the expectations of people, no matter the obstacle, no matter how bad the situation is on ground presently, is simple; Obama just have to deliver, he must perform. ‘Yes we can’ must be translated in concrete terms, in terms of economic prosperity, in terms of stabilizing the international arena for good politicking and good relations among nations. Failure is not an option and would be unacceptable.
History is beckoning on Obama and his team; everything is now going right for them. However, they should not for one moment forget, that the support and the trust of the people, can only be sustained with actions that touches their lives positively.
I congratulate Obama and his team, and the people of United States, ahead of Tuesday’s inauguration in Washington DC.
Uranta, E.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
"Tough Times Require Tough People"
Are you passing through a rough time in your life right now? Do you sometimes have doubts in your ability and capacity to turn things around no matter how bad the situation? Are the problems of life weighing you down so much that you have lost focus in life? Have you lost your motivation to carry on? Do you sometimes think you are a failure? Then you need to read the poem below. Written by unknown author, it has touched and inspired a lot of people to rediscover themselves including myself. Read it not once, not twice, but many times as possible. You will be glad you did.
'The Don’t Quit Poem'
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twist and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out,
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow –
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler had given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
Close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit—
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
-Author Unknown
Having perused the poem, I want to believe, that you must have come to terms with the hard fact, that life itself is a battle. Nothing whatsoever comes easy in life. If you have to conquer circumstances, you must be ready to fight, to persevere, to give your all and don’t forget, nothing like quitting, no matter the situation until you prevail.
Wishing you all, a very fulfilling and prosperous 2009.
Uranta, E.
'The Don’t Quit Poem'
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if must, but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twist and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out,
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow –
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler had given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup,
And he learned too late when the night slipped down,
Close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit—
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
-Author Unknown
Having perused the poem, I want to believe, that you must have come to terms with the hard fact, that life itself is a battle. Nothing whatsoever comes easy in life. If you have to conquer circumstances, you must be ready to fight, to persevere, to give your all and don’t forget, nothing like quitting, no matter the situation until you prevail.
Wishing you all, a very fulfilling and prosperous 2009.
Uranta, E.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Death By Installment
Death By Installment
Two nights ago, I woke suddenly in the middle of the night with a pervading eerie feeling. I was at a loss why I had to feel this way. I remembered returning home from work that day in good spirit and, equally retired to bed feeling good. Then, why was I feeling this way? To crack the source of this feeling, I decided to relieve the events in the dream I had that night and, guess what? I became very sad when images came flooding back to memory. Images that was a direct consequence of the actions of man on our environment. I saw water submerging lands, earthquakes, unbearable heat, disease, famine, and deaths in a proportion never experienced before in the modern world. The scenario was so frightening.
You may dismiss this just as my friends did. Some called it ‘just a mere dream,’ while some said I was simply hallucinating. But the import of that dream, and rightly so, is that our earth is dying install mentally, and man, unfortunately is facilitating this demise.
Sometimes I wonder whether truly man is the most intelligent being on earth, because intelligent people will not so brutally assault the very environment that supports their existence. Presently, we glibly talk about the green house effect, depletion of the ozone layer, massive deforestation, extensive pollution of land and water, climate change etc, as if it really doesn't matter. Obviously, we have been paying less attention about these fundamental and far reaching changes that, may spell doom for the continued existence of man on earth if, we do not wake up to the realities on ground.
It is quite unfortunate that man, that have achieved so much through science, equally, has all along being laying mines for its own annihilation. I just pray, that the scenario in that dream, never come to pass. But, that depends on what we do next, to salvage the damage already done to our environment.
Uranta, E.
Two nights ago, I woke suddenly in the middle of the night with a pervading eerie feeling. I was at a loss why I had to feel this way. I remembered returning home from work that day in good spirit and, equally retired to bed feeling good. Then, why was I feeling this way? To crack the source of this feeling, I decided to relieve the events in the dream I had that night and, guess what? I became very sad when images came flooding back to memory. Images that was a direct consequence of the actions of man on our environment. I saw water submerging lands, earthquakes, unbearable heat, disease, famine, and deaths in a proportion never experienced before in the modern world. The scenario was so frightening.
You may dismiss this just as my friends did. Some called it ‘just a mere dream,’ while some said I was simply hallucinating. But the import of that dream, and rightly so, is that our earth is dying install mentally, and man, unfortunately is facilitating this demise.
Sometimes I wonder whether truly man is the most intelligent being on earth, because intelligent people will not so brutally assault the very environment that supports their existence. Presently, we glibly talk about the green house effect, depletion of the ozone layer, massive deforestation, extensive pollution of land and water, climate change etc, as if it really doesn't matter. Obviously, we have been paying less attention about these fundamental and far reaching changes that, may spell doom for the continued existence of man on earth if, we do not wake up to the realities on ground.
It is quite unfortunate that man, that have achieved so much through science, equally, has all along being laying mines for its own annihilation. I just pray, that the scenario in that dream, never come to pass. But, that depends on what we do next, to salvage the damage already done to our environment.
Uranta, E.
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