What is wrong about the world, in your view?

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What is wrong about the world, in your view?

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It is not how much we do, brbut how much love we put in the doing. brIt is not how much we give, brbut how much love we put in the giving.

What is worse than death??

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What is worse than death??

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Worse than death is not being able to develop a goal and a burning desire in life! Human being is the highest manifestation in the cosmic life cycle. It is only as a human being one can gain enlightenment kaivalya jnana and reach the stage of salvation moksha.brbrGaining enlightenment and finally salvation is no less an achievement. It can be achieved only after having crossed . million manifestations and a total life cycle of . million earthly years. Having manifested as a human being... how is it that human beings while away their life without having a fixed goal in life... a burning purpose... something that makes the present life more enjoyable and livable.brbrIt is this power of discrimination that differentiates a king from a laborer power of discrimination is almost absent in insects, plants and animals... all the lower forms through which all human beings have already passed. Where lay the difference? The difference is only in the mental prowess. The capacity to think... and think wisely is the onus of every human being... a birthright in fact!brbrHuman beings do not manifest the form of a human being just to live for money. Money has never been the goal of wise people... it is only a means to an end! Materialistic gains no doubt are necessary to live a happy life but it is not the end of life as we see it today. The wanton desires not only within children but also adults presents a precarious situation world over.brbrLife is to be found beyond the mundane affairs of life. How many times has one climbed the Mount Everest, surfed beyond the capacity into the high seas, sat by a lonely brook in the high mountains with the Love of your life! Very few in the world are truly lucky to do that! It is these wise men who have finally taken their destiny under control.brbrWhy worry of death which is immanent... it will come one day as it comes to all! As we have the day and night, fire and water we also have life and death... both being different sides of the same coin. Why weep over the inscrutable will of the Creator, the Almighty God who created us all!brbrLet us resolve to develop a burning desire... a goal of life which leads us towards the passion of our life... something we really enjoy doing! It is then we shall truly manifest our destiny and finally overcome the fear of death! More on burning desire here httpwww.vijaykumar.comburningdesirea

How do you know if I am real...?

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How do you know if I am real...?
or just a figment of your imagination? Answering because you can touch me or hear me is not acceptable since I can percieve hearing and touching the things in my dreams, but that does not make them real.

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quotI think therefore I amquot....Naaahhhh....I am therefore I am!!!brbrBut I digress. As you state, your question does not directly apply to my existence, rather to yours.brSoooo...brHow am I to know if you exist? My inner skeptic says that I do not know as you do really exist...only that some sort of sentient being has posited a question here in this forum.brOnly you can truly arrive at an answer to the question of your own reality...Good Luck with that brbrquotA man said to the Universe quotSir, I exist...quot The Universe replied quotThat may be, but what obligation does that involve for me.quot Stephen Crane....forgive some almost certain error on my part in quoting that, as I am doing so from some very dusty memory and am sure that I didnt get it verbatim, only the gist of it.

How do you deal with complete losers who have no life?

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How do you deal with complete losers who have no life?
And will not leave you alone?

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I wish there was a perfect solution that I could offer to get these people off your back, Reader. I assume that the losers that you are referring to are on Y!A? If not, then ignore the rest of my post.brbrSadly, there are some people who misuse Y!A to bully others. Sites such as this one offer not only total anonymity, but the chance to create more than one account. This leaves people who wish to use the site to for genuine purposes exposed to trolls and cyber bullies, who may use their accounts as a way of reporting another user multiple times, or to repeatedly send nasty emails.brbrHow do I deal with people like this? Well, I have experienced this many times and, frankly, I find the behaviour childish and annoying. Then I remind myself that they are the ones with the problem. They can say what they like about me, report as many posts as they like, but it does not make me a bad person. So I keep my chin up and just keep on doing what I do. brbrSame as I do not think that you are a bad person. I know that you and I have had differences of opinion in the past, but I am not blind. I can see that you are a well liked member of the Yahoo! Answers community who offers intelligent and thoughtful answers that are always well written. I suppose my advice is not to let them get the better of you. If they have a problem with you, let them. As you have pointed out, they are losers who have no life.brbrEDIT Thank you!

How do I write a stageplay?

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How do I write a stageplay?
I want to write a stageplay, but I am just a business student and I dont even know where to start. Any ideas? Thanks.

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First Ill tell you how you do NOT start. You do NOT start by sitting down and writing a play...You have to do the background work first. Oh, and you also dont start by thinking, quotI have something to TELL EVERYBODY!quot Odds are everybody already knows it, and any play that starts like that will be a sermon, not a play...brbrYou start with something you feel about lifeor even better, something you do not understand, and want to explore. You then consider what type of person embodies this feeling or questiona central character. Who can be like or unlike you, doesnt matter as long as they WANT SOMETHING AND ARE WILLING TO GO AFTER IT. You spend time in your head with that persongetting to know them, talking to them, writing down who they are and what they tell you about themselves. You learn why they want that something, and what theyre willing to do to get it. And thenthis is the simplest constructyou give them something in their way trying to stop them, preferably another character. Who you ALSO spend time with in your head, trying to find out why theyre so determined to stop the first character. And then you find a place or places for them to exist in, and set them in motion.brbrIts the essence of drama a protagonist, an antagonist, and conflict. The harder the protagonist goes after what they want, the harder the antagonist tries to stop themuntil, at the climax, the main character either gets what they want or fails, or changes somehow. Break down any major play, and its still the same Hamlet wants to kill his uncle, his uncle doesnt want to get killed. Takes hours, but by the end, Uncles dead. Of course, sos Hamlet... And DURING all that which is written down in paper in the form of dialogue, and descriptions of physical action, we will learn what you learned about them, take the journey you took in writing it, and presumably end up feeling the same feelings you felt that led you to write it.brbrSuggestions for a first play keep it shorta halfhour is plenty thats about pages. Keep it simplea couple of characters working out one issue. Try to keep it in one placeits a play, not a movie. Dont write the script until youre ready the more time you spend writing character backgrounds, outlines, notes to yourself, etc. the faster the actual script will gobut if you try to start writing dialogue on Day One, you wont get very far, because you wont know who these people are youre writing about. Write a practice scene for yourself to see how it workssay, Man A wants Woman B to go out with him, and she doesnt want to. Write pages to see how they work it out. Dont sweat dialoguesay whatever these people would really say, even if its not brilliant. What matters most is the action trying to get something, however big or small, and either succeeding or failing. Finally it doesnt have to be perfectthats what drafts are for. Dont criticize yourself while youre writing allow yourself to write as much crap as you need to in order to get to the good stuff. brbrEDIT while were at it, heres some other things not to sweat FORMATyou can fix format later. Write first. People who are preoccupied with format arent writers, theyre word processors. STAGE DESIGNtheatres hire perfectly talented people to figure that out for you. Your job is to write the play, not design it. quotBobs apartmentmorningquot or whatever is all you have to say. STAGE DIRECTIONStheatres ALSO hire perfectly nice people called directors to take care of that. Dont waste your time obsessing with quotBob goes to the window stage rightquotits the first thing the director will ignore anyway. WORRYING ABOUT AGENTS, THEATRES, READINGS, ORGANiZATIONS, or anything else having to do with BUSINESSyou have no play, so you have nothing to sell. Therell be plenty of time to deal with that later. I know Jon Dorfhes a great guy, and his advice is excellentfor AFTER youve written a play, not before. Your job now is to go off by yourself and write whats in your head, in any way that works for you and taking as much time as you want. THATS ALL.brbrOh, and have fun. After all, its only a play...

How do i make my distant boyfriend ask for my hand in marriage without sounding pushy?

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How do i make my distant boyfriend ask for my hand in marriage without sounding pushy?
I have a boyfriend who lives in South Africa, I am in Zimbabwe. We have been dating for the past years though we break up and make up from time to time. He hasnt said anything about marriage so far yet i feel were getting too old. Hes . Im .

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I think years is plenty long enough for him to ask you, if he is going to! Men are not unaware of ticking clocks. Just go on making clear to him how much you love him. But, at the same time, accept that he may not see it quite the same way, and that if pressed he may not be ready to marry you, now, or maybe ever. Be more open in your social life without him, let it be known that things are uncertain between you and him, and let him know what you are doing and, by implication, that he is losing you, while ensuring that he knows how much you enjoy your times together. Let him work out where he stands, and make a proper bid for you if thats what he wants. Whatever you do, dont propose or in any way ask for marriage.

How do i make my distant boyfriend ask for my hand in marriage without sounding pushy?

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How do i make my distant boyfriend ask for my hand in marriage without sounding pushy?
I have a boyfriend who lives in South Africa, I am in Zimbabwe. We have been dating for the past years though we break up and make up from time to time. He hasnt said anything about marriage so far yet i feel were getting too old. Hes . Im .

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I think years is plenty long enough for him to ask you, if he is going to! Men are not unaware of ticking clocks. Just go on making clear to him how much you love him. But, at the same time, accept that he may not see it quite the same way, and that if pressed he may not be ready to marry you, now, or maybe ever. Be more open in your social life without him, let it be known that things are uncertain between you and him, and let him know what you are doing and, by implication, that he is losing you, while ensuring that he knows how much you enjoy your times together. Let him work out where he stands, and make a proper bid for you if thats what he wants. Whatever you do, dont propose or in any way ask for marriage.