___My dear son,
___I hope this letter will reach you on the first day of your college experience, for that day marks your step upon the threshold of your manhood. I am more proud of you than it is possible for me to convey--proud of your fine humility, your clean life, and especially proud that by your own accomplishments you are enabled to enroll in the college which has been your choice since you were 7 years old.
___I wish every father might have the same feeling of confidence in his son that I hold for you at this minute--the confidence that your record so far is but an indication of nobler and more honorable accomplishments to follow.
___There are a number of things of which I wish to write at this time. I do not do this with any thought of admonishing you, but rather as a counselor of older and more mature judgment.
___bluebull Respect and revere the fine men and women who compose the faculty.
___Extend to them the same splendid cooperation you have given each of your teachers in the past. Learn to distinguish between the fundamentals of their subjects and the teachers' personal opinions about them. Therefore, accept and reject, but avoid becoming opinionated, argumentative. Above all things, do not develop the attitude that college training marks the end of learning.
___bluebull Be democratic.
___Avoid snobs--rich or poor ones--and do not be snobbish yourself. The classification of a man is not his posessions or lack of them, but his character. Leadership is never possible truly to a man who has no sympathetic understanding of his fellows. Be generous but not foolish. Remember, there is an adage that the best charity is to help one to be free from the need of charity. Do not be a prude or a pig.
___bluebull Avoid excesses in all things.
___Enter freely into the social life that is offered to you, but prove your mental strength by refusing any temptation of over-indulgence.
___I hope your social life will give you contact with many of the fine men and women in the student body. Your own natural friendliness and modesty will bring you the right companionship. Treat every woman with the utmost respect and courtesy; that is the hallmark of a gentleman. Accord to each woman the same respect you would ask for your sisters.
___bluebull And remember this: Many dangerous cults have sinister bases in our American colleges.
___Do not become mesmerized by their pretentions of advanced thought. Do not be swallowed by the stream or become influnced by mass- or mob-psychology. When you do, you surrender your capacity for clear thinking.
___Stand on the sidelines and study the stream. Keep your perspective. Think for yourself.
___When you have arrived at a more mature manhood, your conclusions regarding many things may differ from mine. If they do, I shall be just as happy as if they agreed, if I am sure you have accepted them as a result of your own analysis and inquiry.
___I hope you will preserve this letter and occasionally read it. It is written only after careful consideration and thought. I wrote it because of the great love I have for you and out of the great hope I have in you.
___May all that we do--each of us--tend to strengthen the tie that binds us together
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Philosophy of Education: Famous Philosopher's Quotes on Educational Philosophy, Teaching Philosophy Truth Reality
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Willpower Advice from My Grandfather.
"The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore."
"You have a very powerful mind that can make anything happen as long as you keep yourself centered.
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."
"Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see."
"The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them."
"Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes."
"A man can do all things if he but wills them."
"People do not lack strength; they lack will."
"What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it, that's another matter."
"Will is character in action."
"It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it."
"Free will and determinism are like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism. The way you play your hand is free will."
"Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on."
"They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson is life who does not every day surmount a fear."
"The time is always right to do what is right."
"Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your promotion."
"'Tis better to be alone than in bad company.'"
"It is not because things are different that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
"You have a very powerful mind that can make anything happen as long as you keep yourself centered.
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."
"Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see."
"The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them."
"Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes."
"A man can do all things if he but wills them."
"People do not lack strength; they lack will."
"What you have to do and the way you have to do it is incredibly simple. Whether you are willing to do it, that's another matter."
"Will is character in action."
"It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it."
"Free will and determinism are like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism. The way you play your hand is free will."
"Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on."
"They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson is life who does not every day surmount a fear."
"The time is always right to do what is right."
"Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your promotion."
"'Tis better to be alone than in bad company.'"
THE ONE THING THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING
There is one thing that is common to every individual, relationship, team, family, organization, nation, economy, and and civilization throughout the world - one thing which, if removed, will destroy the most powerful goverment, the most succesful business, the most thriving economy, the most influential leadership, the greatest friendship, the strongest character, the deepest love.
on the other hand, if developed and leveraged, that one thing has the potential to create unparalleled success and prosperity in every dimension of life. yet, it is the least understood, he most neglected, and the most underestimated possibility of our time.
That one thing is trust.
Trust impacts us 24/7, 365 days a year. it undergirds and effects the quality of every relationship, every communication, every work project, every business venture, every effort in which are engaged. it changes the quality of every present moment and alters the trajectory and outcome of every future moment of our lives - both personally and professionally.
Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is pragmatic, tangible, actionable asset that you can create - much faster than you probably think possible .
While corporate scandals, terrorist threats, office politics, and broken relationship have created low trust on almost every front, i contend that the ability to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust is not only vital to our personal and interpersonal well-being; it is the key leadership competency of the new global economy.
I am convinced that in every situation, nothing is as fast as the speed of trust. and, contrary to the popular belief, trust is something you can do something about. in fact, you can get good creating it.
CHERUIYOT ORIOP LANGAT.
on the other hand, if developed and leveraged, that one thing has the potential to create unparalleled success and prosperity in every dimension of life. yet, it is the least understood, he most neglected, and the most underestimated possibility of our time.
That one thing is trust.
Trust impacts us 24/7, 365 days a year. it undergirds and effects the quality of every relationship, every communication, every work project, every business venture, every effort in which are engaged. it changes the quality of every present moment and alters the trajectory and outcome of every future moment of our lives - both personally and professionally.
Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is pragmatic, tangible, actionable asset that you can create - much faster than you probably think possible .
While corporate scandals, terrorist threats, office politics, and broken relationship have created low trust on almost every front, i contend that the ability to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust is not only vital to our personal and interpersonal well-being; it is the key leadership competency of the new global economy.
I am convinced that in every situation, nothing is as fast as the speed of trust. and, contrary to the popular belief, trust is something you can do something about. in fact, you can get good creating it.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Advice to Young Men from an Old Man
1. Don’t pick on the weak. It’s immoral. Don’t antagonize the strong without cause, its stupid.
2. Don’t hate women. It’s a waste of time
3. Invest in yourself. Material things come to those that have self actualized.
4. Get in a fistfight, even if you are going to lose.
5. As a former Marine, take it from me. Don’t join the military, unless you want to risk getting your balls blown off to secure other people’s economic or political interests.
6. If something has a direct benefit to an individual or a class of people, and a theoretical, abstract, or amorphous benefit to everybody else, realize that the proponent’s intentions are to benefit the former, not the latter, no matter what bullshit they try to feed you.
7. Don’t be a Republican. They are self-dealing crooks with no sense of honor or patriotism to their fellow citizens. If you must be a Republican, don’t be a “conservative.” They are whining, bitching, complaining, simple-minded self-righteous idiots who think they’re perpetual victims. Listen to talk radio for a while, you’ll see what I mean.
8. Don’t take proffered advice without a critical analysis. 90% of all advice is intended to benefit the proponent, not the recipient. Actually, the number is probably closer to 97%, but I don’t want to come off as cynical.
9. You’ll spend your entire life listening to people tell you how much you owe them. You don’t owe the vast majority of people shit.
10. Don’t undermine your fellow young men. Mentor the young men that come after you. Society recognizes that you have the potential to be the most power force in society. It scares them. Society does not find young men sympathetic. They are afraid of you, both individually and collectively. Law enforcement’s primary purpose is to suppress you.
11. As a young man, you’re on your own. Society divides and conquers. Unlike women who have advocates looking out for them (NOW, Women’s Study Departments, government, non-profit organizations, political advocacy groups) almost no one is looking out for you.
12. Young men provide the genius and muscle by which our society thrives. Look at the Silicone Valley. By in large, it was not old men or women that created the revolution we live. Realize that society steals your contributions, secures it with our intellectual property laws, and then takes credit and the rewards where none is due.
13. Know that few people have your best interests at heart. Your mother does. Your father probably does (if he stuck around). Your siblings are on your side. Everybody else worries about themselves.
14. Don’t be afraid to tell people to “Fuck off” when need be. It is an important skill to acquire. As they say, speak your piece, even if your voice shakes.
15. Acquire empathy, good interpersonal skills, and confidence. Learn to read body language and non-verbal communication. Don’t just concentrate on your vocational or technical skills, or you’ll find your wife fucking somebody else.
16. Keep fit.
17. Don’t speak ill of your wife/girlfriend. Back her up against the world, even if she’s wrong. She should know that you have her back. When she needs your help, give it. She should know that you’ll take her part.
18. Don’t cheat on your wife/girlfriend. If you must cheat, don’t humiliate her. Don’t risk having your transgressions come back to her or her friends. Don’t do it where you live. Don’t do it with people in your social circle. Don’t shit in your own back yard.
19. If your girlfriend doesn’t make you feel good about yourself and bring joy to your life, fire her. That’s what girlfriends are for.
20. Don’t bother with “emotional affairs.” They are just a vehicle for women to flirt and have someone make them feel good about themselves. That’s the part of a relationship they want. For you it is a lot of work and investment in time. If they are having an emotional affair with you, they’re probably fucking someone else.
21. Becoming a woman’s friend and confidant is not going to get you into an intimate relationship. If you haven’t gotten the girl within a reasonably short period of time, chances are you won’t ever get her. She’ll end up confiding to you about the sexual adventures she’s having with someone else.
22. Have and nurture friendships with women.
23. Realize that love is a numbers game. Guys fall in love easily. You’re going to see some girl and feel like you’ll die if you don’t get her. If she rejects you, move on to the next one. It’s her loss.
24. Don’t be an internet troll. Got out and live life. There is not a cadre of beautiful women advertising on Craigslist to have NSA sex with you. Beautiful women don’t need to advertise. The websites that advertise with attractive women’s photos and claims of loneliness are baloney. All they want is your money and your personal information so that they can market to you. The posts on Craigslist by young “women” seeking NSA sex, and asking for a picture are just a bunch of gay troll pic collectors. This is especially true if the post uses common gay lexicon like “hole” as in “fuck my hole” or seeks “masculine” men, or uses the word cock (except in the context of “Don’t send a cock shot.”) There are women on Craigslist. They are easily recognizable by their 2-5 paragraph postings. Most are in their 30's or older.
25. When you become a man in full, know that people will get in your way. People who are attracted to you will somehow manage to step in your path. Gay guys will give you “the look.” Old people will somehow stumble in front of you at the worst time. Don’t get frustrated. Just step aside and go about your business. Know that these are passive aggressive methods to get you to acknowledge their existence.
26. Don’t gay bash. Don’t mentally or physically abuse people because of who they are, or how they present themselves. It’s none of your business to try to intimidate people into conformity.
27. If your gay, admit it to yourself, your parents, your friends and society at large. Be prepared to get harassed. See rule 14. If someone threatens you or assaults you, call the cops. Have them arrested. You have no obligation to self sacrifice because of who you are. As a gay person, you’ll have more social freedom than straight men. Use it to protect yourself. Be prepared to get out of Dodge if your orientation makes your life unbearable. Move to San Francisco, New York, Atlanta, or New Orleans. You’ll find a welcoming community there.
28. Don’t be a poser. Avoid being one of those dudes who puts a surfboard on top of their car, but never surfs, or a dude with a powder coated fixed gear bike and a messenger bag, but was never a messenger. Live the life. Earn your bona fides.
29. Don’t believe the crap about the patriarchy. More women are accepted and attend college. More degrees are awarded to women than men. Women outlive men. More men commit suicide. Men are twice as likely to be victims of violence, including murder. If you consider sexual assaults in prisons, twice as many men are raped as women (society thinks prison rape is funny). The streets are littered with homeless men, sprinkled with a few homeless women. Statically, women are happier than men. The myth that girls are being cheated by are educational system is belied by the fact that schools are bastions of femininity, mostly run by and taught by women. Girls outperform boys in school. It is the boys in school getting fucked over, and prescribed ritalin for being boys. Real wages for men are falling, while real wages for women are rising. Just because someone says something enough times, doesn’t make it true. You have nothing to feel guilty about.
30. Remember, 97% of all advice is worthless. Take what you can use, and trash the rest.
2. Don’t hate women. It’s a waste of time
3. Invest in yourself. Material things come to those that have self actualized.
4. Get in a fistfight, even if you are going to lose.
5. As a former Marine, take it from me. Don’t join the military, unless you want to risk getting your balls blown off to secure other people’s economic or political interests.
6. If something has a direct benefit to an individual or a class of people, and a theoretical, abstract, or amorphous benefit to everybody else, realize that the proponent’s intentions are to benefit the former, not the latter, no matter what bullshit they try to feed you.
7. Don’t be a Republican. They are self-dealing crooks with no sense of honor or patriotism to their fellow citizens. If you must be a Republican, don’t be a “conservative.” They are whining, bitching, complaining, simple-minded self-righteous idiots who think they’re perpetual victims. Listen to talk radio for a while, you’ll see what I mean.
8. Don’t take proffered advice without a critical analysis. 90% of all advice is intended to benefit the proponent, not the recipient. Actually, the number is probably closer to 97%, but I don’t want to come off as cynical.
9. You’ll spend your entire life listening to people tell you how much you owe them. You don’t owe the vast majority of people shit.
10. Don’t undermine your fellow young men. Mentor the young men that come after you. Society recognizes that you have the potential to be the most power force in society. It scares them. Society does not find young men sympathetic. They are afraid of you, both individually and collectively. Law enforcement’s primary purpose is to suppress you.
11. As a young man, you’re on your own. Society divides and conquers. Unlike women who have advocates looking out for them (NOW, Women’s Study Departments, government, non-profit organizations, political advocacy groups) almost no one is looking out for you.
12. Young men provide the genius and muscle by which our society thrives. Look at the Silicone Valley. By in large, it was not old men or women that created the revolution we live. Realize that society steals your contributions, secures it with our intellectual property laws, and then takes credit and the rewards where none is due.
13. Know that few people have your best interests at heart. Your mother does. Your father probably does (if he stuck around). Your siblings are on your side. Everybody else worries about themselves.
14. Don’t be afraid to tell people to “Fuck off” when need be. It is an important skill to acquire. As they say, speak your piece, even if your voice shakes.
15. Acquire empathy, good interpersonal skills, and confidence. Learn to read body language and non-verbal communication. Don’t just concentrate on your vocational or technical skills, or you’ll find your wife fucking somebody else.
16. Keep fit.
17. Don’t speak ill of your wife/girlfriend. Back her up against the world, even if she’s wrong. She should know that you have her back. When she needs your help, give it. She should know that you’ll take her part.
18. Don’t cheat on your wife/girlfriend. If you must cheat, don’t humiliate her. Don’t risk having your transgressions come back to her or her friends. Don’t do it where you live. Don’t do it with people in your social circle. Don’t shit in your own back yard.
19. If your girlfriend doesn’t make you feel good about yourself and bring joy to your life, fire her. That’s what girlfriends are for.
20. Don’t bother with “emotional affairs.” They are just a vehicle for women to flirt and have someone make them feel good about themselves. That’s the part of a relationship they want. For you it is a lot of work and investment in time. If they are having an emotional affair with you, they’re probably fucking someone else.
21. Becoming a woman’s friend and confidant is not going to get you into an intimate relationship. If you haven’t gotten the girl within a reasonably short period of time, chances are you won’t ever get her. She’ll end up confiding to you about the sexual adventures she’s having with someone else.
22. Have and nurture friendships with women.
23. Realize that love is a numbers game. Guys fall in love easily. You’re going to see some girl and feel like you’ll die if you don’t get her. If she rejects you, move on to the next one. It’s her loss.
24. Don’t be an internet troll. Got out and live life. There is not a cadre of beautiful women advertising on Craigslist to have NSA sex with you. Beautiful women don’t need to advertise. The websites that advertise with attractive women’s photos and claims of loneliness are baloney. All they want is your money and your personal information so that they can market to you. The posts on Craigslist by young “women” seeking NSA sex, and asking for a picture are just a bunch of gay troll pic collectors. This is especially true if the post uses common gay lexicon like “hole” as in “fuck my hole” or seeks “masculine” men, or uses the word cock (except in the context of “Don’t send a cock shot.”) There are women on Craigslist. They are easily recognizable by their 2-5 paragraph postings. Most are in their 30's or older.
25. When you become a man in full, know that people will get in your way. People who are attracted to you will somehow manage to step in your path. Gay guys will give you “the look.” Old people will somehow stumble in front of you at the worst time. Don’t get frustrated. Just step aside and go about your business. Know that these are passive aggressive methods to get you to acknowledge their existence.
26. Don’t gay bash. Don’t mentally or physically abuse people because of who they are, or how they present themselves. It’s none of your business to try to intimidate people into conformity.
27. If your gay, admit it to yourself, your parents, your friends and society at large. Be prepared to get harassed. See rule 14. If someone threatens you or assaults you, call the cops. Have them arrested. You have no obligation to self sacrifice because of who you are. As a gay person, you’ll have more social freedom than straight men. Use it to protect yourself. Be prepared to get out of Dodge if your orientation makes your life unbearable. Move to San Francisco, New York, Atlanta, or New Orleans. You’ll find a welcoming community there.
28. Don’t be a poser. Avoid being one of those dudes who puts a surfboard on top of their car, but never surfs, or a dude with a powder coated fixed gear bike and a messenger bag, but was never a messenger. Live the life. Earn your bona fides.
29. Don’t believe the crap about the patriarchy. More women are accepted and attend college. More degrees are awarded to women than men. Women outlive men. More men commit suicide. Men are twice as likely to be victims of violence, including murder. If you consider sexual assaults in prisons, twice as many men are raped as women (society thinks prison rape is funny). The streets are littered with homeless men, sprinkled with a few homeless women. Statically, women are happier than men. The myth that girls are being cheated by are educational system is belied by the fact that schools are bastions of femininity, mostly run by and taught by women. Girls outperform boys in school. It is the boys in school getting fucked over, and prescribed ritalin for being boys. Real wages for men are falling, while real wages for women are rising. Just because someone says something enough times, doesn’t make it true. You have nothing to feel guilty about.
30. Remember, 97% of all advice is worthless. Take what you can use, and trash the rest.
Monday, March 16, 2009
kalenjin Succes Prayer
In The name ofGod, The Beneficent, The Merciful.
I seek refuge from the accursed Satan, please accept my prayer...
I seek Thy refuge from anxiety and grief,
I seek Thy refuge from lack of strength and laziness,
I seek Thy refuge from cowardice and niggardliness,
I seek Thy refuge from being overpowered by debt and from the oppression of men.
Suffice Thou me, with what is lawful.
Turn away from me the things that Thou prohibit.
And with Thy Grace,
Please keep me free from want of what is besides Thee.
KONGOI CHEPO NGOK, CHEBO NAMU,CHEBO TISAB, CHEBO NAMUN
I seek refuge from the accursed Satan, please accept my prayer...
I seek Thy refuge from anxiety and grief,
I seek Thy refuge from lack of strength and laziness,
I seek Thy refuge from cowardice and niggardliness,
I seek Thy refuge from being overpowered by debt and from the oppression of men.
Suffice Thou me, with what is lawful.
Turn away from me the things that Thou prohibit.
And with Thy Grace,
Please keep me free from want of what is besides Thee.
KONGOI CHEPO NGOK, CHEBO NAMU,CHEBO TISAB, CHEBO NAMUN
Kalenjin National prayer
Among the Kalenjins, may the son be born with spiritual luster;
in this country, may the king be born a warrior,
a capable archer and chariot-fighter;
may the cow be born a milk cow;
the ox a good draught ox;
the horse a fleet one;
the damsel the object of the city's admiration;
the fighter victorious;
and the youth fit for the assembly;
kalenjin hero be born to the performer of the sacrifice;
whenever we wish may the cloud rain;
may our vegetation ripen with fruits;
may there be for us acquisition and conserving [of prosperity].
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