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For centuries people believed Aristotle to be right when he said that the heavier an object, the faster it would fall to earth. Aristotle was regarded as the greatest thinker of all time and so there was no need to doubt. 

Anyone, of course, could have taken two objects, one heavy and one light, and dropped them from a great height to see whether or not the heavier object landed first. But no one did until nearly 2,000 years after Aristotle’s death. Legend has it that in 1589 Galileo summoned learned professors to the base of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. He then went to the top and pushed off a ten-pound and a one-pound weight. Both landed at the same instant. The power of belief was so strong, however, that the professors denied their eyesight. They continued to say Aristotle was right.

Doesn’t it illustrate perfectly what is going on in the world today. You could show the terrible ravaging effects of AIDS but people will still have promiscuous sex anyway. You can show someone a diseased liver and cancerous lungs and torn apart families, however people are still going to abuse alcohol and smoke regardless of the facts. 

People want to believe what they like to believe.

You wouldnt want to leave matters of eternal consequences just on blind belief,  would you ? Dont you desire to push things to test? We need not dash against the ground one day to finally discover reality. That would be too late then.

Remember mere wishful thinking, sincerity, honesty and purity of one’s belief, nor a majority believing in anything, can make a lie become true. An unbiased test can easily seperate truth from lies. But then I am reminded that when Galileo did that no one believed him. Even when the evidence of obvious visible proof i.e the two weights reached the ground at the same time was undeniable, the professors did not believe.   

Surely you do not want to be in the group of the professors. 

If you wonder what you must test, well here is something you must definitely start.

Can everything be true? If everything is true, then it would be true to also say that ‘everything is false’. But then that would negate, contradict and undermine the very statement “everything is true”. 

Is everything an illusion? If it is so, then isn’t the statement itself an illusion.. so what do you believe?

Ps : Many after reading the blog have tried to experiment the fall of objects, you may too. Its quite natural. But do not forget to test your beliefs before it hits the ground.  

She comes every morning, weathering the chill, her eyes constantly searching for the best, for the one who is at full bloom.

Yesterday, she didnt pick me up. Cos I was not yet. I thanked God, my creator, He doesnt choose us so. Take a look around, isnt everyone still waiting to be complete, even miles to become perfect. But thank God, who loves us, sends the dew and the sun inspite of our lack.

I was afraid not only to be picked out forever, but also to face the one before whom she will place me. Am I ready yet ?
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“This is about a modern man, one of us, he was not a scrooge, he was a kind, decent, mostly good man, generous to his family, upright in his dealings with others. But he did not believe in all that incarnation stuff at Christmas time. It just didn’t make sense to him and he was too honest to pretend otherwise. He just could not swallow the Jesus story about God coming to earth as man. I’m truly sorry to distress you, he told his wife, but I’m not going with you to church this Christmas Eve. He said he’d feel like a hypocrite. That he would much rather stay home, but that he would wait up for them. He stayed, they went. Read the rest of this entry »

As we approach Christmas, let’s not forget the reason for the season: not the angels, not the shepherds, not the wise men, not Mary and Joseph, not even the infant in the manger, but the reason why the story in Bethlehem ever happened at all:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

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Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. Revelation 3:20 (Bible)

Some of the saddest words we can ever hear on earth are: “We don’t have room for you.”

Jesus knew how those words slam your heart. For while He was still in Mary’s womb the innkeeper said, “We don’t have room for you.” …
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A life without God, how would it be, like? Boundless freedom, no coercion to act in a particular way, fly where you want to, think as you want to, do as you desire to. Joy unlimited, Pleasure unrestrained. Tired of religions incessant demands, numerous false and illogical religious concoctions being thrust down our throats. We cry freedom, we want to throw it all out, to walk without anything, to walk on just pure air. The body soul and spirit seems to enjoy the fresh breath of a world without God. Read the rest of this entry »

Hi Priyanka,

It is nice to know that you have started the new academic year at college and things are beginning to settle down especially with the new friends, teachers and the new hostel facilities. And we are pleased to know that the new laptop that we bought you is coming handy as you can keep working on it beyond the usual college library hours.

But since you are now working on this new laptop it has also begun to show up in the number of updates that I get from your facebook account. Ever since you went to college we were so much concerned for you because you have never been away from us for such a long time. But never realised that Facebook helps us to feel so much closer to you and we can also cherish the good things happening in your life. Read the rest of this entry »