Monday, April 18, 2011

Freedom

"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated."
~~ Thomas Paine's The Crisis

چیرگی بر جور همچون چیرگی بر جهنم است.
لیک ما این آرامش را می توانیم داشته باشیم که هر چه کارزار سخت تر،  پیروزی نیز با شکوه تر.   
آنچه را که آسان بدست آوریم ارزش چندانی بر آن نمی انگاریم. 
ارزش هر چیز متناسب با جایگاه آن است، ذات هستی می داند که بهای هر چیز چقدر است. 
پس مباد آنکه ارزش موهبتی الهی چون "آزادی" اندک باشد. 

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Life

I died as a mineral and became a plant,
I died as plant and rose to animal,
I died as animal and I was Man.
Why should I fear?
When was I less by dying?
~~ Molana Jalaluddin Rumi, Persian mystic poet (1207-1273)

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Tolerance

I want to have the right to ignore your religion / belief, but I want to have laws that force me to tolerate it.