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“Crazy Not Callous (The Sonnet)
I'm crazy,
But not obnoxious.
I'm free in mind,
But not callous.
I'm ignorant in many things,
But I ain't no intolerant.
I may not know much etiquette,
I know caring with commitment.
I am but a lover most naïve,
No scholar of nothin'.
I am but a warrior unbending,
Got no time for philosophizin'.
To live for people is the mission.
In lifting the fallen lies salvation.”
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“Each of us must be the maker of modern earth, and for that, three things are needed - reason, courage and warmth.”
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“Where can we find strength? Not in the bank but in character.”
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“Many people are mad at the escapades of billionaires in space, but the fact of the matter is, had they been invited to go with the billionaires themselves, most of them would be thrilled to their bones, for they are not really mad at the billionaires, they are mad because they can't afford such fancy travel.
You see, they are the same people who save up their hard-earned money so they could have a relaxing or thrilling vacation somewhere, even though their version of vacation turns bleak in front of the glorious space vacations of the super-rich.
So to those who pompously ask the question, "should people travel to space for fun", I ask, “should you have a vacation on an island for fun - should you have dinner at a fancy restaurant for fun – when countless souls are suffering from the lack of the very essentials of life?”
It's all about status. A billionaire's idea of vacation is in space, whereas a regular person's idea of a vacation is on some island or in another continent. And if the billionaires are abusing resources for personal enjoyment, so are these regular people.
You have no right to demand moral accountability from billionaires, if you yourself don't mind engaging in your everyday luxuries – for your luxuries may seem dim compared to those of the super-rich, but still the resources you spend on them could feed and clothe at least ten families in developing parts of the world for a year.
The very existence of billionaires is a sign of economic disparities, but they are not the sole cause of those disparities. Every individual engaging in luxury beyond necessity is as much responsible for the economic disparities in society as the super wealthy. So till you learn to distinguish between necessity and luxury and thereafter abolish all trace of luxury from your own life, you are the problem yourself, as much as the greedy capitalists and politicians.”
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“If you can give your hand to some, it doesn’t matter whether you are handsome.”
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“Foster kinship over skinship.”
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“I'll put it to you in simple words. If you can give your hand to some, it doesn’t matter whether you are handsome.”
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“It is the heart that defines the beauty of a person, not the body or the brain.”
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“You may be a teacher, you may be a janitor, you may be a waitress, you may be a scientist, preacher or artist –whatever you are, whatever you do, do it for the people – so that those who have nothing, can learn to walk again, smile again, live again, because of you.”
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“Keep your scripture if you must, keep your constitution if you must, but never let them be a hindrance to your humanity.”
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“Work is the only antidote to weakness.”
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“All assume that the purpose of life is happiness - it's not - happiness is only a byproduct of service.”
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“When the heart unlearns every bit of selfishness that keeps it from assimilating the world, that's when the animal goes to sleep and the human wakes up.”
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“If you ask me, can I define humanity? I'll tell you, I can - in one word - selflessness.”
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“You cannot believe in civilization till you become civilization.”
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“Love alone triumphs.”
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“All of us are dumb, some less some more, So we must place people before rigidity.”
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“No belief is ultimate, no opinion olympian. Putting aside truth, let us first be human.”
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“Transformation first, tradition later - reason first, rituals later - character first, cash later - people first, pedestal later.”
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“There is no nation, religion, race or gender, there's only humanity.”
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“What are we? Expression of oneness. What if we don't feel one? We are not alive.”
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“Defiance of inclusion in the name of national security, doesn't actually ensure national security, it only halts a nation's growth.”
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“The name's Naskar, and if you think your pathetic little labels of faith, nation and culture can define even a syllable of it, you've got another thing coming.”
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“Let us be the most progressive people that ever walked the planet, with our firm sense of reason accompanied by a revolutionary gentleness.”
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“Sonnet of Fundamentals
Equality, harmony, diversity,
These are not something you believe.
Just like water, air and food,
These are not something you believe.
Fundamentals of human life,
Are beyond all pettiness of opinion.
Argumentation may have its place,
But we must distinguish facts from fiction.
Plenty are the minds so are the beliefs,
But beliefs mustn't undermine humanity.
All of us are dumb, some less some more,
So we must place people before rigidity.
No belief is ultimate, no opinion olympian.
Putting aside truth, let us first be human.”
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“I don't write to inspire you, I write to destroy you, because without the bravehearts to destroy themselves, there'll be no society.”
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“Better than self-help is unself-help.”
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“Difficulties only add value to a dream.”
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“Those who can't do, mock, those who do, have no time to mock.”
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“So long as you are self-obsessed, applause and mockery will equally impair your capacity. Wipe out every trace of self-obsession and you'll learn to work through both applause and mockery - and you'll rise as the true victor of time.”
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“Today's mockery is tomorrow's applause.”
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“Unbearable pain delivers unthinkable ascension.”
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“Build your destiny my soldier, build it from ground up, and all light will come.”
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“It is only through extraordinary obstacles and heart-crunching ridicule that we can achieve extraordinary greatness.”
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“How can we make progress? Not with luxury but by lifting the other.”
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“The Golden Sonnet
Where is el dorado?
It is not a city but a person.
Where is the kingdom of heaven?
It is not a place but compassion.
Where can we find joy?
Not the market but in acts of goodness.
Where can we find health?
Not in gadgets but in simpleness.
Where can we find strength?
Not in the bank but in character.
How can we make progress?
Not with luxury but by lifting the other.
Lesser the needs, better the life.
Gentler the soul, lighter the strife.”
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“Love Alone Triumphs (The Sonnet)
Great people have often said,
Truth alone triumphs.
I am no great but a plain human,
So I say, love alone triumphs.
Truth may require intellect,
Inquiry requires some cynicism.
To be loving needs none of that,
Love lights up the darkest chasm.
Keep your intellect if you desire,
Explore further the arc of truth.
But all the discovery means nothing,
If countless souls go without food.
It is far better to be an insane lover,
Than to be a heartless discoverer.”
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“Lift Others (The Sonnet)
If you want to lift your spirit,
Lift others.
If you want to help yourself,
Help others.
If you want to find happiness,
Forget about happiness.
If you want to discover joy,
Just give without selfishness.
Be crazy, loco and bonkers,
For the welfare of others.
The only kingdom of heaven,
Is in cheering someone who suffers.
Better than self-help is unself-help,
For the rise of people is rise of the self.”
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“Security later, first let us be civilized.”
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“Great people have often said, truth alone triumphs. I am no great but a plain human, so I say, love alone triumphs.”
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“If only one person dies for the cause, a hundred people realize their humanity.”
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“There is no life without water, likewise there's no humanity without harmony.”
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“Ever onward to equality.”
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“No diversity, no America.”
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“Past is past for a reason, it belongs behind. You may care for it, you may learn from it, but you must never live in it.”
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“Security, comfort, luxury, all these are the aim of the coward, whereas, the civilized being of character aims for self-correction, integrity and collective growth.”
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“My needs are less, hence my integrity is dangerous.”
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“Character first, cash later.”
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“My needs are less, hence my dignity is dangerous.”
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“Where can we find health? Not in gadgets but in simpleness.”
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