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The family provides our children
with their first experience of living and working together
in a community. Even within the family, difference abound.
What pleases one may upset another. Developing family
unity cooperation and learning to accept, and even
appreciate, our differences, takes a lot of time and
patience. But in accepting our differences, and learning to
work together as a team we can find much of what is truly
enjoyable about being a cooperative family
unit.
Family Harmony
For instance, water is known as
H20. It consists of the mixture of hydrogen and oxygen at
the ratio of two to one. However, it is impossible for us to
drink only the oxygen or the hydrogen part of water. They
say that the bird named hamsa-raja is capable of separating
water from milk and drinking only concentrated milk. We
human beings, however, cannot perform such a feat. the
analysis of human beings in terms of individuals, classes,
or races certainly serves to deepen our view of human
beings. However, the one-sided emphasis on any particular
one of the above groups with the exclusion of others is
undesirable. There is no other way to reward such men of
inflexible thought than by commanding them to drink the
hydrogen component of water alone, if indeed they
can. "How good and pleasant it is
when brothers and sisters live together in unity." - Psalm
133:1 "If one member suffers, all
suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice
together." - Bible, I Corinthians 12:26 "Working together we encourage
you to accept the Grace of God." - Bible, II Corinthians
6:1
We may have all come on
different ships, but we're in the same boat
now. Mrtin Luther King
Jr. There is no more sure tie
between friends than when they are united in their objects
and wished. Cicero
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Born in Calcutta, India, the youngest of 14 children, he was the son of the "Great Sage," Maharishi Debendranath Tagore. He was educated at home and started writing at an early age. Part of his home schooling was the influence of his father, who worked to purify Hinduism, stressing ethics and service as leading to a direct experience with God. Rabindranath Tagore was known as a gifted and creative artist of abundant gifts; he wrote poetry, short stories, novels, essays, and plays, painted in an unorthodox style, and is considered one of India's best songwriters. His first collection of poems and stories, published in 1890, included his first social and political poems. The influence of his writing and lecturing earned him a reputation in India as an educational, social, and religious reformer on a par with Ghandi. He had a deep concern for social justice and an appreciation for difference cultures. He embraced Western Civilization, giving India ways to assimilate the West without becoming a mockery of it. His writing emphasized cooperation between nations, businesses, and religions. He was a myriad-minded man that saw the expressions of beauty within different cultures as a means of stimulating thought, conversation, and action. He dedicated his work to the concept of harmony between people and nations. |
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