‘Ready for ceasefire if cadre targeting stops’
Islamabad: The Pakistani Taliban said it is ready for a ceasefire and peace talks if the government stops arresting its fighters and killing them in fake police encounters.
Nepal’s Koirala vows constitution in a year
Kathmandu: Nepal’s Prime Minister Sushil Koirala said his government is committed to create a conducive atmosphere to reach a consensus with all political parties to promulgate the new constitution within a year.
3-yr-old US girl with Einstein’s IQ enters Mensa
los Angeles: A three-year-old US girl has entered the genius club Mensa after scoring an incredible 160 in the IQ test, making her as intelligent as Albert Einstein. Alexis Martin from Arizona, who can label all the continents and countries on a map, is the youngest person from the state to enter Mensa.
Iran leader unveils ‘economy of resistance’
Tehran: Iran’s top leader has ordered the government to create an “economy of resistance” to counter sanctions imposed over Tehran’s nuclear program.
US nun gets prison for N-plant protest
Nashville: An 84-year-old nun has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for breaking into a US nuclear weapons complex and defacing a bunker holding bomb-grade uranium, a demonstration that exposed security flaws. Two other activists were also sentenced to more than five years in prison
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The HAF says it has mobilized over 100 Hindu and Indian American organizational signatures against the House resolution.
However, the “Coalition Against Genocide”, formed by a host of other Indian-American and South Asian bodies, is said to have hired a lobbying firm to push the House resolution.
Sponsored by Republican Congressman Joseph Pitts, with 43 cosponsors (now 41) almost equally from both Democratic and Republican parties, the pending resolution also calls on India to empower the National Commission on Minorities – something that has been dubbed by HAF as an unacceptable proposal for creating parallel courts.
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We see that conflicts arise from inappropriate communication. We think and speak at the same time and the moment the other person says something we answer without consulting our mind about what we should say. In fact, nowadays it’s not about what you want to say; it’s about what answer the other person wants to hear. If you don’t provide that answer, communication cannot continue. We make mistakes here without purpose and realisation because we don’t have enough control over this sense organ, ie, the tongue. It is said that the tongue can be man’s greatest enemy. The words once spoken like arrows shot, cannot be taken back. The practice of Maun will help us maintain this speed between the brain activity and what is said and also to give the most suitable answer. There is hardly any seconds’ gap between these two activities; so it’s crucial. It’s never too late to adopt silence and benefit from this age-old custom.
The Britishers in the 19th century were seen smoking cigars and were known for not answering anything before taking a couple of puffs. Was it considered stylishIJ In a way, yes, but the real aim was to pause and think before answering. In today’s modern day world, the need of a pause is very important. Not everyone can think at a high speed before answering. Sometimes, a sip of tea or coffee, bite of snack, a puff of cigarette help build in these necessary pauses in a conversation or get together. It’s a subtle way of having peaceful interaction.
So, we must take care that these fillers are around us when we talk to people. In office, this may not be possible. Even then people take pauses, extend the issue and take time to think. Sometimes, it’s better to say honestly that you need time to think and take a break, especially when there are deadlocks. Another important way to have effective conversation is to find out what the other person wants to hear rather than loading your views on him. No one accepts anything until it is something which suits him. Pauses help us think and find out what is suitable for the other person. Then, communication becomes smooth. Maintaining outer silence also enables us to know when to have a pause and when to take a break as there is better synchronisation between the mind and speech. Its never too late to start and become a happier person!