Philosophyofgoodnews

Category: Personal Stories

  • No, No, No, No

    No, No, No, No

    How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? The question brought the smile on me. Some years, years ago, I read a book of Harvey Mackay “Swim With the Sharks: Without Being Eaten Alive…” The lesson 20 had a title “Smile and Say No Until Your Tongue BleedsNo. No.…

  • Patriotism

    What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had? Nothing secret. Love your family, your neighbours, your country and NEVER hate anyone. Love even those that hate you! That is the secret of success, as your positivity will be the greatest tool against all the hate. Forgive but do not forget, and…

  • Human

    Human

    What is one word that describes you? Simple Human! Describing what being human means for me can fit in one sentence. Being human is to protect others from yourself. Now let me spend some more words with you. Simple, but not easy, as it is different from being brave which means to protect yourself from…

  • TO BE

    What was the best compliment you’ve received? I honestly can not choose one but will share three that made me inspired to continue. 1)“To be or not to be…..I have been following Darko the Lancelot for many years and have followed the birth of his book step by step. Master in saying and not saying,…

  • Be Positive, Do Positive

    Be Positive, Do Positive

    What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? We live life full of stress that is taking us out of balance, don’t we? The state of negative feeling is bad, but it is still a feeling! So, first let’s be happy that we still have feelings! Otherwise we would become… machines. So, recognising…

  • LOVE( I LOVE LOVE)❤️

    LOVE( I LOVE LOVE)❤️

    What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. The word hate is not appropriate as it is in the frequency that invites catastrophe. The word explain is a little bit better as it gives the opportunity to communicate. But still it is not perfect. Asking someone, to be diplomatic and not to use…

  • Once Upon The Time

    You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? Hehe. Just smiled when reading this question. Biographies are written when one feels that the life slowly comes to an end. The reason I smiled is the thought that WordPress is slowly preparing us to write our biographies acknowledging that the world as we know is approaching…

  • Mankind

    Mankind

    Do you believe in fate/destiny? I believe in the future of mankind! The future where balance of interest will overtake greed and some insane rule based order where the rules are changed every time when the ruler wants. I believe in compassion and togetherness. I believe in man and woman. I believe in nature. I…

  • Memories

    Memories

    Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. I would like to warmly congratulate WordPress for tickling our emotions and awaking memories. Firstly and instead writing about the particular moments that are many in my life, let me be frank and write few words generally about memories. Memories are what we…

  • MySelf

    If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? Nice, jovial question presented as play that can even be called sympathetic for those that doubt themselves. Before considering to reply and put your self in the shoes of someone else, concentrate, take a deep breath and look yourself in…

  • Togetherness

    Who are your favorite people to be around? Good question. It happened that I am just here now Book shop cafe in the Old part of Nicosia Cyprus, as the source of inspiration. Simple is the answer. With all the people. All the people are my favourite! We can learn, we can befriend, exchange views…

  • Misanthrope Or Philantrope? That is the Question

    Misanthrope Or Philantrope? That is the Question

    “All are corrupt; there’s nothing to be seenIn court or town but aggravates my spleen.I fall into deep gloom and melancholywhen I survey the scene of human folly,finding on every hand base flattery,Injustice, fraud, self-interest, treachery…Ah, it’s too much; mankind has grown so base,I mean to break with the whole human race.” From 1666 “The…

  • Resting In Peace

    What were your parents doing at your age? Both of them are resting in peace. They left this world fulfilled as they managed to plant deeply, in us their children, virtues which became our guiding ideas.  Definitely they wanted to enjoy their Grand kids. But even that they did not manage to do it, their…

  • Sharing

    Sharing

    What’s your dream job? If sharing knowledge can be characterized as job, then that is my dream job. Sharing Knowledge can be applied with any activity we do, with all the relations we have. Sharing knowledge means first of all promoting the independence of thought which is , by Vivekananda, the first characteristic of freedom.…

  • Greed

    Greed

    This is the question which brings many thoughts, and makes me realise that we live in a civilization where, I am sure, many of us would be so happy and pleased to un-invent many things. Those things, those inventions, that humanity discovered while it was not ready to use it in a proper way, or,…