February 5
CHARITY
It is charity to adjust to the ways of the neighbour. To be charitable to the needy is a divine gift.
Charity should not be born of ostentation and superiority complex. It should be the outcome of fellow feeling and humility. Misplaced charity does more harm than good. It is not charity to make the needy feel small and humiliated. TO aid a man in self help is the right kind of charity.
Blessed is the man who rids himself of egoism and self-importance through the charity he makes.
--- Vedanta
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ROCHEFOUCAULD
RÉFLEXIONS OU SENTENCES ET MAXIMES MORALES
31
Si nous n'avions point de défauts, nous ne prendrions pas tant de plaisir à en remarquer dans les autres.
32
La jalousie se nourrit dans les doutes, et elle devient fureur, ou elle finit, sitôt qu'on passe du doute à la certitude.
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31.—If we had no faults we should not take so much pleasure in noting those of others.
32.—Jealousy lives upon doubt; and comes to an end or becomes a fury as soon as it passes from doubt to certainty.
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Armchair Traveler
Rovinj (Croatia)
クロアチア・ロヴィニ
Rovinj, a small city on Croatia’s western coast with the Adriatic Sea, is a great place to get in touch with Croatia at its finest. Stroll the old part of the city to visit its Baroque church, or explore nearby rocky beaches. Rovinj has the right medicine for your soul.
The history of the city dates back to the fifth century. Control of the city passed between many civilizations, including the ancient Romans and the Byzantines. In fact, you may hear some residents speaking Italian – it’s one of the city’s official languages.
Get a feel of what the ancient times were like by strolling through the Old Town. The streets are narrow and the houses stand close together. Every corner has a new sight – cafes, plazas and lovely shops tucked away.
One of the most popular attractions in the Old Town is the Church of St. Euphemia. It’s not much to look at from the outside, but inside are priceless treasures. A sarcophagus has some of the bones of Saint Euphemia, a Christian who in 303 refused to worship a Roman god and was killed by lions in an arena. A mural inside the church shows the scene. Climb the bell tower for a view of the city.
A short drive south is Punta Corrente, a national park with lots of activities for lovers of the outdoors. Some of the beaches are favorite spots for cairn builders, and the waters there are crystal clear – great for scuba divers. You can also go rock climbing and hike along brilliant forest trails.
Finally, take a boat to Katarina Island. Visit the hotel, where you can lounge on chairs and daydream your holiday away. (T)
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Dueteronomy 030
Chapter 30
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***** Prosperity After Turning to the LORD *****
1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,
2 And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;
3 That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
4 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:
5 And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.
6 And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
(circumcise = purify)
7 And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.
8 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.
9 And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:
10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off.
12 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
13 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?
14 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
16 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;
18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
20 That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
