How to Understand Antigone

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One:

As human beings we all tend to hold on to and cherish memories of loved ones, sometimes so much that is seems to outweigh the importance of ones own life, just as Antigone did. The word "Cherishing" (L 986) is significant in one of the speeches done by Antigone in regards to the death of her brother. Antigone cherished the wishes of the God's and her family, by burring her brother, she cherished the idea of seeing her family together again in the afterlife, as well as cherishing closely the relationship she had with her brother.

Two:

To cherish, to adore, to protect, to hold something so dear that it becomes a part of ones own self. Antigone had just lost both of her brothers, her parents were dead, and her sister is to afraid to stand up to the king, their uncle. Her brother deserved the respect of having a proper burial so he could continue his life in the underworld, and be reunited with the rest of his family. There was no way, anyone, even the new king of Athens was going to tell her otherwise. Antigone "cherished" (L 986) much more the wished of the Gods than the new tiresome law put down by the king. If this was a man in which she didn't know, it would be a simple task to abide by the wishes of the king, but it wasn't, it was her own brother. If "A husband dead, there might have been another. A child by another too."( L 1002-1003) however no one could ever replace her own flesh and blood, her brother, and this is why she felt so strongly to honor him.

Three:

Her committed, cherished, and preserved memories of her family and beliefs of an honored burial may have cost Antigone her life but in the end kept her true to who she was. Everyone is afraid to die, therefore dying for someone or something higher than oneself seems like the most selfless and dignified ways to go.

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Wearing Chinese Glasses - How Not to Go Broke in Chinese Asia

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Wearing Chinese Glasses: How (Not) to Go Broke in Chinese Asia is a clever treatise on how to see the business world the way Chinese people do. It is apparent from author Greg Bissky's painfully funny stories that he learned this valuable lesson through much trial and error at the cultural school of hard knocks. His business culture book is part biography, part reflection, and part reference tool for cross-cultural communication.

Wearing Chinese Glasses presents Bissky's 20 years of experience in business as a Westerner immersed in the Asian culture beginning with his first disastrous forays into Asian society with his myopic Western glasses firmly in place. The culmination of his experiences and insights into this culture, so foreign from his own, is creatively presented in this his debut work.

Bissky wittily depicts the good, the bad, and the ugly American from the Chinese perspective. In each instructional segment of the work he manages to weave in some tidbits of wisdom and self-deprecating humor. It is easy to see oneself, so worried about how to use chopsticks or to know some other Chinese habit that we fail to even recognize we are completely ignorant of the customs of communication.

Fluency in the language and knowledge of an obscure dialect will never seal the deal! Grammar and vocabulary are not going to be the source of business problems in Chinese Asian business deals. Instead, the "way the language is used" will be the epicenter of ruin according to the author. The Western Rules of Communication are very different from the Chinese Rules. Violating these rules can mean the difference between the success and the failure of the Westerner in the Chinese business community.

Understanding the rules of Chinese communication comes from understanding Chinese culture and its origins. What makes Westerners uniquely different from our Chinese counterparts culturally is not our family values, our history, or even our Judeo-Christian religions it is our philosophy that keeps us apart. Bissky maintains our philosophical origins are so vastly different that it is like comparing an apple to an orange.

Western culture has a Hellenic philosophy, influenced by Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle based on learning and discovery. Chinese culture, heavily influenced by Confucius, has a philosophy based on relationships and rules. No wonder they think we are barbarians; we are the proverbial Venus and Mars when it comes to philosophy!

Wearing Chinese Glasses will be an important guidebook for anyone brave enough to venture into the complicated business world of Chinese Asia. Fear not! With this book in hand, you too can attempt to master the ways of the Good Westerner by educating yourself and embracing the fact that the Chinese do things in a different way. Success will come through study, practice, adapting and trying to be a good, sensitive barbarian.

Wearing Chinese Glasses: How Not to Go Broke in Chinese Asia

Author - Greg Bissky

Publisher - Trafford Publishing, 2007

ISBN: 142511186-6

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Rhythm of Love, Peace and Harmony

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Mrs Shambana said that peace is the celebration of plurality. This insightful definition of peace was stated by that member of the Indian Parliament at the global forum "The Power of Peace through Information and Communication" hosted by UNESCO in association with the Indonesian Government (Bali, January 21st - 23rd 2007).

Voice of Indonesia is Anand Krishna's fourth book in English. The book presents three main ideas: My Nation, The World and Humanity. Anand believes that the resurgence of modern Indonesia automatically contributes to the building of Neo Humanity: One Earth-One Sky-One Humankind.

Prof. Sudjarwadi, the Rector of Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta Indonesia shared that he has a habit of taking a morning walk with his beloved wife. One day they were passing by rice field near their home. They saw an old woman digging the ground. They were curious why she was digging the ground so early in the morning. Whether it would have been better if she kept on staying at home because it was still dark and the weather was very cold.

Sudjarwadi's wife asked her, "Excuse me, but may I know what you are doing?" The old woman straightened her back and answered, "Oh, I am making a way for water. This is for my neighbor's field. I am afraid her rice would not get enough water." What a humble woman, she dug the drainage to make a way so that the water could flow to the neighbor's filed. She left home very early to share with her neighbors. She is like a candle that sparks light in the midst of human greed that often sacrifices others.

This book also documented the interview between Michele Lee (American Journalist) and Anand Krishna (No Run-of-the-Mill Spiritual Guru), which has been published in The Jakarta Post (August 29, 2006). An interesting question appears - why is Love the only solution to solve our multidimensional problems?

Anand explained that Love is the deepest emotion of human beings. It is the deepest part of human's inner self. When the solution is deep enough, the result is also quite long term. Furthermore, this famous spiritual leader gave an analogy between love and a tree. If the roots grow deep into he earth, then we will have a big tree. So this is the same thing, we should have a solution that is deep enough within our being and then we can expect a result, which is long term result.

The language style of the book very simple, friendly and funky. Kerry B. Collison, an international best-selling author commented on it, "...renowned spiritualist Anand Krishna's compilation of his perspectives in English article released as Voice of Indonesia is a must read."

Each topic is different. Yet, the core message is love and spiritual self-empowerment. Voice of Indonesia is the rhythm of love, peace and harmony that resemble in our heart.

Voice of Indonesia by Anand Krishna, reviewed by Nugroho Angkasa
First Published by Anand Krishna Global Cooperative Society Bali Indonesia (2007)
Number of Pages: xxv + 260