tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138119.post113395908335104462..comments2023-04-20T21:38:48.813+05:30Comments on neo and morpheus: SacrificeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138119.post-77047014501077050282008-10-19T22:50:00.000+05:302008-10-19T22:50:00.000+05:30You have earned a fan in me.. This piece is aweso...You have earned a fan in me.. This piece is awesome..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09539907361208144047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138119.post-1148278217016144252006-05-22T11:40:00.000+05:302006-05-22T11:40:00.000+05:30sacrifice in my opinion is a real thing, charity i...sacrifice in my opinion is a real thing, charity is the dubious one i feel.<BR/>sacrifice has three dimensions to be looked at from, the doer, the one for whom it is done, and the rest of the world.<BR/>the doer does it just as an action, nothing more nothing less.<BR/>the one for whom it is done, takes it as an obligation maybe.<BR/>and the rest of the world is who gives it the term sacrifice.ferrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238519670596478730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138119.post-1140463963014144832006-02-21T01:02:00.000+05:302006-02-21T01:02:00.000+05:30Read it again and found it quite thought provoking...Read it again and found it quite thought provoking and intersting. Interesting because the way of writing quite matches with my argument style. I mean using maths and logic.<BR/><BR/>The question is "why" which again redirects to the purpose of an species.<BR/>Lets assume the purpose of an species is to survive. <BR/>So, at a moment when she has to choose between two options - one which helps herself and second that helps the other creatures of her own species. <BR/>I think she should choose the second. <BR/><BR/>While Adam Smith (Economics) chooses the first option, John Nash proposes the second one.<BR/><BR/>Alpha0<BR/><A HREF="http://geekheads.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow"> GeekHeads</A>SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02698999020486949764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138119.post-1140340671569471122006-02-19T14:47:00.000+05:302006-02-19T14:47:00.000+05:30Quite interesting blog.http://geekheads.blogspot.c...Quite interesting blog.<BR/>http://geekheads.blogspot.comSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02698999020486949764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138119.post-1138886748334265942006-02-02T18:55:00.000+05:302006-02-02T18:55:00.000+05:30Loved this piece!!! Keep writing :-)Loved this piece!!! Keep writing :-)mehmalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946457920106036183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138119.post-1138790099351518552006-02-01T16:04:00.000+05:302006-02-01T16:04:00.000+05:30Stumbled upon your blog. Rather profound. Keep wri...Stumbled upon your blog. Rather profound. Keep writing.Miniscule-thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331213746084071316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138119.post-1137582149591714502006-01-18T16:32:00.000+05:302006-01-18T16:32:00.000+05:30Nice thought Neo .. Reminds me of a conversation ...Nice thought Neo .. Reminds me of a conversation with a friend. Every sacrifice seems to be motivated by an inner urge , some selfishness ...... This urge knows that you will feel better about yourself at the end of the deed. Its just about pacifying your inner being. At the end of it .. true ..u dont really have that many options , coz you always end up doing the thing you want to do ..deep inside!Sairamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212025702301105357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138119.post-1134257178927158982005-12-11T04:56:00.000+05:302005-12-11T04:56:00.000+05:30Sacrifice...hmmm...endless thoughts, endless voice...Sacrifice...hmmm...endless thoughts, endless voices... Just thought i'd share with you one of my favorite poems by Charles Bukowski...<BR/><BR/>WHAT CAN WE DO?<BR/>at their best, there is gentleness in Humanity.<BR/>some understanding and, at times, acts of<BR/>courage<BR/>but all in all it is a mass, a glob that doesn't<BR/>have too much.<BR/>it is like a large animal deep in sleep and<BR/>almost nothing can awaken it.<BR/>when activated it's best at brutality,<BR/>selfishness, unjust judgments, murder. <BR/><BR/>what can we do with it, this Humanity? <BR/><BR/>nothing. <BR/><BR/>avoid the thing as much as possible.<BR/>treat it as you would anything poisonous, vicious<BR/>and mindless.<BR/>but be careful. it has enacted laws to protect<BR/>itself from you.<BR/>it can kill you without cause.<BR/>and to escape it you must be subtle.<BR/>few escape. <BR/><BR/>it's up to you to figure a plan. <BR/><BR/>I have met nobody who has escaped. <BR/><BR/>I have met some of the great and<BR/>famous but they have not escaped<BR/>for they are only great and famous within<BR/>Humanity. <BR/><BR/>I have not escaped<BR/>but I have not failed in trying again and<BR/>again. <BR/><BR/>before my death I hope to obtain my<BR/>life.Vijayetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14232140711866493721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138119.post-1134155634544240522005-12-10T00:43:00.000+05:302005-12-10T00:43:00.000+05:30'Sacrifice' is an act that usually lives and dies ...'Sacrifice' is an act that usually lives and dies in the mind of the doer. Seldom is it recognized by the general public, unless it is of mammoth proportion such as Mother Teresa's, Florence Nightingale's, or a Mukhtaran Bibi's.<BR/> <BR/>'defining moments' become so, only in retrospect. Man by nature is selfish; putting another before self is usually a matter of accident and rarely a premeditated decision.<BR/><BR/>Rather unusual usage; 'she' when referring to human beings. Incidentally, my stereotypes for 'sacrifice' are all female, hehe.<BR/>I must say that I do like the thought behind using 'she' as opposed to the normal 'he'. You swung the pendulum to the other extreme. No fear of 'reverse discrimination' I guess.Id it ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933156607975500727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138119.post-1134024177889211872005-12-08T12:12:00.000+05:302005-12-08T12:12:00.000+05:30You can say I have been influenced.I didn't want t...You can say I have been influenced.<BR/><BR/>I didn't want to take male gender 'coz popular stereotypes of sacrifice, Gandhi ji, Bose, Bhagat Singh, etc. immediately flash in mind and then your mind will be resistent to receiving the ideas mentioned here.<BR/><BR/>Also, maybe its the new socio-politically correct style. :)Ankithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740132333591304616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7138119.post-1134023649972376292005-12-08T12:04:00.000+05:302005-12-08T12:04:00.000+05:30//Every human being has a set of thoughts and beli...//Every human being has a set of thoughts and believes. She acquires it over the meandering course of her life.//<BR/><BR/>Neo, just one question. Why is the third person gender of 'human being' in your post a female? She, her.... I mean, I dont have problems with it, I'm just curious as to why you've chosen so. Especially since we never take as female the gender of God.morpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475082350800681975noreply@blogger.com