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Saturday Reading!-" Mary had a little Lamb."     Mary Sawyer Tyler : 1806-1889 "Mary had a little lamb" wasn't just a nursery rhyme it was a real 9-year-old girl who saved a dying lamb, and that lamb's wool eventually helped save a piece of American history. You sang it as a child. Maybe you've sung it to your own children: "Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb..." But did you know Mary was real? Her name was Mary Sawyer, and this is the true story behind one of the  most famous poems in the English language. March 1815. Sterling, Massachusetts. A cold morning with frost still clinging  to the barn walls. Mary was born New York Public Library“Birth-place of Mary Sawyer and the little lamb. Sterling, Mass.” Nine-year-old Mary Sawyer was helping her father with the morning chores when they discovered one  of their ewes had given birth to twin lambs overnight. One lamb was healthy, nursing contentedly. The  other lay motionless in the ...

Pujji with RAF Squadron Leader Mohinder Singh Pujji saved 300 American-commanded troops in the Burmese jungle during WWII by locating them from the air after other attempts failed, flying personally to find the lost soldiers hidden from Japanese forces and guiding rescuers to their precise location, earning him the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for his bravery.  Pujji was sent to No.9 Advanced Unit at RAF Hullavington, where he became part of t Pujji with RAF Squadron Leader Mohinder Singh Pujji saved 300 American-commanded troops in the Burmese jungle during WWII by locating them from the air after other attempts failed, flying personally to find the lost soldiers hidden from Japanese forces and guiding rescuers to their precise location, earning him the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for his bravery.  Pujji and the RAF   It was also around this time that he first made the request to fly with his turban, creating what would become the late fighter pilot’s most indel...

 Story this Wednesday!-"An experienced Father's Will" An Experienced father's Will This morning, both sisters-in-law, who usually found it a chore to cook even one meal a day in the kitchen, were cheerfully and vigorously busy preparing various kinds of breakfast. Both elder brothers were meticulously decorating the drawing-room. There was no specific joyous occasion in the house; rather, the lawyer was expected today to read father's will, to give the two brothers their share. Everyone was very concerned about the lawyer's meal, but no one bothered about Mother. Six months had passed since father's demise, and in these six months, Mother had deeply felt and observed many things, which were probably difficult to express in words. The changing demeanour of her own people over time had wounded Mother, but she had no choice but to remain silent. After Father, Mother perhaps felt like a burden to the two brothers and their wives. They had called the lawyer yes...

  "The confusion is between intelligence and education, and the assumption having the latter means you possess the former. Going to college has a little effect on a person's ability and quality of social interaction Quantifiable possession of knowledge from universities and is not a measure of commonsense. There is no dearth of educated idiots in this world you search for one you will find millions having large audience seeking entertainment - Tejinder Kamboj "In the democracy it is not necessary for an education minister to be educated, a prohibition minister to be a tea totaler and a nonsense (Sorry Anti science) 'Chorman' (Again sorry) ,a Chairman can call shots in space research agency!" -Tejinder Kamboj      (1940-20?? Foot Note:  Background of the Quote: Illiterates-( Padhey-likhey Bewaqoofs ) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari:Foreign Minister of Pakistan Qualification: From Oxford University, read Modern History and Politics at Christ Church, receiving his...

  Saturday Reading 1)  Young ladies, this is for you!!!  A woman arrived in a store wearing clothes that showed her body all too well. The shop owner, being a wise older man, took a good look at her, asked her to sit down, looked straight into her eyes, and said something she would never forget for the rest of her life. “Young Lady, everything that God has made valuable in this world, is covered up and hard to see or find." For example: 1. Where can you find diamonds? • In the ground, covered and protected. 2. Where are the pearls? • Deep in the ocean, covered and protected in a beautiful shell. 3. Where can you find gold? • Underground, covered with layers of rock, and to get there you have to work very hard and dig deep. He looked at her again and said, "Your body is sacred and unique to God." You are far more precious than gold, diamonds, and pearls, therefore you must be covered too. He then added: "If you keep your precious minerals like gold, diamonds, and pea...

Sunday Special-OMG-"Baruch Spinoza's God" Baruch Spinoza (Dutch, 1632-1677) Spinoza was born in Amsterdam  to a Marrano  family that fled Portugal  for the more tolerant Dutch Republic . He received a traditional Jewish education, learning Hebrew  and studying sacred texts within the Portuguese Jewish  community, where his father was a prominent merchant. As a young man, Spinoza challenged rabbinic authority and questioned Jewish doctrines, leading to his permanent expulsion  from his Jewish community in 1656. Following that expulsion, he distanced himself from all religious affiliations and devoted himself to philosophical inquiry and lens grinding. Spinoza attracted a dedicated circle of followers who gathered to discuss his writings and joined him in the intellectual pursuit of truth.  Spinoza published little, to avoid persecution and bans on his books. In his Tractatus Theologico-Politicus , described by Steven Nadler  as "one of the most im...