Theysaythejackalandthemole
Drinkfromtheselfsamestream
Wherethelioncomestodrink.
Andtheysaytheeagleandthevulture
Digtheirbeaksintothesamecarcass,
Andareatpeace,onewiththeother,
Inthepresenceofthedeadthing.
Olove,whoselordlyhand
Hasbridledmydesires,
Andraisedmyhungerandmythirst
Todignityandpride,
Letnotthestronginmeandtheconstant
Eatthebreadordrinkthew...[
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Youareyourownforerunner,andthetowersyouhavebuildedarebutthefoundationofyourgiant-self.Andthatselftooshallbeafoundation.
AndItooammyownforerunner,forthelongshadowstretchingbeforemeatsunriseshallgatherundermyfeetatthenoonhour.Yetanothersunriseshalllayanothershadowbeforeme,andthatalsoshallbegatheredatanothernoon.
Alwayshavewebeenourownforerunners,andalwaysshallwebe.Andallthatwehavegatheredand...[
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1.1:Ifindmyearliestmemoriescoveringtheanachronisticfeaturesofapreviousincarnation.Clearrecollectionscametomeofadistantlife,ayogiamidsttheHimalayansnows.Theseglimpsesofthepast,bysomedimensionlesslink,alsoaffordedmeaglimpseofthefuture.Thehelplesshumiliationsofinfancyarenotbanishedfrommymind.Iwasresentfullyconsciousofnotbeingabletowalkorexpressmyselffreely.PrayerfulsurgesarosewithinmeasIrealizedmybod...[
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InmyyouthIoncevisitedasaintinhissilentgrovebeyondthehills;andaswewereconversinguponthenatureofvirtueabrigandcamelimpingwearilyuptheridge.Whenhereachedthegrovehekneltdownbeforethesaintandsaid,"Osaint,Iwouldbecomforted!Mysinsareheavyuponme."
Andthesaintreplied,"Mysins,too,areheavyuponme."
Andthebrigandsaid,"ButIamathiefandaplunderer."
Andthesaintreplied,"Itooamathiefandaplunderer."<...[
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OncetherecamefromthedeserttothegreatcityofShariaamanwhowasadreamer,andhehadnaughtbuthisgarmentandstaff.Andashewalkedthroughthestreetshegazedwithaweandwonderatthetemplesandtowersandpalaces,forthecityofShariawasofsurpassingbeauty.Andhespokeoftentothepassers-by,questioningthemabouttheircity-buttheyunderstoodnothislanguage,norhetheirlanguage.Atthenoonhourhestoppedbeforeavastinn.Itwasbuiltofyellowmarbl...[
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Itisoneofthegreatwondersofhumanity:Ababyhearsparentsandotherstalkingandlearnstospeak.Now,withparentsvolunteeringtheirinfants,researchersattheUniversityofWashingtonarelearningjustwhathappensinthebabies'braintomakethatmiracleunfold.Acapwithelectrodesonthebaby'sheadpainlesslyrecordssignalsfromthebrain'snervecells.Itallhappensinasound-proofroom,onmom'slap,withoneoftheresearchersworkingtokeepthech...[
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ThensaidAlmitra,"SpeaktousofLove."Andheraisedhisheadandlookeduponthepeople,andtherefellastillnessuponthem.Andwithagreatvoicehesaid:Whenlovebeckonstoyoufollowhim,Thoughhiswaysarehardandsteep.Andwhenhiswingsenfoldyouyieldtohim,Thoughtheswordhiddenamonghispinionsmaywoundyou.Andwhenhespeakstoyoubelieveinhim,Thoughhisvoicemayshatteryourdreamsasthenorthwindlayswastethegarden.Forevenaslovecro...[
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TheholeoverAntarctica'sozonelayerisbiggerthanlastyearandisnearingtherecord29-million-square-km(11-million-sq-mile)holeseenin2000,theWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationsaidonFriday.
GeirBraathen,theUnitedNationsweatheragency'stopozoneexpert,saidozonedepletionhadalateonsetinthisyear'ssouthernhemispherewinter,whenlowtemperaturesnormallytriggerchemicalreactionsthatbreakdowntheatmosphericlayerthatfilte...[
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Nearly92percentbelieveinGodorahigherpower;fourimagesemerge
DALLAS-ThesoundsoffaithinAmerica—varieddependingonculture,locationorbelief—butalsofamiliar,andforgoodreason.Accordingtoacomprehensivenewstudy,Americaisacountryofbelievers.ResearchersatBaylorUniversityfoundnearly92percentAmericansbelieveinGodorahigherpower,andtheirimageofwhoGodisshapestheirlivesinprofoundways.
Amongthestudy'sconcl...[
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BrianWilliamssitsdownwithIran'spresidentforanexclusiveinterview
NEWYORK-OnSept.19inNewYork,BrianWilliamssatdownwithIranianPresidentMahmoudAhmadinejadforanexclusiveinterview.Theconversationwasconductedviaatranslator.Thistranscripthasbeencleanedupforreadability.BrianWilliams:Mr.President,thankyousomuch.Iwasinterested.Youwantedtobeabletogesturewithyourhandswhileyouspoke.WhatelseshouldAmericanskno...[
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