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Sashadroogie
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grahamb
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 Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 11:23 pm Post subject: Good examples |
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| Never mind Tolstoy; Kropotkin's your man! |
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scot47
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| I am beginning to suspect that Lev Bronstein had the right answers. |
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grahamb
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| Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 9:26 pm Post subject: On the trot |
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I fear the thin air of Ultima Thule has affected Scot47's judgement! Perhaps a spell in a re-education centre is required. Over to you, comrade Sasha.  |
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scot47
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Maybe the Great October Socialist Revolution was a mistake !
Kerensky could have sorted out the problems of Mother Russia ? |
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johnslat
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Dear scot47,
Alas, Kerensky lacked the required ruthlessness. Wimps don't win power struggles.
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John |
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Sashadroogie
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Dear respected colleagues
Please have a small case, packed with a few husks of bread and a change of underwear, ready by your door. Some comrades from the state organs will be around much later in the night to escort you to a centre where you will be encouraged to reflect on the manifold political errors of your way.
With Communist greetings
Sasha |
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grahamb
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| Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:59 pm Post subject: Go east, young man! |
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Volunteer labour: just like Klaus Kinski's character in Doctor Zhivago.  |
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water rat
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| Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 1:43 am Post subject: Re: Be fulfilled in 2015! |
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Thank you, Sasha. That's quite a worthwhile link you've provided. I've long admired Leo Tolstoy, his work, philosophy and the man himself. Here's a fellow that it doesn't matter he's been dead for 105 years. Everything he had to say is still valuable.
For convenience, I have cut and will paste the salient points of his advice from the article you have linked us to. I hope our friends will find it worthwhile to click your link and really listen to what Tolstoy has to tell us.
The secret to a happy life - courtesy of Tolstoy
1. Keep an open mind
2. Practise empathy
3. Make a difference
4. Master the art of simple living
5. Beware your contradictions
6. Become a craftsman
7. Expand your social circle
I can also recommend Tolstoy's five commandments, which for the sake of brevity I won't reproduce here. Sadly, I can find no link to a summarized version. |
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fat_chris
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| Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 6:26 am Post subject: Re: Be fulfilled in 2015! |
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| water rat wrote: |
The secret to a happy life - courtesy of Tolstoy
1. Keep an open mind
2. Practise empathy
3. Make a difference
4. Master the art of simple living
5. Beware your contradictions
6. Become a craftsman
7. Expand your social circle |
Oh! Great stuff!
I will keep these in mind.
Warm regards,
fat_chris |
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johnslat
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Dear fat_chris,
And Number 8: Don't make lists.
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John |
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fat_chris
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| johnslat wrote: |
Dear fat_chris,
And Number 8: Don't make lists.
Regards,
John |
Dear johnslat,
Indeed! I won't forget Number 9 either: listen to thyself and don't rely on others' lists.
Warm regards,
fat_chris |
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