Sunday, 5 June 2011

Namibian Facebook Fan Pages - 16H30 on June 4 2011

  1. The Dogg 26 560
  2. NAMIBIA 15 341
  3. MTC Namibia 7 474
  4. Namibia is the most… 7 326
  5. Stop Animal Hunting… 5 784
  6. INamibia 4 187
  7. www.exposenewspaper.com 3 566
  8. My Namibia 3 201
  9. namibia-travel.it 2 431
  10. Namibian Sun 2 304
  11. We are Namibia! 2 287
  12. Lady May 2 263
  13. www.swapoparty.org 2 165
  14. Republikein 2 147
  15. SPCA Windhoek, NAMIBIA 1 986
  16. Travelstart Namibia 1 652
  17. Hilton Windhoek 1 605
  18. Namibia - Where to Stay 986
  19. Pneumatix Namibia 943
  20. Namibia Wildlife Resorts… 901
  21. Namibia Annual Music… 761
  22. Namibia Geographical… 705
  23. KTM Namibia 683
  24. Voices of Namibia 668
  25. Update Namibia NBC 549
  26. Polytechnic of Namibia 416
  27. Travelyard: Camping in… 408
  28. Goethe-Zentrum/NaDS… 404
  29. Conservancy Safaris… 360
  30. Vespa Namibia 305
  31. Namibia Breweries Ltd 267
  32. Ultimate Safaris Namibia 266
  33. Namibia On Foot 259
  34. Black Economic… 253
  35. NBIC Namibia 247
  36. Herbalife Namibia 225
  37. consumer news namibia 221
  38. Rally for Democracy and… 143
  39. Namibia National Youth… 138
  40. Dr Tjitunga Elijah… 120
  41. Telecom Namibia 66
  42. Milton Louw - Namibian… 60
  43. National Youth Council… 52
  44. Linux Namibia 50
  45. Namibia Information and… 41
  46. Institute of Management… 40
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We Remember: Before, Now, and Later

The past:
“Those who control the past, control the future.” (George Orwell, 1984)
How do representations of the past affect our understanding of it? How are historical representations incorporated into collective memory? To what degree are ideas of national identity embedded in collective memory, and what role do museums and social online media play in the creation of this collective memory?

Too many times, leaders and nations have dwelled in the past, which has handicapped the immense potential of the present, instead of using knowledge of the past advantageously towards the future.

In conclusion, history has proved that it cannot disappear. Wars can never disappear. Poverty can never disappear. Sickness can never disappear. Corruption can never disappear. Yet our connected history has produced success, happiness, growth, and prosperity. History has shown contrasts, andNamibia, the country we are so fortunate to 
live in, advocates the diversity of every individual. In the words of Shakespeare, “What is past is prologue.”  Indeed, the future of mankind will build upon what it has already established. As time progresses, the common public memory of the past will continue to fuse and intertwine all nations’ destinies together based on what each individual accomplishes now, in the present.  


Now is the time to look at what is our common memory - and include all sides of the wars as part and parcel of one nation. And learn to use our differences to map a path for the future.
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In a tight spot of debt

Many years ago in a small Indian village,a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer’s beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain.
He said he would forgo the farmer’s debt if he could marry his daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let providence decide the matter.
He told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag.
  1. If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father’s debt would be forgiven.
  2. If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven.
  3. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.
They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer’s field. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag.He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag.
Now, imagine that you were standing in the field. What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her?
Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
  1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
  2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat.
  3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.
What would you recommend to the girl to do?

Well, here is what she did…
The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.
“Oh, how clumsy of me,” she said. “But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.”
Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one.
And since the money-lender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one!
Conclusion of the Story
Most complex problems do have a solution. It is only that we don’t attempt to think.
When the mind is alert, sharp and calm while facing any problem, there definitely would crop a good solution to it whereas if the mind is too agitated, depressed and fidgety, the brain loses its ability of positive “thinking” and everything seems blank and bleak with no solution that the mind forces a person to take drastic and negative measures like commit suicide or a crime as an immediate solution.
If we can understand the problem, the answer will come out of it because the answer is not separate from the problem!
Also, the important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution!
Next time you face a problem, consciously make an attempt to think more clearly, cleverly and calmly…and you will surely find the best solution for it.
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Many years ago in a small Indian village,a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer’s beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain.
He said he would forgo the farmer’s debt if he could marry his daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal. So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let providence decide the matter.
He told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag.
  1. If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father’s debt would be forgiven.
  2. If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven.
  3. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.
They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer’s field. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag.He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag.
Now, imagine that you were standing in the field. What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her?
Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
  1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
  2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat.
  3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.
What would you recommend to the girl to do?

Well, here is what she did…
The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.
“Oh, how clumsy of me,” she said. “But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.”
Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one.
And since the money-lender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one!
Conclusion of the Story
Most complex problems do have a solution. It is only that we don’t attempt to think.
When the mind is alert, sharp and calm while facing any problem, there definitely would crop a good solution to it whereas if the mind is too agitated, depressed and fidgety, the brain loses its ability of positive “thinking” and everything seems blank and bleak with no solution that the mind forces a person to take drastic and negative measures like commit suicide or a crime as an immediate solution.
If we can understand the problem, the answer will come out of it because the answer is not separate from the problem!
Also, the important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution!
Next time you face a problem, consciously make an attempt to think more clearly, cleverly and calmly…and you will surely find the best solution for it.
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Namibian Facebook Fan Pages - 18H30 on May 30 2011

  1. NAMIBIA 15 254
  2. MTC Namibia 7 444
  3. INamibia 4 063
  4. www.exposenewspaper.com 3 558
  5. My Namibia 3 200
  6. Namibian Sun 2 294
  7. Republikein 2 146
  8. SPCA Windhoek, NAMIBIA 1 982
  9. Travelstart Namibia 1 648
  10. Hilton Windhoek 1 404
  11. Pneumatix Namibia 942
  12. Namibia Wildlife Resorts… 883
  13. Polytechnic of Namibia 416
  14. Vespa Namibia 305
  15. Namibia Breweries Ltd 267
  16. Black Economic… 253
  17. NBIC Namibia 247
  18. Herbalife Namibia 225
  19. consumer news namibia 221
  20. Milton Louw - Namibian… 60
  21. National Youth Council… 52
  22. Linux Namibia 50
  23. Namibia Information and… 41
  24. Institute of Management… 40

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