The Last Winner of Generation
In these days, Japan has had many upsetting news reports. I have also felt sorry so often.
But, yesterday we got a nice report:
"A 71-year-old man from Japan has reportedly become the oldest person to climb to the summit of Mount Everest."
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6701729.stm)
I don't know how people in the world appreciate this feat. However, it might be telling who and what a hero is.
If you have a rival you really dislike but you cannot defeat, you may want to at least live longer than he or she (of course without any criminal act involved).
You may succeed in it and you may eventually shout to yourself, "Who is the winner? I am!"
But, if you simply admire a work of the Creator which happens to be a great mountain and you can climb it, it is a great blessing. If you have such a mind and strength at age 71, you are more blessed. That must be enough for you as a matter between yourself and the God.
But, if the great mountain is Mount Everest, the highest one in the world, you can be a hero in a worldly sense, too, in your generation globally, which may be however not your concern.
A humble Japanese old man never gets proud and shouts "Who is the winner? I am!"
In his composure, we sense a tradition of 1000-years old samurai spirit, 1500-years old Buddhism practices, 2000-years old racial consciousness, and more than 10,000-years old unique spiritual development in the Japanese Archipelago.
* * *
For example, if your society now consists of 10% of extremely bad people, 20% of very bad people, 30% of bad people, and 40% of not so bad people, you would feel it should be improved.
As a result of following the teachings of Jesus Christ, if you society now consists of 1% of extremely bad people, 10% of very bad people, 20% of bad people, 30% of not so bad people, and 39% of ordinary people, you may feel it is being improved.
Each country in the world can be analyzed this way. For example, I feel that the latter case may apply to Japan.
Then, what about the U.S.? Of course, it may also correspond to the latter case for your great efforts to obey God, Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirits.
* * *
In addition, the winner of the Miss Universe pageant this year is reportedly a Japanese girl. But, there are many good girls in Japan who look as nice as the winner. So, I think we have 10 million "Miss Universes" in Japan nowadays.
However, the title "Miss Universe" sounds like a thin joke. No good-looking women took part in the Gospels in my interpretation. But, somewhere in the Bible, there might be a description that the world got worse when a man began to choose his wife based on how a woman looked. It almost means choosing a beautiful woman as a wife is a sin. If your faith advances, only a mind and heart matters even when you choose a wife, though it may be still a kind of sin to choose a beautiful woman as your wife. A man with a beautiful wife therefore should not be respected, even for this reason only, more than a man with a wife who does not look commercially valuable at all.
* * *
Ok, see you on the summit of Mt. Everest, which is luckily not a volcano but nowadays under an influence of global warming, someday, if the God so wishes.
"And Now A Better Hope Is Provided, Through Which We Come Near To God"
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The Last Winner of Generation
"Age of Aquarius" or let the sun shine
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Mr. Muhammad Umar of Afghanistan
Tokyo Big Site Convention Center
Mr. Muhammad Umar of Afghanistan
Mr. Toru Takagi, currently on the staff of NHK, wrote a book on the demolition of statues of Buddha carried out by Taliban in March 2001, "Daibutsu Hakai"
Mr. Toru Takagi, currently on the staff of NHK, wrote a book on the demolition of statues of Buddha carried out by Taliban in March 2001, "Daibutsu Hakai"
(http://www.bunshun.co.jp/book_db/3/66/60/9784163666006.shtml).
If you are not satisfied with the report issued by the US official committee on the 9/11 terror, you should check this nonfiction book, though written in Japanese in late 2004, with details on relationships between Mr. Osama bin Laden and Mr. Muhammad Umar and also AlQaeda and Taliban that led to the 9/11 terror which has changed so many lives of American citizens, in some cases, forever.
Mr. Muhammad Umar is believed to have had no idea about where the U.S. is on a world map before he became the supreme leader of Afghanistan in 1996. He was nothing but a local unrenowned religious leader who had not reportedly even completed standard Islamic education courses but was teaching poor people in a small community in the war-torn country when he started his military campaign with a score of fellow Muslims only with rifles as their sole weapons in 1994 or so. But, Allah wished a miracle and he won.
Mr. Muhammad Umar was a true hero who had driven out bandits, thugs, gangsters, and every blackguard who had been doing every criminal or vicious act in every village, town, and the capital of Afghanistan after the withdrawal of USSR troops that had intervened in the civil war in Afghanistan until 1989.
Even after Mr. Muhammad Umar seized the power of Afghanistan, he was clad in rags and living in an ordinary humble house without any decorations and rich furniture.
Mr. Muhammad Umar had said he would help experts and intellectuals create a new government in Kabul and then return to his own village after restoring order in the country, but he did not; He kept the highest position in the government though living in Kandahar, a center of his tribe.
According to the report by Mr. Toru Takagi of NHK, the Japan's largest news organization:
- Mr. Muhammad Umar is not the one who had invited Mr. Osama bin Laden to Afghanistan. Mr. Osama bin Laden and the one who had invited him went out to Kandahar and pleaded respectfully to Mr. Muhammad Umar so that Mr. Osama bin Laden could stay in Afghanistan as a kind of national guest.
- Mr. Osama bin Laden had played an active role mostly in Pakistan during the holy war against the Soviet Union troops in 1980's, and thus there had been no relationship before the above meeting between Mr. Osama bin Laden and Mr. Muhammad Umar, also a fighter against the USSR troops.
- It is those Muslims who later became the enemy of Mr. Muhammad Umar that had tied up with Mr. Osama bin Laden in the war against the UUSR troops.
- Mr. Muhammad Umar and his fellows did not respect the career of Mr. Osama bin Laden in the war against the USSR troops.
- Mr. Muhammad Umar and his fellows got angry when Mr. Osama bin Laden, without approval of Taliban, accepted an interview of the West media in 1998 and expressed his own view against America.
- Mr. Osama bin Laden spent much money to win Mr. Muhammad Umar's favor and flung many Arab fighters to battle lines against the Northern Alliance to be trusted by Taliban. Especially four-wheel-drive trucks of Toyota and Nissan Mr. Osama bin Laden presented to Taliban became effective war machine that helped Taliban's operation revolutionarily.
- A few years after the start of relationships with Mr. Osama bin Laden, Mr. Muhammad Umar looked like a rich man, owning luxuries imported from the West and living in a newly built big house in Kandahar in which bundles of bills were kept.
- Mr. Osama bin Laden seems to have succeeded in making Taliban and Mr. Muhammad Umar believe that the U.S. and Israel are true enemies of Islam and Muslims. In a sense, Mr. Muhammad Umar was educated (or brainwashed) by Mr. Osama bin Laden, who always behaved humbly before the supreme leader of Afghanistan, to have an anti-West view.
- The great statutes of Buddha in Bamiyan, built in the fourth and fifth centuries, had been left without decisive demolition by Muslims in Afghanistan for 1000 years; thus contemporary Muslims who are requested to respect their Muslim ancestors should leave the statues as they are. Therefore the fact that Mr. Muhammad Umar approved the demolition meant that some drastic change occurred inside his mind.
* * *
Just before actual work of the demolition started or after a failure in blasting by Taliban members, Mr. Osama bin Laden and his professional demolition men visited the site and gave detailed order; then the statutes were successfully blown off.
It became a big advertisement for Mr. Osama bin Laden and AlQaeda.
After the demolition made headlines around the world, 50 times or more the number of young Muslims all over the world came to join AlQaeda in Afghanistan than before the terrible act that was finally conducted against the will and wish of the rest of the world including Japan.
* * *
The author Mr. Toru Takagi wrote that it is the summer in 2000 that Mr. Muhammad Umar had changed completely.
Mr. Muhammad Umar was no more a naive hero from a poor village without any modern education, who had become the top of a nation only with his courage, the faith in Allah, the love for justice, and an AK-47 assault rifle.
He was now sharing a view with Mr. Osama bin Laden as demonstrated by the demolition of the statutes of Buddha at Bamiyan, though Mr. Osama bin Laden did not beforehand inform Mr. Muhammad Umar of the plan of the 9/11 terror.
* * *
Therefore, now you know that the key person in the success in the 9/11 terror was Mr. Muhammad Umar.
If he had not trusted in Mr. Osama bin Laden, a son of a rich Saudi Arabian family, who behaved so humbly while hiding a true intention before Mr. Muhammad Umar, the 9/11 terror should not surely have happened.
But, who knew all these proceedings in those days? Only Allah?
And why did the God Almighty allow for the proceedings all through September 11, 2001 to the present-day battles in Iraq and Afghanistan?
One thing I can say is that many Americans do not seem to be trying hard to think about the mind and heart of their God and Jesus Christ who did not especially intervene so as to stop the above proceedings.
(How Israelites after WWII thought about the mind and heart of their God who did not especially intervene so as to stop the horrible proceedings driven by Nazis should be also discussed later.)
* * *
If you want to find a right solution to the War on Terror, the War on Iraq, and the War on Afghanistan, you had better start with thinking about Mr. Muhammad Umar who could have stopped the 9/11 terror by driving AlQaeda out of Afghanistan but would not, while becoming very rich like some rich Americans he learnt to hate through Mr. Osama bin Laden's influence.
(Then where did Mr. Osama bin Laden's hatred toward Americans come from? Has he ever been insulted by Americans very unfairly and personally? Anyway, it must not be of abstract property, in my opinion.)
* * *
I have been trying hard to think about the mind and heart of God and Jesus Christ who did not especially intervene to stop the above proceedings.
That is why I advise you to make an effort to be poor, since only poverty gives a key to understanding the mind and heart of God and Jesus Christ.
"THE SPLENDOR OF THE NEW TEMPLE"
If you are not satisfied with the report issued by the US official committee on the 9/11 terror, you should check this nonfiction book, though written in Japanese in late 2004, with details on relationships between Mr. Osama bin Laden and Mr. Muhammad Umar and also AlQaeda and Taliban that led to the 9/11 terror which has changed so many lives of American citizens, in some cases, forever.
Mr. Muhammad Umar is believed to have had no idea about where the U.S. is on a world map before he became the supreme leader of Afghanistan in 1996. He was nothing but a local unrenowned religious leader who had not reportedly even completed standard Islamic education courses but was teaching poor people in a small community in the war-torn country when he started his military campaign with a score of fellow Muslims only with rifles as their sole weapons in 1994 or so. But, Allah wished a miracle and he won.
Mr. Muhammad Umar was a true hero who had driven out bandits, thugs, gangsters, and every blackguard who had been doing every criminal or vicious act in every village, town, and the capital of Afghanistan after the withdrawal of USSR troops that had intervened in the civil war in Afghanistan until 1989.
Even after Mr. Muhammad Umar seized the power of Afghanistan, he was clad in rags and living in an ordinary humble house without any decorations and rich furniture.
Mr. Muhammad Umar had said he would help experts and intellectuals create a new government in Kabul and then return to his own village after restoring order in the country, but he did not; He kept the highest position in the government though living in Kandahar, a center of his tribe.
According to the report by Mr. Toru Takagi of NHK, the Japan's largest news organization:
- Mr. Muhammad Umar is not the one who had invited Mr. Osama bin Laden to Afghanistan. Mr. Osama bin Laden and the one who had invited him went out to Kandahar and pleaded respectfully to Mr. Muhammad Umar so that Mr. Osama bin Laden could stay in Afghanistan as a kind of national guest.
- Mr. Osama bin Laden had played an active role mostly in Pakistan during the holy war against the Soviet Union troops in 1980's, and thus there had been no relationship before the above meeting between Mr. Osama bin Laden and Mr. Muhammad Umar, also a fighter against the USSR troops.
- It is those Muslims who later became the enemy of Mr. Muhammad Umar that had tied up with Mr. Osama bin Laden in the war against the UUSR troops.
- Mr. Muhammad Umar and his fellows did not respect the career of Mr. Osama bin Laden in the war against the USSR troops.
- Mr. Muhammad Umar and his fellows got angry when Mr. Osama bin Laden, without approval of Taliban, accepted an interview of the West media in 1998 and expressed his own view against America.
- Mr. Osama bin Laden spent much money to win Mr. Muhammad Umar's favor and flung many Arab fighters to battle lines against the Northern Alliance to be trusted by Taliban. Especially four-wheel-drive trucks of Toyota and Nissan Mr. Osama bin Laden presented to Taliban became effective war machine that helped Taliban's operation revolutionarily.
- A few years after the start of relationships with Mr. Osama bin Laden, Mr. Muhammad Umar looked like a rich man, owning luxuries imported from the West and living in a newly built big house in Kandahar in which bundles of bills were kept.
- Mr. Osama bin Laden seems to have succeeded in making Taliban and Mr. Muhammad Umar believe that the U.S. and Israel are true enemies of Islam and Muslims. In a sense, Mr. Muhammad Umar was educated (or brainwashed) by Mr. Osama bin Laden, who always behaved humbly before the supreme leader of Afghanistan, to have an anti-West view.
- The great statutes of Buddha in Bamiyan, built in the fourth and fifth centuries, had been left without decisive demolition by Muslims in Afghanistan for 1000 years; thus contemporary Muslims who are requested to respect their Muslim ancestors should leave the statues as they are. Therefore the fact that Mr. Muhammad Umar approved the demolition meant that some drastic change occurred inside his mind.
* * *
Just before actual work of the demolition started or after a failure in blasting by Taliban members, Mr. Osama bin Laden and his professional demolition men visited the site and gave detailed order; then the statutes were successfully blown off.
It became a big advertisement for Mr. Osama bin Laden and AlQaeda.
After the demolition made headlines around the world, 50 times or more the number of young Muslims all over the world came to join AlQaeda in Afghanistan than before the terrible act that was finally conducted against the will and wish of the rest of the world including Japan.
* * *
The author Mr. Toru Takagi wrote that it is the summer in 2000 that Mr. Muhammad Umar had changed completely.
Mr. Muhammad Umar was no more a naive hero from a poor village without any modern education, who had become the top of a nation only with his courage, the faith in Allah, the love for justice, and an AK-47 assault rifle.
He was now sharing a view with Mr. Osama bin Laden as demonstrated by the demolition of the statutes of Buddha at Bamiyan, though Mr. Osama bin Laden did not beforehand inform Mr. Muhammad Umar of the plan of the 9/11 terror.
* * *
Therefore, now you know that the key person in the success in the 9/11 terror was Mr. Muhammad Umar.
If he had not trusted in Mr. Osama bin Laden, a son of a rich Saudi Arabian family, who behaved so humbly while hiding a true intention before Mr. Muhammad Umar, the 9/11 terror should not surely have happened.
But, who knew all these proceedings in those days? Only Allah?
And why did the God Almighty allow for the proceedings all through September 11, 2001 to the present-day battles in Iraq and Afghanistan?
One thing I can say is that many Americans do not seem to be trying hard to think about the mind and heart of their God and Jesus Christ who did not especially intervene so as to stop the above proceedings.
(How Israelites after WWII thought about the mind and heart of their God who did not especially intervene so as to stop the horrible proceedings driven by Nazis should be also discussed later.)
* * *
If you want to find a right solution to the War on Terror, the War on Iraq, and the War on Afghanistan, you had better start with thinking about Mr. Muhammad Umar who could have stopped the 9/11 terror by driving AlQaeda out of Afghanistan but would not, while becoming very rich like some rich Americans he learnt to hate through Mr. Osama bin Laden's influence.
(Then where did Mr. Osama bin Laden's hatred toward Americans come from? Has he ever been insulted by Americans very unfairly and personally? Anyway, it must not be of abstract property, in my opinion.)
* * *
I have been trying hard to think about the mind and heart of God and Jesus Christ who did not especially intervene to stop the above proceedings.
That is why I advise you to make an effort to be poor, since only poverty gives a key to understanding the mind and heart of God and Jesus Christ.
"THE SPLENDOR OF THE NEW TEMPLE"
Monday, May 28, 2007
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
At Giza, Egypt, five years later, a great museum is to open with 100,000 or more items to be transferred from the current archaeological museum in Cairo.
Japan is offering great support, including funds and IT facilities, to the new museum to be built near the Great Pyramids at Giza.
Mr. Zahi Hawass, the Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, expressed his big gratitude to Japan that is not only supporting the new museum but also the visitor center recently opened at Luxor.
According to Mr. Hawass, the year 2007 will be a great year for him due to their plan to open a new door discovered several years ago inside a Great Pyramid at Giza and development of excavation activities at an ancient burial mound near Alexandria where a dead body of Cleopatra might be found.
(Source: The Asahi Shimbun newspaper)
* * *
Japanese are highly interested in Egypt for its historical heritage. Cleopatra is also well known in Japan as one of three rare beauties in history.
Cleopatra's genealogical line is still a kind of mystery, though there is no doubt about who her father is. Her father Ptolemy had successfully gained support from Caesar to become and maintain his position as King of Egypt. Ptolemy spent a lot of money to win Caesar's favor. Compared with her father, Cleopatra who associated deeply with Caesar and Antonio looks like a nun in terms of morality.
According to a theory, Cleopatra's mother was a sister or a relative of King Ptolemy. Her mother, backed up by citizens in Alexandria, seized the power while her husband, namely the unpopular king Ptolemy, was in Rome but died soon after. Then immediately after her death, the oldest daughter of the king took over the power in Alexandria. But, when King Ptolemy returned to Egypt with Roman troops, she and her husband were killed.
King Ptolemy died several years later but he nominated Cleopatra and her younger brother as co-monarchs. However, Cleopatra was later thrown out of the power by a faction supporting her younger brother. It was Caesar who restored the position of Cleopatra when he visited Alexandria in his expedition.
* * *
There were many Israelites in Alexandria in those days.
Cleopatra was unique among embers of royalty in Egypt in that she could speak many languages, including local Egyptian and Hebrew. Traditionally, the royal family of the Macedonian-Ptolemaic Dynasty never spoke local Egyptian. Only Cleopatra spoke Hebrew.
When Antonio and Cleopatra tied up, she got various territories as a present from Antonio, then one of the three top leaders of the Roman Empire. However, she could not get Palestine or the kingdom of Herod, though she coveted for it. Antonio, for a certain reason, would not resolutely give it to her, though he gave to her almost everything she wanted.
It is suspected that there might be something between Cleopatra and Israelites in those days.
Even it is possible that her mother was remotely related by blood to Israelites.
* * *
This year, we may be reported on results of excavation activities at an ancient burial mound near Alexandria where a dead body of Cleopatra might be found.
It might symbolize or foretell something. We may see, this year, the fourth rare beauty in history.
But, remember that Japan is highly contributing to such research and discovery here and there.
(Today, Japan's Agriculture Minister committed suicide. He has been relentlessly attacked by the media and parties in opposition for some money scandals, not as a minister but as a politician, since last year. This is a very rare case. The Japanese Government itself has nothing to do with his money scandal. However, Japan's Upper House Election this summer is expected to heat up.)
"BECAUSE HE CANNOT BE FALSE TO HIMSELF"
At Giza, Egypt, five years later, a great museum is to open with 100,000 or more items to be transferred from the current archaeological museum in Cairo.
Japan is offering great support, including funds and IT facilities, to the new museum to be built near the Great Pyramids at Giza.
Mr. Zahi Hawass, the Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, expressed his big gratitude to Japan that is not only supporting the new museum but also the visitor center recently opened at Luxor.
According to Mr. Hawass, the year 2007 will be a great year for him due to their plan to open a new door discovered several years ago inside a Great Pyramid at Giza and development of excavation activities at an ancient burial mound near Alexandria where a dead body of Cleopatra might be found.
(Source: The Asahi Shimbun newspaper)
* * *
Japanese are highly interested in Egypt for its historical heritage. Cleopatra is also well known in Japan as one of three rare beauties in history.
Cleopatra's genealogical line is still a kind of mystery, though there is no doubt about who her father is. Her father Ptolemy had successfully gained support from Caesar to become and maintain his position as King of Egypt. Ptolemy spent a lot of money to win Caesar's favor. Compared with her father, Cleopatra who associated deeply with Caesar and Antonio looks like a nun in terms of morality.
According to a theory, Cleopatra's mother was a sister or a relative of King Ptolemy. Her mother, backed up by citizens in Alexandria, seized the power while her husband, namely the unpopular king Ptolemy, was in Rome but died soon after. Then immediately after her death, the oldest daughter of the king took over the power in Alexandria. But, when King Ptolemy returned to Egypt with Roman troops, she and her husband were killed.
King Ptolemy died several years later but he nominated Cleopatra and her younger brother as co-monarchs. However, Cleopatra was later thrown out of the power by a faction supporting her younger brother. It was Caesar who restored the position of Cleopatra when he visited Alexandria in his expedition.
* * *
There were many Israelites in Alexandria in those days.
Cleopatra was unique among embers of royalty in Egypt in that she could speak many languages, including local Egyptian and Hebrew. Traditionally, the royal family of the Macedonian-Ptolemaic Dynasty never spoke local Egyptian. Only Cleopatra spoke Hebrew.
When Antonio and Cleopatra tied up, she got various territories as a present from Antonio, then one of the three top leaders of the Roman Empire. However, she could not get Palestine or the kingdom of Herod, though she coveted for it. Antonio, for a certain reason, would not resolutely give it to her, though he gave to her almost everything she wanted.
It is suspected that there might be something between Cleopatra and Israelites in those days.
Even it is possible that her mother was remotely related by blood to Israelites.
* * *
This year, we may be reported on results of excavation activities at an ancient burial mound near Alexandria where a dead body of Cleopatra might be found.
It might symbolize or foretell something. We may see, this year, the fourth rare beauty in history.
But, remember that Japan is highly contributing to such research and discovery here and there.
(Today, Japan's Agriculture Minister committed suicide. He has been relentlessly attacked by the media and parties in opposition for some money scandals, not as a minister but as a politician, since last year. This is a very rare case. The Japanese Government itself has nothing to do with his money scandal. However, Japan's Upper House Election this summer is expected to heat up.)
"BECAUSE HE CANNOT BE FALSE TO HIMSELF"
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Simple Rule of Ethics: No Immorality, No Suicide Bombing
"Unchained Melody" for God's speeding
Simple Rule of Ethics: No Immorality, No Suicide Bombing
The easiest way of making money is intimidation. You do not need to master any civilized skills or knowledge. The laziest man or woman can master or easily learn how to conduct this crime. What they need is almost just a will of carrying out this criminal act.
Intimidation is a crime carried out by appealing to a sense of fear of people. But, there is another type of crimes carried out by appealing to physical and sensuous desire of men. You do not need to master any civilized skills or knowledge. The laziest man or woman can master or easily learn how to conduct this crime. What they need is almost just a will of carrying out this criminal act.
* * *
If the majority of people in a nation are engaged in these two crimes as profession, what would happen to the society? If young people all wish to make money by means of intimidation or by appealing to physical and sensuous desire of men, no one would like to work in a boring factory or office for long hours under strict rules for meager salary. A nation of blackmailers and special entertainers, no matter how handsome they look, cannot win competition with other countries with well educated, disciplined, and moral citizens.
(That is why the U.S. is with enthusiasm inviting talents from moral countries all over the world; the U.S. also has to admit illegal but moral immigrants at last.)
But, if the majority of the people become blackmailers and special entertainers, politicians could easily secure their positions and the mafia would be successful in their business, since blackmailers and special entertainers never learn any serious means of living and a serious way of thinking. Making citizens meaner can be thus an end of operations of the mafia and some kinds of politicians. Making citizens believe intimidation and special entertainment to be smart and cool is their aim.
It also works for some politicians and the mafia to make people believe doing bad and mad things is a right thing. They will tell people that doing immoral things is nice and cool; they will praise such people saying they are exercising their right of freedom with courage. So, some citizens would proudly become abnormal and immoral in such society as if he or she were a hero or a heroine.
* * *
Human ethics is simple. Teachings of Jesus Christ are simple, too. An immoral person is condemned by Jesus Christ, but those who abuse an immoral person for their profits will be more severely condemned.
You cannot win the War on Terror, if your troops consist of abnormal and immoral men and women pious Muslims abominate and Holy Scriptures impeach.
(The 9/11 terror is regarded as occurred due to immoral people having been treated so well in the Clinton Administration. That is why, in the 2000 election, Mr. George W. Bush, frankly speaking a kind of believer of the God, was allowed to win. I hope next Clinton Administration, if any, will show the highest level of moral standards. No immoral persons should be admitted to the White House; otherwise another 9/11 terror may find an excuse.)
* * *
In addition, abusing young believers for suicide bombing is also an act of crime. When and how has Allah or the God precisely ordered Muslims to conduct suicide bombing following an order of a mere human being but not Allah or the God? Haven't you learnt anything from the Great Indian-Ocean Tsunami Disaster or the North Pakistan Earthquake? Stop suicide bombing immediately.
American Muslims must tell so to Muslims in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indonesia, and the U.K. They cannot win the War on America with suicide bombing. Muslims had better rather pray and wait for the rotten American Empire to collapse internally under God's anger on immorality, while keeping righteous lives and modest customs and correcting their terrorist relatives.
"..Do Your Best To Come Before The Winter..."
Simple Rule of Ethics: No Immorality, No Suicide Bombing
The easiest way of making money is intimidation. You do not need to master any civilized skills or knowledge. The laziest man or woman can master or easily learn how to conduct this crime. What they need is almost just a will of carrying out this criminal act.
Intimidation is a crime carried out by appealing to a sense of fear of people. But, there is another type of crimes carried out by appealing to physical and sensuous desire of men. You do not need to master any civilized skills or knowledge. The laziest man or woman can master or easily learn how to conduct this crime. What they need is almost just a will of carrying out this criminal act.
* * *
If the majority of people in a nation are engaged in these two crimes as profession, what would happen to the society? If young people all wish to make money by means of intimidation or by appealing to physical and sensuous desire of men, no one would like to work in a boring factory or office for long hours under strict rules for meager salary. A nation of blackmailers and special entertainers, no matter how handsome they look, cannot win competition with other countries with well educated, disciplined, and moral citizens.
(That is why the U.S. is with enthusiasm inviting talents from moral countries all over the world; the U.S. also has to admit illegal but moral immigrants at last.)
But, if the majority of the people become blackmailers and special entertainers, politicians could easily secure their positions and the mafia would be successful in their business, since blackmailers and special entertainers never learn any serious means of living and a serious way of thinking. Making citizens meaner can be thus an end of operations of the mafia and some kinds of politicians. Making citizens believe intimidation and special entertainment to be smart and cool is their aim.
It also works for some politicians and the mafia to make people believe doing bad and mad things is a right thing. They will tell people that doing immoral things is nice and cool; they will praise such people saying they are exercising their right of freedom with courage. So, some citizens would proudly become abnormal and immoral in such society as if he or she were a hero or a heroine.
* * *
Human ethics is simple. Teachings of Jesus Christ are simple, too. An immoral person is condemned by Jesus Christ, but those who abuse an immoral person for their profits will be more severely condemned.
You cannot win the War on Terror, if your troops consist of abnormal and immoral men and women pious Muslims abominate and Holy Scriptures impeach.
(The 9/11 terror is regarded as occurred due to immoral people having been treated so well in the Clinton Administration. That is why, in the 2000 election, Mr. George W. Bush, frankly speaking a kind of believer of the God, was allowed to win. I hope next Clinton Administration, if any, will show the highest level of moral standards. No immoral persons should be admitted to the White House; otherwise another 9/11 terror may find an excuse.)
* * *
In addition, abusing young believers for suicide bombing is also an act of crime. When and how has Allah or the God precisely ordered Muslims to conduct suicide bombing following an order of a mere human being but not Allah or the God? Haven't you learnt anything from the Great Indian-Ocean Tsunami Disaster or the North Pakistan Earthquake? Stop suicide bombing immediately.
American Muslims must tell so to Muslims in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Indonesia, and the U.K. They cannot win the War on America with suicide bombing. Muslims had better rather pray and wait for the rotten American Empire to collapse internally under God's anger on immorality, while keeping righteous lives and modest customs and correcting their terrorist relatives.
"..Do Your Best To Come Before The Winter..."
Most Decisive Factor
"Runaway" as I wonder why why why
Most Decisive Factor
This evening I saw two cars with the same main numbers on car registration plates, such as "4565," passing each other (though registration mark also has other components than main four digit numbers in Japan).
So, I have decided to write some following advice from the Lord God Almighty.
* * *
John Maynard Keynes, a notable economist, once described Isaac Newton as "the last Sumerian," "the last Babylonian," and "the last wizard" but not as the first scientist in the modern era.
The most decisive factor that would separate a man from a woman or a woman from a man after the establishment of intimate association is finding or realizing the difference in a level of their individual ethics or an ethical sense.
A law-abiding man cannot tolerate a woman who loves a criminal act. A merciful woman cannot tolerate a man who loves cruelty to the weak and the poor. They will surely be separated from each other.
However, in order to confine a woman who loves a criminal act or a man who loves cruelty to the weak and the poor, society and religion might forbid the couple to get separated and find another partner or a victim. Society and religion may request one of the couple to be a keeper of another who is meaner as long as they live in this world. It is intended to protect other members of society. No more victims of a potential crime should be allowed ideally.
Nonetheless, a man with a special higher level of spirituality may separate himself from a real world at least to a certain extent like a case of Newton.
Indeed, the difference between Keynes and Newton looks also so big: a quest of human economics and a quest of the universe or God's Design.
* * *
If every one does not want to be richer than others since it shows the lack of love to others, we only need Jesus' Economy: Giving is more blessed than taking.
But, as people want to be rich by neglecting others who are poor, we need weird economics.
However, there are some among mankind who are trying to be poor for the same reason but in the opposite meaning.
Therefore, difference in ethics in terms of economy divides and separates people: those who go to the hell from those who go to Heaven.
Nonetheless we will not complain it, for it is the matter after the death when our consumption of material luxuries of civilization is terminated.
We must have nothing to claim in that situation to God, our Creator.
* * *
By the way, how much do you think you owe to God as costs and fees for giving life and birth to you?
Our accumulation of wealth in Heaven, but not our assets in this world, will be used for the holy reimbursement whether we go to the hell or Heaven.
If you can make any single poor person happy, the amount of your wealth in Heaven will increase.
"THIS DIFFERENCE, THEN, MAKES JESUS THE GUARANTEE FOR BETTER NEW COVENANT"
Most Decisive Factor
This evening I saw two cars with the same main numbers on car registration plates, such as "4565," passing each other (though registration mark also has other components than main four digit numbers in Japan).
So, I have decided to write some following advice from the Lord God Almighty.
* * *
John Maynard Keynes, a notable economist, once described Isaac Newton as "the last Sumerian," "the last Babylonian," and "the last wizard" but not as the first scientist in the modern era.
The most decisive factor that would separate a man from a woman or a woman from a man after the establishment of intimate association is finding or realizing the difference in a level of their individual ethics or an ethical sense.
A law-abiding man cannot tolerate a woman who loves a criminal act. A merciful woman cannot tolerate a man who loves cruelty to the weak and the poor. They will surely be separated from each other.
However, in order to confine a woman who loves a criminal act or a man who loves cruelty to the weak and the poor, society and religion might forbid the couple to get separated and find another partner or a victim. Society and religion may request one of the couple to be a keeper of another who is meaner as long as they live in this world. It is intended to protect other members of society. No more victims of a potential crime should be allowed ideally.
Nonetheless, a man with a special higher level of spirituality may separate himself from a real world at least to a certain extent like a case of Newton.
Indeed, the difference between Keynes and Newton looks also so big: a quest of human economics and a quest of the universe or God's Design.
* * *
If every one does not want to be richer than others since it shows the lack of love to others, we only need Jesus' Economy: Giving is more blessed than taking.
But, as people want to be rich by neglecting others who are poor, we need weird economics.
However, there are some among mankind who are trying to be poor for the same reason but in the opposite meaning.
Therefore, difference in ethics in terms of economy divides and separates people: those who go to the hell from those who go to Heaven.
Nonetheless we will not complain it, for it is the matter after the death when our consumption of material luxuries of civilization is terminated.
We must have nothing to claim in that situation to God, our Creator.
* * *
By the way, how much do you think you owe to God as costs and fees for giving life and birth to you?
Our accumulation of wealth in Heaven, but not our assets in this world, will be used for the holy reimbursement whether we go to the hell or Heaven.
If you can make any single poor person happy, the amount of your wealth in Heaven will increase.
"THIS DIFFERENCE, THEN, MAKES JESUS THE GUARANTEE FOR BETTER NEW COVENANT"
Friday, May 25, 2007
Ranking of Desirable Tourists: Another Truth
"I Started a Joke" Like the Today's Guest of LKL, Gee!
Ranking of Desirable Tourists: Another Truth
The news that has gained topicality in these days in Japan is a result of survey on quality of tourists a British tourism organization conducted and the news agencies PA and Kyodo distributed.
According to the result, the ranking on nationalities in terms of quality of tourists:
1st - Japanese supported by 65% of respondents of the research
2nd - Americans supported by 30%
3rd - Swiss supported by 18%
...
...
3rd from the last - Chinese
2nd from the last - Indians
Last - French
* * *
Now, you know who good neighbors are to the world. However, Japanese are not Christians at all. Not Judaists at all. Not Muslims at all. Yet, Japanese are good neighbors to the others in their traveling all over the world.
I really believe that the God or Allah will take this into account when He judges this age.
* * *
One of terrible things in the international relationships is prejudice.
Once German women toured through Africa, specifically, in a region in the south of the Sahara. They carried a grand piano with them. They intended to play Mozart on the piano in Africa so that they can see if Africans can appreciate and understand beauty of the music. I suppose it is before WWII that these German women made this tour to confirm how senseless Africans were.
A British professor who had worked as an intelligence officer during WWII visited Japan after the War and made a sight seeing in Kyoto and Nara, Japan's old capitals since the eighth century and the fourth century, respectively. He told a Japanese student that he for the first time understood the reason why Japanese troops had been so strong in WWII. In Japan with full of modern industries, the British professor observed old cultural treasures, such as temples and Buddhist images well preserved for more than 1000 years, and realized the depth of Japanese minds and hearts as well as traditions of the unique civilization with a quality of social order and administration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C5%8Dry%C5%AB-ji).
Two decades ago or so, when a Japanese castle built by a samurai clan at the beginning of the 17th century was nominated for a World Heritage, some European academic researchers thought such a large-scale castle in Japan must have undergone various repair work in its most part and thus had no value as a cultural heritage. They did not trust Japanese who put such a castle on the nomination. But, when they came to Japan to check and evaluate the castle, they found the 400-year old castle was well preserved and showed expertise of Japanese traditional architecture. Accordingly, the Himeji Castle was registered as a World Heritage in 1993 (http://www.tabian.com/tiikibetu/kinki/hyogo/himejijyo/).
Indeed, if prejudice did not trigger a war, people could be easily mobilized to a war when they have prejudice. It applies to both Americans and Muslims.
* * *
Yet, ordinary British people, especially in the tourist industry, seem to like Japanese (who respect Newton, appreciate Shakespeare, and love Princess Diana), Americans (their frank and candid relatives), and Swiss (with higher credit), though French may be a little too proud, Indians remind them of past colonial problems, and Chinese are still under communist regime without receiving sound education from a global point of view.
Indeed, God hides certain truth from learnt and proud Europeans and European Americans, but He has presented it to ordinary and faithful Europeans and European Americans.
(The truth may include something that can be only expressed nowadays in the form of a joke as the today's guest of the "Larry King Live (LKL)" launched without a break.
If you want to laugh today, check the recorded broadcast.)
Anyway, conversely, if you respect, appreciate, or love any part of Japan, you will be highly appreciated as a tourist or in any occasion in Japan.
Yes, you shall be surely paid off. My Lord God is rich as He is the owner of the earth on which we are merely tourists of our era.
("Q: Who played the role of Cleopatra?
A: Elizabeth Taylor.
Q: Is the film titled Cleopatra?
A: Elizabeth Taylor.
Q: Ok! Directed by Chaplin?
A: No! Elizabeth Taylor."
I will later discuss the influence of Her Majesty Elizabeth Taylor and her influence on Israelites in Hollywood.
Oh No! For 'Elizabeth Taylor' read 'Cleopatra' and for 'Hollywood' read 'Palestine 2000 years ago.'
I do really love Ms. Elizabeth Taylor-class heroines, as you suspect.)
"...ALTHOUGH SADDENED, WE ARE ALWAYS GLAD; WE SEEM POOR, BUT WE MAKE MANY PEOPLE RICH..."
Ranking of Desirable Tourists: Another Truth
The news that has gained topicality in these days in Japan is a result of survey on quality of tourists a British tourism organization conducted and the news agencies PA and Kyodo distributed.
According to the result, the ranking on nationalities in terms of quality of tourists:
1st - Japanese supported by 65% of respondents of the research
2nd - Americans supported by 30%
3rd - Swiss supported by 18%
...
...
3rd from the last - Chinese
2nd from the last - Indians
Last - French
* * *
Now, you know who good neighbors are to the world. However, Japanese are not Christians at all. Not Judaists at all. Not Muslims at all. Yet, Japanese are good neighbors to the others in their traveling all over the world.
I really believe that the God or Allah will take this into account when He judges this age.
* * *
One of terrible things in the international relationships is prejudice.
Once German women toured through Africa, specifically, in a region in the south of the Sahara. They carried a grand piano with them. They intended to play Mozart on the piano in Africa so that they can see if Africans can appreciate and understand beauty of the music. I suppose it is before WWII that these German women made this tour to confirm how senseless Africans were.
A British professor who had worked as an intelligence officer during WWII visited Japan after the War and made a sight seeing in Kyoto and Nara, Japan's old capitals since the eighth century and the fourth century, respectively. He told a Japanese student that he for the first time understood the reason why Japanese troops had been so strong in WWII. In Japan with full of modern industries, the British professor observed old cultural treasures, such as temples and Buddhist images well preserved for more than 1000 years, and realized the depth of Japanese minds and hearts as well as traditions of the unique civilization with a quality of social order and administration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C5%8Dry%C5%AB-ji).
Two decades ago or so, when a Japanese castle built by a samurai clan at the beginning of the 17th century was nominated for a World Heritage, some European academic researchers thought such a large-scale castle in Japan must have undergone various repair work in its most part and thus had no value as a cultural heritage. They did not trust Japanese who put such a castle on the nomination. But, when they came to Japan to check and evaluate the castle, they found the 400-year old castle was well preserved and showed expertise of Japanese traditional architecture. Accordingly, the Himeji Castle was registered as a World Heritage in 1993 (http://www.tabian.com/tiikibetu/kinki/hyogo/himejijyo/).
Indeed, if prejudice did not trigger a war, people could be easily mobilized to a war when they have prejudice. It applies to both Americans and Muslims.
* * *
Yet, ordinary British people, especially in the tourist industry, seem to like Japanese (who respect Newton, appreciate Shakespeare, and love Princess Diana), Americans (their frank and candid relatives), and Swiss (with higher credit), though French may be a little too proud, Indians remind them of past colonial problems, and Chinese are still under communist regime without receiving sound education from a global point of view.
Indeed, God hides certain truth from learnt and proud Europeans and European Americans, but He has presented it to ordinary and faithful Europeans and European Americans.
(The truth may include something that can be only expressed nowadays in the form of a joke as the today's guest of the "Larry King Live (LKL)" launched without a break.
If you want to laugh today, check the recorded broadcast.)
Anyway, conversely, if you respect, appreciate, or love any part of Japan, you will be highly appreciated as a tourist or in any occasion in Japan.
Yes, you shall be surely paid off. My Lord God is rich as He is the owner of the earth on which we are merely tourists of our era.
("Q: Who played the role of Cleopatra?
A: Elizabeth Taylor.
Q: Is the film titled Cleopatra?
A: Elizabeth Taylor.
Q: Ok! Directed by Chaplin?
A: No! Elizabeth Taylor."
I will later discuss the influence of Her Majesty Elizabeth Taylor and her influence on Israelites in Hollywood.
Oh No! For 'Elizabeth Taylor' read 'Cleopatra' and for 'Hollywood' read 'Palestine 2000 years ago.'
I do really love Ms. Elizabeth Taylor-class heroines, as you suspect.)
"...ALTHOUGH SADDENED, WE ARE ALWAYS GLAD; WE SEEM POOR, BUT WE MAKE MANY PEOPLE RICH..."
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Sudan, Worst No.1 , Why?
"Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Sudan, Worst No.1, Why?
Japanese corporate members, especially those working in a big city like Tokyo and Osaka, have been forced to work until late at night.
It is partly due to globalization of economy which has forced companies to cut labor costs. (Unlike in the 20th century, nowadays there are many non-permanent employees in every company in Japan.)
Nonetheless, even before the globalization of economy, it has been very common for elite employees to work until late. Elite bureaucrats are also no exemption.
They work until 8 p.m., 9 p.m., 10 p.m., or further later. Accordingly, main night news programs or news-show programs broadcast by Japanese TV stations start at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. (NHK), around 10 p.m. (TV Asahi), around 11 p.m. (NTV, TBS), and even at 11:30 p.m. (Fuji TV).
(However, some domestic satellite TV channels and cable channels offer 24 hour news broadcasting in addition to foreign TV stations viewed in Japan.)
One of them, last night, spotlighted Sudan.
* * *
According to the "Failed States Ranking" (http://fundforpeace.org/programs/fsi/fsindex2006.php), among 146 countries surveyed Sudan is the worst in terms of mounting demographic pressures, massive movement of refugees, legacy of vengeance - seeking group grievance, chronic and sustained human flight, uneven economic development along group lines, etc.:
[Negative Rank]...........[Country]
1.............................Sudan
4.............................Iraq
10...........................Afghanistan
43...........................Russia
53...........................Iran
57...........................China
62...........................Cuba
67...........................Israel
73...........................Saudi Arabia
85...........................Mexico
93...........................India
128..........................USA
130..........................UK
135..........................Japan
146..........................Norway
As usual in this kind of ranking, European countries, especially Scandinavian countries are appraised highly.
Sudan has been known as a country struggling with cruel civil war. But, its crude-oil reserves have been recently highly appreciated and caught the strong attention of the world. Ironically, however, it has simply intensified cruelty of its civil war (http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/23/africa/AF-GEN-Chad-Darfur-Farrow.php).
One unusual aspect on the state of Sudan is influence and involvement of China, a major oil importer from Sudan (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070511/wl_asia_afp/sudandarfurunrest).
Today in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, Sudanese who cannot speak Chinese reportedly cannot find a nice job.
* * *
As China takes care of Sudan and the U.S. takes care of Afghanistan and Iraq, it may not be so strange that Japan takes care of China and the U.S. according to the order of the above "Failed States Ranking"; the better should take care of the worse, of course, even in this context.
Or, the reason why Sudan, Iraq, and Afghanistan are ranked so badly high may be the taking care of those countries by China and the U.S.
It could be a good lesson for Japan.
(Hence, logically, the more you fail, the more you have a chance to be blessed by God.)
"ALL BEINGS IN HEAVEN, ON EARTH, AND IN THE WORLD BELOW WILL FALL ON THEIR KNEE"
Japanese corporate members, especially those working in a big city like Tokyo and Osaka, have been forced to work until late at night.
It is partly due to globalization of economy which has forced companies to cut labor costs. (Unlike in the 20th century, nowadays there are many non-permanent employees in every company in Japan.)
Nonetheless, even before the globalization of economy, it has been very common for elite employees to work until late. Elite bureaucrats are also no exemption.
They work until 8 p.m., 9 p.m., 10 p.m., or further later. Accordingly, main night news programs or news-show programs broadcast by Japanese TV stations start at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. (NHK), around 10 p.m. (TV Asahi), around 11 p.m. (NTV, TBS), and even at 11:30 p.m. (Fuji TV).
(However, some domestic satellite TV channels and cable channels offer 24 hour news broadcasting in addition to foreign TV stations viewed in Japan.)
One of them, last night, spotlighted Sudan.
* * *
According to the "Failed States Ranking" (http://fundforpeace.org/programs/fsi/fsindex2006.php), among 146 countries surveyed Sudan is the worst in terms of mounting demographic pressures, massive movement of refugees, legacy of vengeance - seeking group grievance, chronic and sustained human flight, uneven economic development along group lines, etc.:
[Negative Rank]...........[Country]
1.............................Sudan
4.............................Iraq
10...........................Afghanistan
43...........................Russia
53...........................Iran
57...........................China
62...........................Cuba
67...........................Israel
73...........................Saudi Arabia
85...........................Mexico
93...........................India
128..........................USA
130..........................UK
135..........................Japan
146..........................Norway
As usual in this kind of ranking, European countries, especially Scandinavian countries are appraised highly.
Sudan has been known as a country struggling with cruel civil war. But, its crude-oil reserves have been recently highly appreciated and caught the strong attention of the world. Ironically, however, it has simply intensified cruelty of its civil war (http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/23/africa/AF-GEN-Chad-Darfur-Farrow.php).
One unusual aspect on the state of Sudan is influence and involvement of China, a major oil importer from Sudan (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070511/wl_asia_afp/sudandarfurunrest).
Today in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, Sudanese who cannot speak Chinese reportedly cannot find a nice job.
* * *
As China takes care of Sudan and the U.S. takes care of Afghanistan and Iraq, it may not be so strange that Japan takes care of China and the U.S. according to the order of the above "Failed States Ranking"; the better should take care of the worse, of course, even in this context.
Or, the reason why Sudan, Iraq, and Afghanistan are ranked so badly high may be the taking care of those countries by China and the U.S.
It could be a good lesson for Japan.
(Hence, logically, the more you fail, the more you have a chance to be blessed by God.)
"ALL BEINGS IN HEAVEN, ON EARTH, AND IN THE WORLD BELOW WILL FALL ON THEIR KNEE"
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
The Messiah vs. Top-Hat Politicians, Media Tycoons, and Super-Rich Families
"SUN GOES DOWN" as sung in a Japanese Film (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083050/)
The Messiah vs. Top-Hat Politicians, Media Tycoons, and Super-Rich Families
A TV caster with red hair talked about her favorite Red Sox to the respectable red-suspender-wearing personality, who was actually to discuss the redeeming of the loss in 2000 with Mr. Al Gore, the former US Vice President.
Mr. Al Gore's daughter married a son of the Schiffs, who is a fourth generation from Jacob Henry Schiff (1847-1920) who had financially supported the Empire of Japan in the Japanese-Russo War (1904-1905).
Jacob Henry Schiff had a wife from the Loebs, the founder of a powerful bank around 1900, who had a sister who married a son of the Seligmans, a banker.
His cousin married Benjamin Guggenheim (1865-1912), a tycoon of the mining, who died in the Titanic disaster.
Benjamin Guggenheim had sister Cora, who married Louis Frank Rothschild (1869-1957), and brother Daniel, whose son married Alicia Patterson (1906-1963) who had sister Josephine, the mother of the husband of Ms. Madeline Jana Albright, the former US State Secretary.
Therefore, Mr. Al Gore is a very remote relative of Ms. Madeline Albright's through the Schiffs and the Guggenheims tied with the Rothschilds.
(Source: "Sekai Sekiyu Sensou" by Takashi Hirose)
* * *
Nowadays, a super-rich man has a global connection if not through marital relation.
Mr. Rupert Murdoch is often described as having close relationships with Mr. Tony Blair, Mr. Silvio Berlusconi, Mr. Richard Li, a son of super rich entrepreneur Mr. Li Ka-Shing of Hong Kong, Mr. Masayoshi Son, a leader of the Softbank Group of Japan, etc.
This new type of super-rich people are often said to have one common character, aspiration to wealth which can be achieved through leveraging entertainment and popularity.
If their ambitious dream is confined in one sector of industries, it may be not so harmful; but if it expands to a certain non-nonsense international arena, things might work different, since what you need therein is not a talent to leverage entertainment and popularity but a will to make a decision and act according to a will of God.
* * *
While there are 12 million illegal (poor) immigrants in the U.S. from Latin America, there are also many super-rich families in the south of the U.S. borders, according to Forbes
(http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_The-Worlds-Billionaires-Latin-America_6Rank.html), for example:
[World Rank]........[Name]..........[Citizenship]
3....Carlos Slim Helu................Mexico
158....Alberto Bailleres............Mexico
172....Ricardo Salinas Pliego....Mexico
194....Jeronimo Arango............Mexico
458....Emilio Azcarraga Jean....Mexico
488....Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala & family....Mexico
488....Roberto Hernandez Ramirez....Mexico
557....Isaac Saba Raffoul & family....Mexico
583....Lorenzo Zambrano & family....Mexico
618....Alfredo Harp Helu............Mexico
The net worth of Mr. Carlos Slim Helu's assets is $49.0 billion.
The net worth of Mr. Alfredo Harp Helu's assets is $1.6 billion.
The total net worth of assets of the above persons is $74.1 billion.
For your reference, 12 million (people) multiplied by 6,175 (dollars) is 74.1 billion (dollars).
* * *
Politicians of high birth, media tycoons, and super-rich families have not so far succeeded in solving issues such as global climate change, 12 million illegal (poor) immigrants, and expensive wars on terror, if they like to do so like Mr. Al Gore on climate change.
Probably they do not think that in the middle of this century when world oil reserves are depleted whatever tragedy can happen to mankind with full of abandoned people in a crazy climate; what is worse, development of technology might only expand options terrorists and gangsters can exploit.
Then we have to wait for the Messiah.
Of course, he may be from a house of a politician of high birth, a media tycoon, or the super-rich.
And when the Messiah comes, I hope all mankind will be soon informed unlike the case of Jesus Christ 2000 years ago.
(A TV station might someday start a program such as "Have You Seen the Messiah?" as an extension of their current program such as "Our Hero Here Presented."
I have been already checking the world to be first informed.)
"THE QUEEN OF SHEBA HEARD OF SOLOMON'S FAME '"
A TV caster with red hair talked about her favorite Red Sox to the respectable red-suspender-wearing personality, who was actually to discuss the redeeming of the loss in 2000 with Mr. Al Gore, the former US Vice President.
Mr. Al Gore's daughter married a son of the Schiffs, who is a fourth generation from Jacob Henry Schiff (1847-1920) who had financially supported the Empire of Japan in the Japanese-Russo War (1904-1905).
Jacob Henry Schiff had a wife from the Loebs, the founder of a powerful bank around 1900, who had a sister who married a son of the Seligmans, a banker.
His cousin married Benjamin Guggenheim (1865-1912), a tycoon of the mining, who died in the Titanic disaster.
Benjamin Guggenheim had sister Cora, who married Louis Frank Rothschild (1869-1957), and brother Daniel, whose son married Alicia Patterson (1906-1963) who had sister Josephine, the mother of the husband of Ms. Madeline Jana Albright, the former US State Secretary.
Therefore, Mr. Al Gore is a very remote relative of Ms. Madeline Albright's through the Schiffs and the Guggenheims tied with the Rothschilds.
(Source: "Sekai Sekiyu Sensou" by Takashi Hirose)
* * *
Nowadays, a super-rich man has a global connection if not through marital relation.
Mr. Rupert Murdoch is often described as having close relationships with Mr. Tony Blair, Mr. Silvio Berlusconi, Mr. Richard Li, a son of super rich entrepreneur Mr. Li Ka-Shing of Hong Kong, Mr. Masayoshi Son, a leader of the Softbank Group of Japan, etc.
This new type of super-rich people are often said to have one common character, aspiration to wealth which can be achieved through leveraging entertainment and popularity.
If their ambitious dream is confined in one sector of industries, it may be not so harmful; but if it expands to a certain non-nonsense international arena, things might work different, since what you need therein is not a talent to leverage entertainment and popularity but a will to make a decision and act according to a will of God.
* * *
While there are 12 million illegal (poor) immigrants in the U.S. from Latin America, there are also many super-rich families in the south of the U.S. borders, according to Forbes
(http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_The-Worlds-Billionaires-Latin-America_6Rank.html), for example:
[World Rank]........[Name]..........[Citizenship]
3....Carlos Slim Helu................Mexico
158....Alberto Bailleres............Mexico
172....Ricardo Salinas Pliego....Mexico
194....Jeronimo Arango............Mexico
458....Emilio Azcarraga Jean....Mexico
488....Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala & family....Mexico
488....Roberto Hernandez Ramirez....Mexico
557....Isaac Saba Raffoul & family....Mexico
583....Lorenzo Zambrano & family....Mexico
618....Alfredo Harp Helu............Mexico
The net worth of Mr. Carlos Slim Helu's assets is $49.0 billion.
The net worth of Mr. Alfredo Harp Helu's assets is $1.6 billion.
The total net worth of assets of the above persons is $74.1 billion.
For your reference, 12 million (people) multiplied by 6,175 (dollars) is 74.1 billion (dollars).
* * *
Politicians of high birth, media tycoons, and super-rich families have not so far succeeded in solving issues such as global climate change, 12 million illegal (poor) immigrants, and expensive wars on terror, if they like to do so like Mr. Al Gore on climate change.
Probably they do not think that in the middle of this century when world oil reserves are depleted whatever tragedy can happen to mankind with full of abandoned people in a crazy climate; what is worse, development of technology might only expand options terrorists and gangsters can exploit.
Then we have to wait for the Messiah.
Of course, he may be from a house of a politician of high birth, a media tycoon, or the super-rich.
And when the Messiah comes, I hope all mankind will be soon informed unlike the case of Jesus Christ 2000 years ago.
(A TV station might someday start a program such as "Have You Seen the Messiah?" as an extension of their current program such as "Our Hero Here Presented."
I have been already checking the world to be first informed.)
"THE QUEEN OF SHEBA HEARD OF SOLOMON'S FAME '"
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
$32 BN Afghan GDP vs. $145 BN US War-On-Terror Budget
"Billy, Keep Your Head Low" or do not get swollen
$32 BN Afghan GDP vs. $145 BN US War-On-Terror Budget
According to "Afghanistan Online" (http://www.afghan-web.com/):
- Every 30 minutes, an Afghan woman dies during childbirth
- 87 percent of Afghan women are illiterate
- 30 percent of girls have access to education in Afghanistan
- 1 in every 3 Afghan women experience physical, psychological or sexual violence
- 44 years is the average life expectancy rate for women in Afghanistan
- 70 to 80 percent of women face forced marriages in Afghanistan
Infant mortality rate:
$32 BN Afghan GDP vs. $145 BN US War-On-Terror Budget
According to "Afghanistan Online" (http://www.afghan-web.com/):
- Every 30 minutes, an Afghan woman dies during childbirth
- 87 percent of Afghan women are illiterate
- 30 percent of girls have access to education in Afghanistan
- 1 in every 3 Afghan women experience physical, psychological or sexual violence
- 44 years is the average life expectancy rate for women in Afghanistan
- 70 to 80 percent of women face forced marriages in Afghanistan
Infant mortality rate:
- Total: 160.23 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 164.77 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 155.45 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
- Total population: 43.34 years
- Male: 43.16 years
- Female: 43.53 years
* * *
Recently, some Japanese TV news programs focused on the renewed rise of Taliban and production of opium in Afghanistan where local lives got deteriorated after the forced collapse of the Taliban regime, though its capital Kabul seems to enjoy some Western culture, good or bad.
According to information on Afghanistan provided by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime:
- The total plant area of poppies is 165,000 hectare or 407,715 acres in 2006.
- The total production of opium in 2006 is 6,100 tons (one and half times larger than in 2005; accounting for 92% of the world opium production).
- 6 states (in the south) among 34 states of Afghanistan have no regulation on opium.
- The price per kilograms is 576 dollars in January 2003; 146 dollars in April 2006.
And, although there are 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S., there are, in a sense, only 11 million work forces in Afghanistan, but "as much as one-third of Afghanistan's GDP ($32.4 billion) comes from growing poppy and illicit drugs including opium and its two derivatives, morphine and heroin, as well as hashish production (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan)."
* * *
"Those who have hidden and accommodated terrorists should be equally attacked" might be a big mistake.
"Those who have hidden and accommodated terrorists should contact the U.S. Government for more lucrative deals than they had cut with terrorists" should have been a right approach.
In fact, it is well known that Al-Qaeda spent big money to win Taliban's favor.
Al-Qaeda and Taliban did not share the same view on the world and the United States. In reality, Taliban started to negotiate with the U.S. for dismissing Al-Qaeda, banning poppy farming, and launching a big oil pipeline project before the summer in 2001.
However, by having demolished the large statutes of Buddha in Bamiyan early in 2001, Taliban lost sympathy and support from other countries, especially Asian countries including Japan.
It might have been inevitable that the U.S. started the military campaign in Afghanistan after the 9/11 terror; indeed, it seems to have succeeded in stopping another terror on the U.S. that is operated from a terrorist base in Afghanistan.
The U.S. did not start the military campaign in Afghanistan in order to make Afghanistan rich, but would it be a nice result that they have now more poor farmers and more opium production in Afghanistan than ever, though Al-Qaeda seems to have lost its intention and capability to launch another attack on the U.S. from Afghanistan?
We cannot judge it. But, American citizens have actually decided to support the approach of "not minding poor and opium-contaminated Afghan people but just minding destruction of Al-Qaeda's bases in Afghanistan."
Only the God will judge righteousness in the decision of US citizens through history, especially, in near future.
* * *
When Herman Melville wrote "Moby Dick" in 1851, the first Anglo-Afghan War finished, but the war was to be repeated twice more until 1919.
Then the U.S. got involved behind the scenes in the Afghan Holy War against the Soviet Union. The U.S. funded and trained anti-government and anti-communist Muslims.
In the wake of 9/11 terror, the U.S. opted for military solution to deal with Al-Qaeda. The Taliban regimes collapsed, but the fact is that the most of Taliban soldiers just returned to their homes in local poor villages in this US-Afghan War still unsettled.
There is a following proverb in Japan:
"Hotoke no kao mo san do"
Literal: Buddha's face too three times.
Meaning: To try the patience of a saint, even a Buddha's face will loose it's composure if asked something too many times.
Afghanistan, in the east of nuclear-oriented Iran and in the west of nuclear-equipped Pakistan and India, might face a decisive situation in the form of its fourth War unless things are settled and fixed well by a super hero such as Alexander the Great.
* * *
In ancient days, namely even before Abraham left Ur, Mesopotamia and Indus Valleys had a commercial tie.
Ideally, oil rich Iraq and Iran should peacefully tie up with regional leading economy India as well as their Islamic friend Pakistan through Afghanistan.
If the current situations in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India lead to this ideal alliance in near future, the current US involvement in this South West Asia may be justified and appreciated.
Or, the current US involvement in this South West Asia must be aimed at helping achieve the ideal peaceful alliance among Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.
* * *
As Afghan GDP is 32 billion dollars (one third of which is from opium business) and US budget on the War on Terror is 145 billion dollars for FY 2008, it would not be difficult for the U.S. to double the wealth of Afghanistan and thus eradicate opium in and terror influence on the apocalyptic country.
Finally I hope the best and brightest among US citizens will tackle the challenge to save poor women, children, and farmers in Afghanistan.
Otherwise, another Ishmael out of the Melville's prophecy, instead of another Alexander the Great, might exploit the situation in the war-torn region.
(US Presidential Elections, bloody wars in Afghanistan, and descendants of Ishmael, namely Arabs, have been really intertwined to have resulted in the 9/11 terror and also result in budgetary appropriation problems in the U.S.
And the 9/11 terror may be now resulting in this EEE-Report as part of another prophecy at a higher level or in a larger scale, one factor of which may be you according to God's plan so holy and merciful.)
"I Chose a Valuable Stone, Which I Am Placing as the Corner Stone in Zion"
- Male: 164.77 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 155.45 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
- Total population: 43.34 years
- Male: 43.16 years
- Female: 43.53 years
* * *
Recently, some Japanese TV news programs focused on the renewed rise of Taliban and production of opium in Afghanistan where local lives got deteriorated after the forced collapse of the Taliban regime, though its capital Kabul seems to enjoy some Western culture, good or bad.
According to information on Afghanistan provided by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime:
- The total plant area of poppies is 165,000 hectare or 407,715 acres in 2006.
- The total production of opium in 2006 is 6,100 tons (one and half times larger than in 2005; accounting for 92% of the world opium production).
- 6 states (in the south) among 34 states of Afghanistan have no regulation on opium.
- The price per kilograms is 576 dollars in January 2003; 146 dollars in April 2006.
And, although there are 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S., there are, in a sense, only 11 million work forces in Afghanistan, but "as much as one-third of Afghanistan's GDP ($32.4 billion) comes from growing poppy and illicit drugs including opium and its two derivatives, morphine and heroin, as well as hashish production (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan)."
* * *
"Those who have hidden and accommodated terrorists should be equally attacked" might be a big mistake.
"Those who have hidden and accommodated terrorists should contact the U.S. Government for more lucrative deals than they had cut with terrorists" should have been a right approach.
In fact, it is well known that Al-Qaeda spent big money to win Taliban's favor.
Al-Qaeda and Taliban did not share the same view on the world and the United States. In reality, Taliban started to negotiate with the U.S. for dismissing Al-Qaeda, banning poppy farming, and launching a big oil pipeline project before the summer in 2001.
However, by having demolished the large statutes of Buddha in Bamiyan early in 2001, Taliban lost sympathy and support from other countries, especially Asian countries including Japan.
It might have been inevitable that the U.S. started the military campaign in Afghanistan after the 9/11 terror; indeed, it seems to have succeeded in stopping another terror on the U.S. that is operated from a terrorist base in Afghanistan.
The U.S. did not start the military campaign in Afghanistan in order to make Afghanistan rich, but would it be a nice result that they have now more poor farmers and more opium production in Afghanistan than ever, though Al-Qaeda seems to have lost its intention and capability to launch another attack on the U.S. from Afghanistan?
We cannot judge it. But, American citizens have actually decided to support the approach of "not minding poor and opium-contaminated Afghan people but just minding destruction of Al-Qaeda's bases in Afghanistan."
Only the God will judge righteousness in the decision of US citizens through history, especially, in near future.
* * *
When Herman Melville wrote "Moby Dick" in 1851, the first Anglo-Afghan War finished, but the war was to be repeated twice more until 1919.
Then the U.S. got involved behind the scenes in the Afghan Holy War against the Soviet Union. The U.S. funded and trained anti-government and anti-communist Muslims.
In the wake of 9/11 terror, the U.S. opted for military solution to deal with Al-Qaeda. The Taliban regimes collapsed, but the fact is that the most of Taliban soldiers just returned to their homes in local poor villages in this US-Afghan War still unsettled.
There is a following proverb in Japan:
"Hotoke no kao mo san do"
Literal: Buddha's face too three times.
Meaning: To try the patience of a saint, even a Buddha's face will loose it's composure if asked something too many times.
Afghanistan, in the east of nuclear-oriented Iran and in the west of nuclear-equipped Pakistan and India, might face a decisive situation in the form of its fourth War unless things are settled and fixed well by a super hero such as Alexander the Great.
* * *
In ancient days, namely even before Abraham left Ur, Mesopotamia and Indus Valleys had a commercial tie.
Ideally, oil rich Iraq and Iran should peacefully tie up with regional leading economy India as well as their Islamic friend Pakistan through Afghanistan.
If the current situations in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India lead to this ideal alliance in near future, the current US involvement in this South West Asia may be justified and appreciated.
Or, the current US involvement in this South West Asia must be aimed at helping achieve the ideal peaceful alliance among Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.
* * *
As Afghan GDP is 32 billion dollars (one third of which is from opium business) and US budget on the War on Terror is 145 billion dollars for FY 2008, it would not be difficult for the U.S. to double the wealth of Afghanistan and thus eradicate opium in and terror influence on the apocalyptic country.
Finally I hope the best and brightest among US citizens will tackle the challenge to save poor women, children, and farmers in Afghanistan.
Otherwise, another Ishmael out of the Melville's prophecy, instead of another Alexander the Great, might exploit the situation in the war-torn region.
(US Presidential Elections, bloody wars in Afghanistan, and descendants of Ishmael, namely Arabs, have been really intertwined to have resulted in the 9/11 terror and also result in budgetary appropriation problems in the U.S.
And the 9/11 terror may be now resulting in this EEE-Report as part of another prophecy at a higher level or in a larger scale, one factor of which may be you according to God's plan so holy and merciful.)
"I Chose a Valuable Stone, Which I Am Placing as the Corner Stone in Zion"
Monday, May 21, 2007
Studying Talmud or Studying Israelites
"The Long and Winding Road," though not, to Tokyo Sta.
# # #
Studying Talmud or Studying Israelites
In December 2003, "JUDAISM: A Very Short Introduction" by Norman Solomon (http://spruce.flint.umich.edu/~simoncu/165/judaism.htm) was translated by Mr. Tetsuo Yamaga and published in Japan.
I do recommend this book especially to Japanese in whose country only scores of converts to Judaism live among its population of 120 million.
It is always thrilling to see how a non-nonsense Israelite thinks about Jesus Christ.
* * *
I do especially recommend you to check the chapter five:
"Chapter 5: The spiritual life - prayer, meditation, Torah [68]
Story from the Talmud of Elijah and Rabbi Baroka discussing who in the market place was 'Destined for the World to Come'"
The story really reflects how Judaism was influenced by Jesus Christ. Its core of the lesson really matches a teaching of Jesus Christ.
No matter how Israelites deny influence on their minds and hearts of teaching of Jesus Christ, Israelites after the emergence of Jesus Christ and the first century completely changed from their ancestors in and before the critical era.
In anything newly developed or performed by Israelites since the first century in terms of culture and religion including Jerusalem Talmud and Babylonian Talmud, there must be such influence, as Norman Solomon wrote that Judaism in a sense followed Christianity as the two critical Talmuds were compiled and completed around or by the sixth century.
(Influence of Jesus Christ on Jewish-Roman Wars is also a critical issue, though conventionally completely denied. Emergence of Jesus Christ, Jewish-Roman Wars, and establishment of two Talmuds are in one chain reaction the God intended.)
From this point of view, Judaism especially after the 6th century may be regarded as a kind of Christianity in which everything about Jesus Christ is however completely screened out. As the color of majority of Israelites changed from dark olive to white, their religion changed from classic Judaism to Christ's-teaching-underlined Judaism especially when Khazar Kingdom converted itself to Judaism in the 8th century.
(And, Islam was established in the 7th century following God's plan.)
One example is the above story in Chapter 5 where humble and poor Israelites exercised their love to neighbors exactly as an Israelite but, as a matter of fact, following teachings of Jesus Christ.
Israelites depicted in the Gospels would not have acted in such a manner as is depicted in the story in Chapter 5, namely, with thoughtfulness, modesty, and self-sacrifice based on love to neighbors.
Jesus Christ may be also regarded as having been the Messiah to Israelites for these 2000 years. He must be a super hero for Israelites, too, though so secretly or unconsciously, since foreigners had made Him their hero earlier, which caused a great psychological obstacle to Israelites after the first century.
(Israelites must be secretly proud that one of their blood brothers conquered the Roman Empire and Europe, and has been revered as God by Europeans and Americans, though Nazis' atrocity on them should be analyzed at a higher level than they have ever done.)
* * *
Another interesting issue is the beginning of the history of Israelites, that is, 3760 B.C. Israelites claim that the human history started some 5760 years ago; thus year 2007 is anno mundi (AM: since the Creation) 5767 for Israelites.
4000 B.C. - Horses were domesticated in the prairies in the north of the Black Sea.
4000 B.C. - City Ur was built in Mesopotamia.
3761 B.C. - The epoch of Hebrew calendar: October 7, 3761 B.C.
3600 B.C. - Sumerian Civilization established with cities fully enjoying self- independence.
It is apparent that ancient Israelites had a kind of traditions of, obligation to, respect for, passion for, or attachment to the memory of the Sumerian Civilization.
They were not wandering nomads who only knew cattle breeding, without any glory or memory of their glorious ancestors.
Israelites must be more glorious than they today think themselves to be or they have been made to think themselves to be.
If Vatican is involved in this conspiracy, its sin is deeper than any sea; otherwise they should have appointed an Israelite to Co-Pope or at least Honorable Co-Hope from the beginning.
* * *
In short, Israelites have been, regardless of their self-recognition, a kind of, or otherwise secret or unconscious Christians, no matter if everything about Jesus Christ is completely screened out in their religion, as proven by the story in Chapter 5 of "JUDAISM: A Very Short Introduction."
They are also honorable descendants of Sumerians, the first civilized race, no matter how scarce their heritage is, as proven by their setting of 3760 B.C. as their epoch.
There is also a theory that Islam has been a kind of Judaism though only for the so-called descendants of Ishmael.
Indeed, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are secretly one in trinity, of which the deepest root is in Mesopotamia and as far as to the God Almighty, our God.
(That is why I never mind, and will never ask anybody to reveal, the religion he or she believes in.
And now, you may sense what religion I believe in. It may be partly the same one as Sumerians did, which may be the one prevailing in the Garden of Eden which must still have room for you.
Anyway, the God allows mankind to study Talmud, Israelites, or EEE-Report, if you like.)
"...At One Time He was of No Use for You, but Now He is Useful for Both You and Me...
In December 2003, "JUDAISM: A Very Short Introduction" by Norman Solomon (http://spruce.flint.umich.edu/~simoncu/165/judaism.htm) was translated by Mr. Tetsuo Yamaga and published in Japan.
I do recommend this book especially to Japanese in whose country only scores of converts to Judaism live among its population of 120 million.
It is always thrilling to see how a non-nonsense Israelite thinks about Jesus Christ.
* * *
I do especially recommend you to check the chapter five:
"Chapter 5: The spiritual life - prayer, meditation, Torah [68]
Story from the Talmud of Elijah and Rabbi Baroka discussing who in the market place was 'Destined for the World to Come'"
The story really reflects how Judaism was influenced by Jesus Christ. Its core of the lesson really matches a teaching of Jesus Christ.
No matter how Israelites deny influence on their minds and hearts of teaching of Jesus Christ, Israelites after the emergence of Jesus Christ and the first century completely changed from their ancestors in and before the critical era.
In anything newly developed or performed by Israelites since the first century in terms of culture and religion including Jerusalem Talmud and Babylonian Talmud, there must be such influence, as Norman Solomon wrote that Judaism in a sense followed Christianity as the two critical Talmuds were compiled and completed around or by the sixth century.
(Influence of Jesus Christ on Jewish-Roman Wars is also a critical issue, though conventionally completely denied. Emergence of Jesus Christ, Jewish-Roman Wars, and establishment of two Talmuds are in one chain reaction the God intended.)
From this point of view, Judaism especially after the 6th century may be regarded as a kind of Christianity in which everything about Jesus Christ is however completely screened out. As the color of majority of Israelites changed from dark olive to white, their religion changed from classic Judaism to Christ's-teaching-underlined Judaism especially when Khazar Kingdom converted itself to Judaism in the 8th century.
(And, Islam was established in the 7th century following God's plan.)
One example is the above story in Chapter 5 where humble and poor Israelites exercised their love to neighbors exactly as an Israelite but, as a matter of fact, following teachings of Jesus Christ.
Israelites depicted in the Gospels would not have acted in such a manner as is depicted in the story in Chapter 5, namely, with thoughtfulness, modesty, and self-sacrifice based on love to neighbors.
Jesus Christ may be also regarded as having been the Messiah to Israelites for these 2000 years. He must be a super hero for Israelites, too, though so secretly or unconsciously, since foreigners had made Him their hero earlier, which caused a great psychological obstacle to Israelites after the first century.
(Israelites must be secretly proud that one of their blood brothers conquered the Roman Empire and Europe, and has been revered as God by Europeans and Americans, though Nazis' atrocity on them should be analyzed at a higher level than they have ever done.)
* * *
Another interesting issue is the beginning of the history of Israelites, that is, 3760 B.C. Israelites claim that the human history started some 5760 years ago; thus year 2007 is anno mundi (AM: since the Creation) 5767 for Israelites.
4000 B.C. - Horses were domesticated in the prairies in the north of the Black Sea.
4000 B.C. - City Ur was built in Mesopotamia.
3761 B.C. - The epoch of Hebrew calendar: October 7, 3761 B.C.
3600 B.C. - Sumerian Civilization established with cities fully enjoying self- independence.
It is apparent that ancient Israelites had a kind of traditions of, obligation to, respect for, passion for, or attachment to the memory of the Sumerian Civilization.
They were not wandering nomads who only knew cattle breeding, without any glory or memory of their glorious ancestors.
Israelites must be more glorious than they today think themselves to be or they have been made to think themselves to be.
If Vatican is involved in this conspiracy, its sin is deeper than any sea; otherwise they should have appointed an Israelite to Co-Pope or at least Honorable Co-Hope from the beginning.
* * *
In short, Israelites have been, regardless of their self-recognition, a kind of, or otherwise secret or unconscious Christians, no matter if everything about Jesus Christ is completely screened out in their religion, as proven by the story in Chapter 5 of "JUDAISM: A Very Short Introduction."
They are also honorable descendants of Sumerians, the first civilized race, no matter how scarce their heritage is, as proven by their setting of 3760 B.C. as their epoch.
There is also a theory that Islam has been a kind of Judaism though only for the so-called descendants of Ishmael.
Indeed, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are secretly one in trinity, of which the deepest root is in Mesopotamia and as far as to the God Almighty, our God.
(That is why I never mind, and will never ask anybody to reveal, the religion he or she believes in.
And now, you may sense what religion I believe in. It may be partly the same one as Sumerians did, which may be the one prevailing in the Garden of Eden which must still have room for you.
Anyway, the God allows mankind to study Talmud, Israelites, or EEE-Report, if you like.)
"...At One Time He was of No Use for You, but Now He is Useful for Both You and Me...
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Diamond to the East
"TELSTAR" for example
Therefore his main worry is about influence on Japan of possible troubles in the Indian Economy that is expected to grow this year by 9%.
* * *
As I once mentioned, what is necessary in India is electricity in poor villages and families which constitute the majority of the Indian population.
However, the shift of the center of diamond business implies something important: the gravity center of the world economy is moving toward the east.
In the great Asian region from Persian Gulf States to India, China, and Japan, a great potential of economic and social development lies, though challenge can be still bloody and uphill, with terror, great disasters, social and political corruption, nuclear crisis, and wars going on and feared.
However if terror, great disasters, social and political corruption, nuclear crisis, and wars are all solved and addressed, the whole region can be prosperous without intervention by Europe.
The economic power of the whole region combined will surpass that of Europe.
It may be "dream come true" for Asians who have been put under Europeans for centuries.
* * *
Of course, there is still a great lead of Europe against Asia in terms of advanced technology, science, economics, and various modern systems in society and administration.
Therefore, whether this dream comes true or not depends on young Asians who are now studying and working in various advanced fields in Europe or America.
They have to come back to their home countries to make this Asian dream come true.
Diamond business will become only a very small example of success in future, if they properly take on the issue.
* * *
Or should I say that Asians should continue to be put under Europeans for one more century?
Truly I will have to talk about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in addition to history for the peace of whole mankind including Asians, Europeans, and European Americans as well as Japanese.
(Diamond has made what Alexander the Great could not; you had better try East with courage.
"Marana Tha - Our Lord, Come!"
# # #
Diamond to the East
Mr. Ushioda Michio of The Mainichi Newspapers saw the film "Blood Diamond" and wrote some comment in the Japanese newspaper:
- The total amount of business on diamond worldwide is 26 billion dollars.
- Two thirds of the diamond transactions are now carried out in India.
- Once the world No.1 diamond business center was Antwerp, but now is Surat in West India.
- Following Surat are Tel Aviv, Singapore, and Antwerp in terms of diamond transactions.
Mr. Ushioda got the above information from Mr. Aftab Seth, the former Indian Ambassador to Japan.
Mr. Ushioda's concern is however on the features of a bubble the Indian economy is now taking on, with 40% or so yearly rise in land prices in Mumbai and Bangalore.
Japan has purchased almost 50% of all investment trusts issued for India.
Diamond to the East
Mr. Ushioda Michio of The Mainichi Newspapers saw the film "Blood Diamond" and wrote some comment in the Japanese newspaper:
- The total amount of business on diamond worldwide is 26 billion dollars.
- Two thirds of the diamond transactions are now carried out in India.
- Once the world No.1 diamond business center was Antwerp, but now is Surat in West India.
- Following Surat are Tel Aviv, Singapore, and Antwerp in terms of diamond transactions.
Mr. Ushioda got the above information from Mr. Aftab Seth, the former Indian Ambassador to Japan.
Mr. Ushioda's concern is however on the features of a bubble the Indian economy is now taking on, with 40% or so yearly rise in land prices in Mumbai and Bangalore.
Japan has purchased almost 50% of all investment trusts issued for India.
Therefore his main worry is about influence on Japan of possible troubles in the Indian Economy that is expected to grow this year by 9%.
* * *
As I once mentioned, what is necessary in India is electricity in poor villages and families which constitute the majority of the Indian population.
However, the shift of the center of diamond business implies something important: the gravity center of the world economy is moving toward the east.
In the great Asian region from Persian Gulf States to India, China, and Japan, a great potential of economic and social development lies, though challenge can be still bloody and uphill, with terror, great disasters, social and political corruption, nuclear crisis, and wars going on and feared.
However if terror, great disasters, social and political corruption, nuclear crisis, and wars are all solved and addressed, the whole region can be prosperous without intervention by Europe.
The economic power of the whole region combined will surpass that of Europe.
It may be "dream come true" for Asians who have been put under Europeans for centuries.
* * *
Of course, there is still a great lead of Europe against Asia in terms of advanced technology, science, economics, and various modern systems in society and administration.
Therefore, whether this dream comes true or not depends on young Asians who are now studying and working in various advanced fields in Europe or America.
They have to come back to their home countries to make this Asian dream come true.
Diamond business will become only a very small example of success in future, if they properly take on the issue.
* * *
Or should I say that Asians should continue to be put under Europeans for one more century?
Truly I will have to talk about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in addition to history for the peace of whole mankind including Asians, Europeans, and European Americans as well as Japanese.
(Diamond has made what Alexander the Great could not; you had better try East with courage.
And, whose diamond will the sun be?
Yet, the ideal diamond may be of a transparent kind like an Angel.)
"Marana Tha - Our Lord, Come!"
Saturday, May 19, 2007
God-Given Gold in Japan and The Americas
"In The Still Of The Night" A Spirit Dropped By
God-Given Gold in Japan and The Americas
Before 1492, when Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas, a total amount of gold possessed by Europeans was only less than "20 tons."
With gold in the Central and South Americas falling into hands of Europeans, the global output of gold significantly increased, specifically, to about "5,000 tons" between the end of the 15th century to the middle of the 19th century.
Japan produced "255 tons" of gold between the 8th century and the 16th century; "100 tons" between the 17th century and the middle of the 19th century; and "1,250 tons" between the end of the 19th century and the end of the 20th century.
The total amount of gold mankind has ever mined is about 100,000 tons, 1.6% of which has been produced in Japan.
(http://jp.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570498_3/content.html)
* * *
As you see, till Europeans got gold in the Americas, Japan had produced or possessed ten times or more gold than all Europe had.
Therefore, the report by Marco Polo about gold-rich Japan around the 13th century was not so inaccurate, since Japan actually exported gold to China in those years.
Japan had gold enough to buy any necessary cultural products from Western countries when it opened the door to the world in the late 19th century.
However, almost no elites in the U.S. and Europe, including prominent economists and politicians, seem to know this fact and its significance.
* * *
Kunio Yanagita (http://www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/wp/glossary/def_Y.html), a prominent literary person in Japan, reported a "folk story" like the following in his book published in 1930:
"Once upon a time, there lived a poor, honest, but hardworking young man deep in a mountain. He was living on making and selling charcoal.
One day, a beautiful young lady of a noble family in Kyoto came to his humble house.
She said to the poor charcoal burner that she had received a revelation from the statue of the Goddess of Kannon in the prominent Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto; the Goddess of Kannon told her to marry the poor, honest, but hardworking charcoal burner living deep in the mountain.
Then, the noble young lady asked the poor charcoal burner to allow her to live together in his house.
The poor charcoal burner replied that though he was happy to marry her, he had not enough rice, namely staple diet, for the decent dinner of the day for himself and his new wife
The noble young wife understood it and took out two gold coins from her purse, saying that he only had to go down to a town and buy rice for them with these coins.
So, the poor charcoal burner went out, walking down the mountain along a mountain current. When he came to a deep pool of the current, he found two mandarin ducks on water surface. He stopped and threw the gold coins at the birds that narrowly avoided the attack and flew away. The two gold coins sank deep in water.
The poor charcoal burner, knowing not what to do, came back to his house where his noble young wife was waiting.
When the poor husband told her that he had tried to get two mandarin ducks for her by throwing the two gold coins at them in vain, she got startled especially as she found that her poor husband did not understand what value those gold coins had.
So, the noble young wife kindly and politely explained to her poor husband that a gold coin was treasure in this world and he had done a matter of regret, since the two gold coins could have bought a lot of rice, fish, and birds for the two.
On the contrary, her poor husband got startled, saying that he had never come to think that the two gold coins were so valuable, since such coin-like stones were lying about all over a valley behind his humble house.
The noble young wife again got startled; then the couple went out to the valley to see if those stones were truly gold. They were all gold.
Anyhow, they collected all of the gold stones and piled them up all around their humble house, knowing not what to do with them specifically.
Thenafter many people came to sell goods to and also to work for the couple. Their house got prosperous. The couple built a temple for the Goddess of Kannon in the mountain. Later on, the couple had the sweetest baby girl who grew up and came up to Kyoto and married a noble man. Hence, the once-poor husband came to be called "Charcoal Burner Millionaire."
* * *
Without gold Europeans exploited from Central and South Americas, they could not develop their society and build infrastructure for future progress that led to the Industrial Revolution.
In an extreme explanation, Europeans success depended on gold from Central and South Americas in addition to slaves from Africa.
But, in another extreme explanation, Japan's success depended only on its gold and its hardworking people in addition to natural piety and modesty the so-called Christians have traditionally so coveted.
Being European or European American might mean feeling conviction of the said sin.
But, being Japanese might mean being proud of the said justice.
Truly Gold reveals truth about the peoples and their civilizations as God wishes.
(So, good girls and golden girls, you don't have to be a beautiful young lady of a noble family. But, you have to find a kind of poor charcoal burner who has accumulated a great amount of gold in Heaven, for God might throw some of the gold down to the world, especially, at his humble residence.
Then have a nice weekend; take a good rest; and be poor or noble!)
"...And If Anyone Says Anything, Tell Him, 'Master Needs Them'..."
Friday, May 18, 2007
Top Leaders, Super-Couples, and the Working Poor
"Great Pretender" as if Fleming's left-hand rule
(http://www.answers.com/topic/fleming-s-left-hand-rule)
(http://www.answers.com/topic/fleming-s-left-hand-rule)
Top Leaders, Super-Couples, and the Working Poor
Ms. Hiroko Kuniya of NHK this Thursday night presented Mr. David K. Shipleran, an American Pulitzer Prized author who wrote "The Working Poor: Invisible In America, 2004."
As it is a 30-minute TV program, Ms. Kuniya's interview with Mr. Shipleran could not fully cut the Gordian knot or satisfactorily hit between the eyes, but it well got straight to the point of globalization of economy.
This Wednesday, in Japan's Congress called the Diet, Prime Minister Mr. Shinzo Abe (http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html) confronted the leader of the opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, Mr. Ichiro Ozawa (http://ozawa-ichiro.jp/) in the official "face-to-face debate between party leaders."
The tow top leaders in Japan should have discussed "The Working Poor: Invisible In Japan, 2007."
The debate, conducted for 45 minutes with national broadcasting, was somehow conventional and not breathtaking. Hence, Mr. Hiroshige Seko, the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Relations, wrote in his personal blog that Mr. Abe has just won (http://blog.goo.ne.jp/newseko).
* * *
Yes, I am also interested in "In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington" Mr. Robert E. Rubin and Mr. Jacob Weisberg wrote.
But, I found that Mr. Rubin seemed not to clearly understand difference between Japan and Latin American countries while he was in one of the most powerful office in the U.S. Government. Mr. Rubin looks like thinking that as Japan succeeded, Latin American countries should have succeeded; or as Latin American countries failed, Japan should have failed.
* * *
Princess Diana could not advance her relationships with an Egyptian nephew of Mr. Adnan Khashoggi, a Saudi billionaire arms merchant.
However, Mr. Amartya Sen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amartya_Sen) married Ms. Emma Rothschild (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Georgina_Rothschild) in 1991 and won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998 as the first Indian and also the first Asian Nobel Prize winner in this field.
Mr. Sen successfully discussed that poverty is not a simple matter of productivity but related to "market failure." He was also known as an advocate of "human security."
Mr. Sen wrote in one of his papers that Japan's success is deeply rooted into its cultural background, though he does not look like having a deep insight into Japan's history and religion.
Anyway, it may be regarded as an irony that an Egyptian hero could not complete his romance with Princess Diana but an Indian scholar could complete his romance with a daughter of the House of Rothschild.
From a theological point of view, one who owes his wealth to a merchant of death cannot please God; but another who make non-nonsense academic research on poverty may please God, especially if his wife, even if she is from a super-rich clan, studies human security.
* * *
From a theological point of view, the one who gets straight to the point of real and actual states of poor people with intention to please God can please God.
But, a US Treasury Secretary may not be able to please God so long as he cannot get straight to the point of real and actual states of poor people with intention to please God.
Anyway, if Japan and the U.S., in alliance and cooperation, cannot win the War on World Poverty, who can win this war?
Should we anchor our hope on a new super couple, say, of a nephew of billionaire arms merchant and a daughter of a super-rich clan, or otherwise of a princess of a great power and a Nobel Prized economist?
(So, good girls, now you know that you can be a focus of God's love, since even a real princess or a daughter of a super-rich family is being used for Glory of God. Otherwise, please invest in, for example, the electric power sector in India or other poor country.
I may discuss later "In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington.")
"FOR THE YOKE I WILL PUT ON YOU IS LIGHT"
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Children or Prize Winners Before God
"Ain't That a Shame"
Children or Prize Winners Before God
In July 2001, Ms. Bettina Stiekel compiled and presented the book "KINDER FRAGEN, NOBELPREISTRAGER ANTWORTEN."
The author once joined a meeting of Nobel Prize laureates held in Germany and got cooperation from twenty or so Nobel Prize winners for collecting Q &A's between the Nobelists and children into a single volume.
One of the questions from a child is "Why is one and one is equal to two?" As mathematics is not included in academic fields covered by the Nobel Prize, a Fields prize winner answered the question.
The mathematician said, "The equation '1 + 1 = 2' means that two is the next number to one; 'From one to two' is a basic of counting."
As I once wrote, "1 + 1 = 1," "1 + 1 = 0," and "1 + 1 = Impossible" as well as "1 + 1 = 1 + 1 for ever" are all possible, if the God has not given a conception of "2" in the Concept Universe which was created before the Logic Universe that preceded the Material Universe in which mankind was born though he or she is actually a mass of atoms physically.
Mankind including Nobel prize laureates should be as humble as a child before God; before materials, concepts and logic must be created for atoms to get together and function as a human being based on "1 + 1 = 2."
* * *
US Nobel prize winner in economics in 2000 Mr. Daniel McFadden answered a question from a child as to why there are poor people and rich people in society.
In his answer, he said, "Market economy is probably the best system mankind has ever invented (no matter how many defects the system has); Japan and Germany have implemented various policies to make up for the defects of market economy, specifically preventing poor people from getting poorer."
Of course, the correct answer is that it is because the rich have not love enough to help the poor become as rich as the rich are.
You may also challenge Nobel prize laureates by buying the book at 700 yen (five dollars), though I am not sure if you can find it in a book shop in Los Angeles or New York, for example.
* * *
The Nobel Prize cannot prevent war and terror from occurring, though I respect hard work and ability of Nobel Prize winners.
Indeed, we have to prevent war and terror from occurring by putting together wisdom and power of mankind, including all the Nobel Prize winners.
* * *
By the way, please refer to a New York Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/16/washington/16nsa.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin) which reports:
"Mr. Comey, the former No. 2 official in the Justice Department, said the crisis began when he refused to sign a presidential order reauthorizing the program, which allowed monitoring of international telephone calls and e-mail of people inside the United States who were suspected of having terrorist ties. He said he made his decision after the department’s Office of Legal Counsel, based on an extensive review, concluded that the program did not comply with the law. At the time, Mr. Comey was acting attorney general because Mr. Ashcroft had been hospitalized for emergency gall bladder surgery."
A humane US Attorney General was suffering in a hospital, his deputy was about to leave the Department, and specialists and engineers seem to have been happy being absorbed in their dream project the White House was desperately promoting.
But the real issue might be that present Nobel Prize winners seem to lack the ability to contribute to finding terrorists embedded in US society or potential terrorists growing with twisted mentality.
Can't anybody present an effective means or at least a theory based on advanced science to attain the goal of perfectly preventing terror while fully protecting civic rights of ordinary citizens?
* * *
Mr. Shimon Peres, in his Q&A of the edifying book Fr. Stiekel wrote, said that we now live in the era where the media has the strongest power and influence in society and politics (which are supported by technology, science, economics, and textual information).
Yet, it is strange that if the most gifted people will not advance their career in this most challenging field of reporting, presenting, covering, analyzing, commenting, and interviewing critical matters and persons for benefits of all the citizens.
Nobel Prized professors should logically tell their best students to harbor a desire to work in a sector that has the strongest power and influence in society, which is not the governmental intelligence sector but the free and decent media.
(There is a media company where a faction of employees and management attack their rival in the company by spreading groundless dirty rumors. You must truly improve quality of workers and executives in this sector. Otherwise, a related society as well as such a company might have to still pay dearly for such a wrong doing.
If you are not in such a company, you may be blessed.)
"...When I Came to You, My Brothers, to Tell God's Secret Truth, I Did Not Use Big Words and Great Learning..."
Children or Prize Winners Before God
In July 2001, Ms. Bettina Stiekel compiled and presented the book "KINDER FRAGEN, NOBELPREISTRAGER ANTWORTEN."
The author once joined a meeting of Nobel Prize laureates held in Germany and got cooperation from twenty or so Nobel Prize winners for collecting Q &A's between the Nobelists and children into a single volume.
One of the questions from a child is "Why is one and one is equal to two?" As mathematics is not included in academic fields covered by the Nobel Prize, a Fields prize winner answered the question.
The mathematician said, "The equation '1 + 1 = 2' means that two is the next number to one; 'From one to two' is a basic of counting."
As I once wrote, "1 + 1 = 1," "1 + 1 = 0," and "1 + 1 = Impossible" as well as "1 + 1 = 1 + 1 for ever" are all possible, if the God has not given a conception of "2" in the Concept Universe which was created before the Logic Universe that preceded the Material Universe in which mankind was born though he or she is actually a mass of atoms physically.
Mankind including Nobel prize laureates should be as humble as a child before God; before materials, concepts and logic must be created for atoms to get together and function as a human being based on "1 + 1 = 2."
* * *
US Nobel prize winner in economics in 2000 Mr. Daniel McFadden answered a question from a child as to why there are poor people and rich people in society.
In his answer, he said, "Market economy is probably the best system mankind has ever invented (no matter how many defects the system has); Japan and Germany have implemented various policies to make up for the defects of market economy, specifically preventing poor people from getting poorer."
Of course, the correct answer is that it is because the rich have not love enough to help the poor become as rich as the rich are.
You may also challenge Nobel prize laureates by buying the book at 700 yen (five dollars), though I am not sure if you can find it in a book shop in Los Angeles or New York, for example.
* * *
The Nobel Prize cannot prevent war and terror from occurring, though I respect hard work and ability of Nobel Prize winners.
Indeed, we have to prevent war and terror from occurring by putting together wisdom and power of mankind, including all the Nobel Prize winners.
* * *
By the way, please refer to a New York Times article (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/16/washington/16nsa.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin) which reports:
"Mr. Comey, the former No. 2 official in the Justice Department, said the crisis began when he refused to sign a presidential order reauthorizing the program, which allowed monitoring of international telephone calls and e-mail of people inside the United States who were suspected of having terrorist ties. He said he made his decision after the department’s Office of Legal Counsel, based on an extensive review, concluded that the program did not comply with the law. At the time, Mr. Comey was acting attorney general because Mr. Ashcroft had been hospitalized for emergency gall bladder surgery."
A humane US Attorney General was suffering in a hospital, his deputy was about to leave the Department, and specialists and engineers seem to have been happy being absorbed in their dream project the White House was desperately promoting.
But the real issue might be that present Nobel Prize winners seem to lack the ability to contribute to finding terrorists embedded in US society or potential terrorists growing with twisted mentality.
Can't anybody present an effective means or at least a theory based on advanced science to attain the goal of perfectly preventing terror while fully protecting civic rights of ordinary citizens?
* * *
Mr. Shimon Peres, in his Q&A of the edifying book Fr. Stiekel wrote, said that we now live in the era where the media has the strongest power and influence in society and politics (which are supported by technology, science, economics, and textual information).
Yet, it is strange that if the most gifted people will not advance their career in this most challenging field of reporting, presenting, covering, analyzing, commenting, and interviewing critical matters and persons for benefits of all the citizens.
Nobel Prized professors should logically tell their best students to harbor a desire to work in a sector that has the strongest power and influence in society, which is not the governmental intelligence sector but the free and decent media.
(There is a media company where a faction of employees and management attack their rival in the company by spreading groundless dirty rumors. You must truly improve quality of workers and executives in this sector. Otherwise, a related society as well as such a company might have to still pay dearly for such a wrong doing.
If you are not in such a company, you may be blessed.)
"...When I Came to You, My Brothers, to Tell God's Secret Truth, I Did Not Use Big Words and Great Learning..."
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Super Memory or Super Oblivion
"Born in the USA," Once?
Super Memory or Super Oblivion
About 50 US government agencies share the integrated individual-information database that keeps about 560 million items related to US citizens and residents most of whom have taken a special attention of those agencies, according to a Japanese newspaper.
Tens of thousands of officials of those US governmental departments and institutions are allowed to access the database containing information FBI, CIA and other agencies have collected for prevention of terror.
I suppose this kind of intelligence strategies and operations in the War on Terror should be an issue in the Presidential Election in 2008, since such database can be a source of tragedy and unhappiness of many innocent citizens if handled in a wrong manner.
* * *
When a war continues long and very long at least psychologically, something wrong happens as history has proven.
In the end of WWII, nuclear bomb attacks were carried out onto Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the summer of 1945.
After withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam, a large-scale massacre was conducted in Cambodia in 1970's, taking lives of more than one million citizens.
After the Gulf War and during a containment operation against Iraq in 1990's, Al-Qaeda's terror attacks were launched and continued through the 9/11 terror to the present day.
Indeed, when a war continues long and very long at least psychologically, something wrong happens as history has proven.
* * *
My worry is that that something terrible might be concerned with the integrated individual-information database that keeps about 560 million items related to US citizens and residents.
Some South Asians have been reportedly assaulted and attacked in the U.S. since the 9/11 terror. But, such offence might be further carried out in social systems based on electronics, without being noticed by public.
Especially those with such information will be able to take a strong stance to others, including their rivals who may have nothing to do with terror.
Therefore, as one possibility, when the War on Terror ends, the U.S. society might be split into tow groups: one with detailed information on other citizens and another without it.
The former might form a new elite class in US society with stronger influence and control on the whole people than today's US elites have, which is not good for sound development of democratic and free society.
* * *
When a war continues long and very long at least psychologically, something wrong happens as history has proven.
My another worry is that that something terrible might be not prevented at all by the integrated individual-information database that keeps about 560 million items related to US citizens and residents.
Americans should better listen to Japanese sometimes, since Japan's security depends on the U.S. security and economic outlook. Japanese might be able to see and hear something Americans cannot; that something might be critical for the U.S. security and economic outlook.
* * *
Indeed, if America is friendly to Japan, 90% of U.S. security and economic outlook are secured (in 1990's the US Government or some of its Departments and Agencies were actually engaged in the Japan-US Money War, according to the majority of Japanese experts in this sector).
In other words, if America becomes unfriendly to Japan, we suspect Americans are getting out of order and line; in this case, Japan will have to issue a warning to the U.S. even through a blog.
* * *
Nonetheless, the God has complete database on each member of mankind.
You only have to ask God to guide you through human relations, since God has complete database on each member of mankind.
Indeed, the God should know who loves you and who needs you as well as who are safe to you.
(Storing things in your memory is an important skill. However, releasing things out of your memory is also an important skill.
What will a human being see when he or she can make, at any moment, his or her memory completely clean? Have you seen yourself if not an Angel?)
"...The Lord Has Made a Solemn Promise and Will Not Take It Back..."
Super Memory or Super Oblivion
About 50 US government agencies share the integrated individual-information database that keeps about 560 million items related to US citizens and residents most of whom have taken a special attention of those agencies, according to a Japanese newspaper.
Tens of thousands of officials of those US governmental departments and institutions are allowed to access the database containing information FBI, CIA and other agencies have collected for prevention of terror.
I suppose this kind of intelligence strategies and operations in the War on Terror should be an issue in the Presidential Election in 2008, since such database can be a source of tragedy and unhappiness of many innocent citizens if handled in a wrong manner.
* * *
When a war continues long and very long at least psychologically, something wrong happens as history has proven.
In the end of WWII, nuclear bomb attacks were carried out onto Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the summer of 1945.
After withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam, a large-scale massacre was conducted in Cambodia in 1970's, taking lives of more than one million citizens.
After the Gulf War and during a containment operation against Iraq in 1990's, Al-Qaeda's terror attacks were launched and continued through the 9/11 terror to the present day.
Indeed, when a war continues long and very long at least psychologically, something wrong happens as history has proven.
* * *
My worry is that that something terrible might be concerned with the integrated individual-information database that keeps about 560 million items related to US citizens and residents.
Some South Asians have been reportedly assaulted and attacked in the U.S. since the 9/11 terror. But, such offence might be further carried out in social systems based on electronics, without being noticed by public.
Especially those with such information will be able to take a strong stance to others, including their rivals who may have nothing to do with terror.
Therefore, as one possibility, when the War on Terror ends, the U.S. society might be split into tow groups: one with detailed information on other citizens and another without it.
The former might form a new elite class in US society with stronger influence and control on the whole people than today's US elites have, which is not good for sound development of democratic and free society.
* * *
When a war continues long and very long at least psychologically, something wrong happens as history has proven.
My another worry is that that something terrible might be not prevented at all by the integrated individual-information database that keeps about 560 million items related to US citizens and residents.
Americans should better listen to Japanese sometimes, since Japan's security depends on the U.S. security and economic outlook. Japanese might be able to see and hear something Americans cannot; that something might be critical for the U.S. security and economic outlook.
* * *
Indeed, if America is friendly to Japan, 90% of U.S. security and economic outlook are secured (in 1990's the US Government or some of its Departments and Agencies were actually engaged in the Japan-US Money War, according to the majority of Japanese experts in this sector).
In other words, if America becomes unfriendly to Japan, we suspect Americans are getting out of order and line; in this case, Japan will have to issue a warning to the U.S. even through a blog.
* * *
Nonetheless, the God has complete database on each member of mankind.
You only have to ask God to guide you through human relations, since God has complete database on each member of mankind.
Indeed, the God should know who loves you and who needs you as well as who are safe to you.
(Storing things in your memory is an important skill. However, releasing things out of your memory is also an important skill.
What will a human being see when he or she can make, at any moment, his or her memory completely clean? Have you seen yourself if not an Angel?)
"...The Lord Has Made a Solemn Promise and Will Not Take It Back..."
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Jesus' Economics
"IT'S NOW OR NEVER MY LOVE"
Jesus' Economics
1) P = H/W
P: probability or degree of likelihood of your being admitted to Heaven; also peace in your mind
H: an amount of wealth you have accumulated in Heaven
W: an amount of wealth you have accumulated in this world
For example, if you have loved and helped others and these acts are evaluated as one million dollars' worth while you have one million dollars in banks, your chance of entering Heaven is 1 (= 1,000,000/1,000,000). Your chance is 1%.
However, if you have loved and helped others and these acts are evaluated as one million dollars' worth while you have one dollar in banks, your chance of entering Heaven is 1,000,000 (= 1,000,000/1). Your chance is 1,000,000%.
So, I say, "Let's be poor!"
2) W = O/H = (a kind of productivity)
W: wages for a worker
O: output of his work
H: hours in which he has worked
This is a very revolutionary concept only Jesus Christ could present. First of all, people have a right to work and get wages. An unemployed person knows that just having a job makes him so proud of himself. He will never make light of his work. And, this spirit is the most important thing to society and the nation. Money cannot buy such good-spirited citizens; you need culture, traditions, history, and faith (religions).
Moreover, as a matter of principle, it is mean and irreverent for management to show its expression of gratitude to workers by measuring worker's value in terms of a yield and working hours, which would generate more evil than good eventually.
If a prince or a princess of a royal family is working in his company, any president of the business would like to pay to the prince or the princess according to the "W = O/H."
A princess having worked for one customer in an hour (1 = 1/1) per day and a prince having worked for seven customers in seven hours (1 = 7/7) per day, both as a cab driver in Tokyo or New York, will be entitled to the same amount of "basic" wages, say, 50 dollars per day; anyway, the prince should have enjoyed more jokes his customers entertained him with.
* * *
Later, I will discuss another agenda, "B (budget) = R (tax payments by the rich) + P (tax payments by the poor)."
In this respect, you may refer to the EEE-Report a year ago or so on the miracle of feeding of thousands of people by Jesus Christ who knew they were all hiding foods in their pockets or bags while listening to Him.
(How much do you think it cost for God to create you? One million dollars? If so, how would you pay it back to God? By having workers work for long hours and produce things completely unnecessary 2000 years ago?
You had better, so good girls, take care of your mind, if you want to return it to God with less damage and contamination when your time in this world is finished, no matter how beautiful you look outwardly.
[In addition, you are lucky as EEE-Reporter is free as this may become my million dollars' worth accumulation in Heaven, though I do not mind if the Japanese Government now viewing this Report free would take this into some consideration on taxation on me.])
"...The People Will Live There in Peace, Not Threatened by Danger..."
Monday, May 14, 2007
"Tara's Theme" Really Gives a Sense of Nostalgia
Kunio Yanagita (http://www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/wp/glossary/def_Y.html), a prominent literary person in Japan, reported a "folk story" like the following in his book published in 1930:
"Once upon a time there lived a good old man and his good old wife in a village. The old man lived on making wattle hats. He everyday made wattle hats and went out to a town to sell them.
One day just before the New-Year Day, the old men went to the town for selling wattle hats; but as it was the year end, nobody bought his goods.
Then he walked back home in a snowstorm. On his way back, he came by a strange plot where six stone images of Jizo, a guardian deity of children, were placed without a roof on them. Snow was falling fast and piling up thick on them.
So, he took out six wattle hats and put each one on each Jizo statute which looked like a standing but meditating monk.
Then he returned to his home and talked about the strange and poor Jizo statutes to his good old wife. And then, as the night came and they had nothing to do, they retired to rest.
But, behold, when a dawn of the New-Year Day was near, here came a line of sleds. It is the Jizo statutes that were driving the sleds with full of treasure on them.
They shouted, "Where is the good old man? Where is the good old woman?" Then, when they came to the house of the good old couple, they dumped all the treasure with a thud on snow at its door.
When the good old man and his good old wife opened the sliding door, they saw the six Jizo statutes coming back to the place where they came from."
* * *
(So, where are good girls? In New York, New Orleans, Atlanta or Mesopotamia?)
"THROUGH YOU I WILL BLESS ALL THE NATIONS"
"Once upon a time there lived a good old man and his good old wife in a village. The old man lived on making wattle hats. He everyday made wattle hats and went out to a town to sell them.
One day just before the New-Year Day, the old men went to the town for selling wattle hats; but as it was the year end, nobody bought his goods.
Then he walked back home in a snowstorm. On his way back, he came by a strange plot where six stone images of Jizo, a guardian deity of children, were placed without a roof on them. Snow was falling fast and piling up thick on them.
So, he took out six wattle hats and put each one on each Jizo statute which looked like a standing but meditating monk.
Then he returned to his home and talked about the strange and poor Jizo statutes to his good old wife. And then, as the night came and they had nothing to do, they retired to rest.
But, behold, when a dawn of the New-Year Day was near, here came a line of sleds. It is the Jizo statutes that were driving the sleds with full of treasure on them.
They shouted, "Where is the good old man? Where is the good old woman?" Then, when they came to the house of the good old couple, they dumped all the treasure with a thud on snow at its door.
When the good old man and his good old wife opened the sliding door, they saw the six Jizo statutes coming back to the place where they came from."
* * *
(So, where are good girls? In New York, New Orleans, Atlanta or Mesopotamia?)
"THROUGH YOU I WILL BLESS ALL THE NATIONS"
Sunday, May 13, 2007
"I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray" (a winter platform in Tokyo)
Kunio Yanagita, a prominent literary person in Japan, reported a "folk story" like the following in his book published in 1930:
"Once upon a time Koubou-Daishi, a prominent and eminent Buddhist priest in Japan 1200 years ago, was traveling alone on foot as an itinerant priest poorly dressed, looking like a beggar.
He taught, helped, and healed many people in various villages.
"Once upon a time Koubou-Daishi, a prominent and eminent Buddhist priest in Japan 1200 years ago, was traveling alone on foot as an itinerant priest poorly dressed, looking like a beggar.
He taught, helped, and healed many people in various villages.
(Even today, there are more than 5,000 legends on his work to help people all over Japan.)
One night, Koubou-Daishi came into a village. He stopped at a house to request accommodation for the night. But the master of the house, looking at poor clothes the stranger put on, coldly rejected the request without knowing who he was. Koubou-Daishi left the house and went on.
But soon afterward, the master of the house realized who the stranger was. He climbed a zelkova tree and shouted, 'Your Excellency Koubou-Daishi, please come back! Your Excellency Koubou-Daishi!' in vain.
Yet, he continued to shout and cry with his whole heart to become a cicada eventually.
Since then, many cicadas came to fly into the village, perching on the zelkova tree on July 23 every year.
One night, Koubou-Daishi came into a village. He stopped at a house to request accommodation for the night. But the master of the house, looking at poor clothes the stranger put on, coldly rejected the request without knowing who he was. Koubou-Daishi left the house and went on.
But soon afterward, the master of the house realized who the stranger was. He climbed a zelkova tree and shouted, 'Your Excellency Koubou-Daishi, please come back! Your Excellency Koubou-Daishi!' in vain.
Yet, he continued to shout and cry with his whole heart to become a cicada eventually.
Since then, many cicadas came to fly into the village, perching on the zelkova tree on July 23 every year.
Villagers today still say that the incident must have happened on the day, since so many cicadas perche on the very tree on the very day every year."
Koubou-Daishi is also known as Kukai (which means "Sky and Sea.")(http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%98%E6%B3%95%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%AB).
* * *
It is a simple truth that a man cannot become rich without making somebody poor.
If you are neither poor nor unhappy, you are making somebody poor and unhappy.
It is not what a holy man, a holy tribe, or a holy race should do.
That is why Koubou-Daishi traveled as a poor beggar.
That is why Buddha traveled as a poor beggar.
That is why Jesus Christ ordered His disciples to travel as a poor beggar.
* * *
That is why all the rich men on the earth fall into the pits of hell eventually.
But, there is a chance for you to be saved.
You had better read EEE-Report.
(When a holy man or even somebody with a temporary holy spirit comes to your home, do not treat him coldly, no matter what religion you believe in.)
"WHOEVER HAS FOOD MUST SHARE IT"
Koubou-Daishi is also known as Kukai (which means "Sky and Sea.")(http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%98%E6%B3%95%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%AB).
* * *
It is a simple truth that a man cannot become rich without making somebody poor.
If you are neither poor nor unhappy, you are making somebody poor and unhappy.
It is not what a holy man, a holy tribe, or a holy race should do.
That is why Koubou-Daishi traveled as a poor beggar.
That is why Buddha traveled as a poor beggar.
That is why Jesus Christ ordered His disciples to travel as a poor beggar.
* * *
That is why all the rich men on the earth fall into the pits of hell eventually.
But, there is a chance for you to be saved.
You had better read EEE-Report.
(When a holy man or even somebody with a temporary holy spirit comes to your home, do not treat him coldly, no matter what religion you believe in.)
"WHOEVER HAS FOOD MUST SHARE IT"