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• A comment on Conversation: Do you have a suggestion for TED? Something we could do better?

  May 15 2011: PLease add a 'notification' tab..

• A comment on Conversation: What poems are most powerful to you?

  May 15 2011: Love-An Essence Of All Religions
  Through love thorns becomes roses,and
  Through love vinegar becomes sweet wine,
  Through love the stake becomes a throne,
  Through love misfortune becomes good fortune,
  Through love burning fire becomes pleasing light,
  Through love stone becomes soft as butter,
  Through love grief becomes a joy,
  Through love lions become harmless
  Through love sickness becomes health,
  Through love wrath seems to be a mercy,
  Through love the dead rise to life,
  Through love the king becomes a slave.
  Poetry by: (Jalaluddin Rumi)
  Translated by Dr.Nicholson
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  A comment on Conversation: What poems are most powerful to you?

  May 15 2011: Times from Ecclesiastes is so simple yet so moving.Love it:
  
  
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  1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
  2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
  
  3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
  
  4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
  
  5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
  
  6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
  
  7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

• A reply on Conversation: Is the media actually helping to bring ppl closer or NOT?

  May 15 2011: 'it is up to each person to look deeper than any mass media portrayal because it is only ever one side of the story we are presented with'.True!
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  A reply on Conversation: Who do you trust more to help you understand world events, the press, politicians or your friends/family, or someone/something else? Why?

  May 9 2011: that is pretty true but if u listen to diverse opinions then it surely helps
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  A comment on Conversation: Who do you trust more to help you understand world events, the press, politicians or your friends/family, or someone/something else? Why?

  Apr 27 2011: In the last one year,i realized tht niether the politicians or many mainstream journalists nor ur friends and family can help person understand the world events unless n until they are very knowledgeable and neutral.As far as i am concerned i think a person has to do it himself and ofcouse if u fet to hear some liberal voices out there,they really help..

• A comment on Conversation: What do you want from the news?

  Apr 13 2011: We require neutral news without sensationalising it.A lot many issues need to be highlighted.Media shd help ppl get closer rather thn creating gaps.it has surely helped ppl in touch with the global situation but thn i feel it has also created gaps between certain communities.

• A comment on Conversation: In the actual society, all can´t be material consumption. We must replace the material consumption by spiritual consumption.

  Apr 13 2011: I too at times feel that we hav become too materialistic.Money is imp but now ppl THINK tht lives hav bcm pretty busy and there is no time for spiritual and cultural growth.We can't impose anything but the parents and the teachers shd make children realize its importance without making it a bore subjct.Media as well can play an imp role and set examples for thm.Implement sch thing in practical life and if done in a good manner children would surely love it.

• A comment on Conversation: Shall we end racism and discrimination for real.

  Apr 13 2011: Racism and discrimination still exists but now ppl have awaremess tht it is criminal.Firstly the third world countries,like i am a Pakistani,we ourselves need not to think low of ourselves and we need to change our psychology.We give room to others to commit this vice.its the change we need to bring in ourselves.if we wont take ourselves serious thn no one would.its our abilities and character tht shd make us respectable not our colour.LOVE ALL!

• A comment on Conversation: Setting politics aside, is the influence of television, with an eye on the relatively wealthy, developing class warfare?

  Apr 12 2011: Maybe the problm is tht most of the time ppl appearin on media r the ones with extremely good bankbalance like celebs and the media highlights them as BORN TO RULE or WANTED or OUT OF THIS WORLD.i think tht the prblm lies here.we need to build more space for every class othrwise ppl even in ancient times wanted power,wealth but nt like the present scale.