Category: light from many lamps

All the stories in Part 9 are about contentment in later years and I do appreciate your selection because it’s about a great man who really loved the life. Sir William Mulock, his voice was firm and clear as he spoke-the voice of a man who loved life, who loved his work and his fellow man, and who looked forward with pleasure to whatever still lay ahead (Watson, 1988, p. 268). A man who lived hundred years and were very active in his last years too and inspired many people by his speech on his 95th birthday. Men of fifty, of sixty, felt the weight of the years slip from their shoulders, felt somehow young in heart again… young in spirit (Watson, 1988, p. 268). Many people look ahead the life positively, irrespective of the age and many other people get inspiration from the personalities like Sir William and acquire positive attitude towards life. How can it be more effective in the way of increasing the percentage of the people who are very positive in their later years also?

Reference

Watson, L. E. (1988) Light from many lamps New York, NY. Simon & Schuster

Very good selection for your writing and all said in the fifth unit of part seven are really very true when it comes to human life. Henry David Thoreau thought about the purpose of human life and written such meaningful quotes more than a century before and I wonder how much more would have he written if he was born in this 21st century. Everyone definitely think about the purpose of our life, although majority of the people will be forced to be the part of mass living knowingly or unknowingly however the track cannot be changed once engaged. We are the decision makers of our life and it is up to us how to mold our life and what the way the life to be lived but it all changes when we are more involved in the society where the comparative life matters. As a human being we have some social responsibility too and the challenge is how it can be balanced with the perceptive of our life which is truly designed by us.

Reference

Watson, L. E. (1988) Light from many lamps New York, NY. Simon & Schuster

JGarland. Light from Many Lamps, Unit 8. [web log comment]. Retrieved from https://create.twu.ca/jgarland/2018/11/18/light-from-many-lamps-unit-8/

Hi,

I appreciate the effort behind your writing and obviously the inspiration by Abraham Lincoln would be continued throughout and I personally got a lot of inspiration from him as I  have read many stories of him and studied in history too since schooldays. Such an amazing personality who had been the backbone of US growth and from his era I think the patriotic feel of ‘united’ had come to Americans. However, he has been inspiration to millions of people from the midst of the eighteenth century, to not only the Americans but also to the entire world.

From your writing and from the story of Abraham Lincoln we shall learn a lot about leadership in difficult situations. It is very good chapter to learn how to bring the followers united and aim for the common goal. And the results of his view and efforts are achieved over the years and decades and centuries. Such a strong desire might have fired in his mind which could encouraged him to lead the nation which were struggling badly. In this era with all the support of advanced technology and competitive financial background or else other sources of support, are we able to lead our team or family or ourselves to success? We really need to think where need to be improved. Even though it’s always inspiring the stories of Abraham Lincoln and would definitely influence our personality and the personal and professional life.

Reference

Beange, N. (2018, October 31). Light from many lamps – Abraham Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://create.twu.ca/norm/2018/10/31/light-from-many-lamps-abraham-lincolns-2nd-inaugural-address/

Watson, L.E. (1951). Light from many lamps. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Wonderful realistic story written by Richard E. Byrd, touches everyone and his realization about the life is a lesson to the people who are amidst sailing their life. Everyone develops their own philosophy towards life and it contributes a lot to polish their personality and to be successful to get satisfaction in life. Whichever ways the life travels, everyone of us has our own island of beauty, happiness and satisfaction that is family. Whatever we do and wherever we go, it is because of family and it’s for the family and everyone would bow down in front of the selfless love of dear and near ones. If it is not to someone, the stage of self realization would definitely come like Admiral Byrd. When a man achieves a fair measure of harmony within himself and his family circle, he achieves peace; and a nation made up of such individuals and groups is a happy nation (Watson, pg. 250).

Everyone would definitely have the role of a leader at any stage of their life. Family is our first school where we learn the basics, and which is very important to mold into a  better personality. Each one of us would like to have a peaceful life and as said in above statement; those number of groups of ideal families would make a happy nation. Being lovable, understanding and making peaceful atmosphere are good characteristics which can make the leadership qualities much effective. Everything cannot be and won’t be taught at universities and of course life itself is the biggest and effective university to learn much of the qualities hands on. Positive approach towards life gives us the strength to move on and polish ourselves even though it depends on the individual and if it was so, would world peace be so far? Then where are we human beings lacking?

Reference

Watson, L.E. (1951). Light from Many Lamps. New York: Simon and Schuster, pg.no, 248-251