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03 Feb 2023 21:40

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Nothing is durable, change is the only constant thing.

Since we started understanding our nature, starting feelings towards it, we have seen it always changing. What is permanent in our nature? This is very difficult to answer and this is what I came up with on this thread.

To start with, like we have day and night. We never have constant day or night , it has a fixed timing depending on the place of our mother earth. The weather is never permanent, it changes with time. We never always have cold weather, hot or rainy. Likewise, we have autumn where old leaves fall from the trees and new leaves come.

We live our life in stages. It's never a constant stage. We are born as a child, then we become young, adults and older. One day we leave this body and go away. We never live forever. This is a cruel truth.

In our mother nature, everything has its expiry date as long as we can see from our eyes. Some may take longer , some may take less, but nothing stays here forever.

We should not take pride if we are wealthy, powerful or rich. Nothing will stay with us. When we depart, we will depart empty-handed. So, we should all be happy about what we have with us. Thanking God the Supreme power, because nothing is durable, we should keep this in our mind.

( January 2023 topic based TOW contest - Durable)

#769275

03 Feb 2023 22:23

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In an old Tamil Movie (Karpukarasi) there is a song in a happy mood which says about our body and the need to take care of the vital parts starting from stomach. The lyrics start as "kaayame ithu meyyada ithil kannum karuthayum vayyeda.." It says a human life span is 100 years. But t adds this lifespan ends as half or less by one's own misuse and lack of care. Even the present medical people also say the same thing-that our lifespan can be extended by proper car of our body by suitable lifestyle.

There is a similar song sung in a philosophical way i another Tamil movie(Kumudham) starting as " Kaayame itho POYYEDA, verum kaataditha payyeda..." meaning this body is just temporal- an air filled bag. This is based on a Sidhar song.
So the durability of our life depends how we use and maintain it.
It is much similar to any other machine use.

#769276

03 Feb 2023 22:38

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Actually durable means to be able to last long. It never implies lasting forever. So in that sense, many things around us in nature last long and can thus be considered durable. It is true if we take care of ourselves, and our health we will definitely add a few years to our life.

Patience and perseverance pays

#769281

04 Feb 2023 01:10

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Dhruv, just because you are having a tag of editor, does not mean others are wrong and you are correct. I am not a new member here and hope you know it. Before I post anything, I go and check the meaning and then I write anything.

Durable is not the only meaning of lasting long. It has so many different meaning like - dependable, enduring, lasting, permanent, reliable, stable, strong, tenacious, abiding, constant, fast, firm, fixed, impervious, perdurable, perduring, persistent, resistant, sound, stout.

So, please try to respect other members before you come to any conclusion. Seriously I never like the way , you editors try to put your weight on everything here.

#769282

04 Feb 2023 01:20

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Now, when I am sure that Dhruv is a lead editor and he too would be in the panel to select best thread for this contest. The way he replied to my this thread means that he is disqualifying my entry. Hence, I am taking out my this thread from contest entry.

Please do not consider my this thread for TOW contest entry.

#769285

04 Feb 2023 11:18

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Dear Jeets,

Please don't get all worked up. Do stay calm! Simply because Dhruv is conveying his understanding of the meaning of durability does not mean he is throwing his weight around or indicating that you are a new member and hence don't understand meanings of words (I just cannot fathom how you concluded that). We've requested so many times that when an editor participates in a discussion, the editor is doing so in a general manner, voicing his/her views just like anyone else, and not per se because he/she is an editor. If everyone starts looking at it like that, then, sadly, editors will refrain from interacting with members through forum discussions,

Also, we have mentioned more than once that a participant who is an editor will not be a member of the jury panel. So it is wrong to jump to conclusions and state that Dhruv will disqualify your entry.

When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment you create trust! ~ John C. Maxwell

#769290

04 Feb 2023 13:40

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Vandana, yes I can understand the excitement of Dhruv to showcase his so called English knowledge and that is why he could not stop himself to reply. However, had he has little presence of mind if not common sense, he could have realized that this thread is not normal but entry for tow contest. No matter what you say but an editor reply can influence the result of a contest thread. Whether my this thread has won or not it is different matter but with his reply he has not only minimized my chance in this contest but also has created doubt in other participants mind about my this thread.

Dhruv may be having better English knowledge than me I have no doubt but he is surely lacking in practical knowledge.

#769291

04 Feb 2023 14:00

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Whether an editor is in jury panel or not no one is going to check it. However, members here will look his reply as an editor only and not members. Now, this is high time in ISC to have some change so that when an editor reply as a member his editor tag should be hidden. So that we as normal members know whether the editor has come to us as a member or editor.

#769292

04 Feb 2023 14:05

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Jeets,

No further discussions on Dhruv's response or my response, please. You are taking your own thread off-track.

When you make a commitment, you create hope. When you keep a commitment you create trust! ~ John C. Maxwell

#769300

04 Feb 2023 16:03

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#769316

05 Feb 2023 10:47

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Nothing is permanent in this world. So I agree with the author that nothing is durable. Everything will be getting changed from time to time. The fashion that we see today may not be there tomorrow. It may become obsolete. A new fashion will crop up. It is the human being who has to cope with the changes.
But there may not be any change in nature. Water, air, and others if the attitude of man changes. The changes are due to man-made mistakes. If the attitude of man changes and he decides to protect the environment, we will see no change in nature.
Some changes are for the betterment of mankind but some are for destruction. If the human being uses his brain properly and sees that the changes are focused on the progress of mankind, we can see good development in the lives of people.

drrao
always confident

Nothing is durable, change is the only constant thing.

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