Tamilnadu is famous for its astounding Temples, the architecture simply stunning.That entire culture of thousands of years is being repudiated by Stalin,his son... YM
On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 1:20 PM Narayanaswamy Sekar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: N Sekar <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, May 10, 2024 at 11:45 AM > Subject: Re: [KeralaIyers] Re: [iyer123] Quote about Army of lions lead by > a sheep-reg > To: Gopa4411 <[email protected]>, Narayanaswamy Sekar <[email protected] > > > Cc: Kerala Iyer <[email protected]>, Rangarajan T.N.C. < > [email protected]>, APS Mani <[email protected]>, Suryanarayana > Ambadipudi <[email protected]>, Mathangi K. Kumar < > [email protected]>, Chittanandam V. R. <[email protected]>, > Yeddanapudi Markandeyulu <[email protected]>, Venkat Giri < > [email protected]>, Srinivasan Sridharan <[email protected]>, > SRIRAMAJAYAM <[email protected]> > > > Dear Sri G K, > > *Please don't take this as a personal attack - IT IS NOT and I myself was > guilty of this in the past until I happened to read the gist of which I am > giving below. It is just to highlight how our minds are conditioned by > repeated reading / listening. When I say "you" here, it is not aimed at > you personally, but used as a figure pf speech.* > > In fact my mail is addressed to all who are brain washed by the West who > designed our "Modern" education system - and that includes myself. > Fortunately I am coming out of that rut by reading and listening to those > who are exposing their methods. > > Ok, It is the West that calls Alexander "The Great". But why should we > repeat it and why we can't just say Alexander, and if you want add "King > of Macedonia". > > What was or is so great about him? Except that he conquered lands? What > great things had he done for the posterity to remember him and be grateful > to him? > > We had our "Karikalan", the Chozha King who built the "Kallanai" near > Trichy and which is there even today helping in irrigating acres and acres > of land, providing food for many thousands. We don't call him Great. > > We had of course Raja Raja Chozha, who in addition to conquering lands, > built the famous "Brigadeeswarar Temple aka BIG Temple". We don't call him > Great. > > We had his son, Rajendra Chozha who excelled his father in ALL FIELDS and > also built the equally awe inspiring "Gangai Konda Chozhapuram" temple > whose Annabhishekam is famous till today. We don't call him Great. > > What about the famous "Maurya and the Gupta Dynasties" and we all know > their achievements. > We don't call > > Chandra Gupta Maurya or Samudra Gupta Maurya "Greats". > > We don't call the Emperor of the Vijayanagaram Empire, Krishnadevaraya > Great - in spite of what he had done for the arts and culture of Bharat? > > Why? why? Why? > > Because starting with Macaulay and continued and promoted further by the > Nehruvian Govt post1947 (instead of correcting the distortions they > actively encouraged and built upon it). > > Needless to say how self styled historians like "Romilla Thapar" and her > ilk made sure we would be blind to our own achievements but promote how > great our invaders were and there is a crowd even today, a big one at that, > which swallows all these and more. > > I will write later how this brain washing continues even today, in more > subtler ways and we swallow them hook, line and sinker. > > N Sekar > > > On Friday, May 10, 2024 at 08:30:18 AM GMT+4, 'gopala krishnan' via > KeralaIyers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Good addition to the words of Alexander the Great > Gopalakrishnan > > On Friday, 10 May, 2024 at 08:01:30 am IST, 'venkat giri' via KeralaIyers < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > *Respected Sir/s,* > An army of sheep led by a LION is better than an army of lions led by a > SHEEP." ~ Alexander The Great. > > - Lead with bravery. > - Bring the best out of your people. > - Back yourself, back your ability. > > Teach them well, back their ability. > The quote conveys the idea that the *quality of leadership is more > important than the strength or courage of individual followers.* > > In the context of the quote, an army of lions, which are typically seen as > powerful and fierce animals, *led by a sheep, which is perceived as meek > and timid, would likely not be very effective* *because the strong > individuals are being directed by a WEAK leader.* Conversely, an army of > sheep, which are typically seen as docile and vulnerable animals, led by a > lion, a symbol of strength and courage, could be a formidable force > because the strong leader is* guiding and directing* the weaker > individuals. > Therefore, the quote suggests that the *effectiveness and success of a > group or organization often depend more on the quality of leadership rather > than the abilities or characteristics of the followers.* A strong, > *capable* leader can *inspire and guide others to achieve great things, > regardless of their individual strengths or weaknesses.* > > Examples: > > 1. *GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR *was a lion-like general.The battle of Alesia, > where he defeated a united—and huge—army of Gauls, led by an equally > charismatic leader, Vercingetorix by* his brilliant strategies and > tactics. * > 2. *HITLER* was a not a good man. *However, he was an incredible, > charismatic leader who knew how to identify the manpower he marshalled to > his cause.* Nazi soldiers were not necessarily bad men. But they did > what they were told to do. Either they actually admired their führer and > believed in his particular belief system, which included the idea that the > Germanic or Aryan race was superior; or they did what they were told > because they were afraid to do otherwise in the pervasive culture in which > they found themselves. Hitler’s army were sheep-like, yet they were a > formidable enemy. > 3. *FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT*inspired American soldiers about their > own role as protector of their European allies and the rightness of their > cause to defeat Hitler, and Emporer Hirohito, as well. There were many U.S. > generals, colonels, etc. in WW2 who led their men like a lion, as well. > > > * IF one has have a strong leader then will have a strong army. So if > the army is lead by sheep, sheep are timid and afraid. Therefore, they lack > the authority to be good leaders! Now on the other case, lions are a > dominant force that show no fear. They make good leaders because c they > have no fear. So in turn, they would instill this in the sheep…their army, > not to be afraid!!* > > * It means no matter how good the men are if the leader is weak they > will fail..and in reverse a good leader can take weak men and lead them to > victory.* > > * The sheep is an animal that lives life as a reaction > to stimuli. They’re programming is to survive, and seek gratification. > Hungry, they eat. Thirsty, they drink. Horny, they fornicate. When > threatened they run. Everything about them is highly predictable. They will > also blindly follow another sheep without any understanding of the other > sheep, or situational awareness. Sheep are victims of their own > circumstances, which they feel powerless to change.* > > *The lion is very different. A lion doesn’t just react. The lion has > another step between stimuli and reaction. This step is the variable > determined by experience and logic, which is how the lion chooses how it > will react. This allows them to determine the best positioning for the > kill, by analyzing the environment, behaviour of the prey, and use both to > force the sheep into a circumstance where they can make the kill.* > *Essentially, the opinion of the sheep is worthless to the lion because > the sheep lacks relevant perspective, as well as the understanding of how > to determine ones circumstances by determining their reaction.* > *----* > *Regards* > *V.Sridharan* > *Trichy* > > On Friday, 10 May, 2024 at 06:57:44 am IST, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Excellent quote. > Gopalakrishnan > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1916849752.577391.1715304454372%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1916849752.577391.1715304454372%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > On Facebook, please join https://www.facebook.com/groups/keralaiyerstrust > > We are now on Telegram Mobile App also, please join > > Pattars/Kerala Iyers Discussions: https://t.me/PattarsGroup > > Kerala Iyers Trust Decisions only posts : https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrust > > Kerala Iyers Trust Group for Discussions: > https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrustGroup > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "KeralaIyers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/829527741.591520.1715308277186%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/829527741.591520.1715308277186%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > On Facebook, please join https://www.facebook.com/groups/keralaiyerstrust > > We are now on Telegram Mobile App also, please join > > Pattars/Kerala Iyers Discussions: https://t.me/PattarsGroup > > Kerala Iyers Trust Decisions only posts : https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrust > > Kerala Iyers Trust Group for Discussions: > https://t.me/KeralaIyersTrustGroup > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "KeralaIyers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/1144774254.59690.1715315409729%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/keralaiyers/1144774254.59690.1715315409729%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CABC81ZeA40zTZxzdJBPy_M2tepg6PTDkSs1qFYyZM8JC04Bo0Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CABC81ZeA40zTZxzdJBPy_M2tepg6PTDkSs1qFYyZM8JC04Bo0Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *Mar* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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