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Lord M

Lord M

I can’t read books. I have to live them. When real life smashes and the heart fails, I cross the boundary of the first word,which absorbs the identity I left misting into the commonplace, and instantly reassures it back to form.
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  • elisa

    elisa says

    hi lord m,

    I like how you rightly pointed out that all is not in the hands of one may he be president, king, ruler or dictator - but also in the hands of the people who will show responcibility: Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. JFK had something there :)

    I finished A Tale of Two Cities and it's become my favorite Dickens novel. Lucie Manette was so perfect, she made me feel inadequate... Although, I have to say, they don't make them like Sidney Carton anymore.

    I'm reading the first part of Les Miserables and I'm completely taken in this story. I'll have more to say as the story progresses but I can now say one thing about it: Jean Valjean.

    Hope all is well.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • chapz p

    chapz p says

    yes... :)
    im from sri lanka
    wht about u?

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • chapz p

    chapz p says

    hey
    sorry for the delayed reply
    bt i was a bit busy with school stuff....
    i snt u a request
    hope you'll accept it!!!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • chapz p

    chapz p says

    sure
    i'll send u a request agn :)

    posted 4 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • chapz p

    chapz p says

    sure
    i'll send u a request agn :)

    posted 4 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • chapz p

    chapz p says

    Write a note for Lord M hereyes ofcourse i'd like to b ur frnd... bt to be honest.. i dnt knw how to chck my requests... so how cn i add u?

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • chapz p

    chapz p says

    Write a note for Lord M hereyes ofcourse i'd like to b ur frnd... bt to be honest.. i dnt knw how to chck my requests... so how cn i add u?

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • chapz p

    chapz p says

    Write a note for Lord M hereyes ofcourse i'd like to b ur frnd... bt to be honest.. i dnt knw how to chck my requests... so how cn i add u?

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • chapz p

    chapz p says

    Write a note for Lord M hereyes ofcourse i'd like to b ur frnd... bt to be honest.. i dnt knw how to chck my requests... so how cn i add u?

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • elisa

    elisa says

    Hey Lord M,

    You are right: I may have been a bit harsh in my words, this is a subject that I'm passionate about!

    In my mind, great leaders lead by example, time will tell weither our president will be one of those. I'm sure he has the best of intentions but the world's biggest machine doesn't run on good intentions alone... Could he be the victim of inexperience? maybe. High praise and manipulation have a way of confusing anyone, even the best of them.

    What really seems unfair to me is the fact that the Gandhis of this world don't get Nobel prizes. And, as you pointed out, they probably don't need - or seek - such prized as they are seeking peace first and formost! But it's not really about them! it's more about the rest of the world KNOWING about them and what they DO and maybe, just maybe be inspired to do the same....

    However, there is a lot to be said about hope. Hopefull people can move mountains, not knowing that it's impossible :)

    Take care,
    e

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • chapz p

    chapz p says

    thnks 4 accepting me....

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  • elisa

    elisa says

    The loss of hope is one of the greatest loss human can experience and the restoration of hope is, in and of itself, a great gift but it seems hardly fitting to give our new president, who has been very good at talking up hope but has yet to create the movement of what that will mean for the people, one of the highest honor on earth: the Nobel Peace prize. I'm no political expert but show me some actions before a reward. This one in particular... it just seems a little bit premature. Why not wait untill he has proven himself? I've heard him talk about health care and climate change - subjects that are by no means negligable - a lot more than about peace, or better yet, peace efforts and real changes. When less and not MORE (as we have seen in recent months) innocent Afghan people and US soldiers are dying in that war on terror that was put on his lap, I'll say: now lets applaud him! That is my humble opinion and might not reflect what the rest of the american people thinks but this is how I view it: when you give a reward prematurely to one that is not yet deserving, you, somehow, diminish the value of that reward for all who will obtain it after... As if there is no need to DO anymore, so long as you can TALK...

    But enough with my political tirade, like I said, I'm no expert and everything I say should be taken with a grain of salt.

    it's always good to hear back from you :)

    ~e

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • elisa

    elisa says

    Here's the rest of what I wanted to add (I felt that sending a quick note hoping and praying for your continued safety was more important on a pressed-for-time day) :

    I'm getting deeper and deeper into Dickens' world divided. There is much to concider in that story, it was such an up-in-the-air kind of time, the Revolution, where one could never know who was with you and who was against. I think I will enjoy the Manette's journey very much. And looking forward to that special part you mentioned but had the delicacy of not expanding on; you gessed right, I do hate being spoiled by too much information, especialy about the endings of great books. There is something delicious about not knowing what's coming next.

    Einstein's book sounds absolutely facinating, I will look for it, add it to my list of must-read-soon books, I'm sure there are nuggets more presious than gold in there, he is someone I admire very much without knowing nearly enough about him. Hopefully, this will change that.
    I can't say I'm surprised that Einstein would praise Shaw in his work. I'm sure that in the world of literature, as everywhere else, the support of your fellow authors is invaluable in promoting your work and making it known to the rest of the world and not just the ones who already know what you think and how you view the world. :)

    I'm glad you found some answers or confirmation of your own convictions in Consolation of Philosophy. The meaning of life seems to be diffrent from one person to the next but humans are all fundamentaly the same, with the same needs yet such a great mystery to eachother... A little guidance in this mixed up crazy world is what a lot of us need. Guidance and an open heart to apply what we take away from that gleaned wisdom.

    Again, I hope you are safe...

    take care, dear Lord M

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • elisa

    elisa says

    Dear Lord M,
    Lucky I should be at my cumputer as you sent me your note! I hope that you and the ones you love are safe and that your country recovers from this terrible tragedy. Lives are so fragile and so easily lost... and never replacable....
    Thinking of you,
    e

    PS: will expend on the rest later, I promis!

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • elisa

    elisa says

    I have heard of A Clockwork Orange, have never read it. I've been meaning to see the movie for a long time.
    Now, I'm reading A Tale of Two City by Dickens. Just started so I'm not sure whether it'll be to my taste or not, time will tell. I was at a book fair this week-end and came upon a book I'd read a long time ago: Midwives by Chris Bohjalian, have you ever heard of it? Good story.
    Are you reading anything special these days?
    Hope all is well.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • elisa

    elisa says

    Dear Lord M,

    How's life? Hope you find time in your days for the things you love most :)

    I just finished Crime & Punishment and am still shaken by the last chapter... I don't think I've truely absorbed it yet... I'll have to ponder more on it for sure. The epiloge kind of confused me... I'm not sure I wanted a redeemed Raskolnikov... is that bad? I could never pity him either, though he's down on his luck and poor as Job, I never felt he desereved pity for it, on the contrary, I always felt Rodion was a gentleman... A criminal-gentleman... how confusing!
    One of the things that makes me mad sometimes in literature of that era is the lack of streinght shown by female characters. In Crime & Punishment, the strongest people in my opinion are females: Sonya and Dotia. And not only are they strong, they uplifts others around them, they hold themselves to a higher standard of morals and therefor hold everyone else around them to that standard. Maybe, in the end, that is what realy saves Raskolnikov... that and grace of course (or maybe that's the road grace took to get to him... ). I feel like I still have so much to think about! Questions are still swiming through my head and I doubt that I'll have this story and how it affects me figured out any time soon... if ever!

    Take good care, as always,
    ~ e

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • thunderwhisps

    thunderwhisps says

    hi Lord M,

    well you should just try reading meyer for once..shes not that bad..lol ;D i still didnt read the rest of the twilight series..=) but im just yearning to read 'em.

    I am 18..and i think 16 is the nicest age to be..i dunno... maybe because 17 has gt gravity into it.But unfortunately i am 18.. =( too bad tho..feel like i dont wanna grow up..and about the time flowing..that is most certainly very much TRUE! I dont think i have even got time to lay back and think well before i do sumthing..its like the schedule is soo very tight.. =)

    what are the new books you have read recently?? thers this book fair coming up in Sri LAnka..colombo international book air..and its gonna be really huge...cant wait until i go to it..me and my friend go to at least twice..and its just wow! maybe you should come for it..sept 19th to sept 26th =) you would really will enjoy it very much..

    tc
    =)

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jassafari

    Jassafari says

    Why Thank You!

    But lets forget about yesterday, and focus on NOW! Hey, have anyone told you that you are indeed "LOVED" to day? Well, if not, let me be the first! Lord M, my friend, I
    Love you today....as I will on tomorrow....Promise.

    JASS!

    Again: Thanx for the friendship!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jassafari

    Jassafari says

    Lord M,

    I have a lot of friends....Yes! But racketteering, Never? I don't understand the mind-set of some here on the forum. I Love each and every friend that I have. And surely do all I can to keep in contact with them. everyone of my friends and I have books in common. you and I, I believe have 68 or some odd books alike.

    that is why I request friendship from anyone. Besides, I personally have over 350,000 books. and an even larger amount of cds. Sometimes, I request friendship from folk,
    and I don't even have books on my shelf....but that's because I haven't uploaded them on my page yet! but with the amount of books that I have, believe you me, I

    enough books that I could probably ask yes about everybody on this site to be friends! Hey Lord M my friend do me a favor, just for future refernce, if folk request your friendship....please, just give it to them. Keeping in mind if a person has more than 500 friends are more,

    we must take into consideration, that that half the folk do not even communicate with one another!

    But Thanx again

    JASS!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jassafari

    Jassafari says

    Thanx Again

    Jass!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )


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