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The Aim Of Your Life
The Aim of Life It is the aim that makes the man, and without this he is nothing as far as the utter destitution of force, weight, and even individuality among men can reduce him to nonentity. The strong gusts and currents of the world sweep him this way and that, without steam or sail to impel, or helm to guide him. If he be not speedily wrecked or run aground, it is more his good fortune than good management. We have never heard a more touching confession of utter weakness and misery than these words from one singularly blessed with the endowments of nature and of Providence: "My life is aimless."
By Dr Ratneshwar Prasad Sinha4 years ago in FYI
The Woman Who Cut Off Her Breasts in Response to Rules Set By Early 19th-Century Society
Over the years, many women’s sacrifices have become stories and songs, urban legends and folklore, never written or evidenced in history. This is one such story that lives with little concrete proof of ever happening but is still remembered.
By Eshal Rose4 years ago in FYI
An Amazing Tie That Binds 21st-Century Man To His Predecessors Over 500 Years Ago
Our world has encountered strange and bizarre events for centuries and oftentimes they remain forever unexplained but the similarities may tie us all together throughout the ages. From stories of strange and bewildering creatures that pop up across the continents to astonishing sites in the skies, these stories continue to be a tie between the old world and the modern era.
By Jason Ray Morton 4 years ago in FYI
Is Year of The Tiger Really Bad for People Born In Tiger Years?
In Asian countries that keep track of the lunar calendar such as China, Vietnam, Malaysia, etc., we celebrate New Year a bit later than the rest of the world and we do not usually address the new year by the number, but instead one animal in the list of 12.
By Chau Trieu4 years ago in FYI
Why Not a Better Idea for Chicken Soup for the Soul Promotion to Authors Minus the Money
Undoubtedly, the world admires Jack Canfield’s success as a best selling author with his series of Chicken Soup for the Soul and The Success Principles. He has launched 47 NY Times bestsellers and sold over 500 million books.
By Annemarie Berukoff4 years ago in FYI
Start a Riot
World War II is thought of as one of the most violent and deadly times in human history, and rightly so. It was a time of genocide, mass murder, and complete devastation. War time changed every element of everyday life around the world. In America, it drove women into the work place, limited industry production across the board, and forced rationing of goods for everyone. This rationing led to many changes in women’s fashion, and though a seemingly trivial detail of the time, these adjustments created a domino effect that is felt even up today. Hems were shortened, fabrics changed, skirts and dresses were replaced by shorts and pants, and nylon stockings were replaced with…
By Chelsea Adler4 years ago in FYI
