Monday, 15 October, 2018

Triumph Over Self Is the Perfect Victory

Posted on Tuesday, 29 October, 2013Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

Reflection: 1 Corinthians 9:24–27; 1 Thessalonians 5:6; Titus 2:12; 1 Peter 4:7

If you completely conquer yourself, you will more easily subdue all other things. The perfect victory is to triumph over self.

Thomas a Kempis (1380 – 1471)

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The Guna, known as Kuna prior to an orthographic reform in 2010, and historically as Cuna, are an indigenous people of Panama and Colombia. In the Kuna language, they call themselves Dule or Tule, meaning "people," and the name of the language in Kuna is Dulegaya, literally "people-mouth." Most Gunas live on small islands off the coast of the comarca of Kuna Yala known as the San Blas Islands. Each community has its own political organization, led by a saila, who is traditionally both the political and religious leader of the community; he memorizes songs which relate the sacred history of the people and transmits them to the people. Traditionally, Guna families are matrilinear, with the groom moving to become part of the bride's family and taking the last name of the bride as well.

Orion in Red and Blue.
Image Credit & Copyright: David Lindemann. This rendition of part of the Orion constellation comes from red light emitted by hydrogen and sulfur (SII), and blue-green light emitted by oxygen (OIII). The composite was painstakingly composed of hundreds of images which took nearly 200 hours to collect. Barnard's Loop, across the image bottom, appears to cradle interstellar constructs including the intricate Orion Nebula seen just right of centre. An explanation for the origin of Barnard's Loop is a supernova blast that occurred about two million years ago.

The flag of Mozambique was adopted on May 1, 1983. It includes the image of an AK-47 with a bayonet attached to the barrel. It is one of three national flags among UN member states that features a firearm, along with those of Guatemala and Haiti. Green stands for the riches of the land, the white fimbriations signify peace, black represents the African continent, yellow symbolises the country's minerals, and red represents the struggle for independence. The rifle stands for defence and vigilance, the open book symbolises the importance of education, the hoe represents the country's agriculture, and the star symbolises Marxism and internationalism.

The Elgin Marbles are a collection of Classical Greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of Phidias and his assistants in c. 447 to 438 BC; originally part of the temple of the Parthenon. From 1801 to 1812, agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin removed about half of the surviving sculptures and transported them to Britain. The half not removed is now displayed in the Acropolis Museum. In Britain, the acquisition of the collection was not supported by some, and the Earl's actions was likened to vandalism. Following a public debate in Parliament and its subsequent exoneration of Elgin, he sold the Marbles to the British government in 1816. They were then passed to the British Museum, where they are now on display in the purpose-built Duveen Gallery.