A picture of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri decorates his flower-covered grave as Lebanese light candles at Beirut's Martyrs' Square March 21, 2005. Syria has completed the first stage of a two-phase plan to withdraw its troops from Lebanon after facing mounting international pressure and Lebanese popular protests since the killing of former prime minister al-Hariri last month. Syrian troops have been pulled back to the Bekaa Valley and about 4,000-6,000 have been withdrawn completely. (Source: REUTERS/Damir Sagolj, 21 Mar 2005)
Posted by proutist-universal on March 23, 2005 7:10 AM
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"Human beings have still not been able to form a human society, and have still not learned to move with the spirit of a pilgrim. Although many small groups, motivated by self-interest, work together in particular situations, not even a small fraction of their work is done with a broader social motive. By strict definition, shall we have to declare that each small family unit is a society in itself? If going ahead in mutual adjustment only out of narrow self-interest or momentary self-seeking is called society, then in such a society, no provision can be made for the disabled, the diseased or the helpless, because in most cases nobody can benefit from them in any way... in that case there always remains the possibility of some people getting isolated from the collective. All human beings must attach themselves to others by the common bond of love and march forward hand in hand; then only will I proclaim it a society." |