SOME THOUHTS ABOUT THE WORLD

 

                SOME THOUHTS ABOUT THE WORLD     

          Dictionaries define the world as the earth, with all its countries, peoples and natural features. Some synonyms of this word are: earth, globe, cosmos, planet and sphere; and its antonyms : heaven, otherworldly realm, hell, and  paradise.

          Many people think that the  world we live in is ---  a puzzle, a mystery, a riddle, an enigma, a dream,  a conundrum, etc.

          Poets, saints, sages, and seers compare the world to an inn, a temporary residence, a short-term  domicile,  abode,  stage,  platform,  etc,

           Here are some everlasting and profoundly meaningful quotes about the world.

*This world is a dream within a dream; and as we grow older, each step is an awakening. The youth awakes, as he thinks, from childhood; the full-grown man describes the pursuits of youth as visionary; and the old man looks on manhood as a feverish dream. Death -  the last sleep? No ! It is the last and final awakening!. -----The Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832).

*The world is God’s epistle to mankind ---His thoughts are flashing upon us from every direction, ----Greek philosopher Plato (428/427 BCE---348/347 BCE).

*Hell is God’s justice; heaven is his love; earth his long-suffering. We may despise the world, but we cannot do without it.---Austrian diplomat and statesman Baron Wessenberg (1773-1858).

*To understand the world is better than to condemn it To study the world is better than to shun it. To use the world is nobler than to abuse it, To make the world better, lovelier, and happier, is the noblest work of man or woman. He who imagines he can do without the world deceives himself much; but he who fancies the world cannot do without him is still more mistaken. ---French author Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680).

*A good man and a wise man may at times be angry with the world, at times grieved for it; but be sure no man was ever discontented with the world who did his duty in it. ----English poet laureate Robert Southey (1774-1843).

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G.R.Kanwal

9^th July 2025