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Sunday, December 26, 2010
The Magic Bottle - A Fable
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The Lost Boy
Age
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Why Murder is Wrong?
A Frame in Time
Monday, December 20, 2010
The Law of Place Continued
Sunday, December 19, 2010
The Law of Place
My Life
The Mind
Saturday, December 18, 2010
How is Relative Time Measured . . .
Sunday, December 12, 2010
What Makes Right Good
Chatting with a friend, the question came up, is right always good, and if not, why not?
Friend 6:12 pm
right
Me 6:14 pm
heres a question - is right always good?
Friend 6:14 pm
no
Me 6:15 pm
why not?
Friend 6:16 pm
what are u talking about
Me 6:16 pm
is being right always good
Friend 6:16 pm
most of the time
Me 6:17 pm
any other time?
Friend 6:17 pm
what are u asking for Me 6:19 pm
can war be right but is it good
Friend 6:20 pm
war is never right....it's savage
Friend 6:21 pm
but, obviously u have to defend yourself if your caught in it
Me 6:22 pm
is capital punishment right and is it also good
Friend 6:23 pm
some people dont deserve to live but obviously having to kill someone is never good...what are these retarded questions about
Me 6:23 pm
so right is not always good then
Friend 6:24 pm
i said that obviously
Me 6:24 pm
then what makes it right
Friend 6:24 pm
most of the time right is good...who cares
Me 6:27 pm
i think that right is self-serving as opposed to good, which is more universal
Friend 6:29 pm
what u think is good and what i think is good could be different
Me 6:29 pm
if it's good everyone agrees - if it's right - i might not agree
Friend 6:29 pm
what the hell u talking about
Me 6:29 pm
good precedes right in many ways
Friend 6:31 pm
it's hot in my apartment...u might see that as good since like the heat but i don't see it as good as i like it cold so good? says who
Me 6:32 pm
its good not to commit violence, its right not to commit violence only because its good - good precedes right
always do good and you'll always be right i guess
Friend 6:33 pm
u make no sense right now
Me 6:33 pm
its right not to commit violence is just a formalism
Friday, December 10, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Horse Racing
Monday, December 6, 2010
Metaphysics
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Patha Nah Karaho
Patha nah karaho is zindaagi ka sach
Yeh zindaagi bi kya ek haq ki muzaffat
Kay marnah or jeenah to hum saab hi karay
Likin is pyaar ki maanzil pay, yeh pyar ka musaffir
To sirif ek kadaam, ek kadaam hi chaddah.
My Father
America
What is Happiness?
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Kya Karu, Kya Nahi Karu
Kya banu, kya nahi banu
Kah chalu, ka nahi chalu
Kya karu, kuch sochta rahu
Pyar to sirif tum say karu
Kyu is intizaar sai daruh
Kyu nahi tu milti rahai
Is pyar kay baagh mai mahi hoti rahai
Kya yeh sacha pyar nahi hai
Kaasa yeh intizaar bi hai
Kya karu, kya nahi karu
Kya mai tumse pyar nahi karu
Kya yeh zindaagi bi hai
Pyar kai bina kuchbi nahi hai
Kya kahu, kya nahi kahu
Pyar to mai dil sai hi karu
Kya mai insaan nahi hu
Kay terah pyar mai martah rahu
Kya likhu, kya nahi likhu
Kya parhu, yeh pyar ka junoon
Kya sonu, kya nahi sonu
Teri yaad mai beh janaa rahu
Kya karoo, kya nahi karoo
Is pyar ki qaid mai, kuch to bi mai kar na saku.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Is Mathay Pai Likha Hai
Jasay taj pay likha ho ek puraani dastaan
Kay bana hu terah, tu meri maharani
Dekha to is mathay pay likhi hai merah pyar ki shahnameh
America
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
God's View
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Sense and Experience
Kajaal
Kaabi na dekhu yeh anko mei ansu say terah kajal bahai.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Hunger
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Reason
Meri Zindaagi
Meri zindaagi mei khaafi dukh aya
Kaabi nahi kiya hathyar sei dushmanno ka sayah
Ajnaabi yah wo ho apno say bi parayah
Jo is kalaam nei nahi karaho un dastano ka chayah
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Har Pal
Apna har pal mere liya acha socha
May nay har pal apko naraz kiya
Jab dil nahita tho jeehan ki kyaa baat
Jab emaan say bi tokarah gayah and kohi nahi ta awaan
Tho ragahi sirif ek andaari raat.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Return to God . . .
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Neend
Yeh neend be ha ek Allah ki rehmat,
Jab raat ko soyah hoo jassai ghuzaarti hai Qiyamat,
Aur kwaaboi mei dehka hai ek jannat ki rohanat,
To jaggnah ka nahi bohlo jab is neend ki hifazat
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Life . . .
Capitalism and the United States
Monday, November 8, 2010
Food and Religion
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Nuks . . . Urdu Poetry Continued
Aksar, may choti choti batto pay ladkara gya hoo
Asa na ho, key ek din mah koi baddi bath pay badkara ja hoo
Friday, November 5, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Urdu Poetry . . . Meri Bhool/Kabi Socha Ta
Looking . . .
Monday, November 1, 2010
Must love cars . . .
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Human Consciousness . . .
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Life . . .
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
True Love . . .
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Great Grief . . .
Provisions . . .
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Julius Caesar
Friday, July 23, 2010
Letter to the Smithsonian National Zoo
I am a writer and educational blogger and am quite impressed by zoos and zoology as a whole. I wanted to find out by anyone at the zoo whether wildlife at the zoo, specifically lions and the Big Cats, can be returned to the wild after a period of captivity. Does such a plan of reintegration exist? I am intrigued by the process of reintegration to preserve exotic wildlife and endangered species.
Your Website was very informative and impressive. I hope to visit the National Zoo in the near future. My only experience of zoos has been largely limited to the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York City. The Bronx Zoo and the Queens Zoo are highly likable and educational but alas, they seem to be much smaller and limited in their scope, and programs and services. I have written to WCS regarding their reintegration policies since several of their animals (lions, tigers, polar bear) have been in captivity for a long time, and I am concerned that these species may yearn to return to the wild.
The Smithsonian National Zoo seems to embody a strong commitment to wildlife preservation and conservation, which I applaud. The Wildlife Cams that you have in place are also very enjoyable and your Website is clear and easy to navigate. I hope to become a member.
Thank you.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
The Supermover - Who Am I?
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Knowledge, Matter and The Mover
Saturday, July 10, 2010
The Subconscious Mover
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Light, Time and Space
Monday, June 21, 2010
A Follow-up to my Email to the Wildlife Conservation Society
Let me extend my appreciation to WCS for my recent wildlife experience at the Queens Zoo. I visited the Queens Zoo, after visiting the Bronx Zoo, and the experience was vastly different. The educational aspects, the overall conservation, and family friendly environment were impressive. Obviously the Queens Zoo is at the center of a transportation hub and there is pollution to contend with but here at the Queens Zoo, the wildlife seemed more healthy and peaceful. I especially liked the petting zoo, which could be expanded with the acquisition of additional open space where children may be allowed to ride ponies or horses for a more personalized experience. While I did not enter the aviary, it was a nice aspect, and the walking trail was a lot of fun. I enjoyed the pumas and the sea lions (this exhibit was inspirational), most of all. I still don't understand why the eagles don't take off (they don't seem to be confined) but I leave that to the good
judgment of the conservationists. Eagles are very majestic and as a theoretician, I often reflect on eagles in my writings and support their conservation but importantly, the reintegration to their natural habitat. Birds can often outlive other species and we should do everything we can to promote their well-being, freedom and procreation. Again, reintegration is very important and interchanging wildlife exhibits should be seriously considered. Wildlife thrives in the wild. I was displeased with the tiger enrichment at the Bronx Zoo, mainly because I thought that feeding the tigers by hurling cardboard boxes over the fence was very inappropriate and seemed crass. That really sends out the wrong message and shows that conservation is hands-off and primitive. I hope the Bronx will work hard to make improvements and WCS will continue to be a positive enterprise devoted to ongoing conservation.
Keep up the great work,
- AJ
PS: I'd like to add the Polar Bear to my list of discontented animals below. These creatures are truly displaced and deserve to be in their natural habitat which offers an ideal, natural environment for their perpetuation. This polar bear seemed very annoyed.
I am also disenchanted with the WCS Website. I think it's a bit degrading and uses too much negative language and imagery. This is not an attractive way to promote conservation. We should not frame wildlife with statements that harp negatively on their endangered or threatened status. A positive message should be sent to the public - positive words and photos should be used - that wildlife has a chance for success and conservation is making a strong impact. Indeed, animals are instinctual - and have a sense of their own state (free or captive), well-being and how they are being cared for. WCS should be mindful of how they interact with wildlife on every level and every aspect of our conservation effort should be cognizant of how wildlife is portrayed in the media or to our guests. We should not undermine the well-being of the wildlife or its natural integrity to meet funding needs or to kowtow to donors - funding needs are integral to positive
outcomes. I hope this is improved.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
A Letter to the Bronx Zoo
I hope you're off to a great summer. My name is AJ Naseem. I am a professional blogger, writer, freelancer and educational filmmaker and musician. Formerly, I was a museum professional and development specialist for several non-profit organizations and am writing to you as a professional researcher and activist. I visited the Bronx Zoo recently and wanted to follow-up with some general and specific thoughts. Why? Because, I had very strong feelings concerning the wildlife at the Bronx Zoo that I wanted to share with someone who might listen and take appropriate action.
I also write a professional blog devoted to many things including spirituality and the coexistence of matter within overall space and often, use wildlife analogies to underline some of my metaphysical points. Thus, my trip to the zoo this year was largely driven by my work in this area and served as an anthropological field study. The main thrust of my work discusses the critical need to realize the temporal nature of matter and how it coexists within a three dimensional world, and thus carries out defined material obligations, when no material obligation need be defined as a factor of time, thus promulgating the importance of a mover or supernatural life force. Animals who are often restricted to their material obligations seem to embody a lesser will for abstinence from those material obligations and this is often cited in my work. Thus, my trip to the zoo was highly enlightening and sentimental.
I am concerned. I think zoological societies and conservation efforts are very important but they can often be excessive, exaggerated and mismanaged. As a meta-physician, I strongly believe that animals belong in the wild where they can live out their material obligations as defined by their supernatural material obligations that ultimately govern their worldly existence. An animal in a cage is indeed contradictory. However, birds and other creatures that live peaceably in mild containment can often thrive and seem happier. Wildlife in the wild are indeed happy if left alone to prosper. My concern is mainly with several animals at the zoo in particular.
1) The lion - my impression was that this king of the jungle seemed to me highly irritable in his captive state. Thus, I feel very strongly that this particular lion or pride should be relocated from the zoo immediately. They don't seem happy and I sensed a longing for the wild. Any animal or creature that is subject to intense, and prolonged commercial and public observation can grow irritable, confused and hostile. Seeing an animal in such hostile conditions is unacceptable and is anti-educational. This lion and his family should be removed from captivity and WCS should consider very strongly to interchange wildlife exhibits at the zoo to ensure that the wildlife are not abused or overly exposed. They deserve their freedom.
2) One of the tigers (the elder) also seemed tired and profoundly disenchanted with her surroundings. This tiger should be returned to the wild or plans should be made to ensure a proper transition to the wild. Conservationists at WCS should be engaged in wildlife replenishment as they do in wildlife enrichment. The animals should be allowed to roam in their natural habitats for extended periods of time or reintegrated into the wild once their conservational needs are met.
3) The gorillas seemed content. But these animals also must be interchanged and WCS should globalize its operations better (work with NGO's, African nations and other governments) to ensure the interchangeability of its wildlife exhibits.
I hope this is taking place. As a former museum professional, I have a deep understanding of curatorship and conservation. I have also been involved in conservation efforts and know its significance but strongly endorse replenishment and reintegration as part of wildlife conservation. Every effort should be made to ensure that this is taking place. Extinction should be redefined and a metaphysical perspective should be considered. When wildlife cannot fulfill material obligations as defined by their material makeup, then conservation can often be antithetical. We need to interchange and reintegrate wildlife at the Bronx Zoo to ensure a worthwhile experience for visitors, more content, safe, and protected wildlife and a more conservational and metaphysical-friendly environment. If this is overlooked, then conservation is falling severely short. You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink holds true more than ever when material
obligations are considered. I encourage you to read some of my work in this area (knowingcafe.blogspot.com/2009/07/knowing-cafe.html) and perhaps redefine the conservation work taking place at the Bronx Zoo and its counterparts. An animal is nocturnal or a squirrel burrows and forages and can do nothing else but fulfill a highly defined set of material obligations that are inextricable to its being (what it is) and its willfulness to do otherwise is undermined whereas a human being, as part of a material coexistence can engage in right and wrong behaviors. When the element of time is removed, we realize that only the mover persists and matter seems to be a mere remnant of a material existence that is highly separable from a less palpable, transitory or temporal existence that inspires us to understand the supernatural better that may hold even more greater material and supernatural promises.