Percy Sledge, R&B and Soul singer of sixties died today at the age of 73. His song, ” when a man loves a woman” became the cornerstone of soul music and is ageless. Below is his legendary song, enjoy it.
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Ayn Rand is the guiding light for many current politicians and the super rich. Her words show a dispassionate outlook on human nature and thought that appeals to some and hated by others. Nasik Elahi
In it is a two part video uploaded to YouTube by warpicachu of Johnny Carson interview Ayn Rand in depth on her philosophy. She explains the core concept of her teaching, the central value, which is selfishness.
See the videos below the fold, and enjoy.
Imagine a runaway train. If it carries on down its present course it will kill five people. You cannot stop the train, but you can pull a switch and move the train on to another track, down which it will kill not five people but just one person. Should you pull the switch? This is the famous ‘trolley’ problem, a thought experiment first suggested by Philippa Foot in 1967, and which since has become since become one of the most important tools in contemporary moral philosophy. (In Foot’s original, the dilemma featured a runaway trolley, hence the common name of the problem.)
When faced with the question of whether or not to switch the runaway train, most people, unsurprisingly, say ‘Yes’. Now imagine that you are standing on a bridge under which the runaway train will pass. You can stop the train – and the certain death of five people – by dropping a heavy weight in front of it. There is, standing next to you, an exceedingly fat man. Would it be moral for you push him over the bridge and onto the track? Most people now say ‘No’, even though the moral dilemma is the same as before: should you kill one to save the five?
Or consider a dilemma first raised by Peter Singer forty years ago. You are driving along a country road when you hear a plea for help coming from some roadside bushes. You pull over, and see a man seriously injured, covered in blood and writhing in agony. He begs you to take him to a nearby hospital. You want to help, but realize that if you take him the blood will ruin the leather upholstery of your car. So you leave him and drive off. Most people would consider that a monstrous act.
Now suppose you receive a letter that asks for a donation to help save the life of a girl in India. You decide you cannot afford to give to charity since you are saving up to buy a sofa and bin the letter. Few would deem that to be immoral. Click Link to read interesting discussion.
https://kenanmalik.wordpress.com/2015/04/11/the-moral-camera/
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ہمیں ڈر رہتا قصہ عاشقی نہ لیک ہو جائے
انہیں ڈر کھڑکیوں سے جھانکنا نہ لیک ہو جائے
پسِ چلمن سے بھی آواز سہمی سہمی اٹھتی تھی
محلے کی بوا خالہ کے ہاں نہ لیک ہو جائے
کبھی سرگوشیاں دیوار سے بھی بچ کے ہوتیں تھیں
کہ منہ سے بات نکلی اُس طرف نہ لیک ہو جائے
حسیں آنکھیں نقابِ رخ میں بھی خاموش رہتی تھیں
کہ پلکوں کا جھپکنا بھی کہیں نہ لیک ہو جائے
محبت جان و دل میں ہی مقدس بن کے رہتی تھی
کہیں یہ چشم ِ تر آہوں سے بھی نہ لیک ہو جائے
مگر اس دورِ وکی لیک میں کیسے چھپائیں ہم
ابھی ہم سوچ ہی میں ہیں اُدھر سب لیک ہو جائے
بہت تھا آسرا ہم کو خدائی پردہ پوشی کا
مگر اب پردہ پوشی میں بہت کچھ لیک ہو جائے
محبت کی فقط اک لہر اٹھتی ہے تو پل بھر میں
کہانی بن کے ٹویٹر پر جہاں میں لیک ہو جائے
جو اِس دل سے محبت اُٹھتی اُس دل میں اُترتی تھی
وہ اب اون لائین ریڈی میڈ ہو کر لیک ہو جائے
میں اکثر سوچتا ہوں فیس بک یو ٹیوب و ٹویٹر پر
اگر گزرا زمانہ آج سب پر لیک ہو جائے
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