World Curiosities I

Did you know that United Kingdom used to grow opium in India to sell to the chinese people and when the chinese authorities made it illegal in 1840, the UK started a war that lasted two years? 

Result: UK kept selling the opium.

Did you know that after slavery was abolished from the colonies and world, the former slaves were treated as second class citizens?

Did you know that thousands of people were killed by the medieval church ( holy inquisition) and the crusades?

Wars and killing in the name of a God which message (delivered by Jesus) was peace: "offer the other check to your enemy"; "Love your enemy";" Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing"; "They must turn from evil and do good, they must seek peace and pursue it";" Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God". "Peace be with you"

Did you know that the only species to menstruate are humans, apes, monkeys, bats, dogs and elephants?

Dogs cycle has differences from the women.

Did you know that a mix of herbs and alcohol was prescribed by doctors as medicine for years, even to children?

Now, is easier to understand why we say "Health" when we toast with alcoholic drinks..

So many atrocities were made in medicine. Surely today many atrocities are still being done.. We are guinea pigs of the medicine. I am sure the next generations will be horrified by certain methods and medication we are having today. 

Did you know that chemotherapy is not only killing the cancer but also the person?

If you don't die from the disease, you  will probably die from the cure.

Are We Our Personality?

What is personality? personality is a combined set of attributes that we acquired during our life, in interaction with experiences.

So, personality is in constant change... as we are always having new experiences. 

Maybe you didn't like to go to the swimming pool, cause you were scared of drowning, but then you got lesson and learnt to swim. Today, you love to go to the swimming pool.

Maybe you used to be an anxious and nervous person until you decided to learn relaxation techniques.

Maybe before, you used to consider yourself a courageous and brave person, until the day, you were attacked and robbed by an armed person. There, you realised your limitations.

Today, we follow ideias that define our life style and our behaviours, but maybe tomorrow, we change our mind. 

We are not our personality. And our personality is not an excuse for us doing or not doing certain things.

We can work and change aspects of our personality that we don't like and are an obstacle to our happiness. As we can work and change aspects of our personality that are aggressive for others. 

We all have different personalities, but we all are conscious and realise what we do and what is wrong and right. 

We know when we do something we wouldn't like others to do to us, regardless of personality or perspective.