FROM THE UNIVERSE TO YOU

FROM THE UNIVERSE TO YOU

The book FROM THE UNIVERSE TO YOU is about a message from the universe, in the book the writer explain that we are here with one purpose and no-one else in the entire universe can do a better job of being you than you, no-one can do what you’re here to do. Your unique in the world and the world is incomplete without you. 

the author argue the book in three main ideas:

1- BE HAPPY FIRST.

´´Happiness is not a destination you arrive at, it’s a journey, it’s a process that never ends and you can’t be done being happy.´´

• Make your happiness a priority. 

Your purpose in life is Joy, and that’s more than achievable because the Joy you feel is determined by the thoughts you choose and not circumstances. As a matter of fact, circumstance come in response to the thoughts you have given great emotion to.

Make your happiness a priority, forget about what others will think or say because the only way to make those you love happy is by being happy yourself and for it just only get your priorities straightened out, and put happiness at the top of the list because if other things take precedence, they will interfere with your efforts to feel good, it’s not selfish to focus on your own happiness, it’s noble.

• Do not postpone your happiness.

Happiness, this greatest of study, is not the work of your hands but the work of your heart. in the life are different phases when it comes to happiness, it’s happiness in your marriage, happiness in your job, happiness in your finances, happiness in your relationships with your family, friends, colleagues, etc. But it all begins with being happy with yourself, each phase has a graduation ceremony. Be sure to meet me in each stage. 

A smile is infectious and happiness is contagious. This is a scientific fact: That happiness spreads like a blessed desease. Being happy with yourself is loving yourself, that’s the highest form of emotion. And one thing that all fascinating people have in common is that they’re all in love with life.

2-THE REAL YOU.

You’re spirit substance, you’re non-physical but you do occupy that physical body, you’re a spirit living a human experience.Your life is here, waiting to be celebrated: If you don’t enjoy this day, if you don’t learn anything from this day and if you don’t take even a baby step towards your goal in this day then you’re messing up your life.  

Keep feeding your faith by imagining the best and expecting the best and sit back to watch your doubts die of hunger. 

´´It’s just a law The first step towards change is loss´´

3-KEEP YOUR DREAMS.

´´IF  you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not people or objects´´

                                                                          -Albert Einstein

Forget about obstacles, they only thrive on your attention, you need a dream that’s bigger than your present circumstances, a kind of dream that calls you out of normalcy.   

There is something a thousand times more powerful than what your five senses can reveal to you, and it is the powerful vision you carry. Your physical senses show you what has been, not what will be, for direction: LOOK WITHIN.

It is unnecessary to revisit your past, there’ll never be anything new there, all you need to know is the next step forward.

• DON’T GRUMBLE, RUMBLE. 

Every great man or woman either in business, politics or religion has had to take numerous risks to get to new hights, instead of grumbling behind closed doors they rumbled in the presence of the great. If you’re not willing to risk the unusual, then you will have to settle for the ordinary.

• DON’T COMPETE, CREATE.

The real power you’re after is the power to control your own thoughts, the power to create instead of competing.

You hear voices around saying:

 “You were born like this, this is how things are”.

“Accept the job you have, the most important thing is that you’re working, it does not matter if it’s within your academic level”.

You will be what you will to be, no matter what comes your way, it’s about time you start living... not merely surviving.  

Your present circumstances may be uncongenial, but it is an undeniable fact that they will not remain so for very long if you only percieve an ideal and strive to reach it. But be carefully because your imagination is like electricity, it’s meant to serve and simplify your life but it can also be hideously catastrophic when used without caution.

THE PRINCE ( Nicolo Machiavelli)

THE PRINCE

The Prince begins with an address to Lorenzo de Medicis, in which Machiavelli explains that he is seeking favor with the prince by offering him some of his knowledge. He then proceeds to classify the various kinds of states: republics, hereditary princedoms, brand-new princedoms, and mixed principalities.

In my opinion the prince is based on two main ideas which are:Free Will and Human Nature of course this can vary depending on each reader and their analysis.

1-Free Will

Machiavelli often uses the words “prowess” and “fortune” to describe two distinct ways in which a prince can come to power. “Prowess” refers to an individual’s talents, while “fortune” implies chance or luck. Part of Machiavelli’s aim in writing The Prince is to investigate how much of a prince’s success or failure is caused by his own free will and how much is determined by nature or the environment in which he lives. Machiavelli applies this question specifically to the failure of past Italian princes. In Chapter XXV, Machiavelli discusses the role of fortune in determining human affairs. He attempts to compromise between free will and determinism by arguing that fortune controls half of human actions and leaves the other half to free will. However, Machiavelli also argues that through foresight—a quality that he champions throughout the book—people can shield themselves against fortune’s vicissitudes. Thus, Machiavelli can be described as confident in the power of human beings to shape their destinies to a degree, but equally confident that human control over events is never absolute.

Goodwill & Hatred

To remain in power, a prince must avoid the hatred of his people. It is not necessary for him to be loved; in fact, it is often better for him to be feared. Being hated, however, can cause a prince’s downfall. This assertion might seem incompatible with Machiavelli’s statements on the utility of cruelty, but Machiavelli advocates the use of cruelty only insofar as it does not compromise the long-term goodwill of the people. The people’s goodwill is always the best defense against both domestic insurrection and foreign aggression. Machiavelli warns princes against doing things that might result in hatred, such as the confiscation of property or the dissolution of traditional institutions. Even installations that are normally valued for military use, such as fortresses, should be judged primarily on their potential to garner support for the prince. Indeed, only when he is absolutely sure that the people who hate him will never be able to rise against him can a prince cease to worry about incurring the hatred of any of his subjects. Ultimately, however, obtaining the goodwill of the people has little or nothing to do with a desire for the overall happiness of the populace. Rather, goodwill is a political instrument to ensure the stability of the prince’s reign.

2-Human Nature

´´Love endures by a bond which men, being scoundrels, may break whenever it serves their advantage to do so; but fear is supported by the dread of pain, which is ever present´´.

Machiavelli asserts that a number of traits are inherent in human nature. People are generally self-interested, although their affection for others can be won and lost. They are content and happy so long they are not victims of something terrible. They may be trustworthy in prosperous times, but they will quickly turn selfish, deceitful, and profit-driven in times of adversity. People admire honor, generosity, courage, and piety in others, but most of them do not exhibit these virtues themselves. Ambition is commonly found among those who have achieved some power, but most common people are satisfied with the status quo and therefore do not yearn for increased status. People will naturally feel a sense of obligation after receiving a favor or service, and this bond is usually not easily broken. Nevertheless, loyalties are won and lost, and goodwill is never absolute. Such statements about human nature are often offered up as justifications for the book’s advice to princes.

Virtue is an aspect that Machiavelli  has a lot of consideration in the book and defines  virtues as qualities that are praised by others, such as generosity, compassion, and piety. He argues that a prince should always try to appear virtuous, but that acting virtuously for virtue’s sake can prove detrimental to the principality. A prince should not necessarily avoid vices such as cruelty or dishonesty if employing them will benefit the state. Cruelty and other vices should not be pursued for their own sake, just as virtue should not be pursued for its own sake: virtues and vices should be conceived as means to an end. Every action the prince takes must be considered in light of its effect on the state, not in terms of its intrinsic moral value. 

I hope this work helps you, thanks for reading and commenting.😊

BOOK ´´I AM MALALA´´

I AM MALALA

I am Malala is based on three main ideas which are: the first culture, the second the rights of women and the last but not least education.

Well, the first point, culture, she talks about the celebration that causes in them the birth of a child and how the birth of a girl is seen as a reason for grief and hurt for the family. This is reflected when she reports that for her birth only a cousin of his father congratulate him.

He also says that in their culture the struggles and fights between them are so common that word for prime - tarbur - is the same as the word for enemy. But that does not prevent everyone from joining when invaders want to enter their country.

She explains that because of this excessive violence she has problems with her Pashtunwali code, which is like her system of rules, according to which it is assumed that if someone does something wrong you should take revenge, but all this where you can carry? Only to a chain of endless violence. But on the other hand he speaks of hospitality in his culture is an indispensable requirement, everyone in their homes who needs it no matter what days they are is an honor to be hospitable.

WOMEN RIGHTS

Perhaps the central theme of I Am Malala-even more important than the power of education-is the theme of women's rights. Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl who narrates the book, is passionate about the equality of the sexes, and often quotes the founder of Pakistan, Mohammed Ali Jinnah “No struggle can succeed without women participating side by side with men. There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.”

Malala is a Pashtun, a tribe that traditionally confines women to the domestic world, and even "trades" women as if they are objects.  Malala grows up at a time when women's rights are in jeopardy in Pakistan. Following the events of September 11, 2001, the Taliban, a radical fundamentalist terrorist group, become prominent in Pakistan as well as Afghanistan. the Taliban use violence and intimidation to enforce their ideology, according to which it's God's will that women hide their faces in public by wearing the burqa (a kind of veil), and refrain from attending Schools 

In spite of the growing crisis of women's rights in her country, Malala grows up knowing the value of strong, educated women. This is partly because of the role models she's surrounded by. Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, is a charismatic, educated man who has believed in the importance of equality between the sexes for the better part of his life.

The Malala grows up, her passion for women's rights strengthens. She begins by making radio broadcasts and writing articles of her own, in which she argues for equal rights and universal education. When she visits Islamabad as a teenager, she sees a proud, thriving city full of women with careers and equal rights. Women's rights, she realizes, are not just important because they're morally correct-they're important because, just as Jinnah said, they're valuable: they contribute to the good of the city and to the good of the country.

THE POWER OF EDUCATION

From the first scene—in which Malala is shot by the Taliban for riding a bus to school—to the final chapter—in which Malala lobbies for a UN resolution in favor of universal education—I Am Malala celebrates the importance of education.

Education empowers people, not only by giving them knowledge that they can use to gain power, but by encouraging them to have confidence in themselves. Ziauddin, Malala’s father, knows this first-hand.

As Malala grows up, her respect for education grows.  her most important moments of learning come when she sees the impact of education on others. This is particularly clear in the chapter where Malala goes to Islamabad with her father’s friend, Shiza Shahid. In the large, cosmopolitan city, Malala is overjoyed to see women with professional careers and strong, forceful personalities. Each of these women tells Malala the same thing: pursue your education at all costs. 

There’s never a moment in I Am Malala where Malala has serious doubts about the value of education—indeed, the only change in her attitude toward education is that she comes to value it more and more. As the book ends, Malala is stronger and more mature than ever, and thus, more confident about the value of education.