Monday, June 2, 2014
“We begin from the recognition that all beings cherish happiness
and do not want suffering. It then becomes both morally wrong and pragmatically
unwise to pursue only one’s own happiness oblivious to the feelings and
aspirations of all others who surround us as members of the same human family.
The wiser course is to think of others when pursuing our own happiness.”
-Dalai Lama
-Dalai Lama
I believe that religion is the best way for a human being
to dwell in harmony with each other but the best thing is to be kind which is
far greater than any religion. I was born a Buddhist and raised as one but that
doesn’t mean that I do not respect other religion. I respect any kind of
religion that does not include causing harm to other beings. Other than
Buddhism, I admire the story of Christ where he dies for the people. I like to
read biblical stories and my favourite one is about the Fall of Mankind. The
Fall of Mankind is clearly elaborated in Milton’s Paradise Lost. Adam and Eve,
the ‘Parents of Mankind’ disobeyed god which led to the downfall of man. According
to the book of Enoch, Gadreel is the main cause for the corruption of mankind
by letting the serpent in the garden of Eden. Where as Milton’s book states it
as Eve who fell for the words of the devil and ate the forbidden fruit and
urged Adam to eat it as well causing the fall. A negative side to female sex is
given in it and for now through generations women are considered inferior to
men. Most women regret being born that way and do not appreciate the responsibility
that comes with being a woman.
I really hate the discrimination that is done against women
marking us women as a weakling. Being a woman can be the greatest thing one can
ever attain since with it comes a burden of giving life and love to a family.
In our Buddhist context we have the Green Tara who represent the feminine god
who gives faith and hope to us especially the women. She is the first female
god to attain enlightenment after the Buddha and she claimed that she be born
as a female in every generation proving to us that the female race is no less
inferior to men. Every great man is born out of a woman and one should never
forget the pain and suffering a mother goes through while giving birth and
raising their children. “No man is poor who has a godly mother.” So I just want
to urge people not to think of us any less than how you view your male friends
as.
Since my blog does not stick with a single theme, I’m
writing everything that comes to my mind. I hope my readers will enjoy reading
my stuffs, it may not be well structured and interesting as other blogs but
I‘ll try to make it entertaining as I get used to writing here. Since I’m still an amateur blogger, I don’t
have any kind of writing that would be important for now.
“Success is not the key
to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing,
you will be successful.”
-Herman Cain
-Herman Cain
To be
successful in life you have to love what you are doing. Failure comes to
everyone once in a while but that doesn’t mean that it is the end of the road
for you. Well in my case, I don’t really know what I love doing. I just enjoy
being in my room watching movies but that is not a good habit which I’m
adopting. As an active media student here in Sherubtse College, I have to live
up to the expectations of others and help in every way I can.
I never
thought that I would be doing Journalism but after learning and knowing stuffs
which I had no idea about, this course has been really fun. Media
in Bhutan is not as advanced as other countries. The only media course which is
here in Sherubtse started only in 2013. Since we are being taught on various
issues going around in the country, I really wonder if Bhutan can really keep
up with the notion of ‘Gross National Happiness’ which was introduced by our
very own Fourth Druk Gyalpo Jigme Singye Wangchuk. Our country since it is
still in the process of development, rely too much on other countries. Rather
than focusing on improving what we already have, we are bent on achieving
something which has still a long way to go. The greatest gift that we have from
our fore fathers is our rich green environment and we must strive towards
protecting it for the generations to come.
The
Social Media
We have come to an era where internet has revolutionized the way in which journalism works. Anyone who owns a laptop, computer or even a
cell phone can be an active source of news. Today the people don’t rely on the
traditional means to get news and information. We do not have to wait for the
next edition of the newspaper to update us about an issue going around in the
world. Advancement in technology has led us in a place where we as ordinary
people can also contribute in giving news and dispersing it to other people
through the internet. The popularity gained by the social media helps us in how
we perceive the news today. Before it used to be a one sided news only but now
since everyone can contribute in this process through the social media, it isn't one sided anymore. Though the techniques of journalism are still there,
the internet has allowed them to adapt their way of working.
“The digital age also means that journalism is taking on a
new style of writing and editing. Hypertext now enables journalists to write
online stories that are multi-dimensional, allowing them the reader to pick
their own path through the story.”(Herbert, 2000, p.2)
Through the social media, it has given rise to citizen
journalism where every citizen participates in giving news to the readers. A
great example of it would be the ‘2004 Boxing Day Tsunami’ where ordinary
people contributed more in updating the people around the world about the
incident. Blog, facebook, twitter, and other social media sites are gaining a
lot of attention today. While it can be beneficial to us, some journalists find
it as a threat to their professions.
“Professional experience and literature clearly suggests
that new media technologies challenge one of the most fundamental “truths” in
journalism, namely: the professional journalist is the one who determines what
we the public see, hear and read about the world around us.”(Fulton in
Salaverria and Sadaba, 2004, p.189)
Like all new technologies, the internet has both benefits
and disadvantages as well. But as the world keeps on advancing, we must go with
the flow so that the value of professional journalism would not drop. The
traditional means of media may not be popular as before but we can adapt with
the new form of media through the internet where we can give out news and
information.
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