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The internet is buzzing today about the viral video that shows a hero cat saving a boy from a vicious dog. On the surface, it's an awesome video. However, if you take a closer look and are objective about what you see, you soon realize this might be

Fake? 10 Suspicious Things About the Cat Saving Boy from Dog Video

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firestarter

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run with the wolves

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Your GOD

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reborn

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My Son

22 years ago my life changed forever. My son was born, I was 20 years old, scared, and filled with all kinds of emotions. I had no idea what I was doing, but I tried my best, I am happy to say he has grown into an awesome person. Unfortunately, when he was 5 years old his mother and I were divorced, I am active Air Force, and we didn't get to see each other very much over the years. I did my best to try to be a part of his and my daughter's lives, but the old saying, out of mind, out of sight applies. I never gave up on being a father, but, as time goes on, I feel like I failed at a lot of those duties. I have only one regret, that is, not establishing visitation rights through the court. That is the one thing that has caused the greatest amount of grief in my life. What is best for the children is what the courts decide, well, I didn't get even that opportunity, since it was a no contest divorce. I can blame everyone, but ultimately, it was my own fault for not knowing better and not trying to fix it sooner. Years later, I can look back and say I did what I thought had to be done at the time. Life lessons, love that never ends for children who are estranged, and picking up the pieces of a shattered life and moving on has been the struggles of my life. I am grateful for meeting my wife, we have been married for 15 years, that is crazy to me to think, she has shown me the meaning of compassion, love, and has brought light to my otherwise dark existence. I live in the now, only looking back occasionally on fond memories of times fading away in the lost decades of time, I hope for great things for those I love, I wish nothing but the best for my children. I hope I have helped along the way, and I hope someday the truth will be known for all to see.

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The Royal We

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To understand the real purpose of life, it is advisable for a person it choose and follow an ethical-moral system that restrains a person from evil deeds, encourages him to do good, and enables him to purify his mind. For simplicity, we shall call this system ‘religion’ Religion is the expression of the striving man: it is his greatest power, leading him on wards to self- realisation. It has the power to transform one with negative characteristics into someone with positive qualities. It turns the ignoble, noble; the selfish, unselfish; the proud, humble; the haughty, forbearing; the greedy, benevolent; the cruel, kind; the subjective, objective. Every religion, represents, however imperfectly, a reaching upwards to a higher level of being. From the earliest times, religion has been the source of man’s artistic and cultural inspiration. Although many forms of religion had come into being in the course of history, only to pass away and be forgotten, each one in its time had contributed something towards the sum of human progress. Christianity helped to civilise the West, and the weakening of its influence has marked a downward trend of the Occidental spirit. Buddhism, which civilised the greater part of the East long before, is still a vital force, and in this age of scientific knowledge is likely to extend and to strengthen its influence. It does not, at any point, come into conflict with modern knowledge, but embraces and transcends all of it in a way that no other system of thought has ever done before or is ever likely to do. Western man seeks to conqueror the universe for material ends. Buddhism and Eastern philosophy strive to attain harmony with nature or spiritual satisfaction. Religion teaches a person how to calm down the senses and make the heart and mind peaceful. The secret of calming down the senses is to eliminate desire which is the root of our disturbances. It is very important for us to have contentment. The more people crave for their property, the more they have to suffer. Property does not give happiness to man. Most of the rich people in the world today are suffering from numerous physical and mental problems. With all the money they have, they cannot buy a solution to their problems. Yet, the poorest men who have learnt to have contentment may enjoy their lives far more than the richest people do. As one rhyme goes: “Some have too much and yet do crave I have little and seek no more; They are but poor though much more they have And I am rich with little store. They poor, I rich: they beg, I give: They lack, I have, they pine, I live.”