On Cancer, Mother Teresa's shamelessness and The Greatest Captain I have known.
Cancer by universal consent is the most dreaded disease known. It has over the ages aroused some extraordinary emotions and responses. Medical research has advanced greatly and reduced the dread a huge deal, however, the terror remains. Almost all Cancers are curable if detected early. Tobacco is one of the biggest causes of Cancer and the instances of mouth & lung cancer in tobacco users provide undeniable evidence of the link. The main ingredient required for defeating cancer is an indomitable will:-
DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO
THAT GOOD NIGHT
--- Dylan ThomasDo not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light. And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
The success stories against Cancer are always very inspirational and deserve to read and retold.
The Australian Cricketer Simon O'Donnel was diagnosed with Cancer after a successful World Cup in 1987. He won his battle and came back into the team.
Numerous Movies made in India have tackled the issue of Cancer. Notable among them have been:-
Great responses to Cancer
Imran Khan I have idolized Imran Khan the great Pakistani Cricketer from my days as a youngster till today. He wasn't my favorite cricketer. That position goes to the great West Indian Viv Richards.The romance of West Indian cricket, and the deeds of Clive Lloyd's legendary team will forever remind me of what I always wanted to become. I never became a Viv --- except in my dreams.However, I do dream quite a lot.
This is what he said in that flush of Victory :-
"I would just like to say I want to give my congratulations to the English team and I would want them to know that by winning this World Cup, personally it means that one of my greatest obsessions in life which is to build a cancer hospital, I am sure that this world cup will go a long way towards completion of this obsession."
O' Captain My Captain
Imran's Cancer Hospital
The most wonderful miracle of all is that 75% of all patients in that Hospital receive financial help. It has also inspired other celebrities, notably Inzamam Ul Haq , to also build a cancer hospital.
Cancer and it's suffering has, in general, aroused the highest of sentiments, and it's a tribute to human kind in general, that it so happens. There are , of course, the extremely depraved, who would make even cancer a tool for generating nefarious gains.
The Charlatans
Mother Teresa : A spouse of Christ, as the Roman Catholic Church explains it, was a crook par excellence. She made millions in Charity, linked up with some of the worlds filthiest dictators and scamsters. Here she is flocking with the Notorious Dictator Duvalier's wife"-
Below is the cover of the Book that Christopher Hitchens wrote on her.
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From Hitchens's Book:-
The book includes the reproduction of a letter written by Mother Teresa on behalf of Keating to Judge Lance Ito who was presiding over Keating's trial for defrauding his investors of billions of dollars. The letter urged the judge to consider the fact that Keating had donated generously ($1.25 million) to the Missionaries of Charity and suggested that Judge Ito "look into [his] heart" and "do what Jesus would do."
Hitchens also includes the contents of a letter written to Mother Teresa by the man prosecuting the case against Keating, Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles Paul Turley. In the letter, Mr. Turley pointed out to Mother Teresa that Keating was on trial for stealing more than $250 million from over 17,000 investors in his business. In addition, Turley expresses his opinion that "[n]o church, no charity, no organization should allow itself to be used as a salve for the conscience of the criminal" and suggests:
"Ask yourself what Jesus would do if he were given the fruits of a crime; what Jesus would do if he were in possession of money that had been stolen; what Jesus would do if he were being exploited by a thief to ease his conscience? I submit that Jesus would promptly and unhesitatingly return the stolen property to its rightful owners. You should do the same. You have been given money by Mr. Keating that he has been convicted of stealing by fraud. Do not permit him the 'indulgence' he desires. Do not keep the money. Return it to those who worked for it and earned it! If you contact me I will put you in direct contact with the rightful owners of the property now in your possession."After the conclusion of the letter, Hitchens notes: "Mr. Turley has received no reply to his letter. Nor can anyone account for the missing money: saints, it seems, are immune to audit."
The spouse of Jesus would no doubt know best, the likes and dislikes of Jesus.
http://www.sfweekly.com/2012-01-11/news/mother-teresa-catholic-church-john-hardon-donald-mcguire-child-abuse-jesuits/
Contrary to what the public thinks, Momma Teresa never established a single Hospital in her life, what she did do was establish horrid dying centres, where young and old were left to die, and then secretly or otherwise baptized , so that their souls could be saved.
Here are some typical; scenes :-
http://www.facebook.com/missionariesofcharity
After her death in 1997, the Divine Momma would go totally berserk:- :
I wrote a post about it in Richard Dawkins, and it's best read there:-
http://richarddawkins.net/discussions/643489-if-the-mother-teresa-cancer-miracle-were-true
Lastly, a gem from the sadistic Momma :-
Just stop and think:- About that Great Captain, and his greatness in the hour of his greatest triumph. The poet Dylan Thomas, of those movies which told us about the pain and the endurance of cancer victims.
Carl Sagan, Werner Heisenberg, Malcolm Marshall, Steve Jobs; they died of Cancer. Teresa is a Nobel Laureate, a Bharat Ratna, a saint, her charity gets millions of dollars, of which more deserving individuals and organizations are deprived.
