EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING

He didn't like the evil that existed.So He decided to drench all Mankind in the Great Flood.In the midst of this thought,He remembered a righteous chap:Nuh. Nuh ,to Him should be saved.Then He instructed Nuh to architect the Ark for His masterplan.It was to accomodate Nuh's family and all animal representatives.

I marvel every time I read or hear this. You may find  it in the Genesis book of the Bible's Old Testament;or in the Qu'ran's Surah.I often fantasize that Martin Luther King,Jr must have read the same story when He came to the following conclusion:"At times we may feel that we don't need God ,but on the days when the storm of diappointment rage,the wind of disaster blow, and the tidal waves of grief beat against our lives,if we do not have a deep and patient faith,our.... lives will be ripped to shreds."

Back to my purpose:Nuh's Ark is a religious story of how an ordinary chap saves the world.Nuh,to me seemed like the ordinary fellow -uneducated, and simple in his ways.Yet He was able to build a vessel that was able to float atop the Flood for 150 days!!

That brings into sharp focus another point of view.The much hyped ocean liner -the English RMS Titanic -touted as the "the pinnacle of naval architecture".This was due to its affable appearance ,its double bottom hull,the powerful steam engines as well as other technologically advanced material that seemed too advanced for its period. Yet,for all the proffessionalism that went into it(the best naval architecture and marine engineering)-it sank!!

For example a certain citizen baffled many.In August 1997 in a far flung country of the world,an act of terrror caused a building to collapse.A stone mason atop the adjacent building was able to capture this image in his amatuer camera.He became an instant millionaire as local and international media paid him whopping amounts of money for his exclusive photos ;that the most trained photojournalist only "salivated" over.This was a chap who had neither learnt what photojournalism entailed but his hobby of capturing still photos,well ,it paid off. 

Speaking of masons,it is not fair to leave out  Socrates.One of the graetest philosophers ever.A simple man who went around Greece inquiring from the people of their  own knowlegde.He extinguished the Sophist way of thinking by challenging them on their own teachings.He never wrote anything -and still he influenced Western philosophy.He was killed- but his seeds continue to be plowed and harvested,  century after century.

In conclusion , my focus on simple but amazing people closes on one other fellow.He is a bit controversial but was nevertheless influential.An Austrian by birth,Adolf Hitler was truly a unique individual.He proffessed not even a basic degree but was a true revolutionary.

I make the  claim that Hitler to date has no equal.This man had the most undying faith that he was the saviour to the German people.A junior officer in the army went on to eliminate Socialism and Comunism in way never done before.Whe he spoke, the en masse would seem as if hypnotised under Houdini's spell.

As a communicator ,well,I think even Arisitotle would be breath-taken by Herr Hitler.

So do you know of any other characters who fit within this theme?Comment on anything and leave nothing to chance on this piece: it is allowed.

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