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Commitment – Be happy!

Post author:Cultus
Post published:20 July, 2015
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As of today, why not made a personal commitment to be happy, in spite of what life hands over to you?!

There are too many things over which you have no control and the only thing you can do is to stop allowing them to make “dents” in your spirit.

Happiness is not something that others can take from you, but it is something that you would have to throw away on your own.

Of course, there will be times when things will not turn out the way you want them to. But, when they happen to the most loving, compassionate, careful and reasonable person, after the initial pain and shock, the decision whether or not to let yourself languish in despair is entirely up to you.
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Online ethics

Post author:Cultus
Post published:12 November, 2012
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The increasing usage of Internet imposes increased concern for the parents regarding their children’s behavior and usage of “the new entertainment and everything” for the younger generations.

Being concern is not sufficient, but some parents go a step further and see into the Internet history of the their dearest. There is no doubt that parent should have all necessary information on the children’s interest, and with this including Internet behavior, but the border between intruding the child’s privacy and the trust should not be crossed.

Young people need more than supervision. They need to be thought to develop critical thinking and gain solid understanding of the reality and ethics of online privacy. With the constant reshaping of the means of communication, everybody’s life changes, therefore this fact has to be considered when the parent is trying to impose opinion or a way of thinking over acting of the children.

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