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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!

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To: nihil who wrote (43589)7/4/1999 6:27:00 PM
From: Father Terrence  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
"What makes a Balkan girl spend her life in caring for the dying?
What makes an Austrian Catholic boy attempt to conquer the world?
What makes a German Jewish boy spend his life trying to understand the functioning of the universe?
What makes a Chinese boy want to revolutionize his society, while millions of oppressed people starve quietly?"

GREED and/or FEAR.

Analyze their actions and you will find the basic driving force(s) is (are) there...

For example:

Q. "What makes a German Jewish boy [Einstein] spend his life trying to understand the functioning of the universe?"

A. The basic inner greed -- insatiable hunger -- for knowledge.
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