Taunt vs Sarcasm.

A taunt is an indirect word or statement intended to target someone.

A taunting person has different ways to say unpleasant words. The taunting person uses a tactic of fabricating a story to convey the unpleasant words to the target, ensuring that the taunter benefits regardless of the target person's understanding.

The issue arises when the target person has to create a narrative to respond to the taunter, a task that only the taunter can comprehend. However, others who possess this skill can silently enjoy listening to the taunter's and the target's conversations.

Almost everyone uses this skill to express or release their anger towards someone's viewpoint. I personally dislike the taunters because it takes energy to reply their way. To remain silent is the key to not igniting heated arguments just to defend one's ego. When a statement transitions from indirect to direct, it can trigger a heated dispute, thereby intensifying the unpleasant atmosphere.

Now, what is the difference between Taunt and Sarcasm?

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Taunt and sarcasm both involve saying something hurtful or mocking, but they differ in tone, intent, and context.

1. Taunt:

   • Tone: Direct, aggressive, and often intended to provoke or belittle someone.
   • Intent: To mock, insult, or challenge someone, often to make them angry or upset.
   • Example: "You're too slow; you'll never win this race!"
   • Context: Typically used in confrontational situations, where the goal is to cause emotional harm or provoke a reaction.

2. Sarcasm:

   • Tone: Indirect, often humorous, and characterized by saying the opposite of what is meant, with a tone that makes the true intent clear.
   • Intent: Can be playful or cutting, depending on the context, but it often involves mocking someone or something in a subtle or witty way.
   • Example: "Oh great, another meeting—just what I needed!"
   • Context: Often used in social interactions where the speaker is trying to convey dissatisfaction, irony, or humor without being overtly aggressive.

In summary, while both taunting and sarcasm can be used to mock, taunting is more about direct confrontation and insult, while sarcasm is more about subtlety and irony, sometimes with a humorous undertone.

Feelings is our God; Soul is our temple.

Man's ability to feel the world and his mind allows him to connect with the universe. Feelings generate emotions, which are necessary to achieve goals and fulfill needs and desires.

Emotions are the by-product of feelings. When one feels something, emotions come into play. Then emotions tell you how to feel strongly, or, in other words, guide how you should react.

Now, react means act. Your reactions, initially guided by your emotions, determine your actions; therefore, your feelings become the source of all.

Therefore, the sequence becomes:

Feelings > Emotions > Reactions > Actions.

This cycle starts over again once you finish your action, and after your action, you again feel, which further creates emotions, and you react to the situation for your next action. And this is what God does. This is why you claim that God's intention drove you to complete your action. Hence, feelings are God.

Furthermore,

This sequence of events takes place within a container known as the 'SOUL'. The soul, or driving force, serves as the container in which this sequence of actions takes place. It is similar to a temple in which God lives. If feelings are God, then the soul is the temple.

Behavior affects Future

 

Your behavior is a good indicator of your future. A person's behavior serve as a conduit through which he creates an environment not only for himself but also for other people. Even if you practise good behavior, this does not guarantee that you will not pass away prematurely.

One may envision how a person would be spending their life if they exhibited such behaviour, which is relevant when it comes to prediction. Human beings are always quick to pass judgement and are always interested in learning about the future. In addition to this, he uses his perception to evaluate his own mistakes as well as the mistakes of others.

The behaviour of a person is one of the indicators that can be used to determine their future. Some examples of behaviour include being impolite, courteous, neutral, confrontational, disputing, showing dominance, providing assistance, and feeling overwhelmed. Every single one of them leads to a particular accomplishment that one could want to accomplish.

Imagine that you have to get through a gate that is located at a distance of 500 meters. The path is kept active by the presence of both people and automobiles. But how exactly do you plan to approach the gate?

Either you may approach it in a serious manner, disregarding any distractions that may be in your way, or you may take a casual approach to getting there by conversing with the people around you, sharing a vehicle, or approaching it by looking at the view side by side. It is possible for you to be of any kind, and your behaviour will be helpful in anticipating your journey that you will undergo to reach your objectives. Moreover, life is full of a variety of objectives, isn't it.

Hunger for Respect.

Positive karma will naturally elicit admiration. The majority of individuals endeavour to emulate others in order to earn their admiration. This is an inherent occurrence.

However, when the longing for respect becomes excessive to the point where an individual begins to conform to others' expectations, it becomes problematic. An individual engaged in commendable endeavours does not seek to obtain admiration. It commands respect effortlessly, without the need to coerce others into giving it.

What is a commendable/good act?

An action performed with genuine and impartial intention is considered a virtuous deed/act. Engaging in work-field with sincerity constitutes a virtuous action. Engaging in altruistic behaviour is considered a commendable action.

Engage actively in your karma and it will accumulate until you are fully content. If not, it may become habitual for you to consistently engage in actions that generate positive karma until it reaches its pinnacle, so providing you with a sense of fulfilment in the next stage. The objective is to consistently engage in positive actions until you achieve a state of contentment.

Occasionally, it is necessary to vigorously defend one's virtuous actions. Overcoming such objections that arise when engaging in virtuous actions is a straightforward task. Nature possesses both a formidable and captivating beauty. Nature offers the world a variety of objects that exist in pairs. Therefore, it is necessary to demonstrate both affection and aggression in your actions. You are compelled to proceed with both options.

Why I chose Non-Vegetarian food.

The consumption of raw or cooked meat is not solely based on flavour, but also on the underlying rationale that the world presents to us.

Carnivores prey on other organisms in order to consume their flesh. Consequently, it is inherent in our nature to engage in killing for sustenance. There is no moral wrongdoing in rationalising the act of taking the lives of animals solely for the purpose of consumption. Flesh can also be considered a type of sustenance.

How does the act of consuming food become morally wrong?

I am willing to offer myself as sustenance if necessary, but, the issue is in the experience of pain. The human body is equipped with the sensation of pain by nature as a means of safeguarding us from mortal harm. This is a rationale for why nature desires our continued connection to this planet. Pain is an essential component in the struggle for survival. Without experiencing pain, there will be no progress or improvement.

In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna advised Arjuna to engage in meditation while seated on a deer skin, as it is considered the most optimal method of meditation for a yogi. Utilising deer skin now entails the act of hunting deer for the purpose of obtaining their skin. Is that not considered a sin? It is not so for Lord Krishna. Krishna stated that he is the ultimate cause of every action, and so, you are only a tool or instrument through which he operates.

In Ayurveda, the consumption of cow's flesh is recommended for the treatment of diseases or ailments. Cow meat is effective in treating dry cough, fatigue, excessive hunger, intermittent fevers, emaciation, and other ailments. Evidently, the consumption of beef has been observed to have a significant impact on both its culinary uses and its potential for treating various ailments. How can the act of consuming food be considered a sin? Despite its therapeutic properties for treating illnesses.

When deciding to consume meat, it is advisable to avoid attempting to demonstrate that it is a sinful act. Food is a necessity for both pleasure and survival, and it is unfair to hold anyone accountable for consuming it.

Bhagwad Gita: Worship Krishna NOT Devatas.

 

Chapter 7: Gyana Vigyana Yoga: Shlok 23

Krishna saying:

Worshipping Devatas is NOT a sign of Intelligence because those results are temporary. Those who worship devatas, reach the devatas; those who worship ME, reach ME.

Bhagwad Gita: God is NOT responsible.

 

Chapter 5: Karma Sannyasa Yoga: Shlok 15

Krishna Saying:

It is not God who is responsible for pious or wicked deeds. It is the responsibility of the living being who is conditioned by material nature and covered by ignorance.

Bhagwad Gita: They are all same.

 

Chapter 5: Karma Sannyas Yoga: Shlok 18

Krishna saying:

A Brahmana, a cow, a dog, and a dog-eater are all the same for a man in knowledge.

Bhagwad Gita: Meditation on Deer skin.

 

Ch 6: Dhyana Yoga: Shlok 11

Krishna saying:

The Yogi should practice in a clean and secluded place on a seat made of Kusha grass, covered by deer skin and a cloth over it. The asana should neither be too low nor too high.

Bhagwad Gita: Mixing Varnas and its bad consequences.

Regarding the Sanatan tradition, caste is paramount. In the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna emphasizes the value of dharma and caste. Take note of what he said to Lord Krishna as he begged for assistance.

Chapter 1: Shlok 39

Arjuna saying:

When dynasties fall and family traditions are lost, there is a rise in irreligious practices.

Chapter 1: Shlok 40

Arjuna saying:

With irreligion and mixture of the varnas, women become immoral and produce unwanted children, O' Krishna.

Chapter 1: Shlok 41

Arjuna saying:

The unwanted population makes existence a living hell for one and all. Even the ancesters are doomed, being deprived of sacrificial offerings of food and water.

Chapter 1: Shlok 42

Arjuna saying:

The net result is destruction of all castes and dharma, whether related to family or community, merely by the evil act of breaking caste-dharma tradition.

The 1.6 million-year-old discovery about human evolution

The most plausible period in prehistory when humans first spoke has been determined by new study.

Steven Mithens

According to research by British archaeologist Steven Mithen, early humans probably originated in eastern or southern Africa about 1.6 million years ago, when they first learned to speak.

Prior to recently, the majority of experts on human evolution believed that humans originated no earlier than 200,000 years ago. According to recent research by Professor Mithen, which was released this month, the earliest known form of human language is at least eight times older. His analysis is predicated on an exhaustive examination of all the extant material related to archaeology, paleo-anatomy, genetics, neurology, and language.
When taken as a whole, the data point to the emergence of language between two and 1.5 million years ago, coinciding with other phases of human evolution.

Frontal lobe evolution

It is noteworthy that the size of the human brain developed exceptionally quickly after 1.5 million BC, notably after 2 million BC. The internal organisation of the brain, particularly the initial emergence of the frontal lobe region, which is directly linked to language production and comprehension, was correlated with that increase in brain size.

Broca Area

Scientists refer to this region as Broca's area, and it appears to have developed from previous structures that allowed early humans to communicate through hand and arm gestures.

According to recent studies, the development of Broca's region was also associated with gains in working memory, which is an essential component of sentence construction. However, the emergence of primitive language was also dependent on other evolutionary events. Changes in the shape of the human cranium and the appearance of a more developed form of bipedalism approximately 1.8 million years ago most likely marked the beginning of the process of reshaping and repositioning the vocal tract, which allowed for speaking.

The archaeological record provides more important evidence that suggests humans began speaking approximately 1.6 million BC. Humans were not very strong animals in comparison to many other animals. They had to make up for that relative physical deficiency if they were to thrive.

Hunting

From an evolutionary perspective, language was most likely a component of that compensatory approach for physical strength. Early humans need better group planning and coordination skills to hunt huge animals (or, when scavenging, to oppose physically strong animal rivals); language development would have been essential in aiding that. Date-wise, hunting by humans is noteworthy; it appears to have started about two million years ago, but it appears to have picked up significant speed about 1.5 million years ago. The development and generation-to-generation cultural transfer of even more advanced stone tool technology also occurred around 1.6 million BC. The long-term transmission of sophisticated abilities and information from one generation to the next also strongly suggests that speech exists.

Human Migration

Furthermore, the ability to communicate through language was probably essential for humans to survive in a variety of ecological and climatic conditions; in fact, it's probably no accident that the ability to rapidly expand human colonisation of the planet occurred about 1.4 million years ago, or not too long after the likelihood of language's origin. The ability to think forward, plan for the future, and transmit information are the three main forward-looking functions that language has given humans.

There seems to be some continuity between very early human languages and modern ones, according to research. Remarkably, he thinks, some features of that initial linguistic evolution from 1.6 million years ago are still present in modern languages. He is suggesting that some of the earliest words that early humans pronounced were probably ones that characterise the objects they stand for, either through their length or sounds.

In fact, future studies might be able to approximate the structure and organisation of those early languages. While the origin of language appears to have happened about 1.6 million years ago, it was not the end of linguistic evolution; rather, it was only the beginning.

Only very gradually did language become increasingly sophisticated over the course of hundreds of thousands of years, peaking 150,000 years ago with the development of anatomically modern humans.