Dream of My Father By Barak Obama

 १. संसारमा  कमजोरहरु मारिन्छन। शोषित हुन्छन। कमजोरहरुलाई बलियोले हेप्छ। दबाउछ। आफ्नो बशमा पार्छ। बलियोले निर्बलियोलाई नोकर बनाउछ। यो जताततै छर्लंग छ। एक भाइले अर्को भाइलाई होस् या एउटा छिमेकीले अर्कोलाई बलियोले निर्बलियोलाई हेपेकै हुन्छ। इतिहाँस पढौ या लोक कथा सुनौ कुरो एउटै हो। त्यसैले कसैको हेपाई, शोषण, दमनबाट बच्नको लागि आफु बलियो बनौ र आफ्ना सन्तानहरुलाई पनि बलियो बनाऊ। 

बलियो हरेक किसिमबाट हुन सकिन्छ। मानशिक रुपमा बलियो। आर्थिक रुपमा बलियो। शारीरिक रुपमा बलियो।आध्यात्मिक रुपमा बलियो। यदि कुनैपनि मान्छे यि चार पक्षहरुमा बलियो हुन्छ भने न ऊ कसैबाट हेपिन पर्छ न चेपिनु पर्छ। महिला,बालबालिका, अपाङ्ग व्यक्तिहरु किन बढी हेपिन्छन ? किनभने उनीहरुलाई कमजोर छन्। कमजोर बनाइएको छ। कमजोर किन छन् भने 

The Alchemy of Love; A Young Widow's Transformation by Abigail Carter

 मेमोइर मलाइ मनपर्ने बिदा हो।  मैले "लुक एट अ टि कप ' पढेपछि मात्र मेमोइर बिदा हुदोरहेछ भने थाहा पाएको थिए। त्यसपछि मैले सकेसम्म मेमोइर पढ्न रुचाउछु।  कतिपयले यो बिदालाई बढी काल्पनिक बनाएर पस्केको पनि पाइन्छ। यो बिदामा लेखकको इमान्दारिता निकै महत्वपुर्ण हुन्छ।  आफुलाई कतिसम्म पस्किन सक्छ भन्ने कुरा महत्वपूर्ण हुन्छ। 

एउटा बिधुवा महिला जो बयस्क छ उसले कसरि आफुलाई समालेर परिबर्तन गर्न सक्छे भन्ने कुरा देखाएको छ। उनि तिस बर्ष पुग्दा नपुग्दै लोग्ने न्यु योर्कको ट्विन टावरको घटनामा मृतु हुन्छ। त्यतिबेला छोरा छोरीहरु सानै हुन्छन। ट्विन टावरको नब्बे तलामा अफिस भएको उनको लोग्ने ब्राएन आतंककारिको प्लेन क्र्यासमा मारिन पुग्छन। उनले त्यो खबर घरको टिभीमा हेरेर थाहा पाउछे।  त्यो घटना हुदा केहि अघि लोग्ने संग छोटो कुराकानी हुन्छ।  त्यो अन्तिम हो भन्ने के थाहा उनलाई। 

वोलिभिया र कार्टर दुइ छोराछोरी हुन्छन। कार्टर अलिक अप्ठेरो हुन्छ। उनि आफु झन्डै डिप्रेसनमा गैसकेकी हुन्छे। 

उनले लोग्ने कतै बाँचेर आउछ कि भन्ने ठुलो आशा हुन्छ।  तर अर्को दिन सम्म कुनै अत्तो पत्तो नलागेपछि बिश्वास नगरी सुखै हुदैन। त्यो घटनामा मृतु हुनेहरुको DNA जम्मा गर्नको लागि केहि नभेटे पछि अन्तिम पल्ट सेक्स गरेको कन्डम समेत खोज्न पुग्छिन उनि। हरेक पल्ट उनले एरोनलाई सम्झन्छे। उनीहरुबीच फाट्ट फुट्ट हुने मनमुटाब, छोरा छोरी जन्मे पछि टाढिदै गएको आत्मियता सबैकुराहरु उनको दिमागमा फनफनी घुम्न थाल्छन। उसले अडिबल डट कम मा पुन कामको लागि अफर पाउछे जुन ठाँउमा उसलाई ले आफ गरेको हुन्छ। 

उनलाई विभिन्न संस्थाहरुले सहयोग गरेको, आफुलाई त्यो सहयोग लिनलाई लागेको अप्ठेरो, ९/११ को घटनामा बिधुवा भएका महिलाहरुको संघठन, छोराछोरीको ब्यबस्थापनमा अप्ठेरो कुराहरुलाई अत्यन्त इमान्दारिताकासाथ उनले लेखेकी छन्। त्यो भन्दा पनि जवानी अवस्थामा एक्लो हुनुपर्दा उनमा सेक्सको चाहना बढ्दै जान्छ। उनले म्याच डट कम बाट एकल पुरुषहरु संग सम्पर्क बढाउछिन।निक, ब्राउन र माइकल गरेर तीनजनासंग उनको डेटिंग हुन्छ। उनहरुसंगको रमाइलो अनुभवलाई जस्ताको त्यस्तै लेखेकी छन्।  उनीहरुसंगको केहि दिनको डेटिंग पश्चात कुनै पनि केटा आफुसंग म्याच नहुने देखेपछि, उनले आफुलाई परिवर्तन गर्छे। नयाँ ठाँउ सियाटलमा घर किनेर त्यहाँ मुभ गर्छे।  रचनात्मक लेखन कलाको तालिम लिएर आहिले पूर्ण कालिन लिखक रुपमा काम गर्छे। 

"The Wealthy Barber Returns"

"The Wealthy Barber Returns" is a personal finance book written by David Chilton, published in 2011. It serves as a follow-up to Chilton's original bestseller "The Wealthy Barber." Here's a summary:

• Author: David Chilton

• Publication Date: 2011

• Genre: Personal Finance, Self-Help

Summary:

• Introduction to Financial Wisdom: Chilton reintroduces readers to the central characters from his original book, "The Wealthy Barber." He emphasizes the importance of financial literacy and lays the groundwork for the book's lessons.

• The Value of Savings: Chilton stresses the significance of saving money regularly, regardless of one's income level. He provides practical tips on budgeting and saving effectively.

• Investment Strategies: The author discusses various investment options, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate. He simplifies complex financial concepts and offers advice on building a diversified investment portfolio.

• Debt Management: Chilton addresses the issue of debt and offers strategies for managing and reducing it. He emphasizes the importance of living within one's means and avoiding excessive borrowing.

• Insurance and Estate Planning: The book covers topics related to insurance, including life insurance, health insurance, and disability insurance. Chilton also discusses the importance of estate planning and preparing for the future.

• Retirement Planning: Chilton provides guidance on retirement planning, including setting retirement goals, choosing appropriate retirement accounts, and calculating retirement income needs.

• Financial Independence: The author emphasizes the goal of achieving financial independence and outlines steps individuals can take to attain this goal. He encourages readers to take control of their finances and make informed decisions.

• Conclusion: Chilton concludes the book by reinforcing key principles of financial wisdom and encouraging readers to apply the lessons learned to their own lives. He emphasizes the importance of taking action and making positive financial changes.

Overall, "The Wealthy Barber Returns" serves as a practical guide to personal finance, offering valuable insights and advice for readers looking to improve their financial well-being.

 

A Fortunate Man

The film is set in the late 19th century when the main character Peter Sidenius gets accepted to study engineering at a university. He leaves rural Jutland for Copenhagen and breaks ties with his overbearing, pious father and Christian, more specifically Calvinist background. He hates his father and he rejects a gift of his father's pocket watch. The self-confident Peter, free of family and Christian religion, is poor but studies hard. He befriends a waitress who teaches him the ways of the city and introduces him to the world of sex but she is dismissed on his rise up in social status.

फिल्म लेट १९ सेन्चुरीमा सेट गरेको हो। मुख्य पात्र पिटर सिडेनीअसलाई युनिभर्सिटीबाट इञ्जिनियरिङ् पढ्नको लागि अफर आउछ। त्यसपछि उसले डेनमार्क को दुर्गम गाँउ जुटल्याण्ड छोडेर कोपनहेगन जान्छ। उसको बाबु कट्टर क्रिश्चियन हुन्छ। पिटरलाइ उसको बाबुको स्वभाब मन पर्दैन। उसले आफ्नो बाबुले दिएको घडी गिफ्ट नलिई घरबाट हिड्छ। उ निडर हुनुको साथै मेहनती त ट्यालेन्टेड पनि हुन्छ।  

शहरमा गएसंगै उसको चिनजान एकजना वेट्रेससंग हुन्छ।  उसले नै शहरको जिबन कस्तो हुन्छ।  सेक्स के हो भन्ने कुरा सिकाउछे। उनीहरु संगै बस्छन।  तर बिस्तारै उनीहरुको बाटो छुट्टीदै जान्छ।पिटरको 

Peter meets Ivan Salomon, from a wealthy Jewish banking family. Ivan likes the ambitious, smart engineer and especially likes Peter's revolutionary grand future project to harness water and wind power to develop the country with electricity. Ivan helps Peter adjust to free-thinking intellectuals, new political thought, monied-class businessmen, cultural rules and expectations, and the Salomon family. Their daughter Jakobe was to marry Eybert, a little older, wealthy, and established Jewish man, but instead falls in love with Peter. Peter fails to win ministerial government approval for his plans. Phillip, the senior Salomon, decides to send Peter to Austria to further his engineering studies and get others' review of his plans for canals, windmills, and water energy. Peter and Jakobe are separated by their travels.

Peter hears from his brother Eberhardt that their father is gravely ill; however, because the Sidenius family does not approve of Jakobe because she is Jewish, Peter leaves for Vienna and does not attend his father's funeral. Jakobe violates her own family norms by going to Austria to visit Peter. They exchange words and acts of love, and she becomes pregnant. As Austrian scholars approve of Peter's ideas, Ivan and his father set up financial backing. Jakobe is making wedding plans and a joint trip to England. Unbeknownst to Peter, his destitute widowed mother moves to Copenhagen and begs Peter to return to Christ. She attempts to give Peter his father's pocket watch. Peter becomes angry at a story his mother shares and leaves without a watch.

A project meeting is set and everything is a go except for the local government minister's approval. Peter refuses to apologize for an earlier outburst and his pride and arrogance kill the project. Peter's mother dies and leaves him the watch with a letter of advice. Peter takes her body back to Jutland for burial beside his father and stays for an indeterminate time. During his stay in the countryside, Peter's eye wanders to Inger, the Vicar's daughter. He has restless nights and faces an existential crisis, believing his father has cursed him and that God is judging him and his lifestyle. When Peter returns to Copenhagen, he calls off the engagement with Jakobe. Jakobe is devastated, not telling Peter she is pregnant. Peter is now rejected by Copenhagen society and returns home destitute. Jakobe gets a private abortion.

Peter returns home and marries Inger. They have three children but are not happy. Peter soon isolates himself from his wife and children. Jakobe takes what would have been her inheritance and starts a charity school for abandoned and orphaned children in Copenhagen. In response to a letter from Peter, Jakobe travels to Jutland to visit Peter one last time. He tells her that he is dying of cancer and bequeaths his meager estate to her school. In the final scene, Peter walks to the shoreline and stands at the same site where he once celebrated his admittance to the university.