An Accolade To My Existence And To The Rest Of Humanity.

“An Accolade To My Existence And To The Rest Of Humanity.”

Blog by: Gevex Gendric T. Dispo

Inspired from my previous blog:

“A Tribute to this child who (Died) has Cancer.”

With the Acknowledgment of Philosophical and Biology Lectures From:

Dr. Joseph Jovellanos Ph.D

Prof. Michael Zacarias

Dr. Richard Dawkins (Biologists)

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Is it just the mere existence of life, that bothers me? or the pursuit of having to find the meaning out of it? Such questions were evident as I frequently ask more and more questions out of it. 

All I knew so far is that I’m more Ignorant than I ever was. And if in my state, I am. Then how much more for the others out there who are lacking in knowledge to even realize the basics of what I’m having trouble with. Will they be contented on just living a “normal” life the way it is?  

Such reason of being contented on life life the way it is, resonates deeper ignorance which implicates a tremendous insult to the mind. But knowing my place, it is not my job to laugh at, and dismiss at something as meaningless, to something which seeks meaning. No! for I have nothing to hide but to show the nakedness of my mind to the very ideals of my existence. But the persistence of having to move onwards on a common goal instead of living a life centered on oneself, centered on the ambition of one’s self. Is greater than actually playing the gutter game of who’s life had turned out to be better.

There is a saying: “I SEE HUMANS BUT NO HUMANITY.”

I do not entirely agree with that. But on a collective purpose, it varies from time to time. Again, I do not want to play this gutter game of lashing out rhetorics, but at the very least positive thing, as a continuity of my casuistry, I will make a blog out of acknowledgement. A chef d’evour of my persistent passion of making a difference, bridging the gaps and bring us all a little bit closer together.

We (mankind) the privileged few, who won the lottery of birth against all odds, how dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state from which the vast majority have never stirred.

We Are Going To Die, and that makes us the lucky ones.

Most people aren’t going to die because they’ll never going to be born.

The potential people who could’ve been here in my place, but who will in fact never see the light of day, outnumber the sand grains of Sahara.

Certainly, those unborn ghosts include greater poets than Keats,

Scientists greater than Newton.

We know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA, so massively outnumbers the set of actual people.

In the teeth of these stupefying odds, it is You and I, in our ordinariness, that are here. 

We live in a planet that is all but perfect for our kind of life. Not too warm and not too cold, basking in kindly sunshine, softly watered; a gently spinning, green and gold festival of a planet.

Yes and Alas, there are deserts and slums, there is starvation and racking misery to be found. But take a look at the competition.

Compared with most planets this is paradise, and parts of Earth are still paradise by any standards.

What are the odds that a planet picked at random will have these complaisant properties? Even the most optimistic calculation will put it at less than one in a million.

Imagine a spaceship full of sleeping explorers, deep - frozen would be colonists of some distant world. Perhaps the ship is on a forlorn mission to save the species before an unstoppable comet like the one that killed the dinosaurs, hits the home planet.

The voyagers go into the deep freeze soberly reckoning the odds against their spaceship ever chancing upon a planet friendly to life.

If one in a million planet is suitable at best, and it takes centuries to travel from each star to the next, the spaceship is pathetically unlikely to find a tolerable, let alone safe haven, for its sleeping cargo. 

But imagine that the ship’s robot pilot turns out to be unthinkably lucky. After millions of years, the ship’s robot pilot does find a planet capable of sustaining life. A planet of equable temperature, bathed in warm star shine, refreshed by oxygen and water.

The passengers, RIP VAN WINKLES, wake up stumbling into the light. After a million years of sleep, here is a whole new fertile globe. A lush planet of warm pastures, sparkling streams and waterfalls, a world bountiful with creatures, darting through alien green felicity. 

Our travellers walk entranced, stupefied, unable to believe their unaccostomed senses or their luck. The story asks for too much luck; it would never happen.

And yet, isn't it what has happened to each one of us? WE HAVE WOKEN after hundred of millions asleep, defying astronomical odds. Admittedly, we didn't arrived by spaceships, we arrived by being born. And we didn't burst conscious into the world but accumulated awareness gradually through babyhood.

The fact that we gradually apprehend our world, rather than suddenly discovering it, should not substract from its wonder. It is no accident that our kind of life finds itself on a planet whose temperature, rainfall, and everything else are exactly right.

If the planet were suitable for another kind of life, it is that other kind of life that would have evolved here. But we as individuals, are still hugely blessed, privileged, and not just privileged to enjoy out planet. More, we're granted the opportunity to understand why our eyes are open, and why they see what they do.

In the short time, before they close,

Forever.

“Paano makabingwit ng isang hot chick?” Ok bago ang lahat Ang punto ng Blog KO na ito ay ang mga ULTIMATE Tips at kung anu-ano pa na nais Kong maishare sa inyo. Bagama’t aaminin Kong Hindi ako isang napaka husay na blogger or taga bigay ng advice . Bahala na lang kayo if anu REACTION niyo sa blog KO . Feedback lang. karamihan sa ating mga kalalakihan ang nangangarap na magka-girlfriend ng isang malupet na babae. Yung tipong mala-artista sa ganda at ubod ng sexy. Isang hot chick. Masalimuot ang daan para makamit ang pinapangarap mo. Kaya’t narito ang ilang mga tips para ang pinapangarap mong girl, ay hindi na manatiling pangarap na lamang. 1. Mirror mirror on the wall. First of all, tignan mo muna ang mukha mo sa salamin. Kumbaga sa negosyo, ito ang iyong magiging kapital para mapasagot ang isang babae. Dito pa lang ay malalaman mo na kung may pag-asa ka o wala. Kaya bago mo basahin ang mga sumunod na tips, try mo munang magsalamin. 2. Money talks. Ok. Given na pogi ka na pero ang tanong.. may pera ka ba? High maintenance ang mga hot chick. Bago mo mapasagot ang mga ito, mabubutas muna ang bulsa mo. At pag girlfriend mo na sila, asahan mong lalong mamumulubi ka kaya dapat mahaba ang pisi ng bank account mo. Kung sa tingin mo hindi, magsumikap ka muna para magkaroon ng magandang trabaho at bigatin na sweldo. 3. Wheels of Fortune. Siyempre pag may pera ka na, dapat meron ka ring tsikot. Ang mga hot chick ay bihirang magcommute kasi ayaw nila ng naiinitan, nasisikipan at nangangamoy pawis. Kaya + factor kung meron kang sasakyan dahil isa itong chick magnet. Malaki ang hatak nito sa mga chicks. Di bale ng walang pangkain, basta laging merong pang-gas. 4. Talentadong Pinoy. Pogi ka na, may pera na at sasakyan. Dito pa lang ay siguradong sasagutin ka na kagad. Pero major major turn-off para sa isang girl ang isang lalaking bobo at walang talent. Kaya habang maaga pa, alamin mo na ang mga talent mo at i-enhance ang mga ito. Pero kung wala ka talagang maisip, ito ang mga dapat mong aralin. Magluto, magbasketball, at magtirintas ng buhok. 5. Laugh Trip. Kadalasan kahit madaming alam ang isang guy at nakakasabay sa conversation ang isang girl, may tendency pa rin hindi ka sagutin. Bakit? Kasi boring ka. Kailangan mo rin ng sense of humor. Isa yan sa mga hinahanap ng mga girls sa isang guy. Simulan mo ng manood sa youtube ng mga funny clips ni Vice Ganda, makakatulong ito sa’yo ng malaki. 6. Kapal ng mukha. Balewala ang lahat ng ito kung torpe ka. Itanong mo muna sa sarili mo kung bilog na ba ang utot mo. Hindi biro sa isang ordinary guy na mapa-ibig ang isang campus crush o di kaya’y isang top model. Madaming guys ang naiintimidate sa isang girl lalo na kung ubod ito ng ganda. Pinangungunahan kasi sila ng takot at kaba kasi alam nilang matindi ang requirements para mapa-ibig ang mga ito. Kailangan ng matinding kumpinyansa sa sarili at todong kapal ng mukha. Ihanda rin ang sarili kapag nabusted ka. 7. Lucky Charm. Ito ang wag na wag mong kakalimutan. Kahit hindi mo masunod ang mga naunang tips, iba pa rin ang sinuswerte. Kaya humanap ka ng iyong lucky charm at dalhin mo ito lagi san ka man magpunta. Malay mo makachamba ka. Iyan lang ang masasabi KO. In the next few days ang blogg KO na ito at available for English version para maintindihan ng lahat .

“ A TRIBUTE TO THIS CHILD THAT HAS CANCER”

(Note that the child is Filipino and this is a real story all-translated to English, but in our actual conversation We both used the language of mixed English-Tagalog)

An extraordinary day that was supposed to be spent as a normal day.

I woke up and smiled before sitting at the bed knowing it would be nothing but a normal day.

When I got to the kitchen to fetch myself some food and while I’m stirring my cup filled with coffee, It peaked my attention to read my messages at my phone.

At first, I don’t mind a lot of messages at my phone but one actually got my attention.

It was a message from my superior senior officer at the Philippine Red Cross and he notified me to report immediately at the quarters for we are to be briefed about today’s giveback to a Pediatric Cancer Orphanage at the nearby city.

At first I’m about to send back a message, politely declining my attendance for this week’s volunteer opportunity.

But then I decided to go for it. And so I took a bath and got dressed with the Red Cross Uniform. And so rushed to report.

And so I and my fellow peers at the organization was briefed and not sooner than an hour later, We went to the orphanage we will render our day for.

Stepping inside the room and seeing the children with cancers immediately broke my heart. There’s nothing but a bit of silence and Innocent eyes of children looking at us.

Every Volunteer was assigned to a child with the said ailment. And We were accompanied by the orphanage staff to our respective room with a child waiting for us.

Her name was Lucy, An 7 year old kid with brain cancer. of course seeing her condition was a like a mix of emotions I can’t hide for myself. At first I let her know my name in person.

To cut to the chase, We both chat about something for like an hour. She told me about her life knowing that at the age of 5 She has an extreme ailment that can’t be easily cured. Even worst, She told me about the time when her parents abandoned her because they’re unable to pay for her medical bills.

She even told me about her ambitions about being a Scientist and solving the greatest mysteries of Mankind, About one day, being a Doctor of Medical Research. She even told me about her obsession about stars and the universe, tennis and cooking. A great and total connection to my obsessions.

It totally brought heavy tears to my eyes and amidst all of these sad emotions I’m showing to Lucy, I was still smiling just to perhaps reduce the drama happening around the room.

Then I told her:

“Lucy you are young, I wish you had a great life ahead of you. I have an obsession in Physics and Astronomy. Every night, I examine the cosmos and I too am furiously searching for the unsolved mysteries above us (outer space).”

Lucy Responded:

“Kuya Gevex, How honored am I to meet such a person like you. I dreamt that one day I won’t be able to do the same things as you do. And I also accepted the reality that I won’t exists in the near future. But Kuya, (”Kuya” = “Brother” in English Term), Can you do those things for me?! Can you shed light to my questions but If you do find answers I might be afraid that I won’t be here to know those things anymore. Where is the nearest star system Kuya? Where are we in the universe? and can cancer be cured in the near future?”

I said:

“Don’t doubt yourself Lucy, you’re such a great kid, unfortunately yes! You may have an uncertain future but that doesn’t mean you’re living a shitty life. A great person named Dr. Stephen Hawkings once said to humanity that however bad life may be, there is always something that You are good at. Lucy, the nearest star system is about 4 light years away and Lucy, there’s no center in the Universe its gradually expanding and to answer your last question, We still don’t have the Ultimate Research for providing answers and conceiving medicines that will beat the sickness of cancer. Science is simply so young at the moment.”

But one day when society is a better place and all the sufferings in our lives are defeated, We will eventually answer nearly everything we want to know.

Here, borrow my phone, I will show you the Images of my Space photos taken by my telescope back home. Then she was amazed on all of it and she even asked me if she could still borrow my phone for a few minutes to hear music.

Then Afterwards*

We talked about the normal things of our lives. and It’s my time to finally leave the room. I politely asked the staff in charge for feeding her lunch to give us a few minutes to say something, more like an eulogy to one another.

Lucy told me that I have the potential of being great. With all the resources I have I may have the greates life possible to live at.

Then it’s my time to say my eulogy for her, and I remembered that I brought my diary with me and inside it was a eulogy from Renowned Biologists Professor Richard Dawkins to Humanity.

of course I’ve said my eulogy to her:

“We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia. Certainly those unborn ghosts include greater poets than Keats, scientists greater than Newton. We know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA so massively exceeds the set of actual people. In the teeth of these stupefying odds it is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here.We privileged few, who won the lottery of birth against all odds, how dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state from which the vast majority have never stirred?”

Goodbye Lucy, I’ll visit you as often as I could, but you know I don’t make promises I can’t keep.

We both hugged each other for like seconds and then I left the room. then I finally said farewell to my fellow volunteers and said that I want to go home. Eventually they agreed to it and thanked me for my presence.

Going to home and typing this real story to my blog makes me feel so unthinkably lucky for knowing her. Imagine if I had actually Politely Declined to report to the Red Cross then I wouldn’t have that opportunity to meet a child that really wants to speak to someone like me, ever chancing a person the same as her.

I’m so hugely privileged for my life and for which I noted to myself, I INDEED WON THE LOTTERY OF BIRTH.

*Drank my Coffee, Posted it to Tumblr, Turned off the computer and went back to bed from a tiring but well spent day.*

WHAT MAKES A GREAT GENERAL? AND WHO ARE THE 5 MOST FINEST GENERALS OF THE MODERN ERA OF WARFARE?

WHAT MAKES A GENERAL GREAT?

Peace Through Strength! Time tested and proven. Societies that weaken themselves militarily always are victims of outside aggression. But even having a competent military doesn’t always guarantee dominance. Effectiveness on the use of the Military is determined by the very few people who controls the lives of thousands if not millions of soldiers during/not during the times of harm’s way.

My Guidelines of calling a General GREAT are:

A. PATRIOTIC - Firstly they should be entirely patriotic and dedicated to the ideals and peoples of their country. When called to duty they remain single minded to the defense and protection of the country and its people.

B. LEADERSHIP - The ability to harness his military in unison and keep the morale of the men high is imperative. Leadership styles differ and can all produce results, but a General who leads from the front in the battlefield together with his men, earns a greater respect. Inevitably he is a soldier first, before being a General.

C. AWARENESS - To be basic, being familiar with all aspects of the battle, which includes Terrain, Time of engagement, State of troops, Arsenals, etc.

D. STRATEGIST - A good general knows the capabilities of his Military, their strengths and weaknesses etc, but a Great general knows that of his enemy. Strategising a plan and believing it will work, to neutralize the enemy, instills confidence in the troops.

COUNTDOWN TO THE 5 MOST FINEST GENERALS OF THE MODERN ERA OF WARFARE (UNDER MY ASSESSMENT)

There are a lot of notable Generals that made history during the modern era of warfare… I’m talking about the warfare wherein battles are fought by projectile weaponry. But in this blog, I’m going to enumerate only the BEST 5 GENERALS of the Modern Era (Based on my Assessments) With each of the contenders holding their own exemplary resume, the profound judgement of my enumeration were based on levels of Military Thinking and battles from which their thinking is applied and defined their careers.

1. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1769-1821)

A Great General is not judged through the battles from which he lost. But rather, from the battles that he shouldn’t have won. And from DAY 1 in Power, Napoleon Bonaparte beat the odds. Weighing in at his military career, he was more than just a Great General. He was the embodiment of the French Revolution. The Highlight of his military career first came through with his successful domination over Italy. From the rank of Second Lieutenant, he rose from obscurity and became the Marshall of the French Army at 1799.

Napoleon’s victory at Austerlitz is a perfect example of why he’s considered one of the greatest military commanders of all time. It’s considered his most historic triumph, the obliteration of a larger army consisting of both Russian and Austrian troops. The battle that ended the War of the Third Coalition (of which there were seven in the Napoleonic wars, that’s right, seven coalitions formed to end the threat of Republican and later Imperial France) and also dissolved the Holy Roman Empire. This made Napoleon Bonaparte a Nightmare! He defeated Empires that shouldn’t have been defeated.

But even after the greatest victory at Austerlitz and the setback at Battle of Trafalgar, his military victories continued. He brilliantly defeated the Prussians against the Fourth Coalition. But he started to believe in his invincibility and sowed seeds of his fall. His victories convinced him so, but his enemies began to study his victories and started using the same daring and brilliant attacks against him. He still continued to win and didn’t realize the limits of his military capabilities (Remember what I said in the previous topic of my blog). The not so militarily strong Spain and Portugal rebelled against him. He thought he could crush them into submission. His marshals did everything to defeat the Spanish, but didn’t quite succeed completely. His enemies realized that he can be defeated and grew more audacious.

When the Russians didn’t go along with him in the Continental system, he made the first stupid move of deciding to attack the Russians during winter. In fact he didn’t intend to fight them during winter, but didn’t bother to see that as a possibility. When the Russians denied the outright victory he was seeking, he dig his political grave deeper. He pursued Russian army further and went deeper into strategic trouble.

Here it comes the battle of Waterloo. A do or die battle of his career. He eventually lost, and was captured by a United British and Russian Coalition. The Fifth Coalition of the War. He was then exiled to St. Helena Isaland till his death in 1821.

2. GENERAL ERWIN ROMMEL “DESSERT FOX” (1891-1944)

Perhaps the GREATEST GENERAL ADOLF HITLER EVER HAD. Gen. Rommel is an excellent strategist. He led the Africa Campaign and from that he first grabbed the spotlight. His reputation was so respected even the British and American generals feared his daring tactics and fearsome character throughout the war. At the beginning of his Africa Campaign, He brought series after series of victories for Adolf Hitler. Occupying town after town and annihilating Divisions after Divisions of Allied Forces led by then British General Bernard Montgomery. His victories went infinite until he finally reached the isolated North African town of El Alamein. His original plan was to invade all of the North Africa and pushed through the Turkish country to occupy the oil fields for the Third Reich. But his plan was destroyed during the battle of El Alamein. Where he finally realized that his enemy knew his favorite military tactic: the “Flanking Maneuver”. He then faced a new ground commander - Gen. George S. Patton. To make matters worse, he was so desperate for another victory, he committed almost all of what forces he had for the battle of El Alamein. That battle sealed his fate and eventually he and his forces were overthrowed out of the African continent by 1942.

Although defeated, he had the chance of redemption. Hitler appointed him as the overall commander of Nazi Germany’s western front. Where he excellently master planned a strategy to fortify the coastlines along the Normandy beaches. Despite the insanity to fortify all of the western front’s coasts, he achieved the unachievable. but it doesn’t mean that his plans were invincible. Eventually the Allies landed at the Normandy beaches during June 20 1944. That day was called “D DAY”. Within a few hours, almost all of the Normandy defences were silenced. Putting a major disappointment to his boss - Adolf Hitler. Yet it is to give of utmost importance that Gen. Erwin Rommel held the Allies for months later at the war. Buying Hitler some time to reassess the tide of war during the turning point of World War 2. CONSTANT VICTORIES, GENIUS STRATEGIES, STALLING SCHEMES, BUYING TIME FOR COUNTEROFFENSIVES, STRIKING A FEARSOME REPUTATION to the enemy was INVALUABLE to this man. Placing him at #2 for the TOP 5 GENERALS of the Modern Era of Warfare. Eventually, he was forced to take suicide by Adolf Hitler at the final months of the war.

3. GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON (1885-1945)

The reason I placed Gen. George Patton at the #3 spotlight is because of the fact that he had greater ways of military thinking and military achievement combined with lots of experiences far beyond than that of his superior Generals: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gen. Douglas McArthur. His military career first rose to spotlight during the US-Mexico War. With victories resulting to the U.S acquiring additional states which are present day, States of: Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Arkansas, and Utah.

Going in to the second world war, he is the only Allied General to have the guts to face the enemy at the front lines.notorious for his nickname “Bandit”. Normally this is very rare since Generals typically avoid battles and commonly stays at a SAFE TENT miles away from the front line. This made him legendary and earned much more respect from his soldiers compared to his superiors. Gen Patton personally laid out a strategy to beat Gen. Rommel during the North African Campaign. Nevertheless, he succeeded because the odds were overwhelmingly in favor to him. After that he pioneered the liberation of Italy against dictator Benito Mussolini (Best Friend of Adolf Hitler).

He became controversial when he slapped a soldier at a medical tent for not going to a battle because the soldier he slapped was diagnosed with “War Mental Disorder”. Ironically, the soldier he slapped was assigned to his superior General: Dwight D. Eisenhower. Drawing outrage on his behalf. Furious, Dwight Eisenhower removed Gen. Patton out of active duty.

Later then, the British and American Generals realized that they need Gen. Patton to win the war. His highest promotion later came and made him a 4 star General. The greatest plan he successfully  put up to place was the carrying out of a Normandy diversion “Operation Fortitude”. Which he successfully deceived Adolf Hitler by spreading false news about the Allied landing locations that will trigger the turning point of the war in favor to the Allies.

Deceiving Adolf Hitler, Defeating Benito Mussolini’s Army, Going toe to toe with Gen. Erwin Rommel, and making his superior generals envy of him. Were crucial points of him gaining the credibility for the 3rd place of the Top 5 generals of the Modern Era of Warfare.

4. GENERAL VO NGUYEN GIAP (1911-2013)

Considering the background he came from, Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap was a GENIUS as a STRATEGIST, a MILITARY TACTICIAN AND LOGISTICIAN  who put together very limited resources to defeat much larger and stronger invaders. He is by far and away, the most under-recognized military leader of the 20th century. He developed and implemented the strategy and tactics to prevent an American victory in the Vietnam War. He was successful, as history states. He was quoted in a biography that in 1973, when the US pulled out its last remaining combat units, that North Vietnam only had 14 year-old as draft-ready males, because the rest had been killed in the war. Therefore, Saigon did not fall until 1975.

He trained a civilian army starting from almost nothing, and successfully fought and broke the will of France, and then later, the United States, in Vietnam. He also fought against Japanese forces towards the end of World War II and advised on strategy in fighting off a Chinese invasion in 1979, and was involved in planning the Vietnamese invasion of Kampuchea in 1978. In all cases, he was able to win not by defeating his enemy invaders outright on the battlefield, but by stretching out the war and making it intolerably long for his enemy invaders.

Not only this, but he fought for more than 40 years!

He is not as well-known and respected in the west because:

He is not western; and fought against two of the great western powers;

Many perceive him as ruthless and not caring for human lives and losses; but having the militarily weaker power, he had to be willing to trade lives for time. I believe that this was the only winning strategy which would have led to the final unification of Vietnam.

He was and is a dedicated member of the Vietnamese Communist party.

I Can’t think of any other modern general who accomplished so much with so little and against such odds. He is like a GOD of Strategical Warfare.

5. ADOLF HITLER (1889-1945)

He had no systematically acquired military knowledge, except for his experiences as a private in WW1. Never went to a Military academy unlike the 4 previous Generals. But he was able to conquer Europe through his revolutionary Military tactic at the Time: The “BLITZKRIEG”. Ladies and Gentlemen I present a successful Military Lunatic with a competent army at the time - Adolf Hitler.

Bringing Hitler to my list isn’t an easy decision. FRANKLY, He is a mess. I could’ve replaced him with Gen. Washington, Gen. Cornwallis, Gen. Schwarzkopf, and many more contenders to my list. But what made me brought Hitler here is his charisma. How he rose from power with nothing but the use of Politics. Personally, he should be the perfect example of what politicians should be. Minus the Lunacy and Genocidal thinking.

His spotlight to my list started with the battle for Poland. yet, Poland was easy to run over. The odds were in his favour. The recklessness was more in calling English and French bluffs to intervene. The generals were very sceptical of this. The invasion of France, was an immense success for him, but not at all a foregone conclusion. France was one of the serious military powers. German generals had a lot of respect for her and were not at all happy to take her on. But it worked out and of course catapulted his reputation into new spheres. What you begin to see from these experiences is that he gains moral ground over the advice of his generals. He seems to know better. The attack on the Soviet Union was then another campaign that started with unimaginable successes on an operational level. But strategically it was total craziness. One important decision he made was to hold the line after the battle in front of Moscow and not retreat in 1941, again overruling his generals. The decision arguably was the correct one, because the Germans could hold the line. But it was less informed by military knowledge than by ideology. There are numerous other examples like this. Some of his decisions were wrong too, I am sure, but in the context of great successes, nobody paid attention. So up until, I guess, 1943 his ego and image was confirmed by pretty spectacular victories. When the tide turned, however, it became clear that he couldn’t really handle adversity. Fair weather general that he was, he started playing the “I knew it better than you before” card against his generals and made decisions on a local level against the sound advice of his staff, for instance to hold ground when he was emphatically advised to withdraw by the true experts. And increasingly he started to mistrust the generals, who were  (in his mind which grew ever more paranoid) somehow stealing his victory by incompetence or worse: subversion. (Stalin, on the other hand, it has to be noted stopped to interfere on an operational level, when he realised what damage his purges had done.) Was he good as a military strategist? He was a lunatic with a competent army - a bad combination. He had an uncompromising “all or nothing” approach to a subject that lives from flexibility and adaptability. His ways did neither serve himself nor his people and not even his ideology either. The latter is what we should be thankful for.

THAT BRINGS ME TO THE END OF MY MOST LONGEST BLOG AS OF YET.

NO PLAGIARISMS WERE MADE DIGITALLY, GRAPHICALLY, AND MECHANICALLY. THANK YOU FOR READING!

37 Tumblr Fellows Asked:

“Mister, What makes a great writer? How can one achieve this?”

Well, I am NO Author (as of yet) and am just taking the Senior High ABM Track but as a skilled writer with the merits of service to school publications and even my Tumblr blog (which has recently bumped to 14,000 followers), I’ll do my utmost in explaining all the shits that need be.

The ability to look through your reader’s eyes! You can only be a good writer, if you are a good reader… Before writing anything, a writer first of all should consider the fact, that, will he/she be gripped with, or interested in the piece of writing, if it was given to him/her. Being a good writer, you actually step into the mind of your reader.This leads to perfection!

But on a broad perspective,

1. Good writers are inspired by other writers - Good writers read. There is a reason similar female characters appeared in Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Hemmingway, and O'Neil. They read each other. 2. Good writers run their worlds with a gentle - not authoritarian - hand. Many writers don’t know how their story will end, not specifically. Writers create an interesting character, one that captures an archetype or a person seminal in their life, and they let the character develop itself.  Especially true with 19th century authors who wrote in serials. (Thackeray, Collins, Dickens, Gaskell). 3. Good writers kill the darlings - They revisit their work and edit. They remove plot lines, superfluous words, context.  (Notable exception to this is Anthony Trollope, he wrote (long hand) 3000 words a day, every day, and only had minor edits.)(1) 4. Good writers write to write. They don’t write a book for the sake of writing a book.  Many authors who publish for money, yes, but I’d argue they are equally compelled; a gut reaction to something they experience, a character needing to be formed, a story that must be told. Good writers must be. 5. Good writers are confident and in touch with their own “truth”. I’m not saying they are confident as people, and not always as writers. But good writers know when they write something that is good, true, in their voice - and when it’s not. They just know. When they don’t, sometimes they will produce subpar work anyway. And sometimes they won’t produce at all; writer’s block. 6. Good writers write about the human condition. At the center of all good books is something familiar: suffering, loss, coming of age, empowerment, spirituality, love, abandonment, self-actualization, etc. Psychoses, pathologies: being human. Themes that were first written by the Greeks 2000+ yrs ago, and Shakespeare 500+ years ago and are recycled, in countless ways, through the ages.

Here the ending I must the will to collectively liquidate my explanations rest to those of you.

How To be A Professional or Better Gamer in League Of Legends ?

1. Focused on The Way You Play and Learn Everything and i mean every single information .

Most Players especially Bronze Gamers at League of Legends wonder when would they improve . Well, as a Platinum Player of League of Legends - Philippines , i was once a Bronze Gamer who duo with trolls and played games with weaklings . To be Honest Bronze Division is where you could find the trollest , most noob , yet funniest gamers than any gamers of Higher Divisions Like Silver,Gold, Platinum etc.

Okay , on a more serious note : “Focus on the way you Play” and “Accept your Limitations”.

Get Real ! You’ll never be like Faker , Bengi , Piglet , or Dade in 1 Night !

I’m Playing for already a Year and since then , i still know my Limitations .

And you should too ! Focus on the things you still don’t know , Even the Basics of Creepting , Leashing , Ganking , Pushing and/or Defending Lanes defines what kind of player you are .

Don’t assume like someone so Pro in an instant , LoL is a Game where being boastful is a weakness .

Always Remember the Proper ways of Farming and Leashing at the Early Game , Every Gold Counts !

In League Of Legends - Philippines , there are 4 Types of Champion Categories , Which are the Following :

1. AD ( Attack Damage ) Champions ( Common in Solo top Roles and Jungler ) - Usually Played as an Assassin or Fighter . Like : Darius , Fiora , Master Yi , Talon , Leesin Etc. Item Builds are mostly Attack Damage Contribution Types. Like : Ravenous Hydra , Infinity Edge , Bloodthirster

2. AP ( Ability Power ) Champions (Common in Solo Mid and Support Roles) - Usually Played as a Mage and as an Assassin too . Like : LeBlanc , Akali , Katarina , Fizz , Ryze, Karthus , Ahri etc .Item Builds are mostly Rabaddon , Zhonyas Hourglass , which are Ability Power Contribution type Items.

3. AD Carry ( Attack Damage Range ) Champion ( Automatic Bottom Lane , Ranged Weaponized type Champion ) - Usually Played as an Marksman in LoL . Like: Graves , Twitch , Miss Fortune , Ashe , Tristana , Caitlyn , Etc.Item Builds are mostly Attack Damage Contribution with a slight Range Item Contribution and Attack Speed as well .

4. AP Tank , AD Tank , Hybrid Champions ( Common in Support-Tank Roles)- These are Champions which has exact stats per Ad , AP and Life contributions .Like : Yorick , Dr.Mundo , Alistar . Etc . Very Vague to describe .

2.Master the Way You Play include Presence of Mind .Never Panic and think Negative too easily

If you’re done knowing the Ways , tips , and tricks at playing LoL then master every single one of it.

Examples :As a Solo top . You are most Likely to expect that you’re gonna carry your teammates all the way to end game .

As a Jungle :

You are most Likely to Gank and Farm from early - end game .

As a Support :

You are most Likely to be the “one” who will do almost every bulk of the Actions in Bottom Lane since in my expert opinion , the main role of being a Support are as Follows :

1. Sacrificing Creeps and Kills for the AD carry 2.Being the Frontline in Team Fights . 3.Putting wards on bushes . 4.Assisting the AD carry to slain an opponent . 5,You’re most likely to be the Tank of the Team .

Now, Lets go to Creepting .

Creepting refers on killing minions and neutral minions as well . Every Killed Minion is an Additional Gold to you (if you killed it). Creepting also refers to Xping or Gaining XP which determines the Speed of Leveling up during the Game .Remember killing minions in a slow rate may affect your Fiscal Spendings and Item Spending Cuts during visiting the Shop , not to mention you might get Gap in Creepting so Slow . ( Catch Up if that happens ) .

Next is Ganking ! What is Ganking in LoL ? Well , Ganking is more likely to be termed as “Help” or “Reinforcement/s” in LoL , it is the scenario wherein in example , as a Jungler you are poised to go bottomlane because your teammates there are crying out for your help in assisting them to slain their lane oppponents .

Third is Pushing and Defending/Hold in . Pushing or Going Offense is an easy way if there is an advantage like Being the Baddest Player in the Game whereas you have the Gold-Item , Level and Skill Advantage at the Game .Defending a Lane is a Hard Part in LoL since you are opted to a “Tower Hug” Strategy till Help Comes .

So Master the Way you Play ! Every Way of it.

Master Champion Skills and The Duration of Every Skills .Be Literate to Spells , Have the Proper Runes and Masteries  , Proper Attitudes of being a Gamer is a M

For Example Ryze Stun only lasts for 3 seconds , Lux’s Stun Last about 5 seconds , Remember in Every Skill Upgrade per Level , the Duration of every Skills like Stun , Snare , Slow , Changes .Ignoring Them May Affect you’re Expectations .

If you already reached Level 30 , then you got every spell necessary to be prepared in Provisional Gaming . ( Flash - Ignite ) those 2 are the most used spells in rank games .

1.Check your Runes if they’re correct . Remember Every Rune Page is Used to Appropriate Champions and this include the Masteries .( The Two a.) Runes b.) Masteries are very Important ! Ignore them , and suffer the disadvantages of ignoring it ).

2.As you Play Often you get more Experience ! Remember to accept Mistakes and Learn how to make them Right next time . As Long as Possible never CUSS or Verbally assault a Teammate too easily , but instead , Boost His Morale and tell him to make it right and or encourage him to do better , but still , if he keeps on Trolling .], HAHAHAH !! Then it’s up to you ! Cuss Him to the Full Extent . XD

3.Take Breaks After each Game , Take Note that your Mind is Part of your Physical Body . Drink Water or any Liquid to Help Refresh your memory , remember your mistakes , Look at far objects to relax your eyes .In Short just Chill , it’s just a game .

4. Always Try to Improve . You’ll Feel what i feel when i got out of Bronze but being at Platinum Division Doesn’t makes you a Pro or a Veteran Player at All ! It’s not about the win that matters , It’s How you win that Matters Most , if you’re at Diamond but your gaming is like a Gold Gaming one , HAhaha !! You Sorry Bro ! You Don’t Deserve it . I Swear !

5. Dedication and Motivation - it divides Deserving Players to weak Players .You know What ? i Was once a Weak Player too , and it annoys me sometimes knowing that i may not have a Future in being a Better Player at LoL . but 4 months Later i found out i was wrong ! So Why can’t you reader / gamer ? I mean I’m Platinum 1 now at the Philippines and nearing Diamond .

6. Respect Other Players : At all means Possible , respect other players no matter how weak is he/her , Being a Good and Nice Treating Player is better than a boastful one . I experienced it.

7. If every you meet a Diamond , Platinum or let’s just say Gold Division and above players , ask him or her some tips on how to play better in every game , never think that sometimes when you’re already confident and think you’re the best , huh ! Think again ! you’re not the best ! there’s always someone out there who’ll be /gonna be better than you .

8. Promise to yourself that one Day , you’ll beat those persons you want to . Just don’t be Over Confident okay ? never Underestimate someone , never overestimate yourself .Always Think Positive but in a Anybody’s Game Way.