Quelle personne célèbre avait la vie secrète la plus terrifiante?

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Which celebrity had the most horrifying secret life?

Quelle personne célèbre avait la vie secrète la plus terrifiante?

Nous ne sommes pas étrangers envers Madame Curie, une grande physicienne, chimiste et scientifique de l’histoire moderne. Elle et son mari Pierre Curie remportèrent le prix Nobel en physique pour leur recherche sur la radioactivité, avant de découvrir indépendamment le polonium et le radium, deux éléments qui leur valurent le prix Nobel de nouveau, cette fois en chimie. Toutefois, bien avant ces prix, Madame Curie souffrait de la plus grande souillure de sa vie : elle entretenait une relation secrète avec des étudiants, ce qui faillit lui faire rater le prix Nobel.

En 1906, le mari de Marie Curie, Pierre Curie, est tué dans un accident de carriole. Face à la mort de son mari, Marie Curie endure un immense chagrin, mais continue à investir dans moult expériences et recherches scientifiques. Une période d’introverture émotionnelle.

Cependant, une personne fait irruption dans la vie de Madame Curie et perturbe son rythme. C’est Paul Langevin, un étudiant qui a 5 ans de moins que Madame Curie.

Après la perte de son mari, Madame Curie doit non seulement continuer à s’engager dans des expériences scientifiques, mais elle doit également s’occuper de ses deux filles. Mais Langevin lui apporte beaucoup d’aide et dans sa vie et dans la science, ce qui l’émoit énormément, et la laisse tomber amoureuse de Langevin.

Sauf que Langevin est marié à une femme toute petite, laquelle se dispute souvent avec lui pour des sujets insignifiants, se plaignant que Langevin n’apporte ni avantage ni contribution à la famille, ne sachant qu’investir en lui-même dans la science. Les scientifiques et les femmes citadines n’ont aucun langage mutuel. Peu à peu, Langevin déteste tout autant sa femme, de façon qu’il développe une résonance émotionnelle vis-à-vis de Madame Curie, elle-même scientifique.

Par conséquent, Madame Curie et Langevin tombent amoureux l’un de l’autre, et complotent également pour que Langevin demande le divorce de sa femme. Pourtant, la femme de Langevin refuse de vie comme de mort, et le divorce échoue, sauf que des événements inattendus se déroulent.

La femme de Langevin découvre la lettre d’amour écrite par Madame Curie et destinée à Langevin, avant de la publier dans les médias. Face à un tel scoop, les médias doivent évidemment exagérer, et révéler l’existence d’un désir d’amour et de sexe chez Madame Curie. Aussitôt, elle est sujette à de nombreuses critiques, qui la traitent de « salope polonaise » et demandent son exil de France. À cette époque, Madame Curie apprend que le polonium et le radium sont nominés comme lauréats du prix Nobel. Lorsqu’ils entendent parler du scandale, les organisateurs cherchent à annuler la nomination de Madame Curie ; mais avec un peu d’aide, elle redevient nominée, et remporte en fin de compte le prix Nobel en chimie.

Lorsque la Première Guerre mondiale se déclenche, personne n’a à s’inquiéter du scandale Madame Curie ; pourtant, cette dernière se rend personnellement au front pour soigner les soldats blessés, par le biais de rayons X. En 1934, Marie Curie décède d’une leucémie maligne en raison de son exposition à long terme aux matières radioactives. Les gens ne sont pas des sages et ne peuvent rien faire. La vie de Madame Curie fut consacrée à la science ; elle reste une grande scientifique digne de notre respect.

Fear Transformed by Faith

January 30, 2024 Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Readings for Today

Video While he was still speaking, people from the synagogue official’s house arrived and said, “Your daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any longer?” Disregarding the message that was reported, Jesus said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid; just have faith.” Mark 5:35–36 This short line is one worth pondering every day. “Do not be afraid; just have faith.” This statement can apply to many situations we experience throughout our lives. It is a command of love from our Lord and is a command that we all need to hear, especially when hardships come our way. First, it should be noted that this was a grave situation in which extreme emotion and temptations to fear would be understandable. The father in this story had a young daughter at the point of death, and he came to beg Jesus to heal her. Jesus agreed. But while they were on their way, Jesus and the father received the heartbreaking news that the daughter had just died. As any parent would know, this news must have been incredibly difficult to hear. So begin by trying to understand the grief that this father was experiencing. Try to especially understand his grief at that moment as he heard this devastating news. As you ponder his grief, try to also ponder the heart, thinking, emotions and words of Jesus. Jesus had no fear. He knew that this would end very well. But because He also had deep empathy and love for this grieving father, Jesus turned to him to give him hope. Hope in the midst of a very difficult and painful experience in life is hard to come by. When faced with grief, it is very tempting to give in to despair. Despair is a complete loss of hope. Despair keeps us from God and strips us of faith. But despair is always avoidable if we follow Jesus’ command of love. “Do not be afraid; just have faith.” What is it that tempts you to fear in life? What is it that tempts you to lose your hope? Perhaps you struggle with the death of a loved one, and you find it very difficult. Perhaps your grief comes from small sources and is only minor right now. The truth is that all of us will experience small temptations to lose hope every day. And most will also experience grave temptations at one time or another. For these reasons, we must all constantly listen to Jesus’ words and work to dispel every fear in life as we invite God to bestow upon us the gift of hope that comes from unwavering faith in His plan for our lives. Reflect, today, upon any struggles you have with despair, fear or anxiety in life. As you do, know that all things are possible when you turn to God with faith. Faith does not necessarily remove the hardships of life; it does something even better. It transforms hardships so that you can endure them with grace, joy and supernatural hope. When this happens, everything in life has the potential to be used by God for our good. All we need to do is continually reject fear and “just have faith.” My compassionate Lord, You consoled this grieving father and instilled within him the gifts of faith and hope. Please also speak your command of love to me, calling me to trust in You no matter what I struggle with in life. May I always have faith in You and never fall into despair or fear. Jesus, I trust in You.

What do Filipinos hate the most about the Philippines?

Yesha Croe

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What do Filipinos hate the most about the Philippines?

My perspective:

1. Hot weather. In summer I just hate it.

2. Many of my fellowmen are bullies. Like school scenarios or work scenarios, there is always someone out there that have the time and action to put others down. To lift themselves up.

3. Arrogance. again, this is everywhere in my country. Be it rich or poor that sorta trait is very visible. Due to that, people fail to truly connect to others. instead of being kind, people throw shade on you when you just breathe.

4. Mentality of making a benefit from other people instead of making their own gains.Again, roots to arrogance. I notice people who feel very high of themselves try to be close to people who are an achiever that can benefit them or someone who has a lot of resources(money, assets, high fame, top in hierarchy corporate jobs). They stick like glue to those they can have a positive gain yet step on others who seem of no value to them.

5. Breeding. Many people here are too caught up in illusions of love and lust. Sure it's a human thing we need love. but there should be a plan, there should be a commitment. I see kids starving in the streets and there are a lot of kids here, many are thin and I bet they didn't ask to be born when they experienced such hardships. And you see the “dads” either can't be found, have another love affair, and have another child with another woman, not married and like a lazy human being there is to see. It's a common thing here, filipino men just pass their DNA as if it's nothing. And Filipinas just accept their fates and carry the burden all throughout their lives.

6. Human cctv. Filipinos tend to see what you are up to, even the smallest detail about you and they would talk to their friends about the info they know(what you have been doing, career, family life, etc) I think this sorta has to do with the majority of Filipinos are in groups or many cant seem to know what minding their own business means. I know this because be it in work or in shared rental properties it's the same pattern. Some of my friends backbite a new person in the area and I tend to change topics and say idk.

7. We have what we call “pakikisama” which means togetherness, so if you act like ignoring the other person in a new setting and don't engage in talking with the people around you, they would then call your names your back and make you be like a bad person. When reality, a person prob just wants some peace and quiet that's why they don't talk or are introverted. And if you can't communicate with others you bad person, It is as if you are obliged to entertain another person and give time to that person or people to be labeled good and friendly. But yes maybe in their perspectives social life is a priority but not for all. Tbh i just go with the flow and leave the group setting from time to time. I get drained by people a lot so I move and change places or go back to live alone.

8. Rude people everywhere. Foreigners are unlikely to experience it but as a Filipino, i meet at least 1 more often. Examples are cashiers. They are very very rude people I understand they have sht work but it is awful to see them trying to use me as their outlet(gaslighting/blaming) I also used to experience a cashier laughing at my small order.

Another example, there are also people who meddle in your business even without me asking, I went to the atm and a guy kept calling me, I didn’t pay him attention at first because he was mumbling and thought he was talking to others and I was busy. my sole purpose is to type in my PIN code and read what's on the screen that’s all my logic, I can't multi-task and entertain another person. He didn’t stop meddling and kept shouting that the atm was down, I realized it, still my attention on the screen, I tried to cancel my transaction then he suddenly spouted rude remarks at me because I didn’t pay him a glance or attention off course I wouldn’t, I can’t leave my transaction on hold just to talk to him I gotta cancel first. I was shocked by his behaviour. Then i realized he wasn’t such a good helpful fellow human being, he was just “helping” to get an ego boost. When i can’t give it, he acts like an adult brat and is rude about it.

Why are Filipino Americans ashamed of being Asian?

Phillip Gabriel Alcantara Mercado

 

Lived in The Philippines (2000–2001)

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Why are Filipino Americans ashamed of being Asian? Why is the phenomenon only in the US? The Philippines is clearly in Southeast Asia.

Colonial Mentality, the belief that Western Culture is more superior than Asian Culture. Add the fact that they are half White through an American father or mother or the fact that they grew up in America, they become ashamed of their Asian heritage as they see it as a tarnishing fact of their identity.

Even back home in the Philippines, not all will buy the whole notion that ‘We’re in Southeast Asia so we are Asians.’ Many Filipinos are proud of the three centuries long Spanish colonial period and 50 years of American colonialism and they use these facts to argue that Filipinos are more than just Asians… we’re Hispanics! They will make reasons such as the difference in Filipino cuisine with other Asian cuisines, the fact that we look more Latino and that we’re Catholics, one redeeming feature that the West possesses along with the other denominations of Christianity and Catholicism.

I have gotten into heated debates with individuals who argue that the Philippines is more Western, completely disregarding the fundamental fact that we’re Asians, like it or not. There is a sense of myopism where we can openly claim that Filipinos are more Western but Indonesians who were under Dutch rule for the same amount of time are not Western? Or like how Singapore was only ruled by the British for 100 years and ironically speaking, the city is more Western than Manila?

It is colonial mentality at its worse. In fact, Filipinos tend to look down on other Asians in the past due to the fact that we were an American stooge and Filipinos were proud of it. The Philippines used to be the richest country in Southeast Asia and were among the first to gain independence. Even today, Filipinos can judge Indonesians and Vietnamese people and when questioned about why the Philippines is a third-world, they are quick to argue that:

1. Marcos destroyed our economy.
2. Our politicians are corrupt and they do little to improve our lives.
3. Don’t you dare speak bad of the Philippines. Why so many bad things to say you?

I may be generalising or exegerrating but that is colonial mentality for you. In fact, many Filipinas target Americans as their husbands? Why? Well, to enter the United States, to enjoy the American Dream (not intending to insult those with genuine, legitimate relationships).

Why are many Filipinos ashamed of being Filipinos?

Jackie Michel

 

INFJ 4w3, Gen Xer, raised in the 80s

I would be lying if I say I never feel a bit of shame for being born and raised in the Philippines. While I observe this feeling of shame more with Filipinos abroad but Filipinos in the Philippines aren’t spared from it either.

1. For one, Filipinos are extremely regionalistic and are proud not for being a Filipino but for being of a certain regional ethnic group like “We are (insert region) first and Filipino second”. There is a lack of sense of unity among Filipinos that could lead into establishing a single Filipino identity. In other words, we are very ignorant of our own identity as Filipinos.
2. Second is apart from Manny Pacquiao, there aren’t enough prominent Filipino representation on a global scale especially in sectors like business, science, technology, media. Compare that with India which has Mahatma Gandhi, Deepak Chopra, the Dalai Lama, several Nobel Peace Prize winners, CIOs/CEOs of multinational tech companies including Google, MSN etc., Bollywood, Mahindra Motors, tech entrepreneurs etc. to boot. Is it any wonder that we tend to be extremely proud whenever we learn that a certain Hollywood actor is 1/8 Filipino or Spiderman’s sidekick is a Filipino as if making it to Hollywood is a reflection of an achievement of an entire nation. As much as I cringe at Pinoy pride but at the same time I understand the reason for its existence. However we are by no means inferior to other nations especially the West. I’m not downplaying the achievements of Hollywood actors of Filipino descent, they truly deserve all that award and success but its their achievement, not an achievement of entire Filipinos. Instead of being proud for being seen in mainstream Western media, we must be proud of our own rich history and achievement as Filipinos. Most of us including myself are ignorant of our own history because our textbooks and all we learned in school are skewed towards colonialism for the benefit of our colonial masters especially the US who spearheaded the public education system in the country. Ms. Dayang Marikit has an interesting post regarding our rich pre-colonial history which are all verified thru discoveries of ancient artifacts just shows how our education system has been feeding us garbage making us believe that without the West, we would be nothing which is very opposite from truth. I strongly recommend you read her post and see for yourself how capable our ancestors were and I believe we can still do what they did. (I’m trying to paste the link but couldn’t do it but you can see her answer here: What are some remarkable ancient civilizations most people don't know about? )
3. Third is the stereotype associated with Filipinos like being gold diggers, illegal immigrants, maids, factory workers, blue collar laborers, caregivers which comes to mind of many foreign based Pinoys that Filipinos are pushovers, incompetent and lacking leadership skills that they see from other nationalities or from the first world culture that they grew up.
4. Fourth, and this is what I personally cringe, is the oversized ego of many Filipinos which leads to a false sense of patriotism (aka Pinoy pride), inability to handle criticisms, inability to accept mistakes that hinders growth and progress.
5. EDIT (Add’l): We have a weak passport power which is a huge hindrance to Filipinos who wish to travel outside the country. For a long time, we have been at the lower half when it comes to passport power and have visa-free access to only 64 countries out of 226 possible destinations. According to the 2019 Henley Passport Index, that is based on data provided by the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) and covers 199 passports, the Philippines is currently at the 80th spot, slipped from 70th spot last year losing visa-free access to two nations. Our passport is also at the lower half in Southeast Asia. Compared that with Singapore which ties the #1 spot with Japan where both countries have access to 190 countries, Malaysia holds 13th spot with access to 176 countries, Brunei at 22nd with access to 164 countries, Timor-Leste at 56th with access to 94 countries, Thailand holds 70th with access to 74 countries, Indonesia at 75th with access to 69 countries. Heck, even other developing countries like El Salvador, Honduras, Venezuela, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Colombia, all Pacific Island nations etc. have higher rankings than the Philippines. This greatly puts Philippine passport holders at a disadvantage. When we want to go to Europe, Australia, NZ, Japan we have to plan it a year in advance and be prepared to risk embarrassment and lose some privacy as it requires some paperwork to do, documents to present including certificate of employment, bank statements showing you have a significant amount of money to support you while you’re travelling and other documents that we can prove that we don’t intend to overstay or illegally settle in their countries. I blame this on other Filipinos who abused that privilege that was given to them way back in the 70s-80s and chose to illegally settle which is why our country is considered as one of the high-risk countries. Although countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Somalia, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon etc. have it worse but still being ranked among the lower half isn’t something to be proud of. Unlike many countries, we cannot have the luxury of travelling on a whim. Not to mention that our passport is deemed useless when its validity is six months and under. What is the use of putting an expiry date if we cannot use it six months before that date?
6. Filipinos aren’t assertive by nature and are mostly taught to keep silent to avoid the risk of losing face. This is also the reason for the lack of entrepreneurial mindset of most Filipinos, many would rather work for someone else for a meager but more stable pay than becoming entrepreneurs that involves a lot of risk taking. Most Filipino youths are being taught and trained from an early age that having a good, stable job is the ultimate goal, instead of aiming to become the next Henry Sy, Lucio Tan, Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg. We would rather play it safe than assert ourselves by taking risks. And for some who do managed to become entrepreneurs, they think small like sari-sari store, street foods, turo-turo small cafeteria or maglalako (mobile cafeteria) whereas Chinese entrepreneurs think gigantic malls or global restaurant chains. No wonder why over 97% of Filipino business tycoons are of foreign ancestry, mostly Chinese and Spanish.

Never Give Up on Another

January 29, 2024 Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Readings for Today

Video “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me!” (He had been saying to him, “Unclean spirit, come out of the man!”) He asked him, “What is your name?” He  replied, “Legion is my name.  There are many of us.” Mark 5:7–9 To most people, such an encounter would be terrifying. This man whose words are recorded above was possessed by a multitude of demons. He lived on the hillsides among various caves by the sea, and no one wanted to go near him. He was a violent man, crying out day and night, and all the townspeople were fearful of him. But when this man saw Jesus at a distance, something amazing happened. Instead of Jesus being terrified of the man, the multitude of demons possessing the man became terrified of Jesus. Jesus then commanded the many demons to leave the man and enter a herd of about two thousand swine instead. The swine immediately ran down the hill into the sea and drowned. The possessed man returned to normal, becoming clothed and in his right mind. All who saw him were amazed. Clearly, this brief summary of the story does not adequately explain the terror, trauma, confusion, suffering, etc., that this man endured during the years of his diabolical possession. And it does not adequately explain the grave suffering of this man's family and friends, as well as the disorder caused to the local townspeople as a result of his possession. Thus, to better understand this story, it is useful to contrast the before-and-after experience of all involved. It was very difficult for everyone to comprehend how this man could go from being possessed and out of his mind to calm and rational. For that reason, Jesus told the man to “Go home to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in his pity has done for you.” Imagine the mix of joy, confusion and disbelief that his family would have experienced.  If Jesus could transform the life of this man who was completely possessed by a Legion of demons, then no one is ever without hope. Too often, especially within our families and among old friends, there are those whom we have written off as irredeemable. There are those who have gone so far astray that they seem hopeless. But one thing this story tells us is that hope is never lost for anyone—not even those completely possessed by a multitude of demons. Reflect, today, upon anyone in your life whom you have written off. Perhaps they have hurt you over and over. Or perhaps they have chosen a life of grave sin. Look at that person in the light of this Gospel and know that there is always hope. Be open to God acting through you in a profound and powerful way so that even the most seemingly irredeemable person you know will be given hope through you. My most powerful Lord, I offer to You, this day, the person whom I call to mind who is most in need of Your redeeming grace. May I never lose hope in Your ability to transform their life, to forgive their sins and to bring them back to You. Use me, dear Lord, to be an instrument of Your mercy, so that they will come to know You and experience the freedom You so deeply desire that they receive. Jesus, I trust in You.

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