Become an expert in the USE of English language . Yes, You CAN!!!

Become an expert  in the USE of English language .  Yes, You CAN!!!  PURPOSE The intention of this BLOG is to make you read a passage and study the words and think about it . Words have been separated from the passage and their meaning have been given with other usages. The brief writing about the statement is to provoke you further into thinking after assessment . BENEFITS Presenting ideas ,helping to increase your vocabulary, and  helping you to better your language. To understand words and their usage contextually What you should do ? Read the passage carefully , study the meanings with full attention ( in the process you will come across many new words ) . then read the brief article given below which is  an addition to  the  ideas in the statement or an expansion of it . You should make an attempt to write two sentences using these words so that you will never forget these words.  You may feel that you know that word and their meanings but the fact is that every word has to be studied to bring those into your active vocabulary ( using the words when you write or speak )  The more words you KNOW the more POWERFUL will be your communication and your ability to communicate effectively.Your progress in your career depends entirely upon how you communicate with others in all the FOUR spheres : READING,SPEAKING ,WRITING and LISTENING  and these needs good vocabulary .this BLOG is a humble attempt to help you understand more words and also to give you some very meaningful ideas to make you think on various aspects of LIFE PASSAGE  “ Do not blame people so much as the environments into which they are born .Their surroundings and circumstances force them to become worse than they  really are .That is true of both EAST and WEST. Society must be brought into tune with a higher note. Materialism must be balanced by idealism ; there is no other real cure for the world’s difficulties. The troubles into which countries are everywhere being plunged are really agonies which will force this change ,just as failure is frequently a sign-post pointing to another road” PAUL BRUNTON… A Search In Secret India   Brunton was one of the twentieth century’s greatest explorers of the spiritual traditions of the East. He was also a journalist with a healthy regard for critical impartiality and for commonsense. These characteristics ,together with a rich inner life ,made him a superb writer on spirituality of the ORIENT . A Search In secret INDIA is one of the great classics of spiritual travel writing. “ Paul Brunton was surely one of the finest mystical flowers to grow on the wasteland of our civilization. what he has to say is important to us all” ..George Feuerstein WORDS: Every word will have several contextual meanings and it may change according to where it is used ENVIRONMENT : 1. The circumstances or conditions that surround one; surroundings. 2. The totality of circumstances surrounding an organism or group of organisms, especially: a. The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, and survival of organisms:"We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism" (Paul Brooks). b. The complex of social and cultural conditions affecting the nature of an individual or community. 3. Computer Science a. The entire set of conditions under which one operates a computer, as it relates to the hardware, operating platform, or operating system. b. An area of a computer's memory used by the operating system and some programs to store certain variables to which they need frequent access environment [ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt] noun 1. external conditions or surroundings, esp those in which people live or work 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Ecology the external surroundings in which a plant or animal lives, which tend to influence its development and behaviour 3. the state of being environed; encirclement 4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing an operating system, program, or integrated suite of programs that provides all the facilities necessary for a particular application a word-processing environment environmental  adj environmentally  adv 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time. 3. the social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population. 4. the hardware or software configuration of a computer system. [1825–30] en•vi`ron•men′tal, adj. en•vi`ron•men′tal•ly, adv. syn: environment, milieu, ambiance, setting refer to the objects, conditions, or circumstances that influence the life of an individual or community. environment may refer to physical or to social and cultural surroundings: an environment of grinding poverty. milieu, encountered most often in literary writing, refers to intangible surroundings: a milieu of artistic innovation. ambiance applies to the mood or tone of the surroundings: an ambiance of ease and elegance. setting tends to highlight the person or thing surrounded by or set against a background: a lovely setting for a wedding. MATERIALISM 1. Philosophy The theory that physical matter is the only reality and that everything, including thought, feeling, mind, and will, can be explained in terms of matter and physical phenomena. 2. The theory or attitude that physical well-being and worldly possessions constitute the greatest good and highest value in life. 3. A great or excessive regard for worldly concerns. ma·te ri·al·ist n. ma·te ri·al·is tic adj. ma·te ri·al·is ti·cal·ly adv. Materialism [məˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm] 1. interest in and desire for money, possessions, etc., rather than spiritual or ethical values 2. (Philosophy) Philosophy the monist doctrine that matter is the only reality and that the mind, the emotions, etc., are merely functions of it Compare idealism [3] dualism [2] See also identity theory 3. (Philosophy) Ethics the rejection of any religious or supernatural account of things THE WORD APPEARS IN ; The very simplicity of his reasoning was its strength, and his materialism was far more compelling than the subtly complex materialism of Charley Furuseth. The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context (Cambridge University Press, 1920), will see that an old-fashionedmaterialism can receive no support from modern physics. The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context You know, one of those uncouth new people one's so often coming across nowadays, One of those free-thinkers you know, who are reared d'emblee in theories of atheism, scepticism, and materialism. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context IDEALISM : .  1. The act or practice of envisioning things in an ideal form. 2. Pursuit of one's ideals. 3. Idealized treatment of a subject in literature or art. 4. Philosophy :The theory that the object of external perception, in itself or as perceived, consists of ideas 5 belief in or pursuance of ideals 6 the tendency to represent things in their ideal forms, rather than as they are 7 (Philosophy) any of a group of philosophical doctrines that share the monistic view that material objects and the external world do not exist in reality independently of the human mind but are variously creations of the mind or constructs of ideas Compare materialism [2]dualism [2] idealist  n idealistic  adj idealistically  ad i•de•al•ism (aɪˈdi əˌlɪz əm) noun 1. the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, or goals. 2. the practice of idealizing. 3. something idealized; an ideal representation. 4. treatment of subject matter, as in art, in which a mental conception of beauty or form is stressed. 5. any philosophical system or theory that maintains that the real is of the nature of thought or that the object of external perception consists of ideas. THE STATEMENT and MY understanding Brunton is a fine writer( WITH SPIRITUAL LEANINGS ) who wrote convincingly about abstract things in a very clear, understandable language Though he was initially confused about the contradictions he found in Hinduism , he pursued the subject passionately and discovered very satisfying answers. This passage deals with two important aspects which haunt us even now. We are not able to decide what is more important : Materialism or Spiritualism in the modern situation. but the thing is that materialism has tremendous limitation  whereas spiritualism has no limits . Materialism is nothing but pursuing material things and pleasures which becomes and end in itself. this usually ends up in frustration and disappointment But the problem that arise out of our material pursuit could be solved by spirituality which has the power to pierce to the root the problem and solve it permanently. Many think that idealism is madness but it is not. Idealism  is “the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, or goals” . This means that we have to aim high to achieve something in life. ” Hitch one’s wagon to a star To aim high, to have high ideals, to be idealistic. Ralph Waldo Emerson apparently coined this metaphor which appeared in his Society and Solitude (1870): Now that is the wisdom of a man … to hitch his wagon to a star.