As A New Week Dawns...

Our team selected the following "Thoughts" courtesy of +Jonathan Huie which we hope all enjoy:

All your anxiety is because of your desire for harmony.
Seek disharmony, then you will gain peace.
- Rumi

Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.
- Plutarch

What is happiness except the simple harmony
between a man and the life he leads?
- Albert Camus

Notations On Our World: On An Earthquake in Turkey & An #Outsider Milestone

 It is fitting that on the occasion of the 2350th Write-up here in #outsiders, we report on the triumph of Democracy in Turkey:

#Turkey #AKP appears to lose its majority in parliament, 🙏🏼💥early election results showed  http://t.co/gt4WThHD24

— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) June 7, 2015

As this was reported on the Wall Street Journal, we have just received reports that the Turkey Ruling Party, the #AKP, is 17 Seats Short to form the next Government.    This is as Pro-Kurdish Parties and other leftists have gained ground.   It is a bright spot in the ever so challenging region whereby the inferno rages on.

It is a developing story we'd be commenting on over the ensuing days.....

Notations For the Week-End: On June 6 & A World @ War

June 6 was a pivotal day in the history of our World as the Normandy Invasion began.    The Canadian Liberal Leader, Justin Trudeau, reflected upon this yesterday on his Facebook Page: 

Posted by Justin Trudeau on Saturday, June 6, 2015

It is a tragic testament to our times as we continue to be witness to War even today as there are conflicts in over 160 Countries around the World.    Although it was gratifying to be witness to India and Bangladesh finally settling border disputes,  the inferno in the Middle East and North Africa rages on ever more.    There are reports that over 500,000 People are waiting in Libya to cross the Mediterrienan to escape to Europe in search of a better life.   This is as the BBC is right now reporting on the latest atrocities by Daesh (also known as the Islamic State/ISIS) On how children are being recruited and abused by Daesh.