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Excerpt: On Thursday, November 27, 2025, Thanksgiving Day, reflections delve into man’s existence as a social being. The post highlights Man’s social relationships, often enhanced through shared meals, and acknowledges the role trillions of microbes play in man’s existence, silently hosted within our bodies. The tradition of Thanksgiving Day, a celebration of a historical feast marking the culmination of a successful harvest, emphasizes gratitude and spiritual bonding during shared meals. With human bodies carrying far more microbial cells than human cells, an unseen reciprocation of symbiotic relationships occurs; it is viewed as an unintentional act of constant ‘Thanksgiving’. Man’s existence continues due to Mercy, Compassion, Grace, or Krupa in Sanskrit, despite his lack of awareness of the interactions happening within him. The Whole Dude wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and expresses gratitude for life itself.

***The Positive Science of Spirituality. The Biotic Community that formulates the Human Being as a Social Being.***

On Thursday, November 27, 2025, Thanksgiving Day, Whole Dude shares their thoughts on the ‘Social’ dimension of man’s existence in the natural world. Man’s mental health and well-being are determined by his ability to formulate harmonious social relations. Man uses food and drink as tools to develop and to sustain his social relationships.

**Thursday, November 27, 2025. Reflections on man as a social being.** **Man is the natural host of trillions of microbes. It adds a new dimension to the social aspects of man’s existence in the natural world.**

The singular reality called Man represents a biological or biotic community of independent, individual cells apart from trillions of individual microorganisms that man hosts by providing them food and shelter all the time.

The Tradition of Thanksgiving Day

The tradition of Thanksgiving Day – Man lives by giving Thanks during all days of his life.

In the United States, Thanksgiving is an annual holiday observed on the fourth Thursday of November. It is a day of feasting, and it often serves as a public expression of thanks to God in the form of prayerful eating of food. It commemorates the Pilgrims’ celebration of the good harvest and a friendly relationship between Plymouth Colonists and Native Americans in 1621. The first national Thanksgiving Day, proclaimed by President George Washington was celebrated on November 26, 1789. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving an annual holiday.

Gratitude is an Acknowledgment

***The tradition of Thanksgiving Day – Man lives by giving Thanks during all days of his life.***

**Thursday, November 23, 2023. Reflections on man as a social being.**

The human organism represents a biotic community of interacting living cells. It is estimated that the human body consists of about 100 trillion cells, and the human body carries about ten times as many bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. These microbes are important to the health of humans. The man has no cortical awareness of the colonization of his body by microbial flora and has no direct awareness of the biotic interactions that take place inside his gut. The biotic interactions between the gut cells of the human body and the bacterial cells have the characteristics of spiritual biotic interactions.

**Thursday, November 27, 2025. Reflections on man as a social being. The Biological Membrane performs cognitive functions.**

Living cells have a corporeal substance called Protoplasm or Cytoplasm that demonstrates the ability that can be described as Spiritual Biotic Interactions. The Biological Membrane or Cell Membrane separates the cell from its environment and other living cells present in the environment. Cells use unique proteins, biological molecules and receptor sites to recognize the other living cells and use chemical signals to facilitate the interactions. Such interactions between living cells involve cognitive abilities, the characteristics of consciousness or awareness.

The biotic interactions take place at the cellular level and are dependent upon the conscious nature of the living cell that gives it the ability to recognize the presence of other living cells in its external environment. The anatomical organ known as the brain does not play any role in these spiritual biotic interactions inside the human gastrointestinal tract. Each time we eat a meal, consume any food or drink, the act of eating gets transformed into ‘Thanksgiving’. The man has no choice and has no control over the beneficial effects his eating contributes to the microbial flora of the gut with whom he had established a mutually beneficial social relationship. Whether he likes it or not, whether he knows it or not, man lives by providing a Thanksgiving meal during all the days of his existence. Each meal functions as a serving of ‘Gratitude’. While his existence is dependent upon Lord God Creator’s Power/Force/Energy known as Mercy, Compassion, Grace, and or Krupa (Sanskrit), the man may or may not publicly express his thanks in acknowledgment of that Compassion. However, man has no escape from the act of giving thanks and living as a Natural Host to trillions of unknown microbes.

Man’s Essence and Existence – The idea of Thanksgiving:

The word “Thanks” is used to acknowledge the feelings of gratitude for a benefit that we have received; grateful acknowledgment of something received by or done for one. Giving thanks is an act that reveals the spiritual nature of a relationship between two or more entities involved in interactions.

Whole Dude – A Dude with Whole Attitude:

Whole Dude – Wholesome Attitude: The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, the British Prime Minister (1940-1945 and 1951-1955) who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. A Whole Person with a Wholesome Attitude.

Whole Dude is pleased to share this photo image of Sir Winston Churchill as representative of a Whole Dude with a Whole Attitude, an attitude that is wholesome and is rewarding. He said, “You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.” Life is all about The Art of Receiving and The Art of Giving and by the actions and behavior that we display in getting and giving, we show our true colors and it is all about Wholesome Attitude.

When properly examined, it must be recognized that human existence primarily involves what may be called Divine Grace, Mercy, and Compassion or Providence. Human Existence shows the characteristics of a design, or plan to achieve a desired goal or objective.

In our opinion, man is conditioned by fear, the fear of failure in his struggle for Existence. When properly examined, it must be recognized that human existence primarily involves what may be called Divine Grace, Mercy, and Compassion or Providence. Human Existence shows the characteristics of a design, or plan to achieve a desired goal or objective. For man need not struggle to keep his existence, there is no need to fear and man has no reason to strive to avoid failure in life. When the expectation about failure is emptied from the mind, man liberates himself from the thoughts of fear.

In the absence of fear, and in the absence of the expectation of failure, the man finds the experience of a living condition that is characterized by Peace, Harmony, and Tranquility. Without the experience of peace, harmony, and tranquility in the living condition, there will be no true or real joy and happiness in life. The Freedom from Fear, the lack of concern about an outcome that could be called Failure gives the man a true ability to Give Thanks to God for His benevolent guidance. Today, in giving Thanks to God, Whole Dude proclaims their Victory over Fear, the Fear of Failure in life.

Whole Dude extends Best Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving Day to all readers.

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Thank You India Campaign of 2018 – Living Tibetan Spirits

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I identify myself as host of ‘The Living Tibetan Spirits’. His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in India sixty-six-years ago. I count the days of my life-in-exile since January 10, 1984. I live as a Refugee in the United States without knowing my Refuge. Many Tibetan refugees may understand my claims about life-in-exile for it is not a personal choice. It’s a choice imposed upon us.

Rudra Narasimham Rebbapragada

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As Dalai Lama Event is Shifted From Delhi, Modi’s Line on Tibet Remains a Puzzle – The Wire

Clipped from: https://thewire.in/229509/experts-unravel-the-puzzle-of-indian-govts-circular-on-distancing-from-dalai-lama-event/

The MEA says India’s position on the Dalai Lama is the same but the fact that a circular was issued advising officials to keep their distance suggests a change had occurred which is now being corrected.

The Dalai Lama waves as he leaves after speaking on “Embracing the Beauty of Diversity in our World” to thousands at the UC San Diego campus in San Diego, California, US, June 16, 2017. Credit: Reuters/ Mike Blake/Files

New Delhi: Days after newspaper reports of a top official directing all government functionaries to avoid events commemorating 60 years of the Dalai Lama’s exile in India, the Tibetan ‘government in exile’ has decided to shift major programmes slotted for Delhi on March 31 April 1 to Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh.

While officials from the Central Tibet Administration (CTA) – the NGO that the exiles run – denied receiving any instructions from the Indian government, China-watchers in Delhi say they are puzzled by the underlying message the Modi government is sending with its new circular, given how it had earlier projected a willingness to play the ‘Tibet card’.

The Indian Express reported on March 4 that Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha had issued a classified circular “discouraging” government functionaries – political and bureaucratic – from attending events organised by the Tibetan government-in-exile to mark the key anniversary over the next few months.

The circular was apparently issued to central ministries and state governments on the urging of the new foreign secretary, Vijay Gokhale. The letter from Gokhale to Sinha was dated February 22, as per the newspaper. A day later, Gokhale travelled to Beijing on his first visit to China as foreign secretary.

The Ministry of External Affairs responded to reporters queries on the Indian Express report by stating that India has not changed its position on the Dalai Lama. Describing him as a “revered religious leader” who is “deeply respected” by Indians, the MEA added that the Dalai Lama is “accorded all freedom to carry out his religious activities in India”.

Speaking to The Wire, Dhardon Sharling, information secretary, CTA, did not want to comment on the circular “since this was not officially communicated to us”.

She added that there had been a change in plans for the main ‘Thank you India’ event. “It is true that the ‘thank you India’ public event is rescheduled and will take place on March 31 – the 60th year since his Holiness stepped on the Indian soil and the venue is shifted from Delhi to Dharamshala,” Sharling said.

While the March 31 inter-faith meeting of Raj Ghat had been cancelled, the main event was to be held in Delhi on April 1, which has now been shifted a day earlier to Dharamshala.

Sharling said that the events were planned throughout the year “to publicly express our gratitude to the government and people of India”.

“India has been our second home for six decades,” she added.

When asked about the cause behind the change in plans, she said, “I cannot cite the key reason behind but we are following directives from our leadership to hold the event in Dharamshala instead”.

The CTA Sangay is in Delhi on an “official visit” this week, during which he will meet with “officials and dignitaries”.

According to some sources, similar circulars have been sent out in previous years as periodic reminders to government officials to keep their distance.

However, according to another former Indian diplomat, it was a “little surprising” that a formal circular was issued. “Government does at times discourage people from attending a meeting, but this was a pre-emptive move…and done on a formal circular,” he said.

Former director of the Institute of Chinese studies Alka Acharya also wondered if these notes were a normal routine. “It would not be surprising if such notes were sent around by the MEA from time to time in the past as well, possibly on the eve of state visits or when some very high-profile functions were organised,” she said.

The Cabinet Secretary’s circular gave the reasoning that the Dalai Lama’s upcoming commemorative events would be held at a “very sensitive time in the context of India’s relations with China”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the SCO summit in June. The Times of India reported that there are important bilateral meets planned ahead of that high-level visit by Modi.

India-based French expert on Sino-India ties and Tibet, Claude Arpi, described himself as “sad” at the issuing of the circular, adding that “sensitive time means nothing”. “Times have been ‘sensitive’ since the Dalai Lama crossed the border at Khenzimane on March 31, 1959. It will remain ‘sensitive’,” asserted Arpi.

China has frequently raised the issue of presence of Tibetan refugees and activities of Dalai Lama with the Indian government. The default Indian position has always been that India is a “open society” and there are not many restrictions on freedom of expression, including for refugees.

“It is a sensitive issue that has always been managed. The Dalai Lama has been meeting senior government functionaries. A complete restriction on him is something we have never accepted,” said the former Indian diplomat.

In fact, he pointed out that the circular could give the impression to the Chinese that the government has more leverage on the activities of the Tibetan exiles. “It raises expectations,” he said.

Arpi agreed that China will also ‘note’ that India agreed “to their demand and ask more”. “It will not help India in the long run,” he argued, adding, “…if the time was really sensitive, one or two ministers could be told not to meet HHDL (His Holiness Dalai Lama). Why a circular? [This is] uncalled for.”

He asked whether China would have been ‘nicer’ and supported Indian aspirations at the UN Security council if India had capitulated at Doklam. “The answer is No”.

Strategic expert Bharat Karnad had more scathing phrases for the cabinet secretary’s circular – “Sheer cravenness”.

When asked if he thought that it was justified for India to be circumspect at this moment, Karnad said, “Not in the least. If anything, Xi’s assumption of dictatorial powers is the time to stand up to China, not display what in my books I have called “bovine pacifism” where big powerful states are concerned”

The CTA president Lobsang Sangay had announced in January that the 60 years anniversary would be marked by year-long events, with the highlight being a public gathering at New Delhi’s Thyagaraj sports complex on April 1.

Termed the ‘Thank you India’ campaign, Sangay had said at the launch that the April 1 event “will feature public addresses by Indian dignitaries and Tibetan cultural performances and is expected to draw over 5000 people”.

Acharya pointed out that there had seemed to be a “rethinking” in official circles, “and most certainly a hardening of views on the Tibetan issue, within the strategic community”.

She was referring to the earlier playing up of the so-called ‘Tibet card’ by this government, which was to have a more visible relationship with the Tibetan leader and high-profile visits to Arunachal Pradesh. Ministers like Kiren Rijiju and Mahesh Sharma have met with the spiritual leader, though the prime minister has not yet done so.

The Dalai Lama shared the stage with Indian president in 2016 in Rashtrapati Bhawan at an event described as “non-political” after a Chinese protest. When the Dalai Lama visited Arunachal last year on his sixth visit, he was received by the chief minister and other state officials.

India had also allowed the US ambassador Richard Varma to visit Tawang for the first time. China claims the entire Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and calls it “southern Tibet”.

The Indian government had also asserted that its steadfast response to China during the Doklam crisis was one of the reason for Chinese troops to withdraw from the confrontation site. The Chinese troops may have gone away from the eyeball-to-eyeball situation, but they continue to maintain a presence in the region.

While relations has been tense between India and China over a number of issues, there had been tactical cooperation recently between the two neighbours. Despite initial objections, China allowed Pakistan to be put on the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force for not taking steps to stop financial transactions by terror groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Acharya believed that given that the foreign secretary’s note to the cabinet secretary went out a day before he left for Bejing, “there seems to be a prima facie case for a quid pro quo having occurred”.

However, she does not believe that this amounts to a downgrading in ties with the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

“…this is probably not the first time that such notes have been circulated and the government’s note orcCircular by itself does not amount to any dramatic shift or change. In fact, there have been numerous occasions in the past when the government has taken a step backwards or reconsidered its decision with regard to either hosting specific events or cancelled meetings scheduled with the Dalai Lama. Often to our discomfiture,” she said.

The cancellation of the scheduled meeting of the BJP president Amit Shah with Dalai Lama in May 2015 ahead of the prime minister’s visit to China was cited as an example.

She argued that the circular may not be a downgrading, as much as “reverting to the earlier approach of distancing the government from events and activities organised by the Dalai Lama or the CTA”.

Acharya pointed out that that as joint secretary of East Asia division, “the current Foreign Secretary had ensured that there was no government participation in the “50 Years in Exile events” organised in 2009″.

As per sources in the Tibetan government-in-exile, the events around the golden jubilee anniversary had been rather subdued. “There was no media, PR or social media then. There was a different leadership then. Things have changed a lot in ten years”.

Arpi was not convinced. “Perhaps not,” he said on the possibility of downgrading of links between the Indian government and the CTA due to the circular, adding, “JS (XP) said that nothing has changed. It remains unfortunate, but hopefully temporary”.

He added that there was “no doubt that the coming months will be hot, especially when the passes in the central and eastern sectors open”. Arpi was pointing to the possibility of more Chinese ‘incursions’ across the un-demarcated boundary.

However, Karnad noted that if this was the “first step in India’s surrendering the ‘Tibet card’ then more trouble is heading this way”. “Especially because NSA Doval has got nothing from the Chinese special representative on border talks on paper to say this is the exchange. Time and again, Chinese leaders have said something, gotten India to commit, and then backed off – but Delhi has never shown the guts to do the same,” he added.

Whole Dude – Whole Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving to the US Social Security Administration: Keep the Tax Paid to Caesar

Excerpt: The article expresses gratitude mixed with frustration towards the US Social Security Administration on Thanksgiving Day 2023. Despite feelings of doubt, ambiguity and anxiety caused by the Administration’s inability to predict the future of the author’s retirement income benefits, he relies on his faith in Divine Providence and is thankful for their services. He also critiques US Congress for perceivably reintroducing forms of forced labor, servitude, and slavery through legislation. His existential struggle shifts his reliance away from physical or mental work or government benefits and towards his faith in God’s grace, mercy, and compassion.

On this Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23, 2023, I give ‘Thanks’ to the US Social Security Administration for sowing seeds of doubts, disbelief, uncertainty, suspicion, ambiguity, unsettled feeling, skepticism, apprehension, anxiety and fear for this Agency has not clearly predicted the course of my future mortal existence with or without receiving my monthly Retirement Income Benefits. I have no Free Will and I have no Freedom to choose either Early Retirement or Delayed Retirement.

I used this opportunity to question the basis for my uncertain opinion, lack of conviction, feelings of distrust, and my wavering courage to confront and overcome difficult challenges imposed by external circumstances that operate, rule, or govern factors affecting physical existence in a constantly changing world.

THANKSGIVING TO SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. MY SPECIAL THANKS TO US SLAVE DRIVER, US CONGRESS WHICH INTRODUCED LEGISLATION IN 1996 TO REINTRODUCE SLAVERY, FORCED LABOR, INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE, AND SERFDOM. — **Whole Dude – Whole Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving to the US Social Security Administration. Keep the Tax Paid to Caesar.**

My Special Thanks to US Slave Driver, the US Congress which enacted legislation in 1996 to reintroduce Slavery, Forced Labor, Involuntary Servitude, and Serfdom. These barriers to human freedom can be overcome through Faith and Belief that goes beyond limitations imposed by Doubt and Fear.

Whole Christ – Whole Love:

To choose Jesus Christ as my Hope, to claim Jesus Christ as my Redeemer, to declare Jesus Christ as my Salvation, and to embrace Jesus Christ as my personal Savior, I have to overcome all doubts, eradicate all suspicions, defeat skepticism, and conquer Fear. There is no Victory unless and until my faith or belief is beyond all doubt.

There is no substitute, there is no choice, there is no option for finding Peace, Harmony, and Tranquility in my living human condition; and there are no two ways of finding freedom from doubt, suspicion, uncertainty, and fear, for I cannot depend upon merits accrued through physical or mental work. No earthly Benefit Program or Insurance Plan is as dependable as Grace, Mercy, and Compassion of LORD God Creator. My mortal existence is conditioned by Divine Will and Divine Providence. Social Security Administration pays monthly Retirement Income Benefits but such Monthly Benefit Payments cannot replace the Promise, the Hope for Deliverance granted through Faith and Belief that is without doubt.

I wish you all the Blessings of Thanksgiving Day.

Whole Dude – Whole Thanks

Excerpt: On November 23, 2023, Thanksgiving Day, reflections delve into man’s existence as a social being. The post highlights Man’s social relationships, often enhanced through shared meals, and acknowledges the role trillions of microbes play in man’s existence, silently hosted within our bodies. The tradition of Thanksgiving Day, a celebration of a historical feast marking the culmination of a successful harvest, emphasizes gratitude and spiritual bonding during shared meals. With human bodies carrying far more microbial cells than human cells, an unseen reciprocation of symbiotic relationships occurs; it is viewed as an unintentional act of constant ‘Thanksgiving’. Man’s existence continues due to Mercy, Compassion, Grace, ‘KRUPA,’ despite his lack of awareness of the interactions happening within him. The writer wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and expresses gratitude for life itself.

**My reflections on Happy Thanksgiving Day 2023. Man’s existence as a Social Being.**

On Thursday, November 23, 2023, Thanksgiving Day, I want to share my thoughts on the ‘Social’ dimension of man’s existence in the natural world. Man’s mental health and well-being are determined by his ability to formulate harmonious social relations. Man uses food and drink as tools to develop and to sustain his social relationships.

**Whole Dude – Whole Thanks: Thursday, November 23, 2023. Reflections on man as a social being.** **Man is the natural host of trillions of microbes. It adds a new dimension to the social aspects of man’s existence in the natural world.**

In my analysis, the singular reality called Man represents a biological or biotic community of independent, individual cells apart from trillions of individual microorganisms that man hosts by providing them food and shelter all the time.

The Tradition of Thanksgiving Day

The tradition of Thanksgiving Day – Man lives by giving Thanks during all days of his life.

Gratitude is an Acknowledgment

The word “Thanks” is used to acknowledge the feelings of gratitude for a benefit that we have received; grateful acknowledgment of something received by or done for one. Giving thanks is an act that reveals the spiritual nature of a relationship between two or more entities involved in interactions. The term ‘spiritual’ describes the nature of a relationship, partnership, an association, or bonding between two living entities based upon characteristics such as cooperation, mutual assistance, tolerance, sympathy, compassion, voluntary subservience, and functional subordination to provide some benefit to the members of a biotic community participating in the biotic interactions at a given place, and in a given environment. The human organism represents a biotic community of interacting living cells. It is estimated that the human body consists of about 100 trillion cells, and the human body carries about ten times as many bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. These microbes are important to the health of humans. The man has no cortical awareness of the colonization of his body by microbial flora and has no direct awareness of the biotic interactions that take place inside his gut. The biotic interactions between the gut cells of the human body and the bacterial cells have the characteristics of spiritual biotic interactions.

**Whole Dude – Whole Thanks: Thursday, November 23, 2023. Reflections on man as a social being. The Biological Membrane performs cognitive functions.**

Living cells have a corporeal substance called Protoplasm or Cytoplasm that demonstrates the ability that I choose to describe as Spiritual Biotic Interactions. The Biological Membrane or Cell Membrane separates the cell from its environment and other living cells present in the environment. Cells use unique proteins, biological molecules and receptor sites to recognize the other living cells and use chemical signals to facilitate the interactions. Such interactions between living cells involve cognitive abilities, the characteristics of consciousness or awareness.

The biotic interactions take place at the cellular level and are dependent upon the conscious nature of the living cell that gives it the ability to recognize the presence of other living cells in its external environment. The anatomical organ known as the brain does not play any role in these spiritual biotic interactions inside the human gastrointestinal tract. Each time we eat a meal, consume any food or drink, the act of eating gets transformed into ‘Thanksgiving’. The man has no choice and has no control over the beneficial effects his eating contributes to the microbial flora of the gut with whom he had established a mutually beneficial social relationship. Whether he likes it or not, whether he knows it or not, man lives by providing a Thanksgiving meal during all the days of his existence. Each meal functions as a serving of ‘Gratitude’. While his existence is dependent upon Lord God Creator’s Power/Force/Energy known as Mercy, Compassion, Grace, and ‘KRUPA’, the man may or may not publicly express his thanks in acknowledgment of that Compassion. However, man has no escape from the act of giving thanks and living as a Natural Host to trillions of unknown microbes.

Man’s Essence and Existence – The idea of Thanksgiving:

Whole Dude – Whole Thanks: The word “Thanks” is used to acknowledge the feelings of gratitude for a benefit that we have received; grateful acknowledgment of something received by or done for one. Giving thanks is an act that reveals the spiritual nature of a relationship between two or more entities involved in interactions.

The idea of giving thanks to God is associated with the fact of celebrating the success of a bountiful harvest. Man expresses joy and happiness for success in his physical and mental endeavors. The success is often measured by the gain in material prosperity, social position and public acclaim. The desire for success is often driven by ambition, a craving for the desired object called success. It gives the impression that man would be forced to experience pain, misery, sorrow, and despair if he encounters failure in his physical and mental work. I ask readers to examine the reality or the truth that establishes man’s biological existence in the physical world. The man may try his very best to define the purpose of his mortal existence or his Essence in terms of his physical and mental output. Man is conditioned to think that his experience of joy and happiness in life is a simple product of his physical and mental work. In my opinion, man is conditioned by fear, the fear of failure in his struggle for Existence. When properly examined, it must be recognized that human existence primarily involves what may be called Divine Grace, Mercy, and Compassion or Providence. Human Existence shows the characteristics of a design, or plan to achieve a desired goal or objective. For man need not struggle to keep his existence, there is no need to fear and man has no reason to strive to avoid failure in life. When the expectation about failure is emptied from the mind, man liberates himself from the thoughts of fear. In the absence of fear, and in the absence of the expectation of failure, the man finds the experience of a living condition that is characterized by Peace, Harmony, and Tranquility. Without the experience of peace, harmony, and tranquility in the living condition, there will be no true or real joy and happiness in life. The Freedom from Fear, the lack of concern about an outcome that could be called Failure gives the man a true ability to Give Thanks to God for His benevolent guidance. Today, in giving Thanks to God, I want to proclaim my Victory over Fear, the Fear of Failure in my life.

I extend my best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving Day to all of my readers.

Whole Dude – Whole Thanks

**Special Frontier Force pays tribute to Jimmy Carter on President’s Day 2024**

Special Frontier Force Celebrates President Jimmy Carter’s Birthday

On Monday, February 19, 2024 President’s Day, Special Frontier Force celebrates 39th US President’s birthday which falls on October 01. President Jimmy Carter, in 1977, lifted Visa and Travel Restrictions imposed upon His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama by 37th and 38th US Presidents.

Clipped from: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jimmy-carter-is-born?

Presidential

October 01, 1924

On this day in 1924, future President James Earl Carter is born in Plains, Georgia. Carter, who preferred to be called “Jimmy,” was the son of a peanut farmer and was the first president to be born in a hospital. Carter was raised a devoted Southern Baptist and graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1946. He married Rosalynn Smith later that year.

After graduation, Carter served in the Navy’s new nuclear submarine program and was looking forward to a career in the Navy when his father passed away in 1953. The Carters dutifully returned to Georgia and took over the family farm. Back in Plains, Carter became involved in local politics, serving first on the school board and working his way up to a seat on the George State Planning Commission. In 1962, he was elected to the George Senate and, nine years later, he became governor.

A liberal Democrat, Carter launched a campaign against Republican presidential incumbent Gerald Ford in 1974, when the American electorate was still reeling from the Vietnam War, which ended in 1973, and former President Richard Nixon’s involvement in the Watergate scandal. Ford, who assumed office immediately upon Nixon’s resignation in 1974, pardoned his former boss, enraging many who thought Nixon should have had to stand trial. Carter’s “Washington outsider” persona helped him win the White House in 1976.

Carter’s tenure as president was most notable for his alternative-energy policies, racial-equality programs and friendly overtures toward Russia. He was instrumental in brokering a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt and signed an arms-reduction treaty with the Soviet Union (SALT II). These triumphs, however, were overshadowed by his inability to lead the nation out of a crippling energy crunch caused by the OPEC oil embargo of 1973.

On top of his administration’s failure to effectively combat the energy crisis, which in turn contributed to rapidly rising inflation, Carter’s administration was forced to deal with another crisis. In 1979, an Islamist student group in Iran stormed the U.S. embassy in Teheran, holding 70 Americans hostage for 444 days. Carter’s failure to secure the release of the hostages, the ongoing recession and a growing movement toward conservatism in America contributed to Carter’s loss to Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential campaign.

The Carters have since stayed active in national and international affairs. In 1982, they founded the Carter Center in Atlanta to advocate for human rights and to alleviate “unnecessary human suffering” around the world. Since 1984, the Carters have given their time each year to build homes and raise awareness of homelessness with the international charitable organization Habitat for Humanity. In 2002, Carter won the prestigious Nobel Prize for his efforts to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights and to promote economic and social development.