Recently a friend of mine showed me some photos from an event. Proud, he told me that he was sitting at one table with the director of the department of one national company, the chief of service in the law enforcement agency, and so on. “Important people,” he said, “they are aware of their worth. And …
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Recently, I happened to be at the auzashar (breaking of the fast) in a local mosque. I listened attentively to the preaching of the Imam. On this day he told the hadith about the restraint of the Prophet.
Once the Prophet was at sports competitions. People competed in …
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Most people react painfully to criticism. They resent, question the authority of the critic, seek his shortcomings, and take revenge.
You can often hear such dialogues:
I think you are mistaken in your hypothesis.
What do you understand about the …
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The fate of the negotiator is unenviable.
Your people will always say that you are too soft and yielding.
Strangers will always say that you are too hard and inconsistent.…
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In sport, as in any extreme situation, the human essence is revealed. If you want to find out what a person is, look at him on the football field or on the hockey court.
If he surreptitiously puts the bandwagon, does not admit his violation of the rules, argues with the judge for a long time, accuses …
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Not long ago I remembered my time in the army, when I was young.
I served in the outback of Russia in the Soviet (back then) Army (spring 1986 – spring 1988).
Hazing and communities based on the areas were very common at that time.
In my military unit there were two squadrons. In one commander was a seasoned captain, …
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Here, in Kazakhstan there is such phenomenon, as “agashki” and “bratishki”.
“Agashka” is not an “elder brother” or an “uncle” from the word “aga”. “Agashka” is a patron, protector.
“Bratishka” is not a “younger brother”. It is a protégé, guarded.
I have nothing against such relationship. They exist …
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It is often said that life is unfair, because someone is working hard all his life to earn money, and someone is born a millionaire.
This is unfair, I must agree.
But this is fair if we talk about the fathers of the heirs. They are the people who earned their …
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In the beginning you are young and ambitious, you want to stand out from the crowd. You think you are trendy. You go the bazars of big cities in order to buy clothes which are absent in your village or town. You are proudly wearing sport costumes of “Abibas” or “Naike”, sweater “Guchi”, talking with …
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Serik and Berik were told to pack New Year’s gifts for their classmates.
They sat together in an empty classroom and distributed sweets, chocolates, cookies and mandarines.
Suddenly Berik looked at Serik’s actions and, narrowing his eyes crookedly, asked:
“Whose …
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