The Statue of Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor) is the largest statue of Jesus Christ in the Art Deco architectural style and is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The statue is 38 meters high and is located at the top of Corcovado Mountain which is 710 m high in the Tijuca Forest National Park, which overlooks the city.This statue became a symbol of Christians, and a symbol of the pride of the city. The open arms of this statue are seen by many as a sign of the cross. The idea to build a large statue at the top of Corcovado had emerged since the mid-1850s, when Catholic priest Pedro Maria Boss asked for funds from Princess Isabel to build a large religious monument. Princess Isabel did not respond to the idea, which was then completely forgotten in 1889, when Brazil became a republic, with laws requiring the separation of the church from the state. The second proposal for a large landmark in the form of a statue on the mountain was made in 1921 by the Arc...
THE CRACKED JUG In an area of India, there lived a water bearer. He has two large jugs tied to the end of a stick that will be carried on his neck. One of the jugs has cracks, and the other jug is still in good condition so that the jug always holds water intact from the river to the house, however, the cracked jug can only carry half its original volume. This event continued for two years, the water bearer always carried one full jug on the other side and one half full jug on the other side. Of course the whole jug can be very proud of what he has achieved. Perfect, that's the point the whole jug is created. On the other hand, the cracked jug was truly ashamed of its shortcomings, he felt sad because he could only carry water in half the amount that was supposed to. On...
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