Got my google liver cancer news. Read an article about a very wealthy Mafia man left his money to the poor! I know less about Mafia so I dug up more about Mafia and found some interesting about what and who the Mafia is.
The cyclopedia said...........,
"There are several theories about the origin of the term "Mafia" (sometimes spelled "Maffia" in early texts). The Sicilian adjective mafiusu may derive from the slang Arabic mahyas (مهياص), meaning "aggressive boasting, bragging", or marfud مرفوض meaning "rejected". Roughly translated, it means "swagger", but can also be translated as "boldness, bravado". In reference to a man, mafiusu in 19th century Sicily was ambiguous, signifying a bully, arrogant but also fearless, enterprising, and proud, according to scholar Diego Gambetta.[2] In reference to a woman, however, the adjective "mafiusa" means beautiful and attractive."
I even found the Ten Commandments of Mafia. They are.....,
1. No one can present himself directly to another of our friends. There must be a third person to do it.
2. Never look at the wives of friends.
3. Never be seen with cops.
4. Don't go to pubs and clubs.
5. Always being available for Cosa Nostra is a duty - even if your wife is about to give birth.
6. Appointments must absolutely be respected.
7. Wives must be treated with respect.
8. When asked for any information, the answer must be the truth.
9. Money cannot be appropriated if it belongs to others or to other families.
10. People who can't be part of Cosa Nostra: anyone who has a close relative in the police, anyone with a two-timing relative in the family, anyone who behaves badly and doesn't hold to moral values.
KILL others?? Oh yes they do. I read more about the Mafia killing and said there are 2 types of killing.
"At night: only the mafia can kill at night. Mafia members open their eyes and agree on a civilian to kill, by pointing. The next morning, the person is dead."
"During the day: this is the only chance for the civilians to kill the mafia. If you are a civilian, talk to others, and try to figure out who is lying. If you’re a “special” civilian, use the clues you obtained to figure out who is in the mafia. If you think someone is in the mafia, accuse him. If someone “seconds” your accusation, that person will have an opportunity to defend himself. Then there is a vote. If the majority of players think the person is in the mafia, he is killed. But the mafia can also accuse and vote, just like the civilians. If you are the mafia, you should pretend you are a civilian, and try to kill off more civilians during the day. "
Hummmmmm, after reading above all, I am not sure which categories the Mafia should be. Good or bad, kind or cruel, humble or rude, mean or lovable?? Now lets see the google liver news about this generous Mafia Boss.
Taiwanese Mafia Boss Leaves Fortune to Charity on His Death Bed
By Darragh Worland Thursday, April 1, 2010 9:00 AM ET
His son donated the $1.9 million dollars in his father's name to disabled people and low-income families as well as four major religious organizations, the Taichung city government said in a statement, according to AFP.
About 1,000 people, including several gang bosses, attended a ceremony on Monday to set up a shrine for Lee where the public will be able to pay their respects.
Lee's funeral, set for late April, is expected to draw more than 20,000 people.
Photo by Prince Roy via Flickr.
The acted of this Mafia family make me do the thinking. OK I have no idea or I do not know what is the purpose of this man's act.
Sometime people act according to their guilt or their thoughtful. An action like this Mafia man did, I will never know why he did what he did it.
I do have one question, can you buy heaven or good Kama (as others believe in), for yourself?? Here I remember about Cain and able, from the Holy Bible, by Wyane Blank....
"Cain and Abel were the first humans born in the usual way. Their parents, Adam and Eve, were created (see The Seven Days Of Creation) - Adam from the "red clay" of the earth, Eve from a part of Adam. Cain was the older of the two, although perhaps not by much. Some students of the Bible interpret the verse which describes their birth as meaning that they were twins. A number of other children were also born to Adam and Eve later.
Cain and Abel were born after their parents had been put out of the Garden of Eden. Cain became a worker of the soil, while Abel became a Shepherd. Back then, there were two choices for a career - you either worked with plants (growing and harvesting) or animals (raising or hunting). Millions of people today continue in these two vital professions - we could not survive without them.
When the day came to make an offering to God, Cain and Abel brought their tribute. Abel brought some of the very finest from his flocks, while Cain deliberately brought an average-quality offering from his crops. Cain could have done better, but he chose not to for some reason. Perhaps he thought that the all-knowing God would not notice.
God accepted Abel's offering with favor, but He rejected Cain's offering. It wasn't due to a preference of meat over vegetables, but rather that Abel had brought the best that he possibly could, and had done it willingly. Cain knowingly brought not his best, and even then brought it grudgingly. The very same offering would have been accepted if it had been the best that he could do, and if he had offered it with the right attitude. Abel was cooperative and generous; Cain was selfish and miserly."
I am not God so I do not know why this Mafia Man donated such huge amount of his money to the poor on his DEAD BED? But I do have one more question...Why on his DEAD BED?
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