Source : http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/28/nation/6560017&sec=nation

Monday June 28, 2010

Death mars KL marathon

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 16,500 people took part in the Standard Chartered KL Marathon which took the runners on a route from Dataran Merdeka past some of the city’s historical landmarks.
The event not only attracted marathon enthusiasts but also entire families who took part for fun.
However, the event was marred by the death of a runner, Lim Wei Yee, 25.
Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Zulkarnain Abdul Rahman said Lim died on his way to the hospital and that his body had been sent to Kuala Lumpur Hospital for post-mortem.
He said the police had yet to receive any report alleging negligence on the part of the organisers over Lim’s demise, which had been classified as sudden death.
Earlier, software engineer Toh Yit Ming, 26, said he was running his final lap on the 10km run when he saw a participant, whom he only knew as “Lim”, sitting on the roadside in front of City Hall before collapsing.
“He was having a seizure. A few runners tried to put him in a recovery position,” he said in a telephone interview, adding that he had told Lim to relax and breathe deeply as he was short of breath and clenching his teeth.
Toh said he, a doctor taking part in the event, and another participant had taken turns to apply cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on Lim when his pulse stopped.
He claimed no medical services arrived until about 15 to 20 minutes later.
“I am disappointed that the ambulance came late when the Runners’ Guide had stated that response time for emergency medical services would be three minutes and that medical aid was available every 5km of the marathon stretch,” said Toh, adding that three City Hall officers standing nearby with their motorcycles had not bothered to help the group.
He said he had to tell a passer-by to inform the officers to call the ambulance.
Toh also alleged that when the ambulance arrived, it did not have an automated external defibrillator or a face mask with pump (to pump in more air into the lungs).
Organiser Golazo Sdn Bhd race director Wes Sakai said they were unable to comment because they were still collecting information on the incident.
He said they were notified that a runner participating in a 10km run had collapsed and died during the race, adding that he was given first-aid treatment on site and rushed to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital.
“We extend our condolences and deepest sympathies to the family on their loss and offer our support during this period of bereavement,” he said.

I am reading a book "Written by Einstine"

http://www.amazon.com/World-As-I-See/dp/080650711X/ref=si3_rdr_bb_product/102-2016436-6036100

There is a very meaningful quote :

"What is the meaning of human life, or of organic life altogether? To answer
this question at all implies a religion. Is there any sense then, you ask, in
putting it? I answer, the man who regards his own life and that of his
fellow-creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost
disqualified for life."

A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors
of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in
the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.

These above two quotes are from Einstein, these two quotes I understand, but what do with Schopenhauer when he say "A man can do as he will but not will as he will !" There is absolutely no tough English vocabulary in this quote but what does this simple sentence mean ?

Reading this book make me ashame of my self of the violent behavior that I may sometimes adhere to when I am angered. Martial Arts learned is not merely to fight, but to cultivate the body and in that effort to cultivate the body so should the mind be cultivated as such.

The book is all about anti-violence about anti-war. Autocratic governmental systems wont last for long because it attracts people with low morale, It is true and it is proven in history. Why do you want power, when it is not to serve people ? What is it for ? If it is for respect, then what do you mean by respect ? Respect because of your merit and your being or because of the fake mask you are wearing ?

Who is Herr Gumbel? Einstein mentioned that every one should read his book.

Upon Reading I found another very meaningfull phrase :-

"It is not the fruits of scientific research that elevate a man and enrich his nature, but the urge to understand, the intellectual work, creative or receptive."

It is the urge to understand, not the fruits of science, the fruits of science are as a result of the understanding the intellectual work of creative and receptive people.

The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure
and the sense in which he has attained to liberation from the self.