People
Differences and Diversity in Life
Sunday, July 26th, 2009Life is not about making everyone agree with you, nor about making everyone the same as you.
And it is certainly not about shunning or even destroying those who do not have similar views or take the same side as you.
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Isn’t Life Ultimately About Relationships?
Saturday, July 18th, 2009What have you been busy with lately?
Chasing your dream? Making money? Building the foundations of your career?
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Poverty, Hunger and Starvation; A Sobering Perspective - Chicken a la Carte (Video)
Thursday, April 16th, 2009While we in the developed world have more than enough to eat and use, and are in fact suffering from physical diseases arising from excess, many others are dying of starvation. Statistics vary depending on their source, but thousands worldwide could be dying of hunger… DAILY.
This short 6-minute video clip, which was part of the [...]
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What Does It Mean To Be Alone?
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009Do you sometimes or often feel lonely, or alone?
What does it even mean to be alone?
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In Search of Reasons and Causes
Saturday, February 21st, 2009Are you looking at a certain event or certain circumstances in your life and wondering what the cause(s) or reason(s) is / are?
Have you been seeking and searching, trying your darnest, but to no avail so far?
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Making a Difference - Defining Your Circle of Influence
Saturday, February 21st, 2009Let’s zoom in on a specific area in life which you are passionate about. It could be anything.
Are you frustrated that most of the world do not seem to understand the gravity of the situation? Are you annoyed that people cannot be bothered? Do you wish you could change people’s minds? Perhaps change the system? [...]
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Forwarded Emails - How Real are Their Stories?
Thursday, February 19th, 2009Do you frequently receive forwarded emails in your inbox?
Do you often forward them on?
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Frightening People Come Out On The Internet
Sunday, February 15th, 2009The internet brings a world of information to our fingertips. But it also opens many cans of worms.
Among them, is the “coming out” of all kinds of people.
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The Road Less Travelled; Making a Difference
Friday, December 26th, 2008Are you a vegetarian for health, environmental and / or humanitarian reasons?
Do you believe and / or fight for the rights of animals, our fellow owners and heirs of planet Earth?
Do you shun the consumerism which is enveloping so many developed and developing countries?
Do you believe in a power far greater than anything we can [...]
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Why Do People Dream of a White Christmas?
Friday, December 26th, 2008Generally speaking, I am hugely critical of the consumerism which Christmas now represents, or the Christmas which consumerism now represents, whichever way you look at.
Just now, I happened to be looking at an online Christmas postcard, and another though crossed my mind.
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Stampede at Walmart in New York
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008Quite recently, there was a piece of news of hectic shopping taking place in a Walmart store in New York.
There was early morning shopping, there was a long queue of shoppers waiting outside the door, the doors opened at 5am or so, and everyone rushed right in. And guess what happened?
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Introverts and Extraverts; Socializing and Solitude
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008I am a pretty strong introvert. Leave me alone, let me have a computer with an internet connection, a thought-provoking book, or beautiful natural scenery, and I am quite fine being on my own much of the time.
Of course, I am well aware of the adage that ‘no Man is an island’. And yes, I [...]
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The Contradiction of Holiday Decorations
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008I came across this thought in another article by someone else, and I found it somewhat amusing, yet also disturbing in a way.
It is Christmas time, and over in the United States, many families have put out the Christmas decorations on their lawn - infant Jesus, Mary, Joseph, wise men, sheep, manger scenes, etc. All very nice and [...]
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The Story of ‘Monkey See, Monkey Do’
Monday, December 22nd, 2008I once came across this story about monkeys. Well, I cannot remember exactly if it was monkeys, chimpanzees, gorillas, or what, so I’ll just stick to monkeys for simplicity’s sake.
This is apparently a true story of a research project which was carried out by scientists. I cannot recall the exact details, but will reproduce it [...]
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For And Against Truth
Friday, November 28th, 2008There have been many men who have spent their lives fighting for truth. Some just work very hard, while others have suffered and died for it.
It could be truth in a big way, or just little truths which we stand for and believe in.
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Wish You Could Read Minds? Think Again.
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Do you sometimes wish you could read the minds of others?
I know I do.
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Man - So Different, Yet So Similar
Monday, October 20th, 2008Every single human being is pretty much unique.
We look different - varying skin colours, face shapes, heights, and other physical attributes.
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