In their article Babel is better The Economist encourages education in a person’s mother tongue, rather than English, and they are right to do so. It would have been helpful to explain why from a neurological and personal development point of view, rather than simply rationalise that it is difficult to find teachers that speak …
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What makes the “God Letter” important.
Written in 1954, when Einstein was 74, the one-and-a-half page response to German philosopher Eric Gutkind was sold at auction for … Three Million Dollars! Give or take. Is $3 million a big number? It seems so to me, but then, crazy people … It certainly drew attention, which is good because of what’s behind …
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Good and Bad People
The truth about “good people” and “bad people”. From “Guards! Guards!” by the great Sir Terry Pratchett. (Guards! Guards! is recommended reading for these fractious political times.) Setting: As the dust settles the Patrician speaks with the Captain of the Night Watch (a civilian police force, i.e. of the people not of the state, it …
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Live to ride!
Being able to let go and step back allows us to see things that we would otherwise miss. And if you allow it, the universe drops hints in your way all the time. Slowly, I’m getting better at letting go and noticing the hints… So it was an unusual coincidence that I happened to see …
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Justice and Morality vs The Law
A fitting reminder of our past and current failing to live up to the moral code we all profess. Personally, I know my direct ancestors have been party to self-aggrandising laws and behaviour which was wrong. As have I …Laurie Embree, having been arrested for protesting the Kinder Morgan pipeline, speaking eloquently to the court …
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My excuse for being lazy …
My excuse for being lazy is thinking up new ideas. So why would I admit to laziness? Guilt. It’s increasingly clear that people are amazing. Not just celebrities on TV, also regular people. People who make our lives better,. People who work hard for family and friends and good causes. Shop owners, tradespeople, “employees”, and …
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Cooking Earth
The Mushroom Hunters
This poem by Neil Gaiman was shared at the funeral of Marquerite Konig which I was fortunate to attend. Margueritte shared her energetic, inspirational soul for 98 years! She even touched me, though I never met her, as I heard of her recent escapades from her son. The poem is an insightful endorsement of observation …
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Our Suicide is Painless
Yesterday was an unusual day filled with seemingly inane chores that had to be done. I was arriving back home in the afternoon with groceries for guests and planned to turn the hay. I drove past a field adjacent to our where a tractor was spraying and turned in to the drive to be greeted …
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Time is running out: Behind the curve on SDGs
SustainAblility and Globescan’s recent survey of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals is not encouraging. Over 500 experts contributed. The consensus is that progress and attention is lagging the need for change. If data is restricted to those with a decade or more of experience the picture is worse. Progress is dominated by social entrepreneurs …
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