Last time I wrote about xenophobia – a nasty trait in us threatening our civilization even our presence on this earth. Now I want to write about Philoxenia – i.e. the eagerness to help and take care of “others.” Xenophobia, does not have to be with us, in fact, we have to get rid of…
The fear and often hatred and even violence towards our fellow humans that they are considered as “others” because of the color of their skin, or their habits, their religious faith, or their point of origin, appears to run deep and is a curse for the entire humanity. It may even, together with some other…
Being alive ought to be, and is, a wonderful adventure – and should not treated as a disease, in spite of adversities and circumstances like living in a bad climate, in a poorly governed society, or in a place with poor resources or difficult circumstances. This is true for women and men alike. Nevertheless, the…
I have raised this issue before in a previous article, but this matter is important and complex so we can revisit it again, this time at some length. Human beings are conflicted creatures by nature. We’re both selfish — looking after ourselves, calculating, looking often for an unfair advantage, having autonomy, thinking of self serving acts and advantages — and we…
“oomph?” What in the world is “oomph?”! Simply it as that faculty in humans partially wired in our nature which later is promoted, and augmented by early experiences, that enables one, following an unpleasant weekend, to step out of his house on a Monday morning and looking up say; “Good morning God,!” ready to go-…
In a previous article I wrote about humanity’s looming troubles. But as I have said I am optimistic. Here is an inspiring story of a young girl’s special accomplishment -one of many she did – , giving all of us hope. She was just 22 when she graduates from Mills College in Oakland at the end of the war with japan in 1945. She was fluent…
And now as I promised, I want to tell you about the safari I took together with two of my grandchildren’s in South Africa – a wondrous adventure that happened five years ago. Luck had it that a gregarious, gifted and warm industrialist named Tim Driman with his lovely caring wife Yvonne living in South Africa…
Try it a few times. It’s easy, safe and within our means. You can do it right here in our own state. You do not have to be an athlete or an expert with long hours of training, though in its serous form, athletes soar up to thousands of feet high for hundreds of miles…
Before we go to the art and relative complexities of wind surfing, I will like first to take the time and talk about my favored one at present, which is available for any one at any time and for the asking. This is the joy of walking in the woods: Our State is blessed no…
We often talk about stress but there is confusion about what do we really mean. Before we start let’s clear first its meaning; We usually refer to stress both referring to that which stress us, as well the results this pressure has on us, and the results are many; like discomfort, anguish, fatigue, anxiety, high…
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