“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” said Edmund Burke. For the last several months, especially the last few weeks the media has been bombarding us with what they think about the two candidates who are contending to become the next president of America. I have to admit that politics is not my cup......

“Abundance, like want, ruins many” says a Romanian proverb. Material abundance promises more choices, easier access to things, less struggle and more ways to enjoy life. Everyone likes to have things in abundance; but is having things in abundance always a blessing? Yes, it is a blessing in the sense it relieves us from the stress of st......

During the last few days billions of fans have been anxiously watching the best of athletes from around the world compete in the Beijing Olympics. It may not be an exaggeration to say that the world seems to have paused for a few days as the best of athletes of each nation compete for the ultimate glory. It was really fascinating to watch athletes ......

“Men are born free, but everywhere they are in chains” said Rousseau. Nobody likes chains, because they tie us down, restrict our freedom and limit our pursuit. One of the strange paradoxes of life is how almost all of us want to be free, yet deep down in our hearts we long to be loved and wanted. We love to be independent, yet we cra......

“Don’t ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up” said the great English author G K Chesterton. Playing on the fence in a constant attempt to stretch the boundaries or eventually break the boundaries that were designed to protect us has been part of human nature from the beginning. Most people naturally resent......