Whether you are the gregarious type or more prone to privacy, there are moments in life when you may want to strike up a conversation with a total stranger. Be it at a bus stop, a bar or a street corner, the consequences of unexpected openers can be far-reaching for both parties - or a pleasant break from your usual routine. Loneliness is such a common thing among the older population (and yes, even the younger) that striking a conversation with a senior citizen at a bus stop is often a most welcome thing. Continue reading

Life is a pretty humdrum existence most of the time. With some ups and downs, along with long stretches when nothing extraordinary or interesting seems to be happening. But in most everybody’s life there are also special moments, some of which are almost magical. Can you recollect any magical moments in your own life? It doesn’t have to be anything seemingly special. But rather something that feels special. Like this one instant when a teenager is waiting at a bus stop on her way home from school. Continue reading

When you think about the ins and outs of things, don’t you think there should be something out there, in the universe, living more or less like we live here on Earth, circumstances withstanding? Let’s take this from start. Logically thinking, if you’re inside a box, and knowing what you know about the world (which is very limited for all of us), you would think that there is something outside the box as well. Continue reading

Let’s have some fun - and points to ponder! Let’s explore the self from within on a “governmental platform”. Let’s assume that we are all governments onto ourselves - as we indeed are - and see what sort of roles we could be building within ourselves in order to make the most of our lives here on earth. So, let’s say that we have built-in ministers or agents for each purpose and opportunity in life. Continue reading

As we grow older, we all change in some major ways. Physically, naturally, comes to mind first. But there comes a whole package of psychological things as well. One of them being the eradication of some of the prejudices concerning old age. Here is one of them. Don’t we usually think that old people like to think of and talk about old times a lot? Well, many do and nothing wrong with that. Continue reading

When we get older, we tend to appreciate old folks more. Not necessarily because we ourselves are getting older and can easier identify with them, no. But because they may not be there anymore to tell their stories, and we realize what we’ve missed. The missed opportunities to just having them around, and having them tell their stories. About themselves, about our parents, about our family history. Who else is gonna do that but they? Continue reading

It has been a long time since those days in November 1978. Some of you may not even have heard about it. But it took place 40 years ago today, in Guyana, South America. The Jonestown massacre, organized by the leaders of The Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ, and more precisely, Jim Jones. It doesn’t really matter with what fancy name the leaders call their cults. And you can easily read about the background of this particular cult and the event since there is plenty of information available. Continue reading

Let’s have another piece in our series Monthly Latin! Our fascination of this old language may very well keep it alive for centuries to come as there is no end to the wise and for ever applicable phrases in Latin. And the next Latin phrase is just as eternal as any other - and very easy, although possibly painful, to relate to. Ex nihilo nihil fit The literal translation of this would be Out of nothing, nothing comes. Continue reading

[caption id=“attachment_5672” align=“alignleft” width=“278”]Not three, but four monkeys[/caption] Incredible! Or credible? You know how people say that “I believe it when I see it!” and that that right there is thought by many as a sound approach to reality. And it is also considered okay to not to believe it once it is seen by someone else. As long as it isn’t you who’s doing the seeing. But how is it when you do see it, and still don’t believe it - even when it is you yourself who saw it? Continue reading