“Nothing comes from outside your mind.” Shunru Suzuki A couple of mornings ago, I got up around five or so, for my morning, grey-lighted trip to the loo. Time wise, that’s about the best I can do these days and I’m OK with it, as if I have a choice anyway. It’s where...
“Linear versus exponential: Linear growth is steady; exponential growth becomes explosive.” ― Ray Kurzweil, If I had to draw a line between humanist and scientist, I’d be firmly entrenched on the side of the former, as my way of engaging the world. Still, it got me...
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” Martin Luther King, Jr. I can’t imagine trying to tackle the subject of prejudice as an academic, let alone a storyteller. How each of us becomes who we are is like creating an incredibly...
“The ruling elites, despite the accelerating and tangible ecological collapse, mollify us, either by meaningless gestures or denial.” Chris Hedges It begins really early for us. Our parents spare us from harsh facts when we are very young. When Uncle Fred suddenly...
“America is getting angrier and more afraid every day because the negative seeds are being watered, and that is why we need people who have the capacity to water the good seeds.” Thich Nhat Hanhn Winter 2001 Last Friday afternoon came and went, the time when I have...
