In last week’s column, I mentioned we need to break the cycle of violence humans perpetrate on one another by starting at home, with women. We say men are naturally violent and it stems from genetics. That men are aggressive, women are passive. I beg to differ. There are a
Peace, like charity, begins at home. — Franklin D. Roosevelt, former US president The violence, antipathy, antagonism and cruelty we see in the world around us, did not just happen. It was cultivated. Carefully nurtured, watered and grown. Into a systemic acceptance of violence as a status quo, while peace
The envious never give praise, they only take it in. – Mexican Proverb I am sitting in my hotel room at 12.40 am, hurriedly writing this column from Mexico City, which is 2,240 metres above sea level. The air at such a high altitude has less oxygen and a first-time
Part of being successful is about asking questions and listening to the answers. – Anne Burrell, American chef and TV personality There are some questions that never really get answered because no one really has a proper answer. However, not having an answer is not a reason to not have
Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you’ll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you’re gonna be rewarded. – Jimi Hendrix, American guitarist, song writer and singer I started learning to play the guitar at a very late stage in my life. My brother was always
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. – Dr. Martin Luther
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one. – George R. R. Martin, American novelist and short-story writer Today I have two short stories within one column. They both have given me perspectives of life – and so
I always thought when I hit 50 years old that’d be it for the travel. I don’t have to tell you – you wait at an airport, your flight’s delayed, get on a 14-hour flight, get off, get stuck in traffic, you get to the hotel and the room service
Sons are the anchors of a mother’s life. – Sophocles, Greek playwright My son and I fight a lot. He was always a daddy’s boy from the time he was a toddler. We would both come home from work and he would run to his daddy’s arms, and I used
For me, finding hope is not some philosophical exercise or sentimental notion; it is a prerequisite for my survival. – John Green, American politician and attorney Hope is the strongest weapon you can give a man. Hope fuels the spirit, gives him clarity of vision, and the courage of lions.
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