I love the atmosphere of the Christmas season and its intended benefits. It’s that time of the year when I can tolerate mankind and am proud to be a human being. People are kinder and more generous. They focus on dispensing cheer and expect a similar, if not equal, response…

Hello Sean, I enjoyed your take on self-help books and the guru/coach syndrome. As Shakespeare once said, "The devil can cite scripture for his purpose..." A good old fashion family get together or two provides us with the guidance and support that was always invaluable, How we have gotten to focus on Self-help books is beyond me but it's a stark reality. Many of us need guidance whether it is spiritual, emotional, physical, career or academic. All of us have a light within us that leads to inspiring ideas and we have the faith to make good choices even under the stress of financial vulnerability. I do understand you point of view.

Hello Quy! You overall story was quite impactful and told with such energy that I felt that I was there and empathize with your family. Your father's decision was truly mind boggling and profound, at the same time. Guess you would have to experience his pain and goals to fully appreciate his action. This was like a baptismal period. I pray blessing of healing and comfort for your mom. Carry on smartly! You have achieved much against the odds and we will continue to learn from you. Cheers!

No one, not the bookies, seers, or revelators, could have predicted the devastating impact of the COVID-19 Corona virus, which paralleled the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic in terms of casualties and economic dislocation. Internationally, millions of lives have been lost, economies have been broken, social structures rearranged, and lifestyles altered…

It is said that history repeats itself ad nauseum and that men who do not know their history are condemned or even doomed to repeat it. What is this insane obsession of man with annihilation and Armageddon? The dictionary definition for both words would seem to more than suggest a…

The founding father of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan, once said, that “he who does not know his past cannot make the best of his present and future, for it is from the past that we learn.” He, too, may have been driven by the many ‘begettings’…

Orsino did not know that the immortal words which he spoke would become recorded as the first line of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and be quoted with such frequency. “If music be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it…” Listening to music was not a pastime of…

As a teenager, all I ever needed was a delicious, warm beef and potato roti, an interesting book (all were at the time), some inspirational music, and a quiet place far from the maddening crowd. I would emerge from that quiet place of solitude after 24 hours, drunk with life…

Dr. Mike Rosebush’s article, “Horrible Homosexual Behaviors in the Bible,” piqued my interest, and I learned a few things along the way. First, I never knew that his approach was shared by so many influential people and organizations, which confirmed that I was living under a rock by the seaside…