Back in 1983, I was riding a motorbike on a quiet residential street when a car sped in from a side road and T-boned me. Two cousins not yet in their teens, riding pillion were thrown off to one side, largely unhurt. However, I suffered a couple of fractured ribs, a broken left clavicle (collar …
Theory of Happiness
Albert Einstein is famous for his Theory of Relativity, but he is also credited with other milestone works – including some that my readers might not be readily familiar with – like his views on happiness and success. In 1922, while on a talking tour in Japan, Einstein learned that he was being awarded the …
Refuge seekers
Merriam-Webster dictionary helped me better understand the following terms, which everyone seems to use interchangeably and without distinction these days: Refugee: one that flees especially: a person who flees to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution Immigrant: a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence a plant or …
In the blink of an eye
Recently, I re-read a favorite book that has had an immense impact on me. “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” is a memoir by Jean-Dominic Bauby, who was the Editor-in-Chief of the famous French fashion magazine, Elle. In 1995, when he was 43 and at the peak of his career he had a devastating stroke …
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