My wife and I recently went for lunch to a favourite café in our neighbourhood. It was relatively quiet and we had a table all to ourselves in the private dining area. A short while later our grandson who is not quite one yet, made a grand appearance riding on his father’s shoulder. Initially a little …
Spelling it out
Once upon a time there was something called a “pen.” It came in many different forms and shapes but performed the one single function it was designed for – using a fluid called “ink,” it produced shapes on another medium termed “paper” – and the act of such inscribing was called “writing.” Savvy people also …
Meal-time
Zen Master Shunryu (Suzuki) Roshi has said, “Time goes from present to past.” Reviewed literally, this might seem illogical as we are conditioned to think that time goes from past to present and from present to future. However, as we think of and dwell on a particular event from the past, does it not appear …
Marketing (oneself)
The (late) mystic, Osho had an interesting observation about humans’ exaggerated display of humility. He related an incident of a politician attending a rally where one speaker after another came up to the podium and obsequiously extolled the virtues of the chief guest. Then, the illustrious man himself rose to speak and spent a long …
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