Love needs feeding …just like a flower…it can… —

Our music reflects our interests and priorities — 67% of the US top 40 songs between 1960–2010 are on the theme of Love and Sex. — Work to live or live to work? The theme of “work” doesn’t make it into the top 20 — although we all have our favourites like A Hard Day’s Night, 9 to 5 and Factory. Our World in Data details we spend 80%-90% of our day working or sleeping. …

A colleague in Bolivia asked me to lecture his students on how I became a manager; this was not taught in the university, possibly because the lecturers were never “managers”; the credibility of their advice was at issue. Two hours later, A thirty-minute question and answer session continued, and other…

In 2010, my eldest son needed a kidney, which I donated — our worlds have changed for the better. — Good times only come from commitment and love. THE GIFT There was never any objection or obligation or any-big-thing in this, There was never any problem or procrastination or pride in this, There was never drama or doubt or decision in this, Only love. There was never any concern or confusion or…

Gary Oldman, who played Churchill in The Darkest Hour, said, “You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth”. …

“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist” is the memorable quote from Kevin Spacey in the 1995 movie “The Usual Suspects.” …

The winners in a conflict generally write the history, and the war crimes committed are usually only attributed to the losers. How a society deals with these heinous acts can be attributed to cultural factors identified by Geert Hofstede. In Germany, the legacy of the Holocaust and other war crimes…

As children, we were put to bed with fairy tales which counterintuitively give us nightmares — Grimm by name and sleepless nights for parents who are fighting their own demons. Fear of the unknown, strangers, other genders, religions and races are all bundled together by our parents as part of…

Often heard, never listened to… —