A recent interview in the Financial Times had South Africa’s president Thabo Mbeki reiterating his much maligned policy of quiet diplomacy on the ever thornier subject of his country’s troubled neighbour, Zimbabwe. With Robert Mugabe, who at 83 has now led Zimbabwe for 27 years, having convinced his party to select him as their candidate […]
Debunking the Common Myths Of Success
Like many people, you probably want to be successful in your life. But how can you be exactly sure that what you have is true success, and not a mere mask of what it means to be successful. Remember, the quest for success has intrigued mankind since the beginning of time. History is littered with […]
Pre-teens
OUR PRETEENS ARE ON THE EDGE They are not the ones usually mentioned in our society’s ongoing saga about children being our future. If you don’t have kids this age, or aren’t involved in the business of education, the idea that many pre-teens are on edge of being swept under […]
OPEC
OPEC and High Gas prices OPEC and prices at the gas pump are hitting the headlines again. This should not surprise savvy news readers. Prices at the pump start bouncing around every year, just about the time Americans start making vacation plans. There is only one certainty when […]
Flower to the Survivor
This week, soldiers across the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) took part in a special project to visit Holocaust survivors across the country. "Flower to the Survivor" was born three years ago in 2005 as an initiative of the IDF Education Corp and the Museum of the Ghetto Fighters and promised that 1,000 Holocaust survivors across the country […]
15
15 A room. Music. One/several voices. Various temporal realms. The voice you are hearing now It’s my voice. This is my voice. And this is you. Standing there. Listening. Asking me. 1. So? I am tired of waiting. Waiting is complicated. When. Whom. […]