A 1915 war poem by Julian Grenfell (1888-1915) mentioned the 3 most important items: Life is colour, warmth and light; my 2022 blog. Other people may add beauty, hope, inspiration, love, peace, and/or water. In my view, beauty and peace are in the eye of the beholder. Hence, personal and relative. Almost each day, I express my gratitude for the items above....
A few minutes ago, a thought 'entered' my mind: the law of unintended consequences. I wanted to waive it because I was sure that I had written about it. I did not though. I only mentioned it in a few blogs: If Good does bad, does Good become Bad? (2021) and The micro-macro conundrum (2019). The law of unintended consequences is the principle that actions often...
On 4 September 2024, I prepared my initial diagram (left) on Doubt, Hope, Fear & Love. Something was missing though. I did think about adding Belief systems but failed to 'see' the new lay-out in my mind. On 1 October, I 'received' new inspiration. The result is my updated diagram (right). My 2024 blog: de nieuws cyclus My 2025 blog Doubt Fear Hope & Love vs...
About a week ago, film actor Matthew McConaughey made this intriguing comment on Fox & Friends: "If doubt wins, we all lose" His comment related to the promotion of his 2025 book Poems & Prayers (eg, Amazon, Bol., Penguin). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRC9suSLGy0&t=1s See comment in video at 1 minute and 16 seconds. One of my blog topics is...
A recent article in Nautilus science magazine argued this: "Science fiction relies on a particular vision of tech when crafting a new, upcoming world. But technology alone doesn't remake our society. Predicting the future requires us to consider the more potent impact of a changing culture." I prepared a diagram, showing the 7 Belief systems in our history, the...
The recent raid by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on an American factory, as operated by the South Korean companies Hyundai Motor Company (cars) and LG Electronics (batteries), reminded me of the 1992 novel Rising Sun by Michael Crichton (1942-2008). "Although a detective/murder mystery novel at first glance, Rising Sun deals...
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