Recently, somebody said to me that someone’s life is complete. Initially, I agreed given her/his high age. Afterwards, I started contemplating about the meaning of a complete(d) life. In my view, a complete(d) life has three (3) dimensions: body, mind and soul. Usually, we refer to the first dimension (eg, ageing). Sometimes, our brain or mind thinks our life is...
Recently, soul legend Sly Stone died at the age of 82. A Dutch narrative claimed his success had important drawbacks, like "drug use and erratic behavior". Apparently, success has like 20 negative factors. Hence, the article The Paradox of Success by Bill Cole. I do recognize several of those 20 factors. My career suggests I have had success. The volume of spamming...
The citizens of several American allies are (allegedly) boycotting tourism towards USA, and also some American goods, especially Tesla’s. I sympathise and agree but would not call my plans a boycott. But what’s in a name? I used to love North America and made many vacation visits. Nowadays, I prefer taking my Japanese full-hybrid car and visit European countries....
Trump’s recent comments on Ukraine president Zelenskyy might well be Trump’s well-timed distraction for much more relevant Trump news: American inflation is back and “I had nothing to do with it” (eg, the Hill, 19 February 2025). Trump’s former Vice President Mike Pence reacted as follows to Trump’s version of the truth on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: “Mr....
It’s easy making fun of Trump’s Revolution of Common Sense. The words common sense hardly match with Trump’s (erratic) attitude, behaviour, and personality. His words often feel like the opposite of common sense. Example #1: Trump has proposed a 10% tariff on all U.S. imports (eg, Reuters, 6 November 2024). That’s a guarantee for a (much) higher American inflation...
I’m not sure if neutrality even exists. I doubt that I am neutral if/when push comes to shove. I suppose that (my) open-mindedness is (very) different from (my) neutrality. Nevertheless, both seem rationally related; not emotionally. Switzerland is neutral, according to its self-imposed foreign policy (Wiki). Nevertheless, a majority of Swiss want closer ties to...
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