To take the next step and become useful in the world of tomorrow, we need to re-integrate science and spirit.
I have written in the past that I seem to function mostly in the Yellow vMeme (as seen in Spiral Dynamics). I also said that I very much doubt I will ever go beyond that. This [...]
“You never thought angels wore business suits,” says Edison in the anime “The Laws of Eternity”. Well, I am starting to see lots of angels around, even if some of them may be angels only for me.
Stephen Jay Gould is famous for his claim that if we could rewind evolution and run it again, we [...]
This is how the humble people view the world: ”With all these wonderful people, I spend every day in happiness.” Because they are acutely aware of their own imperfection, they easily appreciate the effort of others who also have to struggle (and sometimes fail) to do the right thing. The resulting gratitude is typical of [...]
Itadakimasu! “Let’s dig in!” I have seen the Japanese word translated that way occasionally, and it can certainly look like it, as it is said immediately before one starts eating. But actually this is a religious custom and the phrase means “I will receive”, “I humbly receive”, “I gratefully receive” depending on whom you ask. [...]
You know it is winter when you try to open the door and come face to face with a snowdrift almost as tall as yourself.
OK, so perhaps I am not trapped in the classic movie scene style, in the howling blizzard and with a cute heroine. Wait, that is classic anime style. Anyway, not quite [...]
Talking to the doctor about my voice problems, and being impressed by Google.
Fructose may not be quite as healthy as it sounds, and not quite as poisonous as some people claim. But it is, by all accounts, fattening.