A LIFE WITHOUT A CELL PHONE? I remember the time when one of my first Japanese friends kept on complaining about why I didn’t operate a cellphone. Believe me, during that time, sometime in 2000 or 2001, I was even typing my articles on an old typewriter from Germany. My Japanese friend
July 2, 2022
I am old-fashioned. For many years, I have loved collecting old magazine and newspaper clippings. Can you imagine what my office looks like? Anyway, in a very old issue of PHILADELPHIA NEWS columnist Larry Fields confessed: “I lead a life of wine, women and song (by the way, a wonderful waltz of
June 23, 2022
Sometimes, we feel our life is turning miserably. Our negativity doesn’t allow us to keep our eyes, ears and, most importantly, our minds, hearts and souls opened. We’re reaching our breaking point. As I said several months ago here: this breaking point can be the prelude to our strongest moment. It is
June 20, 2022
Culture can be defined as all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation. Culture has been called “the way of life for an entire society.” As such, it includes codes of manners, dress, language, religion, rituals, art. Living in
June 6, 2022
I need to know! Know-it-alls, who prefer an oppressing or suppressing crab mentality should be really out of place. They poison us and our dignity and our feelings of our own worth. Unfortunately, we can find these people at any corner. I stayed in many places worldwide – places with people belonging
May 31, 2022
What are the most common 3 wishes? The most common wishes were for friends, happiness, health, marriage, money, success, self-improvement, and to help other people. When I was still a young boy, I was taught that there might be fairy creatures offering us three free wishes. We should be always so wise
May 23, 2022
A guardian angel is a type of angel that is assigned to protect and guide a particular person, group or nation. Belief in tutelary beings can be traced throughout all antiquity. The idea of angels that guard over people played a major role in Ancient Judaism. In Christianity, the hierarchy of angels was extensively developed
May 17, 2022
Very often – sometimes too often! – the thought is back! If we wake up in the morning (or even many times in the middle of the night), the thought is back. Sometimes, the thought will not let us sleep. The “act of thinking”, the “reflection”, the “opinion” or the “serious consideration”,
May 5, 2022
God always listens and often provides the specific answers and guidance we seek. Even when He chooses not to answer immediately or in the way we might have hoped, prayer itself is a way to find peace. Prayer also energizes the heart of a believer through the power of the Spirit. Consistent
April 19, 2022
To die is to live! We are always shocked when in the middle of our surroundings, somebody passes away. Our usual questions are: “Why die so young? Why he, why she? A natural reaction, indeed. When Jesus finally gave up His spirit on the cross after three hours of bitter agony, the Pharisees
April 18, 2022
Sometimes, we might ask ourselves: What is the sense of doing this and that? What is the meaning of life? I am sure, each and every one of us looks for a good life. When you’re struggling in life, take assurance in the fact that everyone else struggles as you do. We
April 8, 2022
“Money makes the world go round; however, happiness greases the axle. Without this lubricant, life will seize.” – Paul Van Der MerweThe lyrics of ‘Money makes the world go round’ may be somewhat repetitive but … that the speed with which the money went around would affect the economy. “People Make the
April 6, 2022