Humanism is not as simple as “being human”. For example, a baby is human, a sportsperson is a human, an artist is a human, so is a paraplegic, a road sweeper, a toddler, a homeworker, an airline pilot, a king, a blind etc. The “ism” in humanism is saying we…
Being realistic sometimes sound like we have over-complicated reality, over-thought it, or we are taking a course of action (or thought) discounting most, or all, of reality. For example, in getting ready for my driving test, I also discover that it is going to be raining. Not too heavy enough…
For the moment it has an English name. Whircle. It’s a perfectly round shape thing. The name speaks something of what it is for – a wheel. A wheel which is in the shape of a circle. A new creation. It is the new that catches attention. Reinventing the wheel,…
We want to be people of principle, or at least aspire to be. What does that mean? It means our attitutde, behaviour, thought processes, choices, preferences etc. are guided by some kind of ideal. For example, my principle is to be a kind person. Even if the regular people I…
How’s it like as My friend answered, ha, I ask myself that all the time. It feels like there is some kind of expectation which is different from the older sibling. But nothing was explained or utterred or put across. All the more with the younger brother, my friend then…
