Tag Archives: Materialism

Love is the coolest thing I found in life

What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever found (and kept)? Lots of people might call a thing the most important thing they found and kept. For me, the material is not so essential. Though I do agree, I would not like … Continue reading

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I did not change much

What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind? Funny, after so many decades on this world, looking back, I must say I have not changed much. Is it because I am too stubborn? The only part I … Continue reading

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Looking at an era of international “youth culture”

At my personal profile Google site, I tried to give a picture of why I came to think a certain way and why I made such a particular choice for such a small faith group like the Christadelphians. In 1968 … Continue reading

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2016 in review Politics #1 Year of dissonance

2016 year of dissonance, despair, where all certainties were brushed away When Israeli commandos in 2010 intercepted a flotilla of ships seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Hamas in the Gaza Strip a diplomatic rupture broke several contacts in the … Continue reading

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At the closing hours of 2016 #2 Low but also highlights

Wanting to write on what happened in 2016 I noticed I have forgotten to publish some articles I wrote this year. The time went credibly fast when our thoughts had to go to so many people in trouble, having to … Continue reading

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Paris World Summit of Conscience, International interfaith gathering #3

Not only a political economic or ecological issue but the future of humanity that is at stake. “Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. It affects us all, but it does not affect us all equally. We have … Continue reading

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Capitalism

Originally posted on Muhammad Haykal:
99% of population have only 1% of country’s property,while 1% of population get 99% of country’s property. In my opinion, Capitalism is an institutionalized system that started in Europe in the 16th century to the…

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Yad Vashem: Remembering the Past, Shaping the Future

As the Jewish people’s living memorial to the Holocaust, Yad Vashem wants to safeguard the memory of the past and imparts its meaning for future generations. Established in 1953, as the world centre for documentation, research, education and commemoration of … Continue reading

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Texts, writers, accesibility and willingness

Originally posted on Stepping Toes:
To get people interested in sharing their thoughts together on a mixed platform may not be so easy as I would think. All my life I may have been an optimist and somewhat an utopian,…

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Catherine Ashton on the EU annual report on human rights

In the previous months Catherine Ashton has said many times that she believes that human rights should be the silver thread that runs through all the statements and actions of the European Union. I also do believe the European Union … Continue reading

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