The Walkabout

“Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music – the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.”
- Henry Miller (1891 – 1980)
Six Degrees
The Six Degrees of Separation or “Human Web” concept has been explored in various literally works and the creative arts for [...]

Elie Wiesel
First off, the Perils of Indifference is a speech Elie Wiesel gave on 12 April 1999, in Washington, D.C.
Elie Wiesel survived the Holocaust at Auschwitz. For this very reason, he is an undisputed authority on what humanity, or better still – the lack of it, really is. He experienced untold crimes against humanity first-hand [...]

Critical Thinking is a vital part of development and cognition. Every action is predicated on one’s thought process, it’s therefore imperative that the thinking itself be healthy and forward-looking.

Critical Thinking: Tools For Taking Charge Of Your Professional And Personal Life, was published in 2002 by the Financial Times Prentice Hall. It’s written by Richard Paul [...]

Following is a TED Talk by Eve Ensler, founder of the Vagina Monologues.
Be edified:
Learn, share and be safe & secure.

The following poem is a lovely reminder of just how awesome we are indeed.
Yeah, we are special.

Be edified:
SPECIAL
There is a special place in life that needs my humble skill
a certain job I’m meant to do, nobody else can fill
The hours are demanding and the pay is not too good
and yet I wouldn’t change it for [...]

“We are each the authors of our own lives…
there is no way to shift the blame,
and no one else to accept the accolades.”
- Paul McGill (in A Woman of Substance)

Pathology
Late last year, I watched the movie Pathology. It is a sick thriller in which a group of residents studying pathology devise a lively game: to [...]

“Hope is the bridge that connects you to where you want to go
Faith assures you that the bridge will hold
Love gives you a reason to cross it.”

Looking back at the days I was in college, I realize that life at the time accorded us many luxuries we cannot have in adult life.
Consider communication and friends. [...]

TED Talks
I have lately been on a TED Talks binge, both on Peter’s Walkabout and on Green Kenya. I cannot seem to get enough of these talks. They truly are ideas worth sharing. So, today I present one of my top favorite TED Talks.
Jonathan Haidt
On 20th March, I wrote about Jonathan Haidt’s book, The Happiness [...]

Over a decade ago, I stumbled upon the first stanza of the following poem by Madeline Bridges. She is the Associate Dean for Academic Studies and Professor of Music Education in the School of Music at Belmont University.

That alone changed my life. It has been a principal source of motivation as I continually seek to [...]

“A bond was created
Doctors, health workers and volunteers from 30 different countries
of every race, religion, color, culture, and nation
worked together and fought alongside each other
fought against a common enemy
not against each other.
How can that not make you feel optimistic for the future?”

Larry Brilliant, Head of Google.org gave this compelling talk about how smallpox was eradicated [...]