Surveillance of Citizens or Global Security?
I remember when I went to the United States passing through transit where I was finger printed and thumb printed. I was asked to look in a camera as well (iris print). I had committed no crime and I had not entered the United States, I was in transit. Yet I… Continue reading
A Fools Quantum Leap into a Future Ready for Possibilities
The ending will usher in a new beginning.
A Fools Quantum Leap into a Future Ready for Possibilities
I dip the ink,
Into an endless well,
I swirl and tap,
For the words drip from the tip of the quill,
I become still,
As inspiration flows into the heart of my inquiry.
The Agora for… Continue reading
Denial Remains the Creed of Collective Silence
Nature Signals the Hour Of Great Change
I am up in the mountains,
I see a grey haze covering the city skyscrapers,
An island of mercantilist aspirations,
Logos as beacons of success,
Associative brand images,
Brand identities,
To market and manipulate demand,
To erect the tallest towers,
For bigger is better,
When the… Continue reading
Gun Control Will Not Stop Massacres
I heard of another massacre in the United States and calls for gun control. My immediate reflection was the children killed in Afghanistan and Iraq and the reality that there were few calls in the media to stop the murder of innocent people. We can look further around the world to… Continue reading
Is the Fiscal Cliff the End or the Beginning of Something New?
The US and global economy in my view can no longer continue with notions of economic growth. We live on a finite planet and it cannot be sustained. It is time now to look at new ways to live, work and play. In my view the party is over for the few… Continue reading
The Insanity of Denying Our Humanity
Our world has become desensitized,
Unrealised,
As many are not reflecting on what is so,
And why it is?
Or what it will become?
They are living business-as-usual,
Focusing on themselves,
Unable to find time to be kind,
For they are busy,
In trivial pursuits,
Whilst the world is slowly collapsing,
A relapse of reason,… Continue reading