Problem Solving

The candle of hope is the Light in the Darkness in Afghanistan

It is clear from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, that military solutions have not worked.  Perhaps emerging from the dark cloud, peaceful coexistence becomes the future global strategy rather than extensions of power.   My former partner was an ordinary Afghan artist who as a 10 year old recalls the Russians invading… Continue reading

Melting Ice Caps: Real Solutions or Just Hot Air?

My feeling reading this article was technology won’t fix the overall problem. My inner feeling is that we human beings have to learn how to work together. I extracted the quote below as it seems the central issue. The suppression and denial of facing issues that affect humanity, seems to me the core issue. I… Continue reading

Nuclear: Fukushima Radiation Seasons Reasons for Zero Nuclear Tolerance

A few days ago I had a feeling about the radiation in Japan, it just came into my mind as an issue. I just googled to find out that it is still leaking. I felt reflection around nuclear issues in respect of the Iranians and Israelis and the attempted bombing of Israeli’s by Iranians in… Continue reading

From Wikileaks to Our Common Future

I watched a documentary on Wikileaks as I didn’t know much about what happened behind the scenes. It certainly was a Samson and Goliath scenario. In the beginning of the documentary they showed film of killings. I found myself witnessing real murders and it was deeply disturbing. I noted that there were no warnings for… Continue reading

Wall Street Journalist Daniel Pearl: Creating a Better World

It is interesting I was with my friend in Albany, Western Australia only a week ago. I met her friend, an older lady who was a friend of her mother. I admired two posters, one was the Cree Indian quote “only after the last tree has been cut down, Only after the last river has… Continue reading

International Intervention to Protect is the Same As Stopping the Bully

When I think of the responsibility to protect others, I think of the bully in the playground. We teach children that they must intervene or at the very least call someone who can intervene when bullying is occuring. It is the sign of a civilised society. To cheer at the sidelines is incredibly insensitive and… Continue reading

Mohandas Gandhi

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”

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