Dear Friend, We all agree that balance is important, but each of us has a preferred way to describe it, for instance: work/leisure balance ; giving to other people without completely neglecting yourself, or being active in the world whilst having enough time for solitude and reflection. Balance…
Dear Friend, Many of us (or even- most of us?) seem to organize our lives according to pursuit of happiness. Some of us feel we usually succeed, whilst for others it’s just the opposite. There are opinions that try as hard as we may, we cannot “escape ourselves”-…
Dear Friend, Both medicine (and math!) seem to applaud the beauty of human body. From medical point of view, beautiful body is (usually) a healthy body. Mathematics states that Fibonacci numbers and golden ratio abound within human body – they define proportions between bones/muscles/ body regions etc and…
Dear Friend, I will share with you a page from my new book (the one I am currently writing), it is entitled " This is who you are", and its subject is humanity's main problems (mental illness, broken families, the wars and damaged ecosystems). "...Morals: standards of behaviour;…
Since time immemorial we have been fascinated by the way seasons change in nature, and in human life; we seem to see the parallels: Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and…
Each type of animal has one prevailing personality; humans can mimic any animal! A multiple personality is in a certain sense normal. -George Herbert Mead Animal “gene sets” moved from animals to humans during evolution which is probably why certain humans are much like certain animals. Some of…
Many of us go to church every Sunday, and at other times too- because it’s a nice social occasion, and also, well, because we feel that we “don’t have the answers but may be we’ll find them there”. Merely going to church – for decades, even- doesn’t seem…
Religion is one of the tools we use to understand the world, and ourselves. Other methods we employ for the same purpose include science and art. A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education. -Theodore Roosevelt Religion’s other aim is to make people…
What is “ego”, and is it a good or a bad thing? We often associate ego with selfishness and unkindness, but...ego seems to be related to how we perceive our own essence, and if that is the case, it is probably necessary- how can you keep yourself alive,…
The majority of philosophers are men (Ref 1); why is that, I wonder? There could be a few explanations. Men are more prone to depression and self doubt than women, and the former seems to be the everlasting fuel for philosophical musings- see what the French and the…
Is obsession something good or should we try to avoid it? Obsession : idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind - Oxford dictionary It looks as if its a source of both pain and pleasure: Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.…
Have you ever noticed how there seems to be 2 types of feminists? Some of us, who claim to be the latter , are just so angry, deeply unhappy, usually single and dissatisfied with life overall, and our appearance, in particular. Another type- a goddess in female form,…
