When was the last time you jumped out of bed, feeling rested, refreshed, perked up and chirruping away “Oh what a beautiful morning”? Those days seem to be behind us, at least for now.
With the pandemic entering its second year, so many of us are (...)
We all entertain dreams of meeting prince/princess charming, falling in love, getting married and living happily ever after.
It can happen, but how often? It is the “stuff that dreams are made of”, especially during those arid pandemic days of (...)
Do you wish to live longer in this sad, mad world with its stress and strain, worry and anxiety, depression and uncertainty, folly and adversity?
The answer is a resounding yes, according to a post-coronavirus survey by the Pew Research Institute. (...)
Oblivious to the drastic lifestyle changes of humans this past year, Cupid is full of excitement. His biggest fete is approaching. His bow buffed and polished, his arrows dipped in his mysterious magic potion, he is anxiously waiting to aim in our (...)
Is this Earth both our heaven and hell?
How often has early man gazed at the vast blue sky, and wondered what lies yonder?
Surely it was home to all his gods. Up there was the Garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve dwelled. In Abrahamic religions, they (...)
How can we extol sanity from insanity? We need lucidity, clarity, and reason but this is a world gone mad and our brains are taxed.
We need relief after the heavy and weary year of 2020, but the clouds are gathering, thicker than ever and here we go (...)
Were Voltaire to visit the US these days, he would be appalled at the total desecration of his noble ideas and the impertinent violation of his lofty principle.
He would not allow such abuse of power or the deprivation of human rights.
Was this not (...)
Big Ben rang in the New Year at midnight, 31December 2020.
It was the first time its chimes were heard since repairs and reconstruction were started back in 2017, and though they are to continue till 2022, it was a good omen that it was able to (...)
Our first order of business is to wish our Coptic and Eastern Orthodox friends a very Merry Christmas and to all a Happy New Year.
We need it more than ever. We celebrated Christmas on 25 December. But should we neatly put away our beautiful (...)
Although 2020 is not over yet, who knows what more it has in store for us during those final weeks? It is hard to conceive of more afflictions, therefore a sigh of relief is heard by all as its end draws near.
There were no wars, no nuclear (...)
It may be easier to find a needle in a haystack than to find justice anywhere on the globe.
Flaunted throughout history as a virtue and a pillar for a stable and secure society, it has never been given its due. Moreover, it has receded to the realm (...)
On which side do you lean, fate or free will?
One of the greatest and most lasting debates of humanity has been the role of destiny in our lives.
Are we the masters of our fate, or is everything pre-determined by powers beyond our control?
Are we (...)
It is a sorry spectacle watching the political scandals of the US. Where is the leader of the most powerful country in the world?
As we watched in dismay the fraudulent presidential elections unfold we could almost feel the power of America slowly (...)
Admittedly, we are tardy in presenting our bi-annual fashion revue, with the cold weather already at our doors.
What with coronavirus still raging in Europe and other parts of the globe, coupled with the pandemonium of the presidential elections (...)
We all wish to live long lives, but none of us wishes to grow old. Contradictory, but true. The fact is we can do both, live long and not grow old.
The number of years need not make you old. Age is only a three-letter word. It is not the enemy. It (...)
The UN is in a pickle. It has virtually been unable to take the leadership of the pandemic world crisis. The World Health Organisation (WHO) botched it, flip-flopping constantly and António Guterres, wailing and complaining, said “We need (...)
Viruses are ancient. They predate the divergence of life, thus infecting our last universal common ancestor.
Viruses are deadly. They kill twice as many people as cancer does — around 15 million people every year.
Viruses are simple. They are made (...)
We have become tired and weary of sitting idly with time on our squeaky clean hands.
We wait impatiently for this apparent absurdity to end, when our tormentors will be convinced it is time to resume our normal life. What a waste of precious time, (...)
Laughter is not easy, especially nowadays when we need it most. Fear and oppression have wiped away our smiles.
Panic-stricken that Covid-19 shall invade every cell in our body, spooked at the proximity of strangers, perplexed about the use of (...)
If you are reading those lines, you obviously do.
The whole world now speaks English or needs to. It has become the Lingua Franca, the international language of the world, since about the 19th century. It is the only language that absolutely (...)
One more scandal is infuriating the British royal family. The unthinkable, unaccepted, unimaginable has happened. “Never complain, never explain” is the dictum of the House of Windsor for the 19th and 20th centuries, but it always seems to happen.
A (...)
It has not been a very good year, to say the least. In fact, it has been so far another annus horribilis.
Most people surveyed have labelled it “the worst year of their lives” and for good reason.
Except for war years there has never been a year as (...)
She was the epitome of the most perfect woman on earth.
Beautiful, sweet, self-sacrificing, soft-spoken, patient, gentle, giving, and forgiving. Her selfless love and deeply feminine qualities endeared her to the public. They may be scoffed at (...)
Dear Reader, as you read these lines, you probably do not give a second thought to who you are.
You are either a boy or a girl, a him or a her, a he or a she. It is that simple, we think, but in fact, it is not.
The United Nations informs us that (...)
The task of the historian is to tell the story of the past.
He cannot lose sight of acts and facts, bitter as they may seem at present. History is a science to be written scientifically, to be studied scientifically.
Re-writing history fades into (...)
