Just like the first great boyfriend who shows us what we have missed on other dates, or the first great girlfriend who lets you feel love instead of confusion, so can the politician who acts on vision and keeps his promise change our perception of what is benign and what is harm. Someone decent andContinue reading “We Idolize Those Who Treat Us Unwell (But We Respect Those Who Treat Us Well)”
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The Problem Of Our Time and Culture: There Are No Elders
The problem with not having old people in positions of counsel (and I am not talking of 45 year old or 55 year olds, I am talking of a long and profound experience of life and the ability to make sense of it, coupled with love for humanity, in a senior) is that there isContinue reading “The Problem Of Our Time and Culture: There Are No Elders”
The Hijacked Mind
It is very obvious that visual media, especially TV and its ads can not replace education, research, the subtle wisdom of elders who lived in one place all their lives, people who continually have success with their methods, and the warmth of people. A culture based on visual media is not a “culture” but consumerism.Continue reading “The Hijacked Mind”
Nanda Jurela 