Humankind in one man
A thoughtful comment by Saint-Exupéry, whose slim Flight to Arras is packed with insights into the nature of civilization, peace,...
Particles of human life
This week, glad to share fine metaphors both written by journalists. Here The Economist pays a suitably eloquent and moving tribute...
The individual and humankind
Beneath the froth and ferment of daily news, there is often a working through of the relationship between individual freedom...
Whatever is splendid in humanity
This lovely phrase about sums up what motivated me to create this and other websites, to celebrate...
Global folly, global range
One of the pitfalls of globalization is the greater range for damaging stupidity which might formerly have been more easily...
The gift of our stories
Robert Chandler is a translator of one of my most admired tellers of human stories, Vasily Grossman. Â Grossman's skill lies...
On poetry and human feeling
Apart from pointing me to some translations of Catullus that may propel to me a new level of human feeling,...
Of anguish and identity
Witnessing various global unravellings, this simple assertion by the wise Saint-Exupery makes one wonder if we will ever learn to...
The book of life
'A million species of animals and plants are threatened with extinction. Three-quarters of the world's land and two-thirds of its...
Tapping into the current
Lawrence Durrell was a superb poet and I found his definition of poetry intriguing. While I'm not sure it always...
Poems for my family 003 – Donne
Listening time: under 3 minutes.
This is the third poem I chose to share with my family, copied out by...
Peace on earth, goodwill to all
Today, when many of us celebrate a holiday, I send kind readers heartfelt wishes for that old ideal of peace...
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