What is faith? It is belief in something without sufficient evidence. Billions of people pride themselves as being people of faith. Conversely, the atheist prides herself in being skeptical. I.e. she withholds faith until sufficient evidence presents itself…
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Late one Friday afternoon Suskia and I drove out to Sandy Bay, a secluded beach near Cape Town that remains unscathed to this day, bulwarked against man’s imperious hands by two towering peaks…
Read MoreWho are you?
Who are you? You can answer with your name. But that’s merely the word by which you are called.
You can say that you are an engineer or artist. But that indicates what you do, or describes your career.
Read MoreThe Valley of the Seine
My dear friend. I know we haven’t spoken for a number of years. I know I hung up on you and shifted all blame…
Read MoreYou can change your emotions, but not today.
For today, you have less control over your emotions than you thought, but for tomorrow, you have more than you probably expected…
Read MoreWhat does it all mean?
“What does it all mean? What is the meaning of life?” We’ve been told that in the absence of a meaningful answer, there is a great void in our lives that must be filled with something: An idea, a God, a myth or a person. But what if this is an imaginary problem? What if it is an illusion or story we’ve told ourselves for millennia?