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Yes, if only I was patient with my elderly mother or father. When they, not being any longer blessed with the lucidity and flexibility of processing and communicating their thoughts as they once were able to do.  Then I might not have ended up causing them offence, and becoming miserable with feelings of guilt about having been the instrument of such anguish.  If only I had not, impatiently, resolved that I had heard what they had to say a thousand times already, and that I really do not want to hear it again, because I find it has become tedious and annoying. If only I had shown them more patience, even, some patience. If only I had the grace to acknowledge that, although they are slower in composing, processing and articulating what they want to say to me.   Their logic is likely to be as sound as ever, and their ability to recall, when the factor of age and/or illness is removed from the equation, is probably better than mine. If only I had been patient with my sons, w

For thousands of years, humans, first the priests, shaman, and the clergy, and then the ordinary people, have sought to speak with the gods, and then for the gods.  Always being secure in the knowledge that the gods would not denounce what they have reported of these conversations. So, why have the gods remained silent? Why have the gods chosen not to speak for themselves? G.: What can I say, T? When you put it as succinctly as that? I can understand if you think that I am controlled by my followers.  By those who believe in me and those who set themselves up as notable and learned scholars on me. It is not surprising that this should be happening, T.  After all, as we have clarified earlier, I am an invisible god. A god who doe not have a mouth or a voice of his own, to speak his mind.  A god who no human has ever seen, or has had spoken to him/her directly and verifiably. Neither have I ever touched anyone, though many have and even more will continue t

If we are patient, could it improve the health of our relationships with each other, with one another? Would our personal relationships be healthier?   Because we would be spending more time listening to and observing the people we interact with? So as to learn and understand how what we say to and do to and with them, impact on them?  So that we can communicate and have better relationships with them? Would such a situation enable them to also learn from and improve how they interact with us? Now, I am aware that hearing does not, on its own constitutes listening and learning. However, if we spend more time being patient, concentrating, listening and hearing what others, including our partners, our children, our parents, are saying or trying to say to us.  Might it not result in a decrease in the amount of interpersonal conflicts among us humans? Would it not decrease the amount of collective and individual unhappiness us humans have to endure? And what about confl

For thousands of years, humans, first the priests, shaman, and the clergy, and then the ordinary people, have sought to speak with the gods, and then for the gods.  Always being secure in the knowledge that the gods would not denounce what they have reported of these conversations. So, why have the gods remained silent? Why have the gods chosen not to speak for themselves? They say I am all powerful. That I can do anything and everything. That I can stop the Sun in navigation across the skies.  That I can part the Red Sea and allow the ancient Israelites to escape from the Ancient Egyptians.  But it is my powerlessness of which they have more evidence.  I did not intervene to prevent of stop the First World War. Neither did I intervene to prevent or stop the Second World War.  Or the Korean War. Or the Vietnam War. Or the several wars fought between the Hutu and Tutsi people of Rwanda and Burundi.  Or the Balkan Wars. Or the Libyan War. Or the S

Being taken for granted is clearly not a health state of being for the either the person who is being taken for granted, or for those who are taking them for granted.  It is a state of being which does not promote healthy and mutually beneficial human relationships. It lacks balance and does not promote mutual satisfaction.  Yes, it might be the case that the person who is being taken for granted might have to, and succeed in finding ways to 'rationalise' the asymmetrical relationship which they are having with the person taking them for granted.  Such as that, 'it is my son', 'my daughter', 'my grandchild', 'my husband', my relative, and 'I love them' and 'it is my duty', etc.  Being taken for granted requires the person being taken for granted to, from time to time, think about, question and even challenge their 'state of being taken for granted.  Probably not so for the person taking them for granted. When w

'Humans can never live the virtuous lives which our 'human-created gods' would want of us, so we should not burden ourselves with trying. Live happily and in peace with your neighbour is all that a compassionate god would ask of any person.' Religion, whether it is Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, have a lot to answer for.   In terms of their potential and tendency to be used as incitements murderous carnage.  Of course, although  all of these religions, at different times in their history, have been involved in murderous blood letting.  Currently, it is people who professed to be Muslims, who perpetrating most of the religious blood letting. All of which just provide further proof that, without religion, the world might probably be a more peaceful and enjoyable place for us humans. Granted that religion will always be in the world, countries such as Britain and other European countries.   If they are to avoid the ca

This video gives some idea of some of the scenery to be seen, travelling by bus from Llandudno to Bangor, Wales, United Kindgom. Please take a look and enjoy what aspects of it you find worthy of being enjoyed.

Iranians needs to continue to respect and defend their pride, honour and their independence.  Though not by way of allowing America to force them into 'martyring' their nation or the prosperous future which they aspire towards.  After all, Iran has an history which goes back for thousands of years, whereas 'Europeanised American' history is only a matter of 400 or so years.  It is no good winning a war at a cost so great that you are neither around to enjoy it, or you become so smashed up that you are not able do so. That would not be 'a victory.' Iranians are more likely to overcome the formidable obstacle which America's governments posed to them.   By ensuring that they build and develop their industrial, economic, political and social infrastructures first.  By building a society which provides its people with the means to be able to afford the 'good life', which will make them want to respect, honour and defend that socie