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Belonging to what has now become know, for rather infamous reasons, as the 'Windrush Generation', were between 60 and 95 years old. Looking at the world through the prism of our dear friend, I was struck with the thought that.  Considering her poor health, and notwithstanding the dignity, calmness and humility with which she presented herself.   This could very well turnout to be her last birthday party with her family and us, her friends and friends of friends.  As life and living goes, our friend could be counted amongst those who have had a reasonably 'good and long life.'  And, if her children are accurate, she has come to terms with the fact that her time might be near, and is 'ready to go.' For the world to take its leave of her, as it were.  But this is not only a personal phenomenon; it is a generational and social one.  Because, looking at our friend, in her advance years, and looking at the ages of her friends who have haile

Being 'an extremist' is not necessarily equal to 'extremism', although, in certain circumstances, that might be so.  For example, if the values, customs, religious practices, traditions and political culture of a given society, can be deemed to be a form of 'societal extremism.'  It is because of this, why many governments and people in the Western hemisphere, have the serious concerns that they have about Islam.  Fearing that, although it is the case that there are versions of Islam which are not rooted in 'extremism', the 'religious' clothes in which extremists like ISIL clothed their war on 'the unbelievers' and Muslim opponents.   Does have greater appeal in Islamic countries and among orthodox Muslims, than in the West and amongst other religions. But, getting back to the broader context of 'extremists' and 'extremism.'  It clearly is not the case that a person who 'walks the extremist path&#

With the kinds of food she is getting, its repetitiveness, how it is prepared and cooked, the consistency of her mealtimes, and with its taste. When you have lived as long as my dear mother has, and when you have diabetes and hypertension.   Not only do you have to make significant changes to how the kinds of foods and drinks you consume are prepared.   But there is also a high degree of likelihood that they will not taste as original and remarkable as they did several decades ago. And will recite the litany of her dissatisfaction to all who is willing to listen to her.  Normally resulting in them wanting to help her, and sometimes simply making the situation more confusing, including for her.  Making it worse will sometimes mean taking my dear mother's account of 'what has happened', at face value, and drawing the obvious conclusion and acting on it.  That can mean accosting this or that person with what my dear mother has alleged or com

But I did not die, most likely because fate had not decreed that I should have died on that occasion. So I can now tell of my misfortune, knowing how easily I might have violently fallen off the Cliff. But, as humans, we do value hour period of temporary immortality, and, at times, might even indulge in or be able to live as if we are permanent immortals.  Denying, forgetting, or acting as if we are not living on borrowed time.  Unless, that is, if we are fated to be suffering from some terminal physical condition, such as a disease.  Or we are under a sentence of death, due to some criminal act by others, or due process of law. When we are young, we are more likely to be successful our assumption of a state of immorality.  But not so, when we are, as it were, not only 'old and grey', but are also being afflicted one or more degenerative diseases. And so it was, that as I sat at the table at my/our dear friend's Ninety-Fifth Birthday Party,

Then, what does that say about and of the clergy and religious leaders of all theistic faiths.  Who, daily and constantly go about the world, preaching and extolling 'the love of God', 'the unceasing care of God', the 'great compassion of God,' etc, etc? Does it not make them out to be even bigger fraudsters and deceivers than their man-make Gods and religions? Yes, it does. But this still does little, it seems, to cause them to lose their credibility amongst the faithful.  Which is a very strange and incredible situation, and one which all of the history of human beings, seems to suggests will not profit them a jot of advantage in this life or in the hereafter.  Since both the faithful and the unbelievers, as well as those who have not made up their minds.   Are all destined to become particlerised, as dust, at the end of life's journey, and be reclaimed by the Cosmos. Why? Because there is no god or God, outside of the imag

Probably the most defining aspect of the the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and 2018 Formula 1 Season in general, was not what occurred during the race, but what happened after it.  It was the comradeship, the espirit de corps, the sense of  coming together and euphoria which washed over the racers and teams.  It was about the display of respect and feeling of shared pleasure and joy between the racers.  Between Hamilton and Vettel, between Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, between Hamilton and Verstappen.  Between Vettel and Alonso, and between Verstappen and Vettel, and between them and all the other drivers.  It was about the fact that Ocon and Verstappen could race each other wheel to wheel, displaying mutual respect for each other, after their tantrum during the Brazil Grand Prix.  It was the fact that this coming of age, this display of maturity and heightened professionalism.   Of humanity and humility unadorned by inappropriate egocentrism and masochism, seem t

For it to remove the religious, political, social and conservative cultural yoke which it is using to deprive its people of their human, political, social and personal rights. But before it does any of this, the government of Saudi Arabia, beginning with Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman.   Should first acknowledge and take responsibility for the heinous murder of Jamal Khoshoggi, and for its atrocious war in Yemen. And ask for forgiveness. This, I believe, is what Allah and Prophet Muhammad would expect of the Guardians of the Kabaa, and other Islamic shrines in Saudi Arabia.  It is something which is in the power of the Saudi government to deliver to the Saudis.  Just as how it has used the past to maintain their imprisonment, it can use the future to set them  free, by discontinuing and reforming the shackles of past. Including the pernicious religious ones.    They need to do it, since, while they are not capable of bringing the dead back to life, or