Where the personal becomes the political in our unquenchable thirst for knowledge…

“Knowledge is a dangerous thing and I thank you for this reminder”
- Comment #102
On its face, the sheer magnitude of the meaning behind such words is staggering and frightening in its implications – that knowledge is something we should fear, and that knowledge could somehow be considered dangerous to us and our lives.
There is [...]

a balance of observation and introspection

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” — Buddha

Every morning I start my day in a similar way, with a decision – do I feel that this day will be an introspective day or will this day be one of curious observations about [...]

Thoughts on Monogamy

“A man may pay his mistress with money, gifts, or even his seed… but never with love. Love is reserved for only his wife.” - Japanese Proverb
Every so often our perceptions and opinions on human pair bonding and monogamy are tested by either a very public scandal or an intimately personal tragedy, but [...]