It is late November in Europe and, in all the communities around me, people are preparing. The stores are brimming with bright, joyous displays, and lights are being hung on trees. In the town squares, markets soon to be filled with seasonal ornaments, food and beverages are being pieced together in readiness for the jacketed … Continue reading Festival of Lights
I saw the scrawl on the wall this morning. It read Stranieri - Foreigners. In whatever way, this is how I am to them, yet who am I to me? "Would it be fair to say this is somewhat of a crisis of identity?" I recently got asked about some writing I posted. My immediate … Continue reading Crisis of Identity
It was in Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" that I first came across the idea. And then, years later, again in Mark Vonnegut's "The Eden Express" where he cited Jiddu Krishnamurti. More recently, a colleague of mine paraphrased the same sentiment. Being well adapted in an ill society is not a sign of good mental … Continue reading Ceasing
Musings of an Educator 