Just Thinking

  Its 181 days since the state of disaster was declared in South Africa and let’s face it we are not living in a harmonious world. In fact the world seems divided as ever. One might imagine that we could at lease unite around one common goal; the pandemic. The USA seems divided at a time and about issues that could have some dramatic and violent outcomes. Then again so is our country and so are many countries. As I ponder this sad truth, I think of a world united by a common set of values. The question is, “Would we all interpret the same value differently?” While many religions share common values, each religion has its own truths. How in goodness name can we create a common set of values? Well I have an idea and I don’t think it’ll offend anyone. Imagine if everyone shared the values of truth, equality, compassion, freedom and courage and lived their lives in accordance with these values? This is a list of secular values proposed by Yuval Noah Harari in his book “21 lessons f...

  Once you set the goal Today is the 173 th day since a state of disaster was declared in South Africa. Wow, hasn’t our world changed since then? We’ve learnt so much about the virus. In particular the treatment protocols have really advanced in leaps and bounds. We’ve been through ventilators, Chloroquine and so much more. Remember the mayhem in New York, Italy, the UK and the growing cases in our country? Thank goodness we are seeing the graphs pointing in the right direction now. Long may that last! We even hear murmurs of a well-developed, tested and effective vaccination on the horizon. Another glorious reality is that there are less than 60 days until the American election is done. We could even have a result by then. Don’t hold your breath if the Orange Sentient feels the need to challenges though. Praise be to anyone that cares. Only 60 odd days of divisive USA rhetoric, the string of Trumpian pathological lying and general electioneering. OMG….. I am tired of that. I ...