“He gave man speech, and speech created thought, Which is the measure of the universe.” P. B. Shelley, Prometheus Unbound I’ll never forget the day when I, a 26-year-old woman with wavy hair flowing past my mid-back, sat on the lady barber’s chair and asked her to shave off my hair, à la Kojak (to …
A Leap of Faith
“I've got a magic charmThat I keep up my sleeve,I can walk the ocean floorAnd never have to breathe,” “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” by Maya Angelou “Should I do this or not?” Tell me you didn’t ask yourself this question when it came to buying a house, having a child, getting married or divorced, accepting …
The Mind Button
" 'Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants? I intend to do battle with them and slay them.' (...) 'Alas,' said Sancho, 'those be not giants, but windmills.' " Cervantes, Don Quixote One thing we love about electronic devices is the certainty that, by pressing a single button, we get …
Playing the Game of Marriage
"neither of us is happybut neither of us wants to leaveso we keep breaking one anotherand calling it love" Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey Stories of married couples who seem to have it all – youth, health, good looks, money, fame – usually don't leave us indifferent. In pictures they gaze lovingly at each other, …
