An English Journey

Look around you. Things are objects, stuff , concepts, matters, affairs , facts, features, tasks, phobias, obsessions, remarks , possessions, equipment. People are people like your husband, your wife, your son, your grandmother, your archenemy , a stranger, yourself. And then there is your thing, your cup of tea , what floats your boat . Life is all about that but, what are the unique or essential components required to live a life? As of April 2017, we are 7.5 billion people in the world. If you could ask them all the same question, each one would give you a different answer. Maybe that is precisely one of the characteristics that make us human, our ability to think independently. Our planet Earth is suffering, struggling, fighting a losing battle . Our planet is finite and so are its resources. We must become aware that indefinite population growth is not an option. Experts have been raising concern about overpopulation for a long time. The reason is simple: it is the ...

Life is perfect as it is, at least for people like me who seldom foresee a dismal and gloomy future. It is called having a positive attitude towards life. I called it a “Life Is Too Short” attitude. On the one hand, some individuals appear to be hardwired to love their own life whilst others seem to be prone to detest their existence. Consequently, attitude exerts a large influence on living life to the full .  There are, of course, people who occupy the middle ground and that is fine. The crux of life is the resourcefulness of living beings to overcome all manner of hard times, tragedies and misfortunes , though this should not lead the reader to think that creatures are always hardwired to thrive . Dinosaurs  died out millions of years ago and, according to the WWF, species as diverse as the Amur Leopard, the Mountain Gorilla or the Vaquita (the world’s most rare marine mammal) are on the edge of extinction. How can we pave the way for a prosperous and e...