Israel...

...is real.

The ultimate ouput of the human civlisation

Human earthlings are peculiar creatures. They take this

this

and  this

And turn it into this

this and this.

Invariably into  this:

Credit card penetration

I am very open-minded but I would give this one a miss. I don't care if you swipe, insert or tap.

Gender in politics: are female leaders patently beter than male ones?

Historically, most female leaders were veritable harpies, often outdoing their male colleagues  to  nastiness and cruelty: Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Christina Fernandez, Marine Le Pen, Yingluck Shinawatra, Condoleeza Rice, Madeleine Albright, etc. ad nauseam. The much-lauded Hillary's record too is that of a tough-balls hawk too. And don't even get me started on female role models in business. 

Gender is not a decisive factor when it comes to what  political decisions one will make. In fact, expecting "typical" feminine qualities, such as all-embracing peace-loving care, motherly loving, softness, etc., from female leaders is the worst kind of sexism. Assuming that female leaders would be somehow different from their male counterparts suggest that women intrinsically have a different "nature" than men. That kind of assumptions belong to the "Women are from Venus, men are from Mars" kind of tabloid literature. Gender in politics and generally in life is much more complex than simplistic dualisms. Gender equality is worth fighting for but let's see what kind of people we elect to govern us.

On choice in democratic elections

The lesser evil is still evil.

Religion is...

...the worst advertising for God.

Childhood obesity

Young earthlings these days learn to count on their chins.

What is God?

God is the grammar of  the Universe.

Depression: meditation or medication?

That is the question.

Immortality

Human immortality is 100% hereditary.

Verbosity

Some earthlings don't know the difference between talking and not talking because they have never experienced the latter.

More beatitudes

Blessed are the hopeful, for they will keep the economy running.

Intimacy

 
The deeper we go, the higher we end up.

London is...

a flurry of faces.

Thinking is suffering

Thinking is suffering. Ipso facto, no thinking, no suffering.

Friendship in London

God bless London for the practically limitless supply of seasonal friends.

Political science in a nutshell

Human earthlings tend to flock together and establish weird pecking orders.

More beautitudes

Blessed are the dreamers, for they shall never be scathed  by the vicissitudes of reality

Du temps

If earthlings tell you they are too busy to have time for you, BELIEVE them!

Acknowledging suffering

Acknowledging the other fellow human being's suffering, past or present, is by far one of the most powerful things we can do. No analysing, explaining, or helping necessary.