Reflections on Peace, Philosophy, and Life
When people talk about miracles, the mind jumps to the extraordinary. In Christian tradition, the list is familiar: water into wine, sight returned to the blind, the lame walking, thousands fed with a few loaves and fishes. In other faiths, we find similar stories — mystics who heal with a touch, saints who defy the elements, sages who know events before they happen.
Over the centuries, whole religious traditions have elevated people to sainthood, not only for their kindness or wisdom, but for the “miracles” attributed to them. Some of these were dramatic, others strangely modest. St. Martin, for example, is remembered for cutting his cloak in two to give half to a beggar — an act of generosity that, over time, acquired the status of miracle.
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We all live inside a box.
Not a wooden one with a lid, but an invisible one made of ideas, opinions, and so-called “truths” programmed into us from the moment we were born.
The walls of this box are built by the voices of our family, priests, teachers, colleagues, friends, and countless others. Layer upon layer, the box is reinforced by what we are told is “right,” “normal,” or “the way things are.” One of the thickest layers? Tradition — unquestioned habits passed down simply because “it’s always been done this way.”
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Tomorrow never arrives and yesterday is gone. What remains is this breath, this moment. Not a slogan, but a way to live—through small practices of presence, kindness, and gratitude.
Yesterday, I listened to Prem Rawat remind us of something beautifully simple: tomorrow doesn’t exist—because when it arrives, it’s already today. Yesterday doesn’t exist—because it’s gone and will never come back. What remains, what is, is this living moment. Not as a slogan, not as a pretty idea, but as the beating heart of our experience.
This isn’t an invitation to “party like crazy because tomorrow we die.” It’s an invitation to wake up to the quiet miracle that we are alive now—to savour what is here before it slips, as all moments do, into memory.
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Author’s note: This is an opinion essay anchored in widely recognised human‑rights law.
The thread that ties it all together
From Gaza to the West Bank, from the Mediterranean to the streets of Washington, D.C., one grim pattern repeats: people with power decide whose lives matter. The language shifts by country and party, but the logic is the same—strip people of their humanity, then strip them of their rights, land, safety, even life. And for those who supply the weapons, pass the laws, or look the other way, complicity is not an accident; it is a policy.
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Stuck in the “Asshole” Stage: Why So Many Political Leaders Fail Us — And What Courage Demands from Us All
Politics today often feels like a playground of ego, aggression, and childish games — dominated by leaders who seem stuck in what might be called the “asshole” stage of human development. But this isn’t just frustration or cynicism; it’s a serious crisis with real consequences for society, the planet, and even the soldiers sent to fight these leaders’ battles. This article explores why so many political figures remain emotionally immature, the heavy cost of this stagnation, and why it takes courage from all of us to demand and create better leadership.
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The world is unpredictable, but certainty exists — not in control or belief, but in the direct experience of being alive, here and now.
Everything can change in an instant.
The job you thought was secure.
The friend you thought you knew.
The health you took for granted.
The country you believed was stable.
Most of what we call “certainty” is just habit — the same events repeating often enough that we assume they will continue. But habit is not stability. And when the pattern breaks, the sense of safety built on it can collapse overnight.
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