I have just had three hours of collective listening to three very good speakers and I have just left the afternoon session 60% of the way through because my head is bursting with ideas and the text for today's diary. Following on the statement made by Catherine of Genoa a few days ago I feel that I am a monist. Monism is a theory or doctrine that denies the existence of a distinction of...
I have always had a strong desire for the truth, I find lies and omissions bordering on sacrilegious and whenever I see a lie I want to expose it. Again following the example of Samuel Pepys, from time to time I include political and controversial things. For controversial please read 'material causing people to think'. When I have had my coffee and glanced at the latest news I switch on my...
There is always a feeling that 'I am one among so many so what difference can I make?' The point is that the right person at the right time saying the right thing or doing the right thing can make a big difference. Think of Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the bus. Unbeknown to her, the conditions were just right for a rebellion against domination by white people in America, or about...
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