I remember growing up on some of the most respected science fiction films of all time. Forbidden Planet, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The day the Earth Stood Still, The Time Machine, etc. I also remember Star Trek. I recall how so many issues relevant to the time were presented using science fiction as a [...]

I have thought long and hard about approaching this subject. There will be some that will say that since I have never been a parent, I have no right to say anything on what it takes to be a good parent. However, my response will be that I have been someone’s child and that gives [...]

I have often wondered what the personal responsibility of a writer, musician, newscaster, or even blogger is when the information they communicate is interpreted in a way they did not intend. Free speech certainly entitles someone to say what they want (within the constraints that The Supreme Court defines), but personal responsibility doesn’t end with [...]

When we talk about security, what do we mean? Usually we refer to job security, financial security, health issues and medical security etc. Security is usually defined as some kind of stability accompanied with the presence of that cherished value “Certainty”. Generally, people do not like uncertainty. It creates anxiety, chaos and puts us in [...]

Some think that it is possible, as adults, to change our personality. By personality, I mean the synthesis of attitudes, habits, the way we think and feel, our outlook on life and our attitudes towards ourselves and others. One way of looking at personality is to view it as a circle with a central point. [...]