In my youth, once having worked hard throughout the summer, I became the proud owner of a long-desired, relatively powerful stereo set. One day, I put the speakers in the open window of my flat and treated my neighbourhood to my favourite songs by blasting them out into the open, whether they liked it or not. Oh, the silly arrogance…
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A local charity realised it had never received donations from the town’s most successful businessman. The volunteer in charge of donations called him to persuade him to contribute. “Sir, wouldn’t you like to give back to the community somehow?” The businessman thought about it for a second and replied, “First, do you know that my mother is dying after a…
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You might be familiar with a version of the quip: “Two Jews have three opinions…” Ostensibly, it smacks of a negative remark that labels the Jews as quarrelsome. In fact, the quip is a source of pride for many Jewish people as it describes their mindset and attitude towards Truth with a capital T. The quip has a second line,…
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Does your God need to be actively defended by you and your fellow believers? Many Europeans seemed to think so as they embarked on waging wars in the 16th and 17th centuries in the name of the “correct version” of the Christian faith. Although those in charge cried out for power and influence, the religious fervour of the foot soldiers…
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I was a semi-early adopter of digital step trackers, the wristbands that record your steps when they appeared on the market years ago. The technology has advanced a lot since then, and those primitive devices have morphed into feature-packed smartwatches. I’ve gone through several models over the years, not because I’m such a geek, but because none lasted longer than…