The Japanese believe that everyone has an ikigai, or rather, a purpose in life. Unfortunately, it is not easy to find. This happened to be the case for the fabled woman […]

Robert I, popularly known as Robert the Bruce was King of Scotland from 1306 to his death in 1329. Robert led Scotland during the First war of Scottish independence against England. Robert did his best to save his […]

No matter how intelligent or strong a person is, there is always a weak spot. We are all vulnerable. Many of us have heard the expression ‘Achille’s heel’, which symbolises […]

When we travel in Europe we see some stunning scenery but we also see some very sad images as well, military graveyards. A couple of years ago I had the […]

In April of 1986 two grey-haired men greeted each other warmly in Tokyo’s International Airport. Both men had tears in their eyes. One was an American named Ponich, and the […]

Sometimes we meet someone very important, maybe a King, a Queen, the Pope, a great sportsman or sportswoman, an actor or actress; and we never forget the day, the time […]

Many people today when they read this story would immediately dismiss these two people, Simeon and Anna, as Holy Joes; but if we have an open mind to the word […]

Oscar Wilde wrote a beautiful story about a statue.  The statue was called the Happy Prince.  It was a beautiful statue with sapphire in place of the eyes, with a […]

The Russian writer Leo Tolstoy has a beautiful story about a cobbler – shoe maker – Martin, who lives in Tolstoy’s own native village.  In this story, Tolstoy develops the […]

On a crisp clear morning over 100 years ago, in 1914,  thousands of British, Belgian and French soldiers, put down their rifles, stepped out of their trenches, and spent Chrismtas […]