Speak Your Mind

It has always amazed me how people that are very close to each other, are even bonded with blood ties, drift apart for the most trivial reason simply because of a lack of open communication.

Many of you might have watched the movie ‘failure to launch’ which tells the story of a full grown man well into his thirties who lives with his parents and is unwilling to move out and start his own life.

In the academic world there is a saying that pretty much defines the prime reason for being an academician. That saying is ‘publish or perish’.

I once read a book called ‘The lords of poverty’ written by Graham Hancock on the lucrativeness of the aid industry.

What price would you be willing to pay for an extra hour in your life? Would everyone be willing to pay the same price for time? I bet the answer is a bold No.

The arrests of several government officials for corruption have made the headlines in the past few weeks.

The Ethiopian New Year is coming up and I am loving the holiday spirit! Major holidays like New Year are periods that make one long for family and one’s native country.

Can war be the means to achieve peace? I have always wondered how violence can bring in peace to a nation. One need not...

How does one find her or his passion in life? A seemingly simple question but one that I believe is not very easy to answer. At some point of our lives comes the moment at which we ask ourselves what we really would like to achieve in life.

Is the good less fashionable than the evil? This is a question I usually ask myself when I think about society’s values.