Thursday “We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.” Confucius Life is a journey, the direction and magnitude of which are created at the level of each individual. Determine what it is that you want to achieve with your life. That simply requires a close self-inspection, for you have known from the youngest age what it is that … [Read more...]
Life and Death
Thursday Here is my once a month ‘nothing to do with Gold’ blog. Death is a natural part of life, meaning that a fear of death distils down to a fear of life. Those who fear death tend to lurk around health food shops fondling mung beans and indulging in peculiar diets - the sort of ne’er-do-wells who volitionally eat kale. Some even go to gyms and ‘work … [Read more...]
The Urge to Regulate
Saturday "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.” Tacitus (A.D 55-130) Whether in the US, UK, EU, Australia, New Zealand or Canada, social engineering is the dominant theme of our time. Dangerously daft legislation is being churned out by the regulators of the Western world. Why is this? Our politicians are a breed apart from most people. They … [Read more...]
What a Great Life
Wednesday If one decides to live life to its full potential, and not just skirt around the edges, then before too long may come the awareness that one of life’s major lessons is in how to toughen up. The more resilient that you becomes, the more life throws at you… and on and on it goes. Eventually comes the realisation that the composite of life and life’s products, … [Read more...]