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Re. the migration out of northern Africa and the Middle East I always liked the observation made by a Somali intelligence officer who said when asked about the piracy occurring off his coast, "I… (View Post)
I think everyone finds his or her own balance between sado-masochistic mimicry and a direct investigation of what sometimes manifests as physical pain in life. It is not possible to generalize about … (View Post)
Of course we all give things up if the choice is made to see it that way. Eg. I give up an hour or so of social time with friends or with the Internet or whatever in order to do a little meditation p… (View Post)