Each and every example of human existence - a diversity of being cooked together in a melting pot of nature and nurture - delivers a unique result: a remarkable blueprint which cannot be duplicated. From our first tottering steps to those last doddery stumbles, we carve a matchless track, outlining our brief presence on this blue-green orb .... READ MORE

It could be true for most people that later life is grounded on childhood experience. At seven, George enjoyed the country lanes of sometimes sunny Cornwall, ambling back and forth each day, between high hedgerows, to a tiny village school about a mile from home. He was excited by the world around him .... READ MORE

Consciously or subconsciously, we all evaluate our progress as we move from branch to branch on our Tree of Life. This notion encompasses everyone: front-runners who have reached the pinnacle of their chosen field; folk at the other extreme struggling with everyday matters at a local level. Are we happy with our trajectory? Do we need to change things to incorporate other elements? .... READ MORE

I knew they were serious when I saw the street light glinting off the knife blade! Four boys in rags. One grabbed my watch; another was at my back trying to snatch the pack. I wouldn’t be the first to succumb to the street kids of Nairobi, and not the last either. Suddenly a guard came bounding out of the shadows from a nearby bank, yelling and waving his truncheon: Batman to the rescue! The boys scattered. .... READ MORE