reflections

  • Impossible

    If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? Words exist to give names to things, whether they are good or bad. Some words exist in one language to describe something that, in… Continue reading

    Impossible
  • An Angel Waiting To Be Called

    What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? My dear grandmother is 100 years old, and each new day for her is a gift. We, as a family, face every day the wondering if this… Continue reading

    An Angel Waiting To Be Called
  • Be Smart

    What advice would you give to your teenage self? If I could go back in time and give some advice to my teenage self, I think it would be the next: Continue reading

    Be Smart
  • Chit-Chat

    What bores you? I get bored with superficial, monotonous, childish conversations that lack intellectual depth. I don’t feel comfortable in meetings focused on gossip about the day. Discussions about whether some celebrity did this or stopped doing that are also… Continue reading

    Chit-Chat
  • My Family

    Who are your favorite people to be around? At every moment in life, family will always be the favorite people to be around. Friends, enemies, acquaintances, coworkers, and loves come and go. They pass like cars on a busy highway,… Continue reading

    My Family
  • Financial Freedom

    Write about your approach to budgeting. I believe that financial management and budgeting should be a mandatory subject in schools. Many adults only learn to manage their finances correctly later in life, or through severe setbacks that affect their personal… Continue reading

    Financial Freedom
  • I Love My Homeland

    Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? I love the homeland where I was born. I love my land, my people, and my culture. If believing that I live in the best country in the world makes… Continue reading

    I Love My Homeland
  • Unintentionally No, But Intentionally Yes

    Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? Surely more than one person will hesitate a bit before answering this question, since it could be taken as a written confession of something wrong we did in the past. But we have… Continue reading

    Unintentionally No, But Intentionally Yes
  • My Way

    If there were a biography about you, what would the title be? I’ve always thought that my epitaph would read: ‘He did it all his way.’ With successes and mistakes, with lessons and hard truths, I believe Frank Sinatra’s song… Continue reading

    My Way
  • Retirement Is Getting Closer

    What were your parents doing at your age? In their 50s, my parents were still finishing up my younger sister’s studies and buying their second house, which is the one they live in today. Even though they still had a… Continue reading

    Retirement Is Getting Closer