You don't have to wait to be told or paid to do something meaningful.Tijn Touber | October 2003 issue It all began in 1982 when Anne Herbert wrote the words ‘practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty’ on a placemat in a local Sausolito (California, United … [Read more...] about Senseless yet meaningful
Archives for October 2003
The old and the new Tijn
Tijn Touber asks where 'I' ends and where 'you' begins.Tijn Touber | October 2003 issue Twenty years after I had left, I was back in the country where I had spent a substantial part of my youth: America. I saw my old school and strolled along streets where I once played My old … [Read more...] about The old and the new Tijn
Beefeaters
Nirej Sekhon describes his experiences as a school boy from a traditional Indian family, who is introduced to the American beef culture.Nirej Sekhon | October 2003 issue Chicken-fried steak was among the more unyielding mysteries of my American boyhood. My school cafeteria served … [Read more...] about Beefeaters
Fight for the commons
US innovators and creators join forces to reform copyright laws. Luke Disney | October 2003 issue The advent of the Internet has led to a boom in the free exchange of ideas and code among software developers. For other creators and innovators outdated copyright laws continue to … [Read more...] about Fight for the commons
Soul power
Nonviolence is the weapon of the brave.Thomas Moore | October 2003 issue This month’s guest columnist: Thomas Moore, a former Catholic Monk and author of several books including Care of the Soul en Original Self. Peace is not the absence of conflict or aggression. It is the … [Read more...] about Soul power