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All in Reflections
But on this sunniest of days, as an innocent suffers love and loss, my love crystallized further, encompassing admiration and pride. This little boy who I already call Angel is developing the empathy and sensitivity of a gentle soul. Not all people are so lucky; some people stay mean all their lives.
I suspect that, while sitting between the world’s most famous man and then the world’s most famous female politician, Joe Biden thought, Life has been good and I can rest now. Of all the traits that make a good leader, humility may be the hardest to live by. Joe Biden has humility.
I had hoped that a global pandemic would at last set my widening ass down to write more. Indeed my backside flattened but for less intellectual pursuits.
It is almost one week since the start of our version of lockdown and four weeks since I returned from the New York City area.
This week I wrote about social media steering us away from our authentic selves. While my comment stands, yesterday at the Mumbrella Asia conference, I was persuaded to soften my view. Call me a sucker for silliness, but I loved learning about TikTok.
Be yourself. Be authentic. That’s what I say when advising clients on how to communicate.
Student protesters are a great story for the news media, but again, why them? Where are the adults?
Some 450 fires are raging in Riau, Jambi, and South Sumatra in neighbouring Indonesia, where the air quality index hovered above 400 in Simpang. When the AQI hits 300, people are advised to stay indoors and avoid the hazards - that is, the air - outside.
