I found myself at the mall the other day, just doing a bit of window shopping,when I passed by a shoe store. In the window display there were shoes of every type and color. I began wondering who makes all these fashions?What dictates the styles that we wear? Shoes: we wear them daily and yet we know so little about… Read More »
later published as On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History, in which he states: Universal History, the history of what man has accomplished in this world, is at bottom the History of the Great Men who have worked here. They were the leaders of men, these great ones; the modellers, patterns, and in a wide sense creators, of… Read More »
Lenders and one thousand arts later published as On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History, in which he states: Universal History, the history of what man has accomplished in this world, is at bottom the History of the Great Men who have worked here. They were the leaders of men, these great ones; the modellers, patterns, and in… Read More »
later published as On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History, in which he states: Universal History, the history of what man has accomplished in this world, is at bottom the History of the Great Men who have worked here. They were the leaders of men, these great ones; the modellers, patterns, and in a wide sense creators, of… Read More »
The great man theory is a 19th-century idea according to which history can be largely explained by the impact of great men, or heroes; highly influential and unique individuals who, due to their natural attributes, such as superior intellect, heroic courage, or divine inspiration, have a decisive historical effect. The theory is primarily attributed to the Scottish philosopher and essayist Thomas Carlyle who gave… Read More »
Dogs are (hu)man’s best friend, but friendship takes many forms. Some dogs don’t much seem to know, or care, who feeds them and walks them, falling in love with every stranger they meet. But not these breeds. The dogs on this list are loyal to their people, through and through. Here are 16 of the most loyal dog… Read More »
Men are often reluctant to talk about their needs in intimate relationships. Whether social conditioning or an inability to communicate our needs are to blame, men (who tend to be the less communicative partners in intimate relationships) are prone to silently suffering when their emotional needs aren’t being met by their partners.Whether you are a man or a… Read More »
My mother, MD and psychotherapist, is camera shy, so I had to trick her to get this one last summer.She is amazing, intelligent, determined, open-minded, very strict, fair, and a real Mama bear.She was the first one, besides my grandfather in our family ‘clan’ to get higher education, study and work in what was traditionally seen as a… Read More »
The Silent Treatment. I’m guessing that every spouse has given or gotten it at least once. It communicates a ton without saying a word, conveying things like anger, frustration, bitterness, manipulation, resignation, disappointment, and sorrow. But a long bout of the silent treatment can hurt a marriage and causes loneliness. The habitually silent spouse isolates the other, who becomes… Read More »
Once upon a time there lived an old woman in a kingdom ruled by a beautiful queen. She had four sons but they use to fight a lot and their wives were also unkind to each other. They all lived in the same house but as they argued so much, everyone had separate kitchens. The old woman was… Read More »