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Another take on NASA’s report that Tonga’s January 15th volcanic eruption is equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas

Be not proud, dear superpower with nuclear weapons capabilities. Be not cocky by the knowledge of what you can accomplish with your nuclear armaments because some often-underrated forces of nature have capabilities that can dwarf, in a moment, whatever weapons of mass destruction that humankind have created over time. Different agencies of nature are capable of producing more explosive forces. And these agencies of nature…

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Unmissable aspects of that report about disabled Chinese man, Zhang Xiaodong who takes care of his paralyzed father

He is disabled while his father is paralyzed but he is the primary care giver for his father because he cannot afford to pay a care-giver from the about $110 subsidy allowance, which he receives monthly from the Chinese authorities. Although 36-year-old Zhang Xiaodong can only move his hands and arms, using his motorized wheelchair, he mops the floor, goes to the market to shop…

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Might grieving singer, Sinead O’Connor be helped by faith?

Might the grieving mother who has expressed her disappointment at the handling of her beloved son’s condition before the sad episode, find solace in faith? Might she whose trust in certain institutions have been badly shaken, find succor and consolation in faith? Might she who has already expressed a desire to ‘follow him,’ find in faith, reason to disregard the urge and go on living…

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The Matrix Resurrections’ Nuggets for the New Year (#NFTNY) Series:11 – Think ‘Perspective’ (50:15)

Because things are usually not as they appear! There are always many sides to any matter, remote, immediate, etc. Some sages in the past put forth the idea of omission alongside commission after considering the matter of only commission for some time. It is also why a coin had to have two main sides – head and tail. Yet those who wish to be safer…

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The Matrix Resurrections’ Nuggets for the New Year (#NFTNY) Series:10 – Take along the ‘little nostalgia’ capsules (43:59)

For the anxiety moments that will surely come in the course of this New Year. Because anxiety moments are things, we cannot really avoid most times. Indeed, they can be converted into assets, particularly the evaluation-apprehensive variant. Evaluation-apprehensive anxiety variants are typically discernible in the moments leading to a test, exam, challenge, task, trial or contest. All of which we must confront in one form…

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