Today, in the U.S., one in five Americans hides a bank account or credit card from their spouse. It raises the question as to whether this growing trend toward independence in relationships is positive or negative. Independence, when rooted correctly, is indeed…
We constantly think about changing the world. But this is, in fact, the ultimate expression of our egoism, our inborn desire to enjoy for self-benefit alone. We think that if we replace media outlets, overthrow governments, or fire bosses, the…
Today, the word “independence” is everywhere in reference to independent countries, republics, and the media. We hear it from all sides of conflicts, from the right and the left, from individuals and nations alike. Independence has become a universal ideal.…
In Rwanda in 1994, nearly 800,000 people were brutally killed, mostly from the Tutsi minority, over the course of just one hundred days. Today, the same people who committed these horrific acts live among their victims. Journalist Philip Gourevitch described how Rwanda…
Oscar Wilde is attributed to having once said, “The nicest feeling in the world is to do a good deed anonymously—and have somebody find out.” I would underline, “somebody find out,” because our ego always seeks recognition. Is our world…
In order for humanity to live in peace, we must feel the need to live by the laws of nature, integral laws of interconnectedness and interdependence. Right now, humanity has no desire for such a life. The current reality is…
Today, more than ever, we see how elderly people are being increasingly abandoned. In many cases, their children do not care about them and do not even call. Children today are feeling less and less connection to their parents. Their…
First, it is a strict law in nature that our attitude toward others determines their attitude toward us. It seems very strange, but if we try to make an effort, then we will gradually see that the world depends only…
Diamonds and gold hold value only because people agreed to view them as valuable. They bring a sense of confidence, a feeling of possessing a treasure, but the treasure exists solely in our perception, not in reality. Look at a…
Today, we are reaching a point of a radical re-evaluation of values. What once seemed valuable, which we fought, lived, and died for, and which we tried to preserve and pass on to future generations, is losing its meaning and…
Love is the most powerful force in nature. It creates, generates, gives rise to systems, and sustains life. But why do we call it the “force” of love? In our world, love means attraction. We feel drawn to something that…
Every year, Holocaust Remembrance Day compels us to pause and confront the unbearable pain etched into the Jewish people. Today, as memory fades into history, we must not only mourn but reflect deeply on the causes and lessons of that…