Tell me if you find a good answer. Some of us look to selfhelp guides for advice, while others head to the school of life. Can you learn how to live . Most might say you learn life on the job. But some people actually go to school to try to get it right in our complex, fastpaced world. Just look at all the courses and seminars offering orientation and guidance. This particular course is about learning equanimity. My background is in philosophy, but i have long been interested in developing a richer understanding of the concept of the good life. The school of life brings together psychological theories, advances in neuroscience, meditation, and mindfulness. Whether it comes in the form of works of art or literature or philosophy, it is certainly something i can draw on. And sometimes i can find answers even to unanswerable questions such as the meaning of life. I consider the world to be fundamentally flawed. A world that was not created in a meaningful way, but just emerged, is probabl
June to august is christopher street day season. The parades celebrate the rights of lgbt people and express pride in what theyve achieved in terms of equality in recent years. For most here, last years gay pride parade in tel aviv was a big celebration, extending from the center of town all the way to the beach. In the middle of the crowd, 20yearold batya. She can still hardly believe that shes here. For her, the parade is the culmination of a long journey. Shes coming out twice, as a lesbian, and from the confines of her ultraorthodox family and the religious community that shed thought shed never be able to leave. My sign actually says, mom, dad, please wake up. One out of each five child who is gay will actually try to commit suicide. And i can tell that its hard back there when you dont have family or someone to support you. And, well, id love my parents to accept me. But now they dont. Maybe it might change. Batya is from a town between tel aviv and jerusalem. Her family are memb
June to august is christopher street day season. The parades celebrate the rights of lgbt people and express pride in what theyve achieved in terms of equality in recent years. For most here, last years gay pride parade in tel aviv was a big celebration, extending from the center of town all the way to the beach. In the middle of the crowd, 20yearold batya. She can still hardly believe that shes here. For her, the parade is the culmination of a long journey. Shes coming out twice, as a lesbian, and from the confines of her ultraorthodox family and the religious community that shed thought shed never be able to leave. My sign actually says, mom, dad, please wake up. One out of each five child who is gay will actually try to commit suicide. And i can tell that its hard back there when you dont have family or someone to support you. And, well, id love my parents to accept me. But now they dont. Maybe it might change. Batya is from a town between tel aviv and jerusalem. Her family are memb
In south korea, public demonstrations helped topple the president , whos now standing trial on graft charges. Theres also growing unrest in morocco, where thousands have been protesting government corruption and abuse of power. For months now, people in brazil have been demonstrating in support of a police probe into highlevel embezzlement and bribery. In mexico, meanwhile, corruption is part and parcel of everyday life. Reporter its 6 30 in the morning and time for the boss to be picked up. 400 Traffic Police officers are under the command of commandante rosalba. Her unit is made up entirely of women. Their job is to restore public faith in the police force. The morning ritual is always the same rosalba urges her troops to respect the rights of citizens. Such respect is not always a given among mexican police. Commandante rosalba travels hundreds of kilometers every day, keeping an eye on the policewomen under her command. Her goal is to ensure there are no mistakes. Rosalba were not
In south korea, public demonstrations helped topple the president , whos now standing trial on graft charges. Theres also growing unrest in morocco, where thousands have been protesting government corruption and abuse of power. For months now, people in brazil have been demonstrating in support of a police probe into highlevel embezzlement and bribery. In mexico, meanwhile, corruption is part and parcel of everyday life. Reporter its 6 30 in the morning and time for the boss to be picked up. 400 Traffic Police officers are under the command of commandante rosalba. Her unit is made up entirely of women. Their job is to restore public faith in the police force. The morning ritual is always the same rosalba urges her troops to respect the rights of citizens. Such respect is not always a given among mexican police. Commandante rosalba travels hundreds of kilometers every day, keeping an eye on the policewomen under her command. Her goal is to ensure there are no mistakes. Rosalba were not