Once upon a time, in an otherwise prosperous and contented village, there lived an unhappy young man. His fortunes and misfortunes were not so different from the other young men who lived and worked nearby, but while his contemporaries always seemed to quickly put their setbacks behind them and replace […]

It seems that our world has become a constant feed of information, noise, and entertainment. Our phones live not just in our pockets, but in front of our eyes. The influence of the Internet and its constant stream of information is accessible at any time from nearly corner of our world. […]

When he was a small boy, he had loved butterflies. Oh, not to net and mount them, but to wonder at their designs and habits. Now a grown man with his first son to be born in a few weeks, he found himself once again fascinated with a cocoon. He […]

In his book Peter Pan, author J. M. Barrie wrote, “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” But, all pilots know that sometimes it’s easier to fly than others. Clear brilliant skies make for easier flights than when the weather […]