Practical Thoughts

She became the Queen in '52, and ever since, reigned over me and you. And whatever this nation had to face she was there, smiling, in good grace. Always happy, always giving, to be a lifetime servant was her calling. Just as on that day in '52, and on her Coronation Day, too; she passed away while the blessed rain fell from the heavens with a marked refrain. And over her home at Windsor, too, the manifest rainbow gave us a clue... This Sceptred Isle has lost a great spirit; a gift of God, let's give that credit. She led a Commonwealth from nations seven, to dozens more seeking an earthly heaven. Peace be to all, was her Christian ideal, and strove towards that with quiet zeal. And on that note I confess: "Thank you, farewell, and bless you, good Queen Bess".

Dear Reader, The greatest truths have been forgotten because of their very simplicity. Great truths are simple because they are of universal application. Truth itself is always simple. Complexity is due to man's ignorance. Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902). We are living in a time of fear and, inevitably in such times, the fingers start pointing toward others - it's  they that must surely have caused the problem (we think)! Yet virtually all of us - unconsciously perhaps - have responsibility for how society is regulated. Going to one extreme, when a man is brought to trial on some criminal charge, rarely do the causes of his crime get examined unless there is something that stands out to warrant examination. The law assumes that a person of adult age is responsible for their own actions unless they have a recognised health condition that could be contributory and needs treatment.  However, beliefs and attitudes are fundamentally shaped by familial ties and personal events. ...