Today is Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday and consequently the day of nonviolence. I would like to quote from the introduction to Gandhi’s autobiography. In between the text are pictures that Freddy took when he was climbing Mt Kenya in March. … I have given the chapters I propose to write the title of The Story of My …
Shoes
This week I finally earned my first Pounds sterling. For the time being, that mere fact is more important to me than the quantity of pounds, which is a good thing. I have negotiated competitively about this job, which is why my income is now below the minimum wage. The job is in a shoe …
Thoughts about money
Ivan and I are sitting in front of the window. When I peek over my laptop, I see cars whooshing past, now and then standing still. However, I am not here to peek but to look for work. Besides following vacancies in my field I am now also searching for jobs that have income as …
Chaos
This weekend we moved home, from Amersfoort (NL) to Gillingham (UK). Moving house always brings out the truth that the cosmos tends to fall into chaos. Packing results in a mess of boxes and things, not just in the house but also in my head. During the last week, I almost missed the train three …
In the midst of the innumerable stars
At the risk of boring the reader, I’m writing again about Ivan the cat. There are things that Ivan and I share. Many of our biological characteristics are the same. According to the Dalai Lama, we both seek peace, comfort and security. Together, we developed our habits and patterns, and there is definitely some communication …
The cow and the planet
After a reasonably warm day I’m in the train, enjoying the farmland between Ede and Amersfoort. The orange evening sun slowly sinks towards the horizon. In the sky I see a lot of air balloons floating by. It must be nice to literally transcent the everyday hustle and see your everyday environment from a different …