Conflict or Debate

“Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.” [Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004]” Desmond Tutu Most of us dislike conflict and will do anything to avoid the unnecessary unpleasantness of raised voices and difficult conversations. There are those among us, however, who would welcome the opportunity to engage inContinue reading “Conflict or Debate”

The Philosopher I Love to Quote

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.”  Heraclitus I love to quote Heraclitus, because he seems so gentle and serene.  Think again! Heraclitus, who once said that “character is destiny,” believed that war and strife between opposites is the eternal conditionContinue reading “The Philosopher I Love to Quote”