They come and go – and it’s only right that we let go when called upon to do so. After all, even if we didn’t want to let go, we ain’t God!
society and culture
Your individuality and situational fit
This week’s blog concludes our Individuality monologues: the tendency to match human beings to global-average metrics (at times entirely meaningless for the individual) has been challenged. You just want to be you, after all, that is what makes you happy… Read More ›
Your difference is your advantage – right?
In this blog, we continue our February discourse on individuality and how it makes you an effective: employee, family member, social acquaintance, and citizen. In our first two blogs – February 2019 – we explained why it’s essential for you… Read More ›
Digital and the social revolution in homes – Series 1 of 2
Human behavior mostly mimics the ‘code’ that was used to programme our brain when growing up. We can’t dispense with the need for young human beings needing to be groomed by fellow human beings. It’s only natural for mankind to… Read More ›
Renting out replacement relatives – Human mercantilism Series 2 of 2
The family rental industry in Japan was born to deal with a social enigma – the disintegration of the traditional family into something too nuclear, and that no longer boasts of social relevance. The modern family numbers are so small… Read More ›
Renting out replacement relatives – family mercantilism Series 1 of 2
When we are lonely and sad, throw everything against the wall and nothing sticks, we start to despair. We all lose loved ones and fail to find suitable alternatives – the loss may be caused by death, divorce, anger and… Read More ›
