10th January 2005

Once you have learnt to dream, it is impossible to unlearn or forget. It is possible to reach that special place with someone, or over something almost at will, like flicking a switch to turn the lights on. Hence, we know because we have experienced this, that dreams can be as comforting and soothing as Kashmiri wool, as warm as Thai hospitality and as bright as the Carribean sun. However, dreaming at length impedes on the present and short-term priorities. We all know this, yet we rely on non-stop daydreaming to keep our engines running. Fear not, because you are not a flickering tubelight. Empower yourself to dream when appropriate, when needed most. Such are the capabilities of the human mind, that we must remember, everything is only one switch away.

1st January 2005

In the current whirldwind of tragedy and frantic action, generations ahead will look back in shock the same way the present generation views the two World Wars and previous natural disasters that have led to much death and destruction. Has mankind been truly and finally humbled? Was such an event necessary to unite fragmented nations, continents and ideas? Yes, we will rise and move together to the next level. Today, it is a race against time to prevent further deaths as every record in Man's history is being broken. But tomorrow holds the greater challenge of forgetting, restoring and rebuilding, not alone, but together as one.

Happy New Year and God Bless.