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Children's development, people, words, nature, rain, clouds, sunshine.

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  A reply on Conversation: What has been the best day of your life so far?

  Jan 11 2012: An all too common story, Ousmane. We often regret what we didn't do. I was estranged from my father before he died and for a long time I couldn't come to terms with what I missed. Then I began to accept and trust that he loved me enough to forgive ... and then I started to forgive myself - that's probably when I began to grow up!
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  Jan 11 2012: Yes! This attitude of mind fits perfectly with enjoying the moment - because you are less 'fixed' in the way you approach life.

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  Jan 11 2012: Sounds wonderful!
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  Jan 10 2012: Dear Ousmane and Colleen
  I love your viewpoints and I thoroughly agree that we should simply be grateful for 'now'. It's a great, positive outlook that increases wellbeing and leads to contentment (one of my favourite words/states).
  Sue
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  Jan 10 2012: Intriguing - I'm still searching for my 'meaning' and I find that just as I think I've got it, things change and my life needs to be re-evaluated. Thanks for sharing.

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  Jan 10 2012: Wow ... I think I may have been dumbstruck!

• A comment on Talk: Alberto Cairo: There are no scraps of men

  Jan 9 2012: Break the rules ... Take a chance!

• A comment on Talk: Tyler Cowen: Be suspicious of stories

  Jan 9 2012: Messy is good! I think we are becoming too accustomed to 'perfection' as portrayed in films, media and advertising. We seem to have lost the ability to differentiate between fact and fiction. We all need some fantasy in our lives, but not at the expense of truth.

• A comment on Talk: Rebecca Saxe: How we read each other's minds

  Jan 9 2012: Great talk, clearly demonstrating the fascination we have for the brain and moral reasoning. I loved the final thought that we will not have a 'paradigm shift' in our understanding in the foreseeable future. Good! There should always be an air of mystery to human functioning ... when we know everything there will be nothing to strive for!
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  A comment on Conversation: How can we bring clean drinking water to the needy ? For those who trek tens of miles to collect water and carry it on their heads.

  Jan 9 2012: Its all to do with the imbalance of power. Those whose every waking minute is governed by the need to get the basic human requirements have no time/energy left to protest. Perhaps it is a way of controlling large numbers of people and keeping them oppressed. I cannot imagine not being able to just turn on the tap - it's beyond my experience, so it's more difficult to empathise. Perhaps raising questions like this on Ted is a small way in which to raise awareness.