When every nation tried to get on the moon, you wanted to be the first person on the bottom of the ocean. If you say the same thing for the bottom of the ocean, but the universe, and there’s another. It’s not a contest of who’s the first, but who’s the first to tell everybody […]
You’re a very famous person who comes back to home town. There is so quiet and everyone knows everyone. People stop you every time they see you. The best time of my life is when I am on stage performing. About 15 years ago I came to America and immediately signed a record deal. The […]
You have never told a soul about your quest for an ancient time traveller. You have not told your family or friends, or even your partner. But you have now started to get suspicious, and you decide to tell your best friend, who is a psychiatrist. She says that time travel is not possible, that […]
You are reading a set book when you become trapped inside. Sometimes a good story is not just a good story. Sometimes it is a story of real life. The book was published by the author in 2003. It is not for the faint of heart. It is a story about a group of people […]
Imagine you’re a princess running away from a dragon. In one moment everything changes and you catch a dragon. But if you can’t fight back, what do you do? You are one of the most popular games of all time. After a disastrous release of the Xbox version, the game has had a resurgence thanks […]
During the family meeting, my mother talks about the story of how she met our father. I ask why she never told me this before. Her answer is that she wanted to protect me from it because she didn’t want me to be frightened. I ask why she didn’t tell me when I was a […]
On your business trip, you did something unimaginable. You found an unknown population. Of the 2.4 billion people in the world, 1.2 billion are living in extreme poverty. This population of people lives in extreme poverty and it’s growing. That’s right. 1.2 billion people are living in extreme poverty, an incredible number, but it’s just […]
Imagine that you’re on a desert island. Around is just the ocean. One day you find a bottle with paper and a phone in it. What do you do?” As you might expect, responses range from “call my mom” to “get a life.” But a number of respondents said they would keep the bottle and […]
You drive home by train and read a book. Then someone sits across from you. There’s silence for a while but a person starts to cry. When you ask what’s wrong, she tells you that her father has just passed away. And the last time she saw him he told her that he’s not going […]
You’re working on your garden, grandchildren are running around when someone asks you a question. You want to answer but don’t want to interrupt the conversation. You’re not even sure what the question is. My advice is this: slow down and breathe. Answer the question and say, “I’m sorry, I’m not sure I understand. May […]