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• PoliTrickster vs The People

  Wanaku Verdzekov · 17 Dec 2024 · Global

  A government without its people is moot. Spotting a politrickster takes cultural dexterity.

  Tags: poem, politics, cultural-dexterity

• The War-Action-Peace-Words Loop

  Wanaku Verdzekov · 26 Nov 2024 · Global

  War is action, fierce and fast; peace is words that try to last.

  Tags: poem, war, peace, language

• Two Sides, Same Coin

  Wanaku Verdzekov · 21 Nov 2024 · Global

  "My people will talk to your people": in the West, a lawyer's line; in Africa, families drawn together to meet.

  Tags: poem, language, culture, west-vs-africa

• Hot Charcoal in Bare Hands (lyrics)

  Wanaku Verdzekov · 4 Nov 2024 · Global

  Handling hot charcoal with bare hands, burn after burn, while children watch with open eyes.

  Tags: song, conflict, money, children

• Labyrinth of Truth

  Wanaku Verdzekov · 31 Oct 2024 · Global

  Finding truth is a trial, a dance against time.

  Tags: poem, truth, oligarchy, deceit

• Peace Mediation?

  Wanaku Verdzekov · 10 Mar 2023 · Global

  We need a few of our citizens to master the vocabulary of peace mediation.

  Tags: peace, mediation, vocabulary

• Cultural Dexterity

  Wanaku Verdzekov · approx. 26 Jun 2015 · Global

  The Age of Information is also the Age of Cultural Wars. Students need a new course: Cultural Dexterity.

  Tags: culture, media, western-culture, kom

• Religion and Violence

  Wanaku Verdzekov · 24 Nov 2014 · Global

  A dead person cannot believe in anything. So what's the point?

  Tags: religion, violence, poem

• Stunted Growth

  Wanaku Verdzekov · 25 Oct 2014 · Global

  If humans also have a spirit body, is there a way to measure how tall or short it is?

  Tags: spirit, measurement, philosophy

• mideast

  Wanaku Verdzekov · approx. 1 Jun 2013 · Global

  The problems of the Mideast are not solvable by any one individual. Everyone is posturing.

  Tags: middle-east, us-policy, politics

• Musings in the Key of Life

  Wanaku Verdzekov · approx. 28 Jan 2013 · Global

  Everything is perception. From then on, all else is mystery.

  Tags: philosophy, language, poetry

• Disgusting picts

  Wanaku Verdzekov · approx. 1 Jan 2013 · Global

  Freedom of speech in public space needs a minimum of decorum, even in dreadful times.

  Tags: media-ethics, images, decorum

• Interests?

  Wanaku Verdzekov · approx. 1 Jan 2013 · Global

  In most cases, it seems that ALL interests are represented, except the people's.

  Tags: representation, globalisation, narrative

• Oppressed Human

  Wanaku Verdzekov · approx. 1 Jan 2013 · Global

  The oppressed believe in magic until they stop believing and take matters into their own hands.

  Tags: oppression, agency

• Preachers

  Wanaku Verdzekov · approx. 1 Jan 2013 · Global

  If you can tell a story (true or untrue) with a straight face, you are on your way to the "holy" awards.

  Tags: religion, storytelling

• Questions about Religion vs True Love

  Wanaku Verdzekov · approx. 1 Jan 2013 · Global

  Whatever you do in life, learn to recognize true love, and when you do, stick with it. All the rest is window dressing.

  Tags: religion, belief, advice

• Systems & culture

  Wanaku Verdzekov · approx. 1 Jan 2013 · Global

  It is impossible to separate justice systems from the culture of the region that built them.

  Tags: justice-systems, culture

• Time for action

  Wanaku Verdzekov · approx. 1 Jan 2013 · Global

  Informed action is deliberate and positively consequential. Uninformed action is reckless.

  Tags: knowledge, consciousness, laissez-passer

• When the student is ready, the guru appears

  Wanaku Verdzekov · approx. 1 Jan 2013 · Global

  No one knows everything. When the student is ready, the guru will appear.

  Tags: generations, knowledge, learning

• Navigating the Intangible (So Much for Tangibility)

  Wanaku Verdzekov · 13 Jan 2012 · Global

  How does our cultural background shape our understanding of intangible concepts like "spirit", "God" or "love"?

  Tags: language, culture, spirituality