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  • On January 16, 2026

Personal Reflections of Wildfire Close to My Home

The world is changing, and I try to adapt to these changes and move forward with my life. As human beings, we all relate to events differently, and the way we cope can impact our attitude and also affect those around us.A recent wildfire near our town of Port Alberni…
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  • On November 17, 2025

Thank God the Young Generations are not like me

I have surprised many people by saying that the young generations, whether millennials, Gen Z, and the rest, give me hope. Many people believe they are not making a meaningful contribution to the world’s progress. When people hear me say, “thank God they are not like me,” they are surprised.…
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  • On September 15, 2025

Changing the Community with Smiles and Acts of Kindness

As the world’s situation worsens, with conflicts and wars raging, religions becoming tools of division, hatred and fear, misinformation eating at our humanity, it seems that humanity has lost its sense of right and wrong and is on a path of self-destruction.Abdu’i-Baha points to the root cause of the problems…
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Why Divorce Should Be the Last Option

Before sharing my thoughts on this subject, I need to state that my intention is not to encourage people to stay in a bad or abusive relationship and suffer. That would be absolutely wrong. The intention is to make sure that separation is for the right reasons and that a…
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  • On June 16, 2025

Serving the Aging Population Needs a Change in Attitude

I read this sad story on social media, and it made me more determined to follow my dream of building a shelter for underprivileged elders who have no assistance from their children or any government support.This is the gist of the story that highlights the plight of millions of our…
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  • On March 15, 2025

How to Seek the Truth in a Sea of Misinformation

We live now in the midst of an outrage war — one politician or another, in different parts of the world, lashes out with great anger, strong words, and untruths, and the backlash builds as if on a battlefield.Sure, we can blame the politicians for all the outrage, but no…
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How Should We Measure Our Lives?

The sad death of my 33-year-old sweet and gentle nephew, my sister’s only son, who had just married and was very dear to me, challenged me to grasp the meaning of his death at such a young age.His premature passing forced me to think not only about the reality of…
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  • On September 19, 2024

My Two Baha’i Communities

As a Baha’i, I put a lot of energy into my Baha’i community’s activities. Also, I am very involved with the community at large, which creates a conflict within me.Have you ever had an inner dilemma like this? Do you have one group of friends you love and another group…
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  • On December 19, 2023

My Little Fighter and His Message

I am a bird lover and have had many birds as pets, and I let them fly around the house. But starlings are on my hate list. They come in great numbers, like a gang of ruffians, attack my fruit orchard and, in a few minutes, destroy the result of…
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Building Communities that Encompass Everyone

To achieve the oneness of humanity, we need to build inclusive, cohesive communities worthy of the future – communities that welcome and encompass everyone.How can we possibly do that? It’s not easy, because each community is different, consisting of people of different ages, cultural backgrounds, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, political…
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