The Imposition of Restrictions

On 03/03/2022 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, opinion, politics, question

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An Excess Of…Competition?

On 25/11/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Nature, opinion, politics, question8 Comments

Picture via Pixabay Humanity is sometimes credited with evolving through competition. While this may be true of the need for early humans to compete with other wild animals for food and shelter, the need to compete with other humans was less an issue in those early times as there were far fewer of us around. …

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An Excess of…Loyalty

On 16/11/2021 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Creative Writer, opinion, politics, question2 Comments

Loyalty, such a ubiquitous word. But what does it mean? To whom or to what are we loyal? We all, hopefully, understand the value and positivity involved in loyalty to our partner; that’s an essentially personal quality. And, equally hopefully, we recognise the worth of loyalty to a supportive family. But beyond these familial allegiances …

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