Jean Giono (1895 – 1970) whose birth anniversary we mark on 30 March was one of the most original French advocates of non-violence. Giono, a pantheist philosopher, novelist of rural life, and in his later days, a movie-maker, had a fame in the wider public even among those who opposed his nonviolence. André Malraux, who … More Jean Giono and the Energies of the Earth by Rene Wadlow
The last of the human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in a given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way… It is this spiritual foundation that cannot be taken away – that makes life meaningful and purposeful.Viktor Frankl Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl (1905-1997) whose birth anniversary we mark on 26 March … More Viktor Frankl: An Inner Drive to Find a Meaning For Life by Rene Wadlow
Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957) whose birth anniversary we note on 24 March was part of the Vienna circle of Sigmund Freud in the 1920s after the First World War in which Reich had served in the Austrian army on the Italian front. Reich was born in a town in what was then the Austria-Hungarian Empire (now … More Wilhelm Reich: A Taoist in Freudian Disguise by Rene Wadlow
I believe that the One World which is emerging can come into existence only if a New Man comes into being – a man who has emerged from the archaic ties of blood and soil, and who feels himself to be a citizen of the world whose loyalty is to the human race and to … More Erich Fromm: Meeting the Challenges of the Century by Rene Wadlow
He noblest lives and noblest dieswho makes and keeps his self-made laws Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) As Edward Rice stresses in his biography of Richard Burton, whose birth anniversary we mark on 19 March, “Burton’s adult life was passed in a ceaseless quest for the kind of secret knowledge he labeled broadly as ‘Gnosis’ by … More Sir Richard Burton: A Gnostic Bridge to Asian Culture by Rene Wadlow
Decide to Network, use every letter you write, every conversation you have,every meeting you attend to express your fundamental beliefs and dreams,affirm to others the vision of the world you want. In a world of big powers, big media and monopolies, networking is a new freedom,the new democracy, a new form of happiness.Robert Muller Robert Muller, … More Robert Muller (11 March 1923 -20 Sept. 2010) The U.N. Networker by Rene Wadlow
On 22 March, World Water Day, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed “The International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development 2018-2028. The Decade seeks to forge new partnerships and to strengthen capacity to manage fresh water supplies and sustainable use. Ecologically-sound water use is one of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals, N°6 “Ensure the … More International Decade of Water for Sustainable Development 2018-2028 by Rene Wadlow
The British film industry’s loss was Hollywood’s gain, as Rebecca (1940) made abundantly clear. Du Maurier’s novel Rebecca was a property Selznick had acquired at great cost to follow his production of Gone with the Wind (1939), and the potentate bequeathed Hitchcock a star-filled cast: Laurence Olivier as the brooding Maxim de Winter, Joan Fontaine … More Mar 21, 1940; Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rebecca” premieres
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