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 Subscribe  Have you noticed that more and more people seem to be consumed by their phones, tablets, and computers? It doesn’t matter where they are, on public transportation, in a restaurant, a store, a park, the gym, etc., even when walking or driving, most people are completely consumed by their electronic devices most of the time, especially by their phones. It seems that there is not a moment during the day when Facebook, Instagram, Tweeter, Tik Tok, game applications, email or something else is not consuming their attention and time. If so, if distraction is an integral part of our lives, then is this need to be distracted a curse or a blessing? Let’s start by understanding what distraction is. Distraction is the process of diverting the attention of an individual or group from a desired area of focus and thereby blocking or diminishing the reception of desired information. Distraction is caused by: the lack of ability to pay attention; lack of interest in the obje...

 Subscribe  In the first part of this article published a few weeks back, I stated that we, humans, have not been listening to the teachings that animals have been given us throughout time and that, in the end, they are not really that different from us in terms of body, mind, emotions, complex reasoning and language, etc. There are two questions that remain to be answered: what are some of these teachings and are there any differences that set humans apart, uniquely, from all other animals? Let’s start with just a few of the many lessons that animals have for us. Animals, by their very nature, live focused on the moment, in the here and now, while we, as humans, far too often are distracted by thoughts and live focused on the past and future. They are connected, alert and attentive to their senses and everything around them, responding to cues about the world, ensuring their survival by living off, and with, one another, and maintaining balanced ecosystems around them; ...

 Subscribe  Today, I am going to reflect about some of the oldest and wisest masters humanity has had throughout the ages, the beloved animals. They have been around us since the beginning and, hopefully, will stay with us up to our end. Although at times some of them may have hurt us, the majority of them have helped us throughout history and have dazzled us with their majesty, intelligence, behavior and/or beauty. What puzzles me the most is that they have been patiently teaching us so many wonderful things for so long and, most of us, still today, continue ignoring them and seeing them as inferiors. To us, animals can be classified into domesticated or wild, and can be intriguing, beautiful, ugly, scary, annoying, entertaining, crazy, etc., but we have never given them the importance and respect that they deserve. For most people, they are one more thing that they can USE for their own benefit , whether is for their entertainment, companionship, performing work tasks,...

 Subscribe  There is a huge difference between rights and privileges. Unfortunately, in today’s society, especially with certain age, ethnic, religious, political, etc. groups, they think that they have the right to everything. Yes, it is true that we may have certain rights, but those rights are fragile and depend on the stability of the political, legal and justice systems of the place where we were born or where we reside. But whether we have rights or not, life is much more meaningful and beautiful, and has a completely new perspective, if we learn to see everything as a privilege instead of as a right. Although there is a clear distinction, it is, unfortunately, far too easy to get rights and privileges mixed up. Understanding the difference between them is critical for people trying to live within the law in a free society, where far too many lawmakers, lawyers, politicians, and journalists spend too much energy trying to blur the distinction between the two for th...