How often do we hear about surprise attacks and the effectiveness they have on a potential enemy. Some surprise attacks have been heralded as victories while others have been declared infamy – it’s all a matter from which side it’s received. Continue reading
Risk is seen by different people in differing lights over a wide spectrum from the risk averse ‘riskophobes’ to the daredevils who are ‘riskophiles’. We also have those who don’t have a strong opinion or view regarding some risk or another who are fair game to risk extremists who attempt to push their views upon the masses and manipulate beliefs. Continue reading
People have probably been taking shortcuts since the beginning of time… perhaps for some early humanoid the decision to cut across a forest clearing rather than going around it resulted in an easy dinner for some predator. The shortest distance between two points may be a straight line and possibly the fastest but it could well be the riskiest. Continue reading
COVID took its toll on humanity in many ways. Firstly, there is the obvious loss of life and associated grief. There is also the overall economic cost and loss of many of the rights that human beings today expect. During lockdowns, over which there was no choice, the human population was inundated with stories of the doom, gloom, and death that the virus would bring and that, post- COVID, we could all expect a ‘new normal’. That promise, rather than bringing hope also brought trepidation and panic. Continue reading
There are many idioms and proverbs related to drowning and the effects of storms. We say, “any port in a storm” which originated in 1749, or “a drowning man will clutch at a straw (stick)” as penned by an incarcerated Sir Thomas Moore in 1534.
The concept of a desperate person clutching at anything flimsy or immediately safe or satisfying has been around for centuries. People in need will take desperate measures to overcome a situation that is threatening them. How often do we see somebody who, when faced with a difficult problem and in the absence of specific experience or knowledge, will grasp at any idea or excuse in acts of self-preservation. Continue reading