Light, Beauty, Harmony, Order, Peace - Latest Comments

Re: Our Next Decree – A Promise to Mother Earth

Ronald Janki — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 21:37:41 -0000

Hi Agustin glad you enjoyed the poem and thanks for the wonderful feedback

Re: Our Next Decree – A Promise to Mother Earth

agguca — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 16:29:25 -0000

this a beautiful poem, no matter what part of the prism you want use to let it get inside either your spirit, your mind or your heart. As literature figure, looking for its rhyming pattern, metric pattern, keeps and combines nice and consistent the words, the meaning of the poem by itself, the sublime inspiration that let the author open the great world of the poetry to capture the attention of the readers with this contemporary theme that every second is affecting us everywhere, I feel this poem like the voice of my voice, the voice of all creatures that have been mulled by the cruel hand of the human being, to express my anger and my excuses to the mother land for all we have done, we do and we will do. although is no excuse for what we do against the perfect harmony of the planet.
thanks for let me enjoy this poem, is wonderful

Re: Eternal Spring and Summer at Allan Gardens Conservatory Toronto

agustin — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:52:58 -0000

wonderful collection of pictures that reflect the perfect beauty of mother nature , the same you enjoyed here at the tropic, here in Colombia as well in Guyana where the summer is eternal blossom, is a permanent colorful miracle , where any fashion designer should look at, to contemplate and consider any combination of colors, just , because the mother nature give us the perfect combination of it. besides is a pleasure see a masterpiece perfect, millimetre by millimetre. wonderful pictures, when the poet look at the colors, aromas, textures, already has the exactly words to express the feelings of his soul

Re: Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body – Last Journeys through Colombia

agustin — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:09:45 -0000

reading all your stories I could find some touch of magic realism, that happen only in a country with such a kind of colourful culture; plenty of contrasts, all kind of contrasts, since those that mother nature provide till those that the authentic multiculturalism could give to any society, a country living between the desire of high technology and the past of old techniques, the greatest old good manners and the new standards of live based on the new tendencies brought by the globalization of the markets . definitely it looks a place that could provide enough material to create a wonderful stories and huge nostalgia as soon you leave it. thanks for let us enjoy that wonderful stories from this unique journey.

Re: The Mysteries of The Lady and The Emeralds

lateblooms — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:18:15 -0000

The Mystery of the Lady of Guadalupe and the mystery of Colombia's beautiful emeralds are woven together in this fascinating story. It held my interest from beginning to end and the pictures complement the story so well. I'm glad the bird is in the last picture as I carried that image in my mind throughout my reading and it unified everything for me.

Re: A glimpse of Old Bogota

lateblooms — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:13:33 -0000

This production gives a real Colombian experience to the viewer - Spanish rhythms by a fine quartet and views of the Spanish Colonial and Baroque style buildings. Diana Lequiziamo is a fine photographer and kudos to the producer, Ronald Janki. I enjoyed this very much.

Re: The Fall of the Sphere

Shay Shivecharan — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:33:22 -0000

This is a brilliantly written tale that eloquently illustrates the beautiful and relentless nature of time and its universal laws of creation, preservation, and destruction. Just as the "once great" House of Usher "progressed" toward its inevitable end, so must all things.

Re: The Responsibility of Freedom

lateblooms — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:14:01 -0000

This is an excellent piece of writing on the paradox of the Cuban situation and our own situation where in the first-world we have this so-called "freedom." Needs and wants are two different things. From the time Columbus discovered the New World to now - we have forgotten that we are all interrelated. Thanks for expressing many issues we need to think about in order to work towards this "freedom" that we all long for.

Re: Experiences with village life – Usme, Colombia

agustin — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:22:26 -0000

Definitely reading all those stories you are
getting an anthropological document with a great value; Really interesting to
study, first at all, the way you have approached to the community, without any
prejudice, looking at the most common circumstances that people live day by day
without modify their behavior, getting inside of their lives and struggles, enjoying
their happiness and feeling their effort to survive in a decent way, taking
from the first hand the experiences that give the authority to speak about any
culture, enhancing their values, their perspectives of live, their dreams, the
wealth of its resources etc. you are
opening a door to understand in a wide angle how valuable is to approach to any
culture without any prejudice and see how those cultures could enrich us, as spiritual
beings, as a culture in the globalization world; Instead to segregate them but
false prejudices.

Re: Experiences with village life – Usme, Colombia

lateblooms — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:55:10 -0000

Learning about Usme and the discovery of the ancient burial site is fascinating. Your description of village life there tells of people getting on with the business of living - selling, music, dancing, eating, entertaining.
Your hosts sound like they were lovely people and you had a wonderful Colombian experience.

Re: Colombia 2012 Trailer

lateblooms — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:46:31 -0000

Very beautiful video showing the diversity that is Colombia. The media reports usually portray one side of things - it's nice to see the other side too. Thanks for sharing.

Re: A Visit to the Dentist in Bogota, Colombia

lateblooms — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:40:07 -0000

This is very comprehensive and gives a good picture of how dentistry is practiced in Colombia. Dr. Rosana has a very nice manner of dealing with her patients as you described. Glad you're in good hands. Looking forward to other posts.

Re: An Expedition to Lagosol Paraiso de Sol, Giradot, Colombia

lateblooms — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:19:50 -0000

That was a very exciting and fun day trip. I'm glad that Madre booked you in. All the pictures are great - especially the food at the Restaurante Juan Pablo on the way. The resort looks lovely too. It's nice that you don't have to travel that far to see coconut trees, mangoes, and have a nice, warm day. Thanks for sharing.

Re: A Trip to South Bogota

lateblooms — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:55:20 -0000

I'm glad that you're getting around and experiencing all the sights, tastes, and sounds of Colombia. All the food looks yummy. The other photos are a good depiction of what some areas are like. Thanks for sharing.

Re: A Day Outing

agguca — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:37:22 -0000

the wonderful part of the current technology is the faster
way to communicates and set bridges to link anyone in the world; that wants to
share the interest of explore new perspectives, new cultures, new anthropology
roots, just a simple trip could enrich our souls, our knowledge, that way we
can understand the social development there and how it could improve our life
in our cultures, how we can appreciate everything we have some times for
granted. Any way is a wonderful tool to let ort thought to evolve and have wide
angle sight over new cultures, new perspectives of live, new and simple ways to
enjoy our transit along the planet and the life.

The corn from the south border of U.S.A. is more that a
grain is the symbol for our pre Hispanic cultures, it was, it is and it will
be, the centre of our cultures, around it the people feed itself, and is
expressed in different ways of preparation, tortillas, empanadas, arepas,
bread, tamales, ayacas, chicha ( fermented drink from the corn), I could
mention thousands was to prepare and enjoy the corn, not just as part of the
menu but as part of the celebrations.

That the reason why is important to learn to look and see
beyond the boundaries of the prejudices, media suggestions, and fears set in
our minds for the unknown.

Every place, every single person has something for us to
enrich our life journey.

Re: A Day Outing

lateblooms — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:54:39 -0000

I'm enjoying your blogs from Colombia. It's nice to see all the pictures and to share the journey with you in
this way. That big platter of food made me hungry. It would be nice to have an empanada right now! Looking forward to other posts.

Re: Questions are more important than answers

agguca — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:40:17 -0000

is pretty hard to request a questions to the current mankind that have been subjugated since the first industrial revolution, when the economic principles were focus just on the fast production, high productivity and the wealth accumulation in a few hands, but a the same time, the system ensure to keep subjugated those who must sustain the system by it self (the workers),and how did the system attain that goal? well, the only way; through the castration of their minds, using one of the best tools the system could have, the education, yes! it have been used in all its facets, that way we can see along the centuries how the economic thinkers have pointed the education as the fundation to support their ideas and develop their philosophies. the formal and the hiidden curriculums in our societies are designed to keep trapped the soul, the mankind brain, with fears, fantasies, illusions.That way keep busy and away the mankind from any gap to make a stop in its road and have a breath of reflectionon its thought .

Re: Rebalancing the Ecosystem

agguca — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 23:59:40 -0000

Wonderful story, no far away from the reality, the horrible human ambition and greed to build empires of money, empires of production systems have broken, the fragile mother nature balance, through the centuries using a kind of thecnology to modify from the DNA on seeds and embryos on animals to using several spieces to control other ones; that, for any reason have become a plage for the productive system, breaking the perfect balance of th mother nature , fact that induce to rebalancing the mother nature, and in long term changing a whole enviroment.
The waste, the greed, the bad education on all of us , do not provide , do not generate the essential respect and sensibility for for our unique home the Earth. hopefully for the year 2042 a least the carp have survived to the hecatomb of the planet.

Re: Bending the Moral Arc of Social Justice

agguca — Wed, 30 May 2012 00:25:05 -0000

is hard to feel the essence of any event if we have been educate in the culture of fear, doble standard; Elements that help to create a make up in our societies to preserve a pre- stablish order that allow the control of the main streams of the dark power, such as the economic facts, pseudo- philosophical tendencies , covering that way the real intentions( keep subjugated in a subtle way the new slave) and taken to the individual to the blindness , to the deaft . reaching the main goal in the brain's individual, making feel the individual free, when in essence is the new slave, that individual can see but never could observe, can hear but never listen. that is how I explain just a few people could focus on the essence at the Quebec events, or CP strike, or the new EI rules ect, I think the darkness is over our freedoms, rights, but most of the people all ready is deaft and blind that cannot perceive between the darkness and the sun shine.

Re: Progressing to the Age of Darkness

Jean Samaroo — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:16:37 -0000

We do tend to live like those people who were on the Titanic - a wonderful analogy. Our world leaders, politicians, and corporate executives are always using jargon that beguiles us. Yet when
we face the real world personally and collectively, our house of cards is falling. Your article shows
that what's really valuable isn't always about glitter and glamour. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Progressing to the Age of Darkness

Ed Santelli — Wed, 23 May 2012 07:52:52 -0000

Good Morning Ron,

I read with interest your article. One of the systemic flaws
that we have built into economic and financial theories is the failure to limit
growth. Unlimited profit is really a selfish concept. As you hinted, we need to
look at nature to model our systems- such as the forests that grow and then
level off in a continuous cycle self-sustainment. Everything is a balance. We
live in this world together and we’re not here to help the environment; the environment
is here to sustain our lives

Regards

Re: The Nuclear Disorder

Zelma Montrose — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:16:55 -0000

Hey Ron,

A subject that we should all be concerned about. Because it involves the destiny of the human race EVERYONE should be included in the conversation. Not just the one "holding the stick."

Re: History Repeats Itself

Diana Leguizamo — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:27:59 -0000

a beautiful way to learn about Canadian Immmigration History "bill C31"

Re: History Repeats Itself

Jean Samaroo — Sat, 05 May 2012 21:44:30 -0000

Very good presentation on Canada's Immigration policy through the years. Humanitarian aspects always seem to come last where the government's concerned.

Re: Along the Fault Lines of Civilization

Jean Samaroo — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:38:01 -0000

You've taken a very difficult topic and made it interesting and informative reading by taking the narrative approach. It used to be East and West and now it's West and Non-West. Looking forward to your next article.