We are continually faced with depressing predictions that the crisis worsens. That can be felt in all areas and we let ourselves easily swept away by the fear and despair. We forget that the crisis part of life, for without crisis, there will be no renewal. Who lost his job is indeed in deep crisis, but often it is an opportunity to have an eye for other options.
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The Secret of Christmas
by Paul de Blot 15 December 2011 permalink
Christmas is an event that is celebrated around the world. You notice when you make this day an international flight. In Indonesia the largest Islamic country, Christmas is a national holiday for all the people regardless of religion, true. There, the Christmas Day of the Nativity called Hari Natal. That is indeed the deepest meaning of Christmas events and awareness of the birth of the child in my life and in our lives. If an individual event and also as a collective process. In fact, the birth is the most fundamental in our lives, no improvement or innovation, but as a new beginning.
How to lie with statistics
by Paul de Blot 1 December 2011 permalink
I do not think the policy makers of all those crazy numbers they need to handle to good decisions. In all areas will be asked to numbers. For each policy, whether it be education, health care, immigration, naturalization, or any policy, it seems that they first want to see figures to work responsibly. I can not deny that statistics are important as background information in order to be useful and applicable policies, but it remains an unreliable data. The computer can never completely take over the policy, because it is never more than one important way.
Netherlands law as
by Paul de Blot 15 November 2011 permalink
The political debate is a persuasive argument that it is so often in the law, or in the government agreement states. Netherlands is a constitutional state. My question is what a constitutional state. In any case no dictatorship of the law. It is a policy of people for people, and not blindly follow what the rules state. The regulations are no more than an agent, even a very important way, this human justice secure.
A forgotten stakeholder
by Paul de Blot 1 November 2011 permalink
For years I taught marketing and management science textbooks in which the greatest attention to the stakeholders. But I missed the most important stakeholder, which is the family, the family. Also in the political policy is here little attention. From experience I know that family problems, illness of a child or spouse of someone very much upset and often can bring a lot of influence in the work.
Cutback - a source of panic
by Paul de Blot 1 October 2011 permalink
There is panic in all keys to hear because of the economy. Throughout Europe they know not to handle the situation. It's as if the savings is about life and death. From a financial standpoint, this can be true and the situation appears hopeless indeed. Substantively because there is no clear view. The physical world is by definition focused on growth and disintegration. Life and death. Not be verified. As a chaotic process.
The concern is about life and death
by Paul de Blot 15 September 2011 permalink
A hospital experience
I'm sick, this summer, in a not too experienced as a major hospital care in the most profound human tension between life and death. There, with the utmost effort for people by people working in an extremely complicated situation, where human error is almost unavoidable.
The food bank
by Paul de Blot 15 June 2011 permalink
In the Amsterdam Daklozenkrant Z! From May 20, I read the remarkable article entitled "perishable":
"What is not sold with the super, because there is a dent in butter or a bad orange in the net, I can not pick out the return shipment, even if I sell the Z! newspaper to be able to buy some food. I've learned that you do not throw away food. Return, converted into biogas, it is better for the environment? What is environment, what is society, as long as people languish for lack of food? Where can I eat the food if it does not give me because I am homeless? Yet I live mostly on what others throw away and away. "
Remembrance Day and Liberation
by Paul de Blot 16 May 2011 permalink
We commemorated the dead on May 4 and May 5 is celebrated liberation. Given the exuberance with which liberation was celebrated this day proved to be no mere formality. The commemoration was slightly harder but still has many deeply. We remembered our dead, often including our loved ones. We are grateful to our freedom because we also owe them. Partly thanks to their sacrifice we are now enjoying our prosperity. We remember the people who have done something great their idealism, often without the necessary resources. Therefore it is good to go deeper into this.
Setbacks for setback. Where does it go?
by Paul de Blot 3 May 2011 permalink
Flooding in several countries, followed by a tsunami earthquakes, radiation leaks from nuclear reactors destroyed, unrest in the Middle East, tribal conflict in Africa, it does not stop with major events ...
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