Acha Etiendem

I stopped at a red light today, about to make a left turn. A man was sitting there with a sign that read, "Help, I'm going through tough times." If you've been reading this blog, you know too well that I pondered those words a lot. I had a rush of emotions: one part of me was asking, "What could he be going through?" and another part was wondering, "What if he's a drug addict?" I had so many thoughts and emotions rushing through me that I just took a deep breath, reached into my wallet, and gave all the cash I had. It wasn't much, as it was mostly one-dollar bills. I looked into my side mirror and saw about five other people call him over to hand him cash, with one person handing him an apple. He immediately started eating the apple, and I almost caused a traffic jam because I spent about 10 seconds just watching him in my side mirror. As I drove away, I remembered reading this morning that Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, was potentially headi...

This is the first post of the second half of the year, and I'm glad to be writing it this early. For starters, I trust you’re having an exciting start. Hold on to whatever you're dreaming of and working towards. Time is your ally, and you need to believe that. As I arrived at my workplace this morning, an elderly man named Frank was out for a walk, and we had a short chat. He told me he just came out of surgery and had metal inserted into his knee. He was walking just fine and said, "Well, at 87, I'm glad to still be this active." I paused in amazement and asked, "Sir, what is the secret?" He laughed and replied, "I don't know, maybe walking a lot." I got into the office and prompted a colleague to look outside and guess Frank's age; he guessed "mid to late 70s." That was close, but even he could not believe Frank was in his late 80s, looking strong and walking faster than most young people I know. So you see, if you do it rig...