What’s Going on in the World Around Us“Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
A lot of our visitors wonder how many people are in the world.
In fact, I recently received this question from one our frequent visitors:
Question: I am wondering how many people that there are in the world? I keep seeing statistics like “There are 1.5 billion Catholics in the world” or “If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest country”. But these stats mean nothing if I don’t know how many total people are in the world! Val — Tampa, Fl
A whole lot of people want to know, “Who is George Mitchell?” So, let’s bring you the story of George Mitchell from the unique perspective that you will only find at A Rich Idea.
It is refreshing on occasion when people search for things relevant to our society and the world at large. For example, while a large number of people want to know who is Chelsea Handler dating, it will not change the course of history. George Mitchell has the power to change history.
(Read Contacting Paulo Coelho… to learn the background of this email)
Dear Paulo Coelho,
In The Alchemist, you mention that “…when someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.”Read More
(click here to read part I of the story)
David knew what that normal life entailed. He had lived it the past 5 years. At 28, he thought, if I go back now, that will be it. I will probably never return. And he was probably right.
A traveler who returns home from his journeys always wants to travel again. Perhaps he need not travel to the same physical place, but he will want to travel to recapture the feeling, the spirit, the adventure of meeting new people and having new experiences each day. He wants to, but he probably won’t.Read More
It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
I am seated in South America writing. Would I be seated here writing Contacting Paulo Coelho were it not for The Alchemist? Probably, but not certainly.
For many, the legacy of Steve Jobs may be the device you hold in your hand or the computer on which you are reading this right now. But the true legacy of Steve Jobs is not one of technology, but of life.
In the many accounts of the life of Steve Jobs recently written, we read articles such as how Steve Jobs changed the way we interact with music and how Steve Jobs Told Us What We Needed Before We Knew. Certainly, Steve Jobs will be remembered 100 years from now for the way he created the perfect marriage between art and technology.
Today I am going to have a look at money versus beauty.
A man’s money? A woman’s beauty? Which is more important in a relationship? It’s the money vs beauty debate. Let’s go!
I was inspired to think about this money versus beauty debate after a conversation that recently took place at a dinner party.
My friends told me of a particular New York Craigslist post the other night that I had not seen.
In the post, a “spectacularly beautiful” woman requests a man who earns greater than $500,000 a year.
Spanish verbs are like roadblocks.
You’re cruisin’ down the freeway, carefree with lots of momentum on your side and then, BAM, you hit a roadblock.
I had not yet learned the best ways to learn Spanish when I started my Spanish learning process on Tuesday, July 18th. Granted, today is only Wednesday the 19th, but I must diatribe about the negative verb vibe.
Several years ago, NBA center Jason Collins announced that he is gay. He is the first active NBA player to come out as gay. And there is one real issue that nobody addresses with gay men in sports: the locker room.
Political correctness informs what so many people are willing–or unwillingly–to say regarding gay men in sports but we cannot hide from this one issue that needs to be addressed.
I applaud Jason Collins for coming out and hope that his actions prevent others from hiding their identities throughout their athletic careers. And, I detest any athlete who refuses to accept a gay athlete as his teammate.
Do you ever wonder how a thinking, sensible person becomes a terrorist?
This is the story of Maajid Nawaz, a Muslim British national with Pakistani parents who joined the terrorist group Hizb ut-Tahrir. After being captured and spending years in prison with the on-going threat of being tortured, Maajid left the terror group and now runs Quilliam, a think-tank dedicated to countering terrorism.
That was then…
As I was completing my review of The Bachelor girls from Season 19, I came across the news that Andi Dorfman & Josh Murray have split up.
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina has been selected as the new pope of the Catholic church.
This morning, I just came across the video Jenna Marbles, How To Get Ready for a Date.
After seeing her video, I realized that Jenna Marbles has had nearly 20 million hits on this video and many others. Why? Because she’s funny, raunchy, self-deprecating, and…pretty hot.
Check out here video below How to Get Ready For a Date. If you like it, visit her YouTube channel to see more of her weekly ramblings.
A new book has just been released called “The Longevity Project.”
In the book, the researchers discover some interesting facts about living longer which refute conventional wisdom.
Charlie Sheen’s 20/20 Interview is the most complete interview that he has given in this whole saga. Here is a copy of of the full video from the Charlie Sheen 20/20 Interview.