HARRY BISSOON

 EQUALITY, COMPASSION AND POLITICAL MISCHIEF - the case of George Floyd. Viewpoint by Harry Bissoon 31/05/2020 /I wrote this last year. In Alexis De Tocqueville's book, Democracy in America, he postulated that there is a direct :passion that governs social interaction amongs us. Even though Tocqueville wrote more than one and a half century ago, his observations may still be relevant today. The death of George Floyd, precipitated by transparent police brutality, again brings to the forefront, the apparent unequal treatment of people of color, especially blacks, by the police. We may be born equal, but become unequal with the passing of time. Even though we may be presented with the same opportunities, not all of us react and respond with the same alacrity. This happens within all ethnic and racial classifications of people. In democratic America, consequently, we have people who are rich, poor, dependent, unemployed, sophisticated and trending, brilliant and dumb, enterprising and ...

 IS THE END NEAR Harry Bissoon  05/27/2021 See all my blogs at letstalkwithharrybissoon.blogspot.com  A sigh of relief could very well be an understatement! It's more like an explosion of jubilation, as many of us are venturing out into the open, after being locked down for more than twelve months! Our enemy attacked with stealth, equipped with an armory made up of unseen and unknown weaponry. My headliner suggests an impending doomsday, but it's not! It's doomsday averted! Maybe, for now only, as our attacker may very well be one of many, lurking in incubation, waiting to strike, unexpectedly! Hopefully, our response, which is a work in progress, will stick and be a death knell for the Virus that has been roaming the earth, reaching out to the far corners, and making deathly inroads into the alleyways, striking every nook and cranny, leaving a trail of death, debilitating sickness, sadness, and tears. At the onset, our responses were erratic and presumptuously based on c...

  MOTHERS ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH Harry Bissoon 5/09/2021 An examination of pictures of the earth, taken from space, high above the outer limits of this planet, is very revealing. There are no recognizable boundaries, or, borders, separating the nations of planet earth! We do not see the national boundaries that we normally see on maps and diagrams!   Superimpose this observation on motherhood, and you will see the same picture - a woman without any boundaries, with expressions of love, care, concern, and an unbiased capacity to defy boundaries when they are erected by others. A mother's love is pure, and simple, with an intensity that comes from deep within her bosom. She uses it with remarkable focus when it comes ro raising, protecting, and instilling good virtues in her children. Her love is like the vastness of the earth. It takes on realistic and meaningful dimensions, when it comes to the relationship with her children, which is oftentimes filled with bickering ...