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Netflix versus Reading
Today my husband told my son (6 years old) an interesting story about a man who visited my husband’s elementary school when he was a kid and told the kids about his life. The man (let’s call him Bob) spent some years of his life in prison. In prison, Bob was given the job to peel potatoes in the kitchen and was instructed to put the potatoes in the potato peeling machine for 2 minutes and then peel the little bit left over skin by hand. There was a lazy guy who told Bob that he puts the potato in the peeler for 5 minutes so he doesn’t have to…
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The Meaning of Life
I asked Siri (iPhone assistant) – “Hey Siri, What’s the meaning of Life” and Siri answered, “All evidence to date suggests its chocolate.” Siri is getting pretty smart. From the dawn of the prefrontal cortex, humans have been seeking answers to these questions: “What is the meaning of Life?”, “Why are we here on earth?”, “What are we supposed to do that’s meaningful?”, “Are we wasting our life doing what we are doing everyday?” Here’s my answer to this question. The universe does not owe us an answer to the “meaning of life” question. Life does not owe you an explanation of its meaning. Life is what you make of…
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Hello World!
Hello World! My pen-name is Alice Eley and I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Welcome to my Wonder Blog! I will post here and share my thoughts, book summaries/reviews, and random thoughts and ideas. Thanks for your support and for reading my blog. I am so excited to get started.