Category: Family & Parenting

Out of the mouths of babes

A group of researchers asked children aged 4 to 8 the same question: ‘What does love mean?’ The answers were far more profound and extensive than anyone could possibly imagine. This broadens our understanding of love, and takes it beyond love-sex between a man and a woman. ‘When […]

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

Be careful what you wish for as it could come true. Research reveals that winning the lottery doesn’t necessarily mean winning happiness. Many winners reflect that their lives were happier before they struck gold. The one positive effect is that most winners do claim to be happy but […]

REFLECTIONS ON LIFE BEFORE CLASSICAL MUSIC

MICHAEL WALSH MUSIC CORRESPONDENT Of humble background I can’t imagine what introduced me to good music.  Certainly, there was little to be cheerful about in post-war Britain. In our humble home, with its primitive radio that broadcast only four programmes’ we kids were told to be very quiet […]