Gaslighting Becomes the Main Word in this Age of Fake News and Conspiracy Theories: Can we somehow escape, dodge gaslighting, or will it reach us everywhere? •The latest technology cannot come even close to the sound of a Stradivarius violin. What’s the secret to these kinds of experts? •Awakens From a Coma By Hearing Stories: What does a person hear with? •Do you think it’s true, in difficult times, to stay low and not to waste your strength and to survive that way? •Book Dogs in Finland: How do we become tolerant towards others like these dogs?

Gaslighting Becomes the Main Word in this Age of Fake News and Conspiracy Theories: Can we somehow escape, dodge gaslighting, or will it reach us everywhere? •The latest technology cannot come even close to the sound of a Stradivarius violin. What’s the secret to these kinds of experts? •Awakens From a Coma By Hearing Stories: What does a person hear with? •Do you think it’s true, in difficult times, to stay low and not to waste your strength and to survive that way? •Book Dogs in Finland: How do we become tolerant towards others like these dogs?

Dec 1, 2022
•Miriam Webster named the word “gaslighting” as the word of the year. It's the psychological manipulation of a person which makes him doubt the truthfulness of his own thoughts, perception of reality, which leads to loss of confidence and dependence on the manipulator. •Antonio Stradivari lived to be 92, he created over 600 violins. The latest technology cannot come even close to the sound of a Stradivarius violin. What’s the secret to these kinds of experts? •A woman fell into a coma after a car accident, of course the children and relatives believed in a miracle and came, were at her side, but eventually they lost faith and only her husband stayed next to her and just talked to her all the time. After 11 months, she came out of the coma and the first thing she said to her husband was, “Thank you for being here and telling me all these wonderful stories”. What does a person hear with? •Erich Remarque, author of Arch of Triumph, wrote the following: “He lived and that was enough. He lived in an unstable era. Why try to build something if soon inevitably everything will collapse? It’s better to go with the flow without wasting strength, strength is the only thing that cannot be restored. Stand through, hold on, until the goal reappears, and the less strength you spend, the better, let them remain in reserve. Do you think it’s true, in difficult times, to stay low and not to waste your strength and to survive that way? •Book Dogs in Finland: How do we become tolerant towards others like these dogs? A dog sits in a library and listens attentively while a child reads to it. It turns out that this liberates the child. Dogs don’t criticize, don’t interrupt, they won’t laugh if a child makes a mistake. It turns out in such an environment a child learns to read quickly and confidently