Ade's Philosophy Column

Isn't it amazing how a persons path through life can vary by seemingly unrelated incidents?

Take the case of my cousin, who for reasons of anonymity I shall refer to only as subjectA. Subject A. has recently become interested in cricket. It began when he rescued a frog from almost certain death and research into their eating habits revealed that they were a cricket loving species.

Aaron, err I mean Subject A. continued his research into cricket and found hidden nuances to the game and has become a very creditable spin bowler!


A further case to illustrate this point is that of Subject B. He made a somewhat innocuous remark along the lines of, "I wonder what it's like on the other side of the world?" and ended up having his home sold and was packed off to New Zealand by his wife who did not understand that this was a rhetorical question.

I like the way human beings can overcome what at first seem to be insurmaountable problems. for instance, my wife Maria, who speaks a little Spanish, my sister who speaks a little french, and myself who also speaks a little Spanish, are all able to communicate perfectly well using English . . . Who would have thought that?

I love being a philosopher, once upon a time I couldn't even spell it, but now I are one.