I saw a documentary about Amos Oz tonight.

You can watch it here.

He says the following towards the end of the movie;

“we live now in a world where people work harder than they should be working in order to make more money than they really need, in order to buy things they don’t really want in order to impress people they don’t really like. this will lead to a certain reaction, and this reaction will brings back some kind of voluntary collectivist spirit.”

Amos Oz

Read more about this remarkable writer here, and read an interview with newsweek here.

My friend “Brown”(also known as Ryan Dalton) in Cape Town, invited me to be a part of his 365 days of activism blog/project.

Head over here

to check it out.

Listen to him here.

and watch Ryan talk about it here:

Obamas thoughts on religion and politics.

As a professional speaker myself, I find it fascinating to watch how people with their own rent a car bulgariaspeechwriters give speeches.

Have a look!

We join people in your country and around the world in congratulating you on becoming the President-elect of the United States. Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place. We note and applaud your commitment to supporting the cause of peace and security around the world. We trust that you will also make it the mission of your presidency to combat the scourge of poverty and disease everywhere.

We wish you strength and fortitude in the challenging days and years that lie ahead. We are sure you will ultimately achieve your dream, making the United States of America a full partner in a community of nations committed to peace and prosperity for all.

from Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa, to Senator Barack Obama, the first black president-elect of the United States of America.