In the end, all of our quests for ultimate understanding necessarily relegate us to metaphor. And over the years I’ve been exposed to many different explanatory metaphors.

Are dreams merely the result of random firings of our brains’ neurons, or do they contain powerful messages from the deepest recesses of our unconscious mind?

I’ve always wondered why some people have such a pressing desire to “see the world.” Recently, I stumbled upon the work of Dr. Michael Brein, who has developed a sort of “psychology of travel.”

No one has yet come up with a full explanation for why time seems to accelerate as we get older, but there are some theories to account for this disturbingly real phenomenon.

Taking time. That’s the secret. If you don’t take it, it will surely slip quietly and all too quickly away.

The story wasn’t true. But the truth was in the story.

Most of the time, he’s an absolute joy to be with. His energy lights up the room and is infectious to all around him. But every so often, without warning, and for seemingly no obvious reason, this adorable child turns into the living incarnation of Satan.