Gender	Male
Industry	Government
Occupation	Retired
Location	Nova Scotia, Canada
Introduction	Retired from 10 years in the Canadian Navy, and 28 years in the Canadian Diplomatic Service, with postings in Beijing, Mexico City, Sri Lanka, Romania, Abu Dhabi, Guyana, Ireland, Trinidad, and, last but not least, India.
Interests	Popular culture.Music.Poetry.Global politics.Study of religions.Seeking the Truth.
Favorite movies	This list, as the books below, is endless. So many great movies, so little time.
Favorite music	Pink Floyd, Beatles, Bach, Beethoven, Smetana, Dvorak, Georghe Zamfir, Indian Classical, Hindu mantras, Buddhist chants,
Favorite books	This list is endless, and would take me ages to fill in properly.

You have to dig a hole to China. Where do you start?

We advanced through the Renaissance and the Age of Reason: why are we not more mature and responsible as a civilisation? Why are we such puerile and self-centred consumers? Why do we not care about our destiny as a global community?