July 2011
5 posts
Roger: uniquely individualistic
“I fought against my mother my entire life. I did not want to be – could not be – who she wanted me to be. She was a stunning woman – Miss Kingston Jamaica – and was accustomed to getting her way. Almost any man would do her bidding. Any man, except me. She had two problems on that front with me. First, I was her son – thus, fairly resistant to her charms. Second, I was gay – thus, fairly...
BoonLi wants equality
“My mother was never allowed to take the exams to go to college. She never got over that. I’m sure I bore the brunt of her disappointment. I would have never received a scholarship to Oxford without her. Many parents push their kids. But with her, there was a kind of desperation in the pressure. Everyday I felt that if I didn’t study harder, life would never be fair to me. That if...
Sally does Stability
“Running a farm is a constant cycle of financial ups and downs – fertilizer, equipment and better bulls are very expensive – everything depends on weather and markets. Overlay that with my parents’ natural emotional mood swings and you can understand how I never knew, when I woke up in the morning as a child, if it was going to be a good day or a bad day. It all culminated when my father and...
Dave relies on Belief
“I suppose all of my priorities in life are actually based on my belief in God. I make my decisions based on what my religion teaches me. WWJD – “what would Jesus do?” is my guiding principle in life. It is the basis of everything.”
“Sure, I was in the business world for 30 years and you can get sidetracked a lot during your career. I was a salesman, and a darn good one. In my line of work,...
Roy and Joy
“Why would I go to work every day if I wasn’t having fun on the job? Wouldn’t I look for something else to do? I’m even busier now that I’m retired than I ever was when I was working, so I need to make sure what I’m doing is more fun than ever. Why wouldn’t I do that?”
Sometimes Roy’s questions sound like the careful rhetoric of a preacher. At other times, they come across slightly defensive. ...
