a better future – Jonathan K. Benton

World Peace – An impossible ideal or a people-powered reality.

jonathan / June 29, 2015

I took my six-year-old boy to the park the other day. There was only one swing and another boy wanted […]

jonathan / March 1, 2015

Regrets: everybody has them. They come in all shapes and sizes and can ambush you at any time. There’s a

jonathan / September 27, 2014

United Nations’ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the world on Saturday: “… Today we face a profusion of mounting challenges,” he

jonathan / August 10, 2014

I found this beautifully written article by Hannah Richell about the loss of a loved one and the impact it

jonathan / August 2, 2014

I was sitting on the train watching the suburbs pass by. Picket fences, parks, factories and commercial real estate. Someone

jonathan / July 20, 2014

It’s not me for whom I’m scared. It’s my boys. I must believe there’s more good than bad in this

jonathan / July 5, 2014

Roger Federer inspires me. I admire Nadal’s snarling ferocity and Djokovic’s quirky athleticism and sense of humour. Both these players

jonathan / June 8, 2014

Rage – I experienced it yesterday morning before work. I logged onto the Internet to skim through the news. A

jonathan / May 25, 2014

Balancing the budget is important. I’m not an economist but it makes sense. On a micro level, if my own

jonathan / May 12, 2014

The world is full of remarkable talents – being a good person is the single most inspiring thing anyone can