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You must have heard about the Japanese poem, haiku. It is the smallest poetry form in the world – seventeen syllables only – but one of the most penetrating. The word ‘haiku’ means ‘the beginning’. This is a tremendous significance – the word haiku means the beginning. The haiku poets say: We only begin, we

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is the composer who established a strong national tradition for musical creativity in Finland, which flourishes to the present day. He grew up at a time when Finland was fighting for independence from Russia, and the nationalist flavour of his early works invoked adoration from the public and consternation from the authorities.

If your father is a poor man, it is your fate. But if your father-in-law is a poor man, it’s your stupidity.   Practice makes perfect. But nobody’s perfect. So why practice?   If it’s true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?   Behind every successful