To look life in the face

and to know it for what it is

The Bystander Code

Filed under: Random thoughts — Xiao at 1:12 am on Wednesday, December 26, 2007

'Bystanders, people who witness but are not directly affected by the actions of perpetrators, help shape society by their action. Bystanders can exert powerful influences. They can define the meaning of events and move others toward empathy or indifference. They can promote values and norms of caring, or by their passivity of participation in the systems, they can affirm the perpetrators.'-Ervin Staub

Yearning for a white Christmas

Filed under: Travels, Deliberating — Xiao at 8:02 pm on Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Settling down

Filed under: Random thoughts — Xiao at 10:57 am on Wednesday, December 12, 2007

The Great Swiss Experience

Filed under: Random thoughts — Xiao at 1:30 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2007