He gave his shoes a shake, to empty it of any dirt, before putting them on. But he had forgotten, that he has dirt on the soles of his feet, as he put on the shoes. This, in fact, is the reason why he always has dirt in his shoes. When we focus on looking for faults out there, we forget to...

I heard a parent order a dish of pasta for his kid. He asked if there is prawn in it, because his kid is allergic to prawn. I figure he must do this every time eating out. Why not simply order vegetarian food for peace of mind? While prawns might be demonised as an allergy, all prawns and...

In the first ‘Gantz’ movie (see trailer below at around 46 seconds), a Vajrakumara (Dharma Protector guardian diety), a thousand arm Guanyin Bodhisattva and a Buddha statue in a museum were revealed to be aliens in disguise, who were disturbed by the Gantz corps, leading to a...

‘Hulk not monster!’ So yells the Hulk, as he slams stuff… monstrously… In ‘Hulk: Gray’ by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, we’re reminded of how the Hulk was first featured grey (not green) in the comics, of how anger, as embodied by him is not really...

Sometimes, ‘the others’ whom we demonise are really harmless, while the really harmful ‘demons’ are us, because we demonised them. Sometimes, we are ‘the...

For matters of truth and goodness, the harder it is to do what is right, the harder we must strive. - Stonepeace From ‘Manifest Destiny : Nightcrawler #1′ by Jason Aaron: Nightcrawler: Henrik! Henrik! Stop this! (about to kill an old man in anger, who was out among others to...

I heard of a Mother who had a kid who was frightened about ghosts. She dismissed them, telling him that there are no such things as ghosts. I don’t know when would be the right time, but I do think it’s good to educate kids on the supernatural as soon as possible, in an objective...

In the graphic novel ‘The Nobody’ by Jeff Lemire, a man arrives in a small town bandaged from head to toe, while wearing opaque goggles. A curiosity at first as to who he really is and what happened to him to require the bandages, it was somewhat inevitable that he became ...