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By   Bronnie Ware Wake Up World For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who  had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared.  I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their  lives. People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someone’s capacity for growth. Some  changes were phenomenal. Each experienced a variety of emotions, as  expected, denial, fear, anger, remorse, more denial and eventually  acceptance. Every single patient found their peace before they  departed though, every one of them. When questioned about any regrets they had or anything they would  do differently, common themes surfaced again and again. Here are the  most common five: 1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the  life others expected of me. This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that...

By  tasneem merchant  |  April 21, 2014 latitudes and multitudes of colours exist in the Universe. Everything in nature is made of colours which are a visual treat for the eyes. From the green tress to the vast corn blue ocean, to the flaming fire to the crystal white snow, everything has colour in it. The human can perceive colour due to the reflection of light off objects. The presence of colour makes everything more appealing. Even movies, which were in black and white earlier, are now produced in Technicolor, from black and white TV, we have come to LED and LCD which produce an array of colours by just using tiny dots of three colours: Red Blue and Green.  From food with various coloured elements on it to nature to the clothes we wear, the ability to perceive colour is a blessing for mankind.  Colours have a great influence on our lives. From a young age, we are taught the name of different colours such as black blue green red yellow. We tend to prefer o...