Author: Harry Henry Julin

The one that got away

‘Sometimes the one that got away is the one that was never really meant to stay.’ – Unknown WHEN a man has a close relationship with a woman and hopes to marry her, the last thing he expects to happen is for the woman to change her mind later and

Love on the wind

‘Love is like the wind; you can’t see it but you can feel it.’ – Nicholas Sparks (born 1965); an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer recognised for his contributions to literature and entertainment. He has received numerous awards and accolades, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Romance Writers of

The vanishing path

‘Memory is the diary we all carry about with us.’ – Oscar Wilde (1854-1900); an Irish author, poet, and playwright IT was a warm night one Saturday in 1964, and I had decided to spend the early part of it fishing at my favourite spots along the lower part of

Why was I born?

A baby fills a place in your heart you never knew was empty. — Unknown ONE day, while Mother was weaving a rattan mat, I innocently asked her why I was born. It was 1959, and I was just over six years old. I remember that day because the following

On top of the world

‘The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.’ – Conrad Anker (1962-present); an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author AS we stood atop the summit of Echo Mountain, we were completely awestruck and were lost for words. For several moments, not a word passed between

Once upon a time at Echo Mountain

‘Mountains have a way of dealing with overconfidence.’ Hermann Buhl (1924 – 1957), an Austrian mountaineer who had climbed the Alps and the Himalayas. ECHO Mountain was a real mountain of granite. I say “was real” instead of “is real” because it is no more. A cousin of mine, who

An itch that needed to be scratched

‘The greatest itch in the world is curiosity.’ – Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955), a German theoretical physicist widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century. IT is amazing how a small idea can develop into a deep interest and eventually become an obsession. Can

Help only those who help themselves

‘The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honourable, to be compassionate, and to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.’ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882) CIRCA first half of the 1960s: I reckon the year

The bully got his just desserts

Bullying is a horrible thing. It sticks with you forever. It poisons you. But only if you let it. — Heather Brewer (born in 1973), an American author best known for her paranormal and horror novels IF you have ever been bullied verbally or physically, either as a child or

Too many mouths to feed

‘There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.’ – Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948); pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-colonised India. “DIDN’T I tell you? Stop having any more kids, I said. You’re too poor to feed them!” The