Wise Words from Richard Burton

Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins are possibly the two greatest British actors of the twentieth century. Here's the former reciting some wise words. 

 

                                       


To find out more on both actors try:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000164/

Father and Son

This is a video I recently found. Its message is so simple yet so powerful.

A Fine Gentleman

"If you go to work, life is sweeter...If you've got good health, you're a millionaire." Well said Mr Biber, an 89 year old barber from Tottenham, London speaking out after the riots. 

A Voice From a Community

This man Tariq Jahan, is a grieving father who lost his son when he and two other boys from the local community were peacefully protecting their properties. All three were killed outright when a car drove straight at them. A 32 year old man who could be the driver is now in custody. Mr Jahan is just an ordinary law abiding man with an ordinary family. Later a group of around 200 local residents held a peaceful candlelit vigil in memory of the three deceased. He acts with such dignity and speaks words of real wisdom. Let's all come together and listen to a genuine voice from the community. 

Great Architecture

The Chrysler Building, NYC 
(One of the finest examples of art deco today)

 The Blue Mosque, Istanbul 
(A masterpiece of craftsmanship and design)

 

The Taj Mahal, Agra 

(A symbol of the power of love; built in homage to the ruler's wife)  

 The Petronas Towers, KL, Malaysia 
(Contemporary architecture influenced by Malaysian religious traditions)

 

 St Basil's Cathedral, Moscow 

(An incredible pattern of beautifully coloured domes) 

Portmeirion,Wales, UK 

(A Mediterranean styled village in North Wales where the original version of The Prisoner was filmed)

A Distinctive Spanish Voice

Here is an uplifting video to accompany a moving song by perhaps Spain's greatest rock singer, the late Antonio Vega. 

A Future Generation and "Fantastic Mr Fox"

On an apparently ordinary train journey back from the north of England yesterday, there was a young family sat in front of me; a mother with her little son I guess around 5 or 6 and her daughter who looked a year or so older. Nothing unusual there but there were no computer games and no mobile phones. In fact the little girl was reading a children's book by Roald Dahl and the son was playing word games with his mother. For most of the three and a half hour journey, the mother continued to encourage the children to read and to engage with language and with no electronic media. I thought these children could well be destined for real future careers. Perhaps it's worth mentioning too that the family were second or third generation South Asian and such a fine family too.