A story I wrote several years ago, now republished here in ILLUMINATION. I’ve become four years older, and I am grateful for what I have in my life. 11/2021 © Øivind H. Solheim — — I feel privileged for being who I am, and where I am now. I am happy to have good health and no serious illnesses. Good mental and physical health is fundamental. This does not come by itself. I know that I can do a lot to feel good in my…

I write fiction: novels, short stories, poetry. I also write articles, personal essays, hiking stories, photo reports, and other experimental stories. — A selection of stories from Øivind H. Solheim: Mar 30, 2022 · 8 min read A story on intimacy. Relax! Enjoy! Why Sex Is Good for the Relationship Success Depends on Empathy, Commitment — And Willingness to Givemedium.com

The unrestricted flow of information and the volume of information that circulate today are the root causes of conspiracy theories and the divide in society. — The wealth of knowledge available today, as well as the unrestricted movement of information, are major contributors to conspiracy theories and societal divisiveness. The basis for the division of people into groups where most of them are against you lies in the bizarre certainty that some people have within them…

We can never achieve absolute, total, or complete security in human existence. — We can never be sure that we live in a world where there are no threats to our security. We can never escape so far that we are safe. ... this is a part of human existence today, of living in the infinitely large. And as our understanding of the…

We were enveloped in darkness, we kept images of the destruction scenes in our heads. — Hope the conviction that things will improve Hope motivating change and advancement. Hope the driving force behind getting out of bed each morning persevering through difficult times moving forward no matter how challenging life becomes Hope empowers us to overcome any obstacle that life presents to us Hope, the impetus…

The Milky Way is a “barred spiral” galaxy that includes about 300 billion stars and 100 billion planets, it is the galaxy in which the Earth is located, a small planet among the 100 billion planets of our Milky Way. Its diameter is about 120,000 light-years. — They had all come to the Milky Way because of all the unrest and the scary events that had taken place where they used to live, in the larger cities. They had come to this middle-sized, old village far out in the wilderness.

“To reduce bullying among children and youth, a comprehensive approach is needed.” — For many years, as a teacher of literature and writing to 16–19-year-olds, I gave my students writing assignments in which they had to practice writing and deliver answers that I assessed and gave them feedback on. I can’t remember if I gave my students the task of writing about bullying…

Nobody should believe that to be the case. TikTok reveals how AI can be harmful to an entire generation. One of the reasons is TikTok’s excessive use of facial recognition — When you use TikTok, you can see two small lights, one green and one red, at the top right of the screen. These are two lights that tell you that TikTok is monitoring you and recording data about your face and facial expression at any time.