Audrey Kathleen Ruston was born on May 4, 1929, in Brussels, Belgium. Her childhood, however, was not the stuff of fairy tales. During World War II, she lived through the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, often hungry and afraid. “I remember, as a child, seeing women and children with shaved heads being herded away, and… Continue reading Elegance is the only beauty that never fades!
Biographies
Where the soul of greatness speaks through the silence of words!
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious!
On March 14, 1879, in the quiet German city of Ulm, a baby boy was born to Hermann and Pauline Einstein. He was slow to speak, worrying his parents, but curious from the start. His mother encouraged his love of music, sitting him at the piano, while his father showed him a simple compass —… Continue reading I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious!
That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!
On August 5, 1930, in the small town of Wapakoneta, Ohio, a boy named Neil Alden Armstrong was born. He was quiet, curious, and loved to build model airplanes. His father took him on his first airplane ride when he was just six years old. Neil never forgot that moment — the sound of the… Continue reading That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!
There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere!
On 18 July 1918, in the tiny village of Mvezo in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, a boy was born to a Thembu chief. He was named Rolihlahla, a Xhosa word that meant “pulling the branch of a tree,” or, as some liked to say, “troublemaker.” Few could know how prophetic that name would be. At… Continue reading There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere!
What you seek is seeking you!
On September 30, 1207, in the city of Balkh (in present-day Afghanistan), a boy was born into a world of shifting empires and spiritual seekers. His father, Bahāʾ al-Dīn Valad, was a theologian and mystic, and from him the boy inherited both faith and restlessness. His name was Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī. When he was… Continue reading What you seek is seeking you!
Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away!
In the small town of Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935, a boy was born in a humble two-room house, his arrival as twin to a stillborn brother. His name was Elvis Aaron Presley — a name that, in time, would echo across the world like a golden chord struck in the heart of rock… Continue reading Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away!
Give every day a chance to become the most beautiful day in your life!
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known to the world as Mark Twain, was born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri — the same year Halley’s Comet blazed across the skies. Early Currents Twain grew up in Hannibal, a sleepy Mississippi River town that would one day inspire the fictional St. Petersburg in The Adventures of Tom… Continue reading Give every day a chance to become the most beautiful day in your life!
We didn’t know how to run a business, but we had dreams and talent!
Ruth Marianna Mosko was born on November 4, 1916, in Denver, Colorado, to Polish-Jewish immigrants. The youngest of ten children, Ruth was raised primarily by her older sister after her mother fell ill. Her early life was shaped by the immigrant spirit—grit, resourcefulness, and ambition. She would later say: “My whole philosophy of Barbie was… Continue reading We didn’t know how to run a business, but we had dreams and talent!