Noah

We all love stories;  throw into the mix action, gore, revenge emotions and some disaster elements, you'll sure have a winner. This time, Hollywood reached out  to Genesis chapters 6-9. Religious or not; believer or not we are fascinated by those stories played out in a time where everything could have been possible.

The story belongs to Noah. Hearing the name many things come to mind like; Flood, Animals, Ark, Dove , Olive branch and Rainbow. Children love the tale of Noah rescuing all those animals. We do tend to simplify it as world gone bad, time for destruction, last minute save by a stubborn guy called Noah.

However, in this action packed movie we may overlook one thing; Noah himself. Forget about the grand plan of G-d cleansing the earth from his creation (obviously the prototype did not turn out too well), building a vessel that can hold thousands and thousands of species, executing the great engineering undertaking of all times. Forget all about that and focus on the Man.

How scary it might have been for him, to uproot his family, to step out of his comfort zone, to face all those people thinking he was crazy. How lonely he might have felt, how determined he must have been to carefully plan each step of this tremendous scheme. Noah had to confront himself just as much as he did others. How many times did he question the sanity of all this? Could he count on his family at all? Would he have the strength to go through it?

How do you deal with the notion of being chosen to live and witness the destruction of others? Would that make you feel humble or superior? How do you reconcile your free will with following a Power you have never seen? It is a lot to take in on any day, just imagine on a day  when the World comes to an end.

Was Noah a happy man? I don't think so. Was he hopeful? Absolutely! Did he deliver? By judging the last 100 years or so, I am in doubt. Is it time for another Flood? The optimist in me says; no, we can still work things out.

What do you say?

Tax Season

Welcome to the Annual North American Spring Ritual a.k.a. Tax Season!

Tax season for most professionals actually starts in January and can go up to end of June. Six months of number juggling, culminating what is known as April Madness. If you have a significant other who is a CPA, you may become a temporary Tax Widow.

This time of the year is more about anxiety than enjoying the first warm Spring days. Whether you believe in taxation or not, you must file. Either you give it to a professional or do it yourself, cannot escape the fact you have to pay your dues.

You may have to pay a lot, or a little. You may not have to pay anything at all, or you may end up receiving monies owed to you. No matter, the process of getting there is stressful.

If you had to file a return on your Life, what would it be? Would you owe? Would you be even? Would you be owed?

Happy Filing!