If you don't believe in Coincidence, then this episode was meant to be!  

In the space of less than a week, I was handed a full-page historical article called The Barbados Principle which had appeared in one of the major German daily newspapers, and then received a link to a forward-looking speech given by the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley.  What were the odds of that happening?!  The article and the speech are related, even though they deal with events and ideas separated by over 350 years!  

So, whether by coincidence or not, in this episode I share my thoughts on how an understanding of history can bring meaning to our plans for the future.