User:Gerry Hiles

I am 73, a long-time user of Wikipedia and a man of very diverse experience, which I try to use beneficially for myself and others.

I now reside in Adelaide, South Australia, but have lived in three States and was born in England in 1943, coming to Australia in 1971.

Before retirement I did many things, such as in engineering and building. I'm a qualified teacher (1972) and taught metalwork, woodwork and technical drawing for about fifteen years.

For my own edification I spent a year at the University of Western Australia studying Philosophy, Psychology, Anthropology and Politics, but I am not an academic ... preferring to be more "hands on".

I have always - since about 1959 - had a great informal interest in World events, current affairs, history, science, economics and so on.

I have no religion, but I am not an atheist and loosely describe myself as a pantheist, humanist and socialist (regardless of misinterpretation by so many people, these Orwellian days).

My guiding principles are: "Know Thyself". "The unexamined life is not worth living." And, "To thine own self be true." All Socrates of course and not an easy path to try to follow.