364Foreign Language Friday: He was working in Hong Kong on a huge project, with a German friend of his, a designer. They faced a problem which our subject suddenly thought he had solved. His German friend turned to him and said: "Phillip, eventually, even a blind chicken finds a piece of corn".

This SOTM marks the one-year anniversary of the project. When it began I wanted to at least reach this point - and now I have. Passionate thanks to everybody who's ever shared something that someone once told them with the world. I hope to write a similar message next year.