I was browsing BBC News 24 on-line when I came across the following article - here’s an excerpt:

“Scientists say they may be on the brink of translating into words the thoughts of a man who can no longer speak, after a pioneering experiment”

The article makes interesting reading and I’d be the first to say that a universal mind reading machine would be a fantastic discovery.

 BUT if this meant that in the future people might have the ability to know what you’re thinking without you actually saying it – there is no doubt it could and would create utter chaos!

For one – there have been many occasions when if my boss could have read my mind, I’d have been out of a job!

There are also various relatives who would never speak to me again (although that might be a blessing!!!) Then there are one or two friends who might take umbrage and one of my neighbours would cut me dead every time we met. Also a particular friend would find herself a new hairdresser and my husband might be tempted to divorce me. Need I go on?

Basically, my life would disintegrate around me!

However, on the upside: my mother would take more care when choosing me a present and if I bumped into a particular ex-lover again, he would stop being so full of his own bullshit. Perhaps it wouldn’t be so bad after all!