Over the years I have heard statements by various people expressing what they thought they had learned either from an experience in their life or from life itself. I, too, have learned a few things over my eighty five years on earth. The expectation is that as a person ages their experiences in life should…
Tag: Behavior
On Sacred Records
It is indeed a dreadful thought that God, our Father, would leave us on earth with no information as to why we are here and what His plan is for us. After Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden he sought further light and knowledge from the Father. Later, Adam was commanded to keep…
On The Social Magnets in Life That Pull on Us
My younger brother, Martin, was a poet and a philosopher of sorts. While he was serving in the U.S. Coast Guard we often exchanged thoughts via letters. His letters included poems and philosophies that were critical of the norm. He sometimes described things that he thought were wrong with families, society and life. In one…
On Flywheels
Nature intended our thoughts to be a guide to action not a substitute for it. While I was finishing my studies for a doctoral degree, I was talking with a fellow educator at the university where I worked. I had heard him say, many times, that he, too, often thought about obtaining his advanced degree…
On The Social Crime of Indifference
T. K. Brown said that, “There is no pulse in indifference; but skepticism may have warm blood.” Elie Wiesel added that, “The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it is indifference.” and “To be treated with…
On Walls and More Walls
When a young man I built many walls, walls of many types and designs. They were strong and they mostly just delineated one property from a neighbor’s. A way of saying, ‘I’ll keep my grass cut on this side of the wall and you can do whatever you want on your side.’ I read recently…
On The Many Faces of Eve -Adam, too!
I was reading the obituaries last night and while engrossed in reading them this statement popped out at me. A woman by the name of Dorothy passed away and someone wrote; “Dorothy cast everlasting warmth on anyone who crossed her path.” I did not know the person but after reading what the author said of…
On The Root
You’ve probably heard the saying, “The more stuff you own, the more your stuff owns you.” It’s always a great feeling to thin things out of your closet and/or garage and this might be the perfect long weekend to do it. You can try to sell all that stuff weighing you down, because it takes…
On The Importance of Multiplying
The “Lord God, created all things…spiritually before they were naturally upon the face of the earth…and I created all the children of men; and not yet a man to till the ground; for in heaven created I them.” (Moses 3:5) All things were created spiritually before they were created naturally. When we contemplate the significance…
On Record Breakers
The New Orleans Saints Quarterback, Drew Brees, recently eclipsed the all-time passing record and his message for football fans was that everything begins with God. An emotional Brees surpassed hall-of-famer, Peyton Manning, and offered both thanks and advice after the Monday Night Football contest. The league stopped the game after Brees shattered the record while…