Charles Dickens, in writing his book, A Tale of Two Cities, began his story by saying, “It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times.” That statement could apply to every era, every generation, and to every household in every country that has ever shared this beautiful earth. Too! It represents every period of…
Tag: Earth
On Hesitation
There are many reasons why we should hesitate to do things, especially without having carefully thought them through first. The saying; ‘He who hesitates is lost” Is oftimes fool’s advice. Many decisions we make in life should be made a matter of prayer and or careful thought. When we are pressured to move forward with…
On Setting Boundaries
We seldom think of how important a person is who cleans the building after the rest of us have gone home for the night. People come in and go out of our lives like two ships passing in the night. We see and may even blow our huge foghorns (wave) at one another but that…
On Looking Up
During a church meeting recently, the teacher asked one of our class members to describe for the class how he had learned to pray. He said that his mother had taught him when he was very young. He went on to say that she explained to him that prayer was a two-way conversation between him…
On Super Heroes
Growing up, I admired Superman, Captain Marvel and others, they were the superheroes of my day. For a time, they became an obsession for me. When I was around 9 or 10 years of age, I remember sitting on the base of the magazine rack, in the local drugstore, reading the latest magazine issues of…
On Taking The Best
Most people, most of the time, follow the rules and behave civilly, primarily because of religion or at least the precepts taught by the various religions that have pervaded most all societies historically. Religion and moral teachings are critical to the working of any society. Even if that religion is non-Christian. Most citizens follow rules…
On Creating Oneself
Youth emerge from their infancy pretty much instinctively. With encouragement from parents and other siblings we learn to walk and talk and begin to ‘become,’ with very little or no conscious thought to the process. Yes, we express pride with a gleeful smile or laugh when we can first run and stay upright but it…
On Woe
WOE is an acronym, abbreviation or slang word that is used to express various feelings depending on the circumstance. It is used most frequently when expressing surprise, such as “Woe!” WOE means “What On Earth” i.e., What are you doing there my friend? Or, it can express great sorrow or distress. Have you never had a…
On The Importance of Every Person
I have developed the habit of trying to attract people’s attention (mostly strangers) so that I can say hello to them. Some of them look at me as if they are thinking, ‘I don’t know you, why are you talking to me?’ My wife and I are always striking up a conversation with strangers on…
On Being A Child of God
We each have parents, a mother and a father who brought us into this world, gave us this clay structure that houses our spirit. We are their child; they love us and care for us, often as one of several in the family. However, most of us never think about what came before the clay?…