I seldom write about political issues, but the left has got to be exposed before they ruin our youth in this country and scar everything sacred. Liberalism, at one time was distinct from the Democratic Party and leftist thinking but they have been slowly merging so that there are few distinctions between them. There are…
Tag: Education
On Time To Learn
Aristotle said that “All men by nature desire to know.” It is evident to anyone watching children play that they are busily exploring their environment. They do not always have to have a teacher guiding what they learn by exposing them to only those things that the teacher believes they should learn, those things that…
On Liberalism and The Power of Ideas
After eighty-three years on earth, I happen to know how easy it is to influence some people. While in the army (1953–1955), I remember going to a special entertainment performance for military personnel at the Presidio in San Francisco where I was stationed. The performer was a hypnotist, and we were warned that he was…
On Running Away
Many people think that the threat of running away or the actual act of running away is a child’s way of getting what they want. For example; One day I was near a mother and her little three or four year old son who for some reason was distraught and angry. He said to his…
On Women’s Rights
Traditionally there have been designated, but unwritten responsibilities for both men and women in most every society. An unwritten but customary division of labor, what one might say, were somewhat natural divisions. Women having been considered the weaker sex were (assigned) to those household tasks considered to be more delicate and suited to their level…
On Bliss
Bliss is supposedly a state of mind or even a physical state that I’m not sure that I have ever experienced. It is supposedly a state of mind and/or body where you feel relaxed and happy. Ordinarily, I have had too many things on my mind to ever feel very relaxed mentally, and keeping myself…
On Being Creative
I remember my very first term at the university; I had registered for an English Literature course along with other basic courses. I had just recently been discharged from the army and had the benefit of the GI bill, meaning that the U.S. Government was willing to partially pay for my college education because I…
On There Are Teachers Many
Some of the most acclaimed professors of academic subjects, teaching in our finest institutions of higher education, are not always the best teachers. Many students, who have attended these institutions and have degrees to prove it, will tell you that they were not always sure what exactly they learned. Yes, they listened and they took…
On The Circumstances of Birth
My grandson is currently serving a mission in Durban, South Africa, and he writes home every week. His letters represent answers to questions that his mother asks him. Before she started that routine his letters were very short and with very little information or substance. She decided that she would ask him questions to find…
On Opposition Within
Within each human being there is the potential for good and ill, opposing forces that sometimes feel like they could pull us apart. Of all the wars in history, none are so violent as those that are ‘civil’ wars. The Wars that rage within each of us, from time to time is like a ‘civil’…