The Dalai Lama was in Colorado just recently, and a man asked him, “What is the meaning of life?” His reply was, “The meaning of life is happiness.” Than he added that the hard question that all humans ask is “What makes happiness? Money, a big house, friends, accomplishments? Or…compassion and a good heart? President…
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On Brothers All
Missionaries returning home from foreign countries and, having learned a new language, often refer to the fact that although people speak different languages, the language of the spirit is the same. The gospel spirit is the same everywhere. They say we are all truly brothers and sisters. With recent events in the Middle East and…
On The Thick of Thin Things
Business partnerships have been dissolved over petty differences. Marriages have ended in divorce because the couple were caught up in the thick of thin things—things of no apparent consequence to either when asked about the matter later. Getting caught up in the thick of thin things has caused untold pain and anguish between family members,…
On Courage To Become
Ordinarily when we think of courage we think of a soldier going into battle or a fireman daring to go into a burning house to save a life or a family pet. It takes courage to face danger head on and danger can have many faces. But we don’t usually think of courage when we…
On Humility
Humility is unrelated to a specific gender, or even how tall or short one is, the size of their waistband, or headband, it is unrelated to their I.Q., whether they have a formal education or none. It even has no relationship to whether one is young or old, their social standing, or how much money…