It takes longer to hard-boil a man or woman than an egg. — Frederick Lewis Allen, Only Yesterday. I’m drawn to Allen’s phrase and believe I know what he is trying to say, that it takes a long while to change the nature of a man or woman. He uses the phrase in the context of saying…
Month: June 2018
Self-Importance and Status Are The Devil’s Handiwork
Every person on this planet is special, every place on earth is special, and when we elevate one person over another or elevate one place or country over another, we create status. Status says that one person or place has more value than another or one place or person is more important than another, and…
In Order To Survive, We Must Protect Our Planet
For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it. — Jacques Cousteau. This morning I wrote a long post about Cousteau’s words. Then as I began the process of posting my meditation disappeared, as if Cousteau…
It Is a Wonderful Feeling To Be So Humbled
… to go to sea is the glimpse the face of God. At sea I am reminded of my insignificance — of all men’s insignificance. It is a wonderful feeling to be so humbled.” — Steve Callahan. Steve Callahan, author of Adrift, once spent seventy-six days lost at sea on a raft. Followers of the Pew know…
The Canvas Is Called Silence
We are musicians and artists, the canvas we paint is called silence. — Jens Kruger. A few weeks ago, Suzy and I had the pleasure of attending the first of the Charlotte Symphony’s Pops concerts. The symphony played with the internationally acclaimed Kruger Brothers. If you ever get an opportunity to hear them “do not pass…