Maria Popova’s post this Sunday talks about often asked questions posed to Steven Hawking during his lifetime, which Hawking attempts to answer in his final book, Brief Answers to the Big Questions. The book begins with the question is there a God? Hawking concludes with his answer to the universal question: “It’s my view that…
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One Thing In The World Of Importance — Goodness
There’s only one thing in the world of any real importance, and that is goodness. — Maria Mitchell. What do you think of Maria Mitchell’s words? How do you or we define goodness? Is it something we just know when we see or experience? As I get older I wonder when I was at my best.…
Mingle The Starlight With Your Lives
Mingle the starlight with your lives and you won’t be fretted by trifles. — the pioneering 19th-century astronomer Maria Mitchell. Years of learning has taught me to to be more conscious of my surroundings and to appreciate what I used to take for granted. One of those surroundings is the night sky and the mystery and…