Tag Archives: problems
“Do you love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.” In March I turn 80. I’m not dealing well with that. My perspective was changing rapidly with each new ache and pain. … Continue reading
Mistakes
SO BIG BY EDNA FERBER About mistakes, it’s funny. You’ve got to make your own; and not only that, if you try to keep people from making theirs, they get mad.” “So Big” is a novel about mistakes. When Dirk, an … Continue reading
Space
It doesn’t seem to me that this fantastically marvelous universe, this tremendous range of time and space and different kinds of animals, and all the different planets, and all these atoms with all their motions, and so on, all this … Continue reading
Silly
Rose Franken was a Jewish American novelist and playwright celebrated for her work in the first half of the 20th century. On the whole, Franken’s writing was characterized by a playful sense of humor and unexpected plot twists. Her famous … Continue reading
Understanding
George Orwell’s dystopian classic “1984” centers around the dangers of nationalism, censorship, and totalitarianism. But the author also deftly dissects what it means to be human. In a moment of clarity, the novel’s protagonist, Winston Smith, recognizes that all people, … Continue reading
A look in the mirror
The unexamined life is not worth living.– Socrates
Freedom
While visiting the U.S. in 1995, Pope John Paul II gave a moving homily to the crowds gathered at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. In it, he referenced Abraham Lincoln and his dedication to freedom and equality for all people. … Continue reading
Imagination
Einstein spoke frequently about imagination, which he believed was a crucial component of scientific progress. “Logic will get you from A to B,” he said. “Imagination will take you everywhere.” The famed physicist reminds us that it is imagination that … Continue reading
Leadership
In 218 BCE, during the Second Punic War, the great Carthaginian general Hannibal led his army from modern-day Spain all the way to Italy and toward Rome, in one of the most famous military achievements in history. As the troops … Continue reading
Texas Heat 