The brilliant American-British author, Henry James once said: Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. Don’t you hate it when people aren’t clear? Henry James’ brother, William James, known as the “father of modern psychiatry” said: […]
Maria Edgeworth was born on January 1, 1767, the second of 21 children by Richard Edgeworth and four wives. Not at the same time. Maria’s mother died when Maria was only 6, and within a few months her father married again. Maria was happy with all of her stepmothers, and spent her entire life surrounded […]
High achiever Norman Ralph Augustine served as the United States Under Secretary of the Army during the 1970’s. He also served as chairman of the Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee. He’s held innumerable positions in government, education, and business. He also holds 34 honorary degrees and was selected by Who’s Who […]
Moses ben Maimon (Maimonides) was a 12th century Jewish philosopher. Born in Cordoba, Spain in about 1135, he was one of the most influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. He was proficient in several disciplines including astronomy, medicine, philosophy, and law. Maimonides is considered a polymath (Renaissance Man) in both the Jewish and Islamic […]
I like this quote because it contains an obvious double meaning. It has a literal as well as a figurative meaning. The literal meaning is grasped immediately. Its message is so apparent we can move right past it. The literal message is merely an introduction to the more important figurative meaning. It’s obvious that no […]
In the United States , this is Thanksgiving Day weekend. I’m thankful for many things, one of them being the opportunity to take a break from writing a blog. So I’m posting a blog published back around this same time in 2017. I hope you enjoy it. And I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving […]
Remember that time you got lost? And you took what you thought was the right road? And you drove a bit faster so could recover the lost time? Only to later discover you had taken the wrong road AGAIN? And you realized that the added speed had merely taken you farther out of your way? […]
