“The love of one’s country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?” -Pablo Casals Boggled. That is my mind right now–befuddled and boggled. I read the comments section (I know, the last thing ANYONE sane should do is read the comments) that follows an online article about Haitian refugees being [...]
(AP Photo/Jorge Cruz) “I am part and parcel of the whole and cannot find God apart from the rest of humanity.” Mohandas Gandhi On the news I see pundits talking about the aid that’s going to Haiti in a way that makes me think, “I’m sorry, WHAT?” They’re comparing dollar amounts between countries, percentages per [...]
“The world won’t get no better if we just let it be The world won’t get no better we gotta change it yeah, just you and me.” -McFadden/Whitehead/Carstarphen On this New Year’s Eve, I’m planning to attend the funeral home Visitation for a former student (see my post “I Remember Randall” below). Not exactly the [...]
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” -His Holiness the Dalai Lama I remember being about 10 years old. I was over at a friend’s house. We were in her room on her bed, giggling, talking about boys and school and 10 year-old stuff. The [...]
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The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it. — Albert Einstein From the Sojourners blog site (“faith, politics, culture”) regarding comments to others’ posts: “Comment Code of Conduct I will express my disagreements with other community [...]
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