\u2022 When you hear someone has died of “natural causes,” don’t believe it.\u00a0 The true cause is unblessed sneezes.\u00a0 Think how many times you sneeze when no one is around to bless you.\u00a0 After a while, they add up.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The parting gesture made by a losing political candidate to his disappointed crowd should henceforth be known as “the wave of the futile.”<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Inuits supposedly have several different words for snow, reflecting its importance in their culture.\u00a0 Americans have lone gunman, deranged gunman, heavily-armed gunman, <\/em>and too many other ways to describe something we shouldn’t need to.<\/p>\n \u2022 I have existed on this planet for almost 60 years now.\u00a0 There is not enough space on this page to list all of the Arab-Israeli wars and conflicts that have taken place since I was born (but you can see the list here<\/a>).\u00a0 Middle East peace in my lifetime?\u00a0 At this pace, doubtful.<\/p>\n \u2022 Same-sex marriage is legal in eight states and the District of Columbia.\u00a0 Over 42 million people reside in these states and enjoy the right (if not all the privileges) to marry the person of their choice.\u00a0 That is only 13.6% of the U.S. population.\u00a0 Long road ahead.<\/p>\n \u2022 Life is too short to drink yesterday’s coffee.<\/p>\n \u2022 First we give our babies thrill-rides by hoisting them way up in the air.\u00a0 Then we surprise them with games of peek-a-boo.\u00a0 Then we fool them with stories about Santa Claus and flying reindeer.\u00a0 Then we make them cry when Frosty the Snowman melts.\u00a0 No wonder they don’t trust us when they grow up.<\/p>\n \u2022 The extent to which “you are your brother’s keeper” is humanity’s essential question.\u00a0 That each person answers it his own way implies there is no universal answer.\u00a0 Shall it be, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs” (Louis Blanc, 1839, and Karl Marx, 1875) or “He who does not work, neither shall he eat” (2 Thessalonians 3:10)?\u00a0 Is my “brother” the person related to me, the person next door, the person who lives in my city or country, or the person of another color and culture halfway around the world?\u00a0 Do I seek him out or wait for him to come to me?\u00a0 And how much of my time and resources do I offer?\u00a0 How an individual answers these questions is largely what defines him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2022 When you hear someone has died of “natural causes,” don’t believe it.\u00a0 The true cause is unblessed sneezes.\u00a0 Think how many times you sneeze when no one is around to bless you.\u00a0 After a while, they add up. \u2022 … Continue reading