In the immortal “I Have a Dream” speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. brought his electrifying proclamation to a fervent crescendo by nine-times repeating the phrase, “Let freedom ring!” Do you know that the Bible, though sizeably longer, 1188 chapters longer to be exact, declares the same message: “Let freedom ring!”?; except that the Bible’s … [Read more…]
The technical term for closing a letter is “valediction”. It’s how one bids farewell. We use such common words or phrases as “Sincerely”, “Respectfully”, “Best Wishes”, “Till we meet again”, even “Love”. Now I suspect that when you close a letter, you give little thought to how you close it. But I can honestly say … [Read more…]
The earthquake riddled nation of Nepal recently learned what real needs are: today’s food and tonight’s shelter. Thousands stand in line for hours to receive their daily bread and huddle together under makeshift tents now going on 6 weeks. Meantime, far too many in our superabundantly-blessed country murmur, “Our needs aren’t being met”; which being … [Read more…]
The Rolling Stones catapulted to mega-stardom when the rock band came out with their hit song back in 1965, “I Can’t get No Satisfaction”. On the more philosophical level, the Stones were rebelling against the media’s suffocating advertising, going on a virtual anti-Capitalistic rant. But on the more visceral and obvious level, Mick Jagger was … [Read more…]
I’ve always been fascinated by a particular sculpture that sits – literally sits – along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Auguste Rodin fashioned “The Thinker” in order to conjure up images of deep philosophical or reflective thought. Originally it was a piece designed to represent the very pensive Dante Alighieri as he contemplated writing … [Read more…]
