“When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that – Read More –
April 2013
THE HOLY MAN
A friend of mine recently recommended a book to me called The Holy Man, which I purchased and devoured in a few sittings. It is a delightful and beautiful story filled with wisdom, wit and love centered around finding peace and happiness. I wanted to share the central theme of the book with this excerpt: — – Read More –
KEEP CALM
I think it’s much easier to keep one’s peace in nature (on a tranquil mountain or a beautiful sun-soaked beach) than within the chaos of city life. However, true peace remains no matter where you are. This reminds me very much of a poem I memorized in the 12th grade (many years ago!) for an – Read More –
THE FISHERMAN AND THE BUSINESSMAN
There was once a businessman who was sitting by the beach in a small village. As he sat, he saw a fisherman rowing a small boat towards the shore having caught quite few big fish. The businessman was impressed and asked the fisherman, “How long does it take you to catch so many fish?” The – Read More –
THE NATURE OF CHANGE
A very poor underprivileged person might think that it would be wonderful to have an automobile or television set, and should he acquire them, at the beginning would feel very happy. Now if such happiness were something permanent, it would remain forever. But it does not, it goes. After a few months he wants to – Read More –
AND THEN THERE’S THIS…
So much is said by what is not said in this image. While it seems that much progress has been made regarding the rights of women, there is still sexism that happens covertly (like not receiving equal pay for equal work, or being denied opportunities due to gender). And overtly, there are still many places in the world – Read More –