It is imperative that we learn not only to encourage our children spiritually, but also to remove any obstacles on the road to salvation—or too many of them will be beaten by time and circumstances.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
A Novel Idea
The head monkey at Paris puts on a traveller's cap,
and all the monkeys in America do the same.--Henry David Thoreau
We love novelty in dress because we have no true originality in us, no force to renew our being.
It is the same in thinking as in clothes.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
A Tempting Fate
The belief that enlightenment is only attainable by superior human beings is a diabolical lie.
The ultimate purpose of such a lie is to tempt the vanity of those spiritually inclined, to seduce them into believing in their own superiority.
The ultimate purpose of such a lie is to tempt the vanity of those spiritually inclined, to seduce them into believing in their own superiority.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
A Waiting Game
"For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin--real life.
"But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.
"At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
"This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.
"So treasure every moment that you have and remember that time waits for no one." --Souza
"But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.
"At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
"This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.
"So treasure every moment that you have and remember that time waits for no one." --Souza
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The Watchman
"Some watch others to learn what to do, and some watch to learn what not to do." --Eric Hoffer in The Passionate State of Mind And...
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Moral degeneration is a downhill slide. Moral regeneration is an uphill battle.
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Enlightenment is the shocking realization that you exist.
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The desire to teach other men how to live would be laughable if it were not so pitiable.