Fourth of July

Today, the Fourth of July, marks the birth of the most unusual country that has ever existed. Never in the history of the Earth has there been a country so free, so successful and so generous as the United States. I’m proud to be a citizen of this country.

Mystery

There are certain givens involved with aging… declining physical condition (very subtle in my case) is one, but there is also a mystery. Although the body is changing the “me” within the body is not. “I” feel and perceive in the same way that I did twenty, thirty and more years ago. I believe I [...]

Quote for politics, religion and business

Passive acceptance of [a] teacher’s wisdom is easy to most boys and girls. It involves no effort of independent thought, and seems rational because the teacher knows more than his pupils; it is moreover the way to win the favour of the teacher unless he is a very exceptional man. Yet the habit of passive [...]

Reality. Is it real?

Nothing is real. Not me, not you, not the Earth we walk on or any of its’ components. At the atomic level all is empty space and energy. It’s all a construct for lesson learning, a vehicle for the spirit. Time and again we return, each time to learn a new lesson, interact with different [...]