Living Wisely in a Foolish World
Making sense of the present age is like playing whack-a-mole. Every time we smack down one foolish notion, another pops [...]
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12, 2024
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09, 2023
The Contemporary Fashion of Loving Ourselves
I recently heard a sermon in my parish that encouraged parishioners to love themselves. It was not the first time [...]
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10, 2022
Seeing Our Human Nature More Clearly
Rodin's The Thinker The Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759–1796) wrote the following verse, expressed here in English prose: “O, [...]
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08, 2022
Restoring Social Harmony
I ended my recent essay, “Revisiting Ancient Wisdom,” by recalling Confucius’ view that getting beyond self-adulation improves ourselves, our communities, [...]
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07, 2017
On Listening and Learning
The occasion was a recent picnic and my discussion with a pharmacist began well. I mentioned that I have often [...]
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06, 2014
Refusing to Listen Can Be Costly
When little children don’t want to hear what they are being told, they put their hands over their ears and [...]
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04, 2014
Ignorance in America
Street interviews have been a staple on TV since Steve Allen’s original Tonight Show. One reason for their success is [...]
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12, 2013
Thinking Deficiency Syndrome
Never heard of Thinking Deficiency Syndrome (TDS)? That’s not surprising. I just invented the term and the acronym because a [...]