While sitting on the banks of the P’u Rover, Chuang-tse was approached by two representatives of the Prince of Ch’u, who offered him a position at court. Chuang-tse watched the water flowing by as if he had not heard. Finally he remarked, “I am told that the Prince has a sacred tortoise, over two thousand years old, […]
Month: September 2013
The 42nd Hour
It was dark, I was awake but still trying to sleep. I woke up before the Morning Wake Up followed by “Reveille reveille, all hands heave out and trice up.” It didn’t matter if I had slept or not I was still tired. The room was lit by small red lights, it smelled musty like mold, […]
On Forgiveness
What is Forgiveness? Stop feeling angry or resentful toward (someone) for an offense, flaw, or mistake. http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/forgiveness Mustering up genuine compassion for those who have wronged us, instead of allowing anger toward them to eat away at us, is the course of action recommended by most psychologists. http://www.wikihow.com/Forgive Forgiveness is the renunciation or cessation of resentment, indignation or anger as a result of a perceived […]
Fukushima vs. Syria
Harm or Help If America is going to do something productive for the world and take on responsibility to police the world, shouldn’t we be spending more time in Japan? I don’t normally watch the news but in the last day or so… I have. I am absolutely disgusted with the media and not […]
The Cohenization Project 