Category: Food for Thought
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It’s What You Scatter
This has been around the internet before, but it is a marvellous story, and it will make you think. Charles Tutt “I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes… I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily apprising a basket of freshly picked green peas. I…
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Curiosity
It’s hard to overstate the value of curiosity. It’s what drives lifelong learning, fuels passion, and leads to new experiences. Albert Einstein, whose name is synonymous with genius, once said, “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”
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Mistakes
A mistake? Thank you!We all make mistakes. That statement is so pedestrian it’s hardly worthy running with. There is, however, a less obvious but very important aspect of mistakes and it is well worth considering: we never have a better learning opportunity than from mistakes. They may cost us money, time, and energy, but learning…
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2021 America
Excellent portrayal of our lonely planet. Author unknown. Sad, yet quite erudite. “Men, like nations, think they’re eternal. What man in his 20s or 30s doesn’t believe, at least subconsciously, that he’ll live forever? In the springtime of youth, an endless summer beckons. As you pass 70, it’s harder to hide from reality. Nations also have seasons: Imagine…
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Abortion
Abortion is the Leading Cause of Death Worldwide, Killing 24 Million People This Year Nothing kills more people than abortion. Nothing.
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Liberty and Freedom
We typically consider liberty and freedom righteous tenets of human existence—ideals to be cherished and protected. But history is often complicated, and both liberty and freedom are subject to much philosophical, political, and legal debate. People have long sought to clarify and promote notions of liberty and freedom in society. In 1215, the Magna Carta…
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Woke
From The Times of Israel To Antisemites, a Jew is a Jew is a JewThe Times of IsraelBy David HarrisJuly 19, 2021The antisemites came for Israelis.They relentlessly attacked the lone democracy in the Middle East and the realization of a 3,500-year-old vision, with the aim of its destruction. No sovereignty allowed for nearly seven million…
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Curiosity
Curiosity is the motivator that energizes exploration, experimentation, adventure, discovery, creativity, and progress. Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last; and perhaps always predominates in proportion to the strength of the contemplative faculties. ― Samuel Johnson We were lucky enough to grow up in an environment where there was…