Happiness has been the subject of much scrutiny and debate for centuries. It seems like everyone under the sun has tackled this subject with little or no progress in curing this perennial malady of the human condition. Either it has gone from one extreme to another or the Voice in the balance has been drowned out by the noise of the former. However, it can be found, I tell you, it can! Read the rest of this entry »
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When it comes to choosing which religion we will follow, what rarely comes into view is the god, which we will serve when that religion is selected. All too often, the act of choosing a religion is similar to selecting which organized group of followers whom you will spend your time much like the Rotary Club, Tennis Club, Chess Club, the Lion’s Club or even the Boy’s and Girl’s Club of America. They are chosen in like manner based upon how they will service the needs of the chooser. It must have rules and guidelines to follow so that the personal pleasures of the chooser are met with comfort and class. After all, if I am to play a game like chess or tennis, there must be rules whereby I am able to find my enjoyment in defeating my opponent. Even in an institution like the Rotary Club where the motto ‘service above self’ is held in high esteem, this must also service the servicers by serving their need to serve. Read the rest of this entry »
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When you woke up on Christmas morning as a child to find a gift that you had longed for intensely, were you more amazed at the sense of wonder of having received such a gift or the gratitude that preceded it? You probably never noticed the gratitude because of the overwhelming effects of the wonder. It is the gratitude that allowed the gushing torrent of flood-filled wonder to occupy such a large place in the heart that nothing could ever seem to penetrate it with the dreary darkness of banality, familiarity or what is common. Read the rest of this entry »
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There was once an atheist, a theologian and a buffoon who were carrying on a conversation about God. The theologian waxed eloquently a fundamentally flawless concept of God with high and lofty vocabulary reserved for the intellectually elite of his kind. The buffoon looked onward in gaping wonder at the profoundness of his espousal of God. Never had he heard such a symphony of diction and a lexis of language. The atheist, however, spoke the same language, was acquainted with the esoteric vocabulary which he utilized so effortlessly and challenged his statements as meaningless. Read the rest of this entry »
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