Everything old is new again. Is it possible to tell the future by studying the past? One faces the future with one’s past. Pearl S. Buck It’s more so than you would think. It’s just a matter of changing the context with the surrounding culture. …

Not in words, but short in deeds. Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses. Ann Landers You hear the word expressed…

Time to get to the root of the problem. — Why has God been at the center of too many human conflicts? Throughout history, God and religion have been at the center of human conflicts. Since early recorded history, it’s absurd. How should something like a religion whose purpose is to promote peace and harmony? What part is missing? We…

The truth, the whole truth, and anything but the truth? Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay You hear many words that say this is the truth. Whose words are you supposed to believe? I misquoted the subheading for a reason. It appears today the people in our society are hearing…

Even if they don’t want to go. So you think you’re a good person, how good. Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws. Plato Do you think you would or could do anything considered bad…

Truth is absolute. When I was a young man, my father told me this, only believe half of what you see and none of what you hear, and never speak it to anyone. It didn’t make all that much sense to me then, but as I lived, I realized how…

Where are you on the journey? — Happiness is more than a word. So what is happiness? Do you know it when you’re experiencing it? Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. Dalai Lama I ask these questions not only for myself but for all of humanity. Look around, you see conditions…

If you ever tried starting a business, you’ll know what I mean. I’ve started and run several small businesses over the past 45 years. Throughout this time I studied many books on business. …

As youth is wasted on the young. — How many of us take the time to understand and appreciate life? Beware the barrenness of a busy life. Socrates We humans are always asking question but when it come to life. Today more than ever, life has been taken for granted. …