In ancient times a “blood moon” was viewed with dread and seen as a portent of great disaster or great change. In the Gospels, Luke 21:11, 25-26, it is written, ” . . . and there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
There shall be signs in the sun, moon and stars, [...]
It feels like the world has gone mad and is heading straight for Hades in a wire basket. Justice does not mean what it should when torturing and spying are condoned as necessary tools for national security, and brotherly love is an ideology and not a reality. Yet, in a world of extreme duality for [...]
#22 by Lao Tzu
Accept and you become whole,
Bend and you straighten,
Empty and you fill,
Decay and you renew,
Want and you acquire,
Fulfill and you become confused.
The sage accepts the world
As the world accepts the Way;
He does not display himself, so is clearly seen,
Does not justify himself, so is recognized,
Does not boast, so is credited,
Does not pride himself, [...]
The United States can boast that it is the world’s richest country with more billionaires than all the industrialized nations put together, and has the mightiest military and the best technology. This is all true. Yet, with all that prosperity and power can the U.S. boast about its dismal ranking of 42nd in life expectancy [...]
The war on poverty. What does that mean?
Does it mean that poverty is an enemy combatant and should be expunged from the planet, or can it be imprisoned where it can’t reach innocent people? How do you fight what cannot be fully understood?
It would seem that giving money to the poor is not, [...]
