This past October, when I gave the eulogy for my father, I described him as stoic. As the fall and winter wore on, I’ve realized that word also applies to me pretty well. Despite the roller-coaster ride of illness, emotion, and stress that shook my world for more than a solid month, I was the [...]
Posts under ‘Morality’
Scapegoat Absolution
It is easier to blame someone else than accept one’s own failings. It is easier to fault some external evil rather than accept one’s own sin. This is no less true now than it was at the dawn of humanity and will continue to be just as true until its sunset. It is also true [...]
Morality and the Two Types of People
There are two types of people in this world; those who believe that there are two types of people, and those who understand that we are all one people. The root of all evil, the origin of suffering, is within the belief that we are all divided – us against them. Let me be explicit [...]
Ft. Hood & Hate
Hatred is a blade that cuts both ways. Yesterday, our nation was reminded this by way of a horrific attack in Fort Hood Texas. A Muslim soldier, who had suffered discrimination in the U.S. Army for his religion, lashed out against his fellow soldiers, killing 13 individuals and wounding 30 more. My first predisposition was [...]
The Love and Fear of Women
I love women. This is a very visual love affair, typical of heterosexual males. I love the way they look, whether clothed or nude or some point in between. I love the way women move, whether it is with sexual intention or not. And their facial expressions! Every woman is at once an angel and [...]
Healthcare Reform: Participating
Did you watch Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment on Health Care last night? No? Before you read any further, go here and watch it or read the transcript. Anything I could say would pale in comparison to his commentary.
My wife and I are unabashedly liberal – I’ll admit that upfront. As a liberal, I haven’t been [...]