More on the Right Use of Pity
Either the day must come when joy prevails and all the makers of misery are no longer able to infect it: or else for ever and ever the makers of misery can destroy in others the happiness they reject for themselves. … … The passion of Pity … the ache that draws men to concede […]
On the Misuse of Pity
Pity was meant to be a spur that drives joy to help misery. But …. It can be used for a kind of blackmailing. Those who choose misery can hold joy up to ransom, by pity. — C.S. Lewis, in The Great Divorce
An Interesting and Inspiring Statistic
When I start to feel like a failure, I like to remember the following little tidbit that I read somewhere several years ago: Every article in National Geographic Magazine is accompanied by about thirty pictures, taken by some of the best photographers in the world. Those thirty “successful” shots are culled from an average of […]
The Greatest Moment of Your Life
The great moments, when the world cheers, are not the moments that count. The ones that count are when it’s just you, and people have stopped believing in you. Those are the moments that define you. — Bob Greene ———————————————————– How very true. Think of all of those whom the world has “written off” as […]
On Love
Love works no ill against his neighbour; therefore, love is the fulfillment of the law. — The Bible, Romans 13:10
Don’t Panic!
Panic makes a small fumble worse. — Sally Koslow, in “Surprising Secrets to Unshakeable Confidence,” Reader’s Digest, February 2006
Good Government
A king who has good judgment establishes a land, but a king who receives gifts overthrows it. — The Holy Bible, Proverbs 29:4
The Law of Sowing and Reaping
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked: whatever seeds a person plants, that crop is what the person will harvest. — The Holy Bible, Galatians 6:7
Ending Contention
Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; likewise, where there is no talebearer, strife ceases. — The Bible, Proverbs 26:20
It’s Okay to Say No
The inability to say no to the bad is pervasive. Not only does it keep us from refusing evil in our lives, it often keeps us from recognizing evil. — Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend, in Boundaries