Societies at base are built on trust . . . not on laws, policies, procedures, systems, constitutions, or even philosophies. These are all helpful things to be sure, but what must underlie them all – what underpins them and upholds them, gives them life and stability – is trust, trust between governors and governed and Read More…
Category: Thoughts in Brief
On Shoes
To walk a mile in another’s shoes is indeed a valuable pursuit, as it no doubt tells us much about the other – but it tells us far more about ourselves. For, to wear the shoes of another properly, we must first remove our own, a task which few of us ever truly accomplish. Our Read More…
On Iron
Iron sharpens iron . . . but not always and not by default. Pieces of iron remaining still, side by side, or moving together in the same direction will not increase in sharpness, nor will pieces merely pressed against each other or struck together arbitrarily or without measure. This tends to result in dullness. The Read More…
On Existentialism
An existential crisis is not a temporary condition experienced by only a few or a neurosis to be somehow avoided or cured. The truth is we are all in crisis and remain so at least until death. Life itself constitutes an existential crisis, whether or not we recognize it as such. For, at least from Read More…