In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. didn't just share his dream of the future and his faith in the American peoples' (and world's) ability to come together for equality and justice. He spoke not just of rights and achieving a moral outcome. He cautioned us about responsibilities and a moral process. He challenged us with the necessity "of meeting … [Read more...]
Words: “…The Gulf Between Practice and Profession …”
“One of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf between practice and profession, between doing and saying. A persistent schizophrenia leaves so many of us tragically divided against ourselves. On the one hand, we proudly profess certain sublime and noble principles, but on the other hand, we sadly practise the very … [Read more...]
Labor: It’s Not Just What We Do, It’s What We Add
Labor may seem like a quaint carryover from the times of large unions and heavy manual production, but even in our technology age, there is nothing that we do in a day that doesn't rely on the efforts of others. From the beds we sleep on, the food we eat, the buildings we live and work in, the roads we travel, the vehicles we drive, the technology … [Read more...]
Words: “Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness …”
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction... The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or we shall be … [Read more...]