On Getting Lost

Dante is the Cartographer of the Soul. We'd be wise to remember that Sin need not be our Life Travel Companion. That it is, it's on us. God laid out the Way and Dante reminded us about the Journey. It's all about the Journey.

A History Buff

This is why I love Switzerland!

Fortunate

FU’IO SOL COLÀ DOVE SOFFERTO FU PER CIASCUN DI TORRE VIA FIORENZA, COLUI CHE LA DIFESI A VISO APERTO

On Epiphanies

The world is at war. World War 3 has already started and it is threatening our way of life. Ukraine, Israel, Russia, Iran, Gaza, America, Europe, China, India, Pakistan, Taiwan, are all connected. Millions of people are already dead. Hundreds of millions more will be lost to nuclear strikes if we do not wake up and speak up against the madness.

Who will work for Whom

Daily writing promptWhat notable things happened today?View all responses Today I realized one awful thing. Today I became aware that humans are truly stupid. I was watching Season 3 of The Mandalorian, when I had an epiphany. Something that Samuel Butler hinted at about 160 years back. No, scratch that. He wrote about it in … Continue reading Who will work for Whom

On Loneliness

What’s the one luxury you can’t live without? The second most expensive gift nature or Providence provided you at birth, right after the gift of Life, is the luxury of company. They say that you need to make yourself indispensable if you want to be appreciated by others and never lack for work. But what … Continue reading On Loneliness

A Selfish Mindset?

Daily writing promptWhat are the most important things needed to live a good life?View all responses Perhaps the best way to carry the burden of life like our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ carried the Holy Cross, is to think of nothing else but the interests of others. Because if you were to examine the … Continue reading A Selfish Mindset?

Freedom

Give me Freedom or Give me Death!

My Daughter

Daily writing promptDescribe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life.View all responses There is only thing that brings me joy in this solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short life of ours: helping & teaching my daughter how to be a good, moral, and self-reliant person. There is nothing else that matters … Continue reading My Daughter

The Pesky Eyes of the Beholder

Daily writing promptWhat are you good at?View all responses Such a charged question, eh. What are you good at? Depends, as always, on who you ask. If you asked my uncle the question 25 years ago, he'd tell you that his nephew was going to amount to nothing. If you asked my dear departed mama, … Continue reading The Pesky Eyes of the Beholder