A fighter is born not made. I once saw a diminutive man stand up to a giant of a bully. Not once did the man raise his voice. He clearly stated the facts and the bully got out of his establishment. My grandfather taught me the value of principles. One lives and dies by them. One does not change one’s principles. My grandfather taught me family is the most important thing on Earth. One fights and dies protecting one’s family.
Be kind. Be supportive. And don’t add to the total sum misery of humanity. Make your parents proud. Be honest but use diplomacy as much as you can. Be assertive without being a nincompoop. Naked honesty may be expedient but hurting people never is. Rise above the fray. Life is tough. Don’t make it tougher.
They say you don’t choose your family. And you have to love them in life, sickness, and death. And you do. But one day they vanish and become one with the Spirit of the Cosmos, disappearing into immateriality, and you die inside a little… or more. And the pain is so sharp, so acute, so … Continue reading On Death and Friendship
I was chatting with a good old friend today. And there is something he said that made me wonder. He said that marriage is hard work and that sometime life takes such a turn that nobody could see coming. He told me that sometime no matter how hard you work at it, no matter how … Continue reading The Guesswork of Marriage
A Man is Strong. A Man is True. A Man is Devoted. A Man Fights. A Man doesn’t Quit. A Man is Here to Stay. So, if you are not, you need to be.
Life is peaceful in the cloister… or in a remote cabin, away from the tribulations of the City. But the City is where People are. If you enjoy the vagaries of Life, city life is for you.
Principles make the world a moral one. Rules make it wild. C’est les cages qui rendent les hommes sauvages. If you want to know more, step right in, folks!
Are we too many or not enough? Do we accept the narrative of the Elite? Or do we forge our own Future in the heat of battle against tyranny? We all have a choice to make because if Life is about Anything, it is about Freedom. And Freedom is about Making a Choice. I made my choice. How about you?
Love is a Shark. Both in motion for perpetuity, lest they stop and die. Both animated by the will to live. And both unapologetically determined to keep on going.
A blog about family, home, yearning after the long gone past.
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