If you have enough, you are rich indeed

Dickens said “Enough is such a wonderful word.”

Love = limiting your own freedom

John Paul II says: Love consists of a commitment which limits one’s freedom — it is a giving of the self, and to give oneself means just that: to limit one’s freedom on behalf of another. Limitation of one’s freedom might seem to be something negative and unpleasant, but love makes it a positive, joyful [...]

Aristotle

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Best vacation quote ever

Anna to Chinese woman:  “So, what does dog taste like?  Is it similar to chicken?” Chinese woman:  “It tastes like cat.” More pictures to come…

The paradox of our time

This was in the front of one of my textbooks, by George Carlin (of all people).  It’s titled, The Paradox of Our Time. The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less.  We buy more, but enjoy [...]

It’s for adults, too

Do we choose, or are we chosen?  Or is this question committing the logical fallacy of false dilemma all together?  While our humanness jumps straight to the either/or, is there another option that we fail to consider?  The lion, Aslan, puts it this way:

Mark Twain

How has living abroad for three years in East Asia affected me?  I’m not exactly sure all the ways and don’t think I’ll fully realize the impact this time has had upon my life until after I am away from China, but I believe time will tell that it has profoundly influenced my worldview.  Only [...]