"We pray for a peaceful world, for all the burning fires to be extinguished, from East to West. But the walls of alienation have become so formidable that no nation can even consider real closeness or cooperation with another. Familiarity is imprisoned and wildness and alienation are spreading day by day so quickly that unless…Read more Shaykh Nazim: On Peace and Sowing Wildness
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Will we wake up before we destroy ourselves?
As global tensions increase once more, I reflect on Carl Sagan's words. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz6a4WkKJn0
Muhammad Ali: Human Family
"My concept of religion has broadened over the years. My mother was a Baptist, and my father was a Methodist. They both believed that Jesus was the son of God. I don’t believe that, but I believe he was an important prophet like Moses. I believe that on judgment day, my parents will be in…Read more Muhammad Ali: Human Family
Spock: The Needs of the Many
"Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human." ~ Admiral James T. Kirk