When was the last time you: heard someone speak Hittite, answered a question in Moabite, attended a lecture in Kitan or saw a movie in Alsean with Bina subtitles?
Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Perspective
Perspective. So easy to lose. So important to have. So hard to find.
- I really thank to one who wrote this article. I have always been reading and writing texts like this in blogs. Also, I, as a daily writer, present my respects to everyone. I just watched videos like this in youtube. I research in all areas... I think people must first research before writing.....
- First, congratulations to you, your kids and their growing family! I'd say children in general have an amazing way of providing perspective. In my case, my three-year-old daughter Brooke gives that back to me every day and I’m all the better for it!
- Exponential!
Monday, July 6th, 2009
Are there absolutes?
Are there absolutes? You know certain truths that don’t change no matter where you are; who you are; or what you are.
- There absolutes but most only are only in our minds. Dr. Wright The Wright Place TV Show http://wrightplacetv.com www.twitter.com/drwright1
- Absolutes do not exist. For something to be absolute, it has to be absolutely accepted - and nothing is. Even the most basic human rights aren't accepted by everyone (I don't think I need to provide examples, just read a newspaper). Thus, everything is open to interpretation leaving us with nothing more than individual conclusions. Lucky ...
- While I think putting something as "the right to the pursuit of happiness" into the constitution at the time it was written might have been quite a novel thing to do, I find it equally surprising that the founding fathers have left it so vague. It seems totally unclear what the "right to pursue happiness" actually guarantess the individual. So ...
