One of the most widespread superstitions is that every man has his own special definite qualities: that he is kind, cruel, wise, stupid, energetic, apathetic, and so on. Men are not like that. We may say of a man that he is more often kind than cruel, more often wise than stupid, more often energetic than apathetic, or the reverse; but it would not be true to say of one man that he is kind and wise, of another that he is bad and stupid. And yet we always classify mankind in this way. And this is false. Men are like rivers: the water is the same in one and all; but every river is narrow here, more rapid there, here slower, there broader, now clear, now dull, now cold, now warm. It is the same with men. Every man bears in himself the germs of every human quality; but sometimes one quality manifests itself, sometimes another, and the man often becomes unlike himself, while still remaining the same man.
The Secret to a Life That Never Has a Dull Moment
We do so much to stave off the dreaded state of boredom. And yet, as we know, every distraction we turn to eventually loses its glow and off we go seeking once more. We think maybe one more trip will do it. Or watching one more movie, eating one more pizza, playing one more video game. Trying to keep ourselves […]
Be Open to Life and the Gift Every Moment Brings
No matter how it may feel, no moment is the same as any other. Things are always changing around us. Some changes we like, some we don’t notice, and some we don’t like at all. Of course we’re open to the changes we like. Who isn’t open to a pleasant surprise! But when we don’t notice what’s happening around us, […]
The Secret to Stretching Time and Making It Last
Here we are once again in the middle of the holiday season, getting ready to welcome the New Year. Many of us, especially as we get older, wonder at how quickly the year has passed. It seems just yesterday we were putting up last year’s holiday decorations, and now we’re about to take down the ones from this year. Every […]