Is it good to be idle?
There’s something about the hard-core indolent that is deeply unsettling. Here we all are, constantly told that we have to[…]
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Must guilt be a burden?
In a court of law, jurors can return one of only two verdicts: guilty or not guilty. Yet we know,[…]
ReadWhat does it mean to be a grown-up?
Maybe Paul has the answer after all: “When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as[…]
ReadDo we need to have a passion?
In the coalition between thought and feeling, intellect has become the junior partner while passion leads. If you doubt this, type the phrase “passionate about” into a search engine, adding whatever obscure, dull subject you can think of. I got 2,380 results for “passionate about outsourcing” and 1,490 for “passionate about waste management”. It seems being committed to doing the best job possible just isn’t good enough.
ReadIs there a right way to grieve?
Until the 19th century, some communities in India believed that a widow ought to throw herself on her husband’s funeral[…]
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