Sharing, compassion, and just plain getting along with others is something that must be learned. As a father and grandfather I can testify to seeing at least two generations of toddlers snatch a toy away from another child while growling “mine!” They are born seeming to care only about themselves. It’s only through years of…
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The Declaration of Independence of the United States declares “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” As a citizen, you have the right to the “pursuit” of happiness, but not the achievement of happiness. Happiness…
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Staying home, going out but wearing a mask, or embracing a return to individual liberty captures the most recent spectrum of controversial issues swirling around our shared crisis. I am quick to admit that the debate brings out all my base selfishness. My first thoughts are “how will this impact me” and secondly, “how do…
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