What determines the value of a life? Is it the size of one’s bank account? Or, is it the quality of life one leads that determine this value? Sadly, it seems the former is becoming more of a reality with each passing generation. Let us take a trip back in time when this was not…
Category: Soul Searching
It’s Only An Illusion – And You Created It
We are eternal, loving entities on a journey to God-realization
A Human Life In Perspective
There are 700,000,000,000,000,000,000 planets in the universe. That’s 700 quintillions. The universe is 13.8 billion years old. The average lifespan of a human is 79 years. To put a lifetime into perspective that is 0.0000005724637681% of the age of the universe. So, in reality, a human lifetime fails to register as even an insignificant speck…
Wonder – The Greatest Human Attribute
The greatest achievements of humanity can be traced back to wonder. How many great historical figures asked themselves…What if I could…why does that happen if I…where does this path lead to…who was the first person to…how can I…you get the point. Wonder or curiosity to humans is like water to a fish. We cannot survive…
Imagine If You Would
Imagine if you would…that you are an artist. Yes, a brilliant artist capable of creating masterpieces that would inspire all future generations. The next Divinci. Or perhaps a musician that can compose an opera equal to Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”. Or that your oration skills would even surpass Cicero’s. Imagine if you could pen a…
Look Around You
Look around you. Take a hard look at the things you have surrounded yourself with. How much of it do you actually need? How many are simply tools for your own self-gratification? At what expense to others (not just humans) did it cost? Did you really need that leather coat, alligator shoes, ivory jewelry, or…
What If Everything You Believe In Is A Lie
What if everything you believe in is a lie? How could this be you ask? How can I have lived a lifetime, no matter how short or long, worked so hard and learned so many of life’s lessons and have someone tell me what I have come to believe is a lie? Well, let’s talk…
Priorities For Life
PRIORITIES FOR LIFE The average adult human being lives his/her life with a certain set of priorities. Now, most of these have been inherited, set in stone, and handed down for generations. Go to school, get a job, work hard, fall in love, have a family, believe in God. You get the point. Look around…
What If I Knew Tomorrow Was Going To Be The Last Day Of My Life
What if I knew tomorrow was going to be the last day of my life?This would be my bucket list. • Wake up in time to see the sunrise and not complain about getting up so early• Kiss my wife until my lips hurt and burn into my soul the enchantment of holding her in…
A Postcard Life
I have many questions for you today. First, if you were going to write your autobiography, would it fill a postcard or be a thousand-page novel? Are you an “important” person with initials after your name? Do you fill your days with planners and business meetings? Are you so busy that you push aside the…