The Journey Matters
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. –Ursula K. LeGuin
This is series is based on the collection of quotes which display in the sidebar of this site. I try to offer some insight into the background of the quote and its author, and some thoughts on my interpretation.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. –Ursula K. LeGuin
One must never be in haste to end a day. There are too few of them in a lifetime. –Dale Coleman
Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. –Martin Luther King Jr.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. –Albert Einstein
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reasons for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity. –Albert Einstein
When you cease to make a contribution you begin to die. –Eleanor Roosevelt
A person who seeks help for a friend, while needy himself, will be answered first. –The Talmud
Live as if everything you do will eventually be known. –Hugh Prather
Reuters has a report from The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Economic Policy Institute showing that, “Since the late 1990’s average incomes have declined 2.5 percent for families on the bottom fifth of the country’s economic ladder, while incomes have increased 9.1 percent for families on the top fifth.” That got brought home to me tonight when I went to grab a bite to eat, and saw a couple have to forego eating so the kids could. More on that later in this story. One of the Deep Thoughts on this site is a quote from Charles Darwin, who said, “If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.” It doesn’t take much to help people, but the current crooks and liars running this government are hell bent and determined to not only forego providing that help, but in enriching their wealthy friends at the expense of those who can least afford it. One of the Deep Thoughts on this site is a quote from Charles Darwin, who said, “If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.” It doesn’t take much to help people, but the current crooks and liars running this government are hell bent and determined to not only forego providing that help, but in enriching their wealthy friends at the expense of those who can least afford it.
One of our Deep Thoughts – “There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.” — Bernard Williams
None of us is a smart as all of us. – Phil Condit This is pretty obviously a riff on the concept of synergy, “the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.” But coming from a guy with Phil Condit’s background, it takes on some real meaning.