Sketches
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Why Aren’t You Playing?
(A Mother’s Day Dialogue.) A lioness walks up to one of her cubs, who is sitting off to the side of the others playing. “Why aren’t you playing with your siblings?” Continue reading
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A Warrior’s Repose
The most important role of a warrior is to be prepared… which involves knowing how to rest and be still when times are calm.(The Samurai pursued poetry and other forms of art.) If they do not have this discipline;if they… Continue reading
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Plato’s Sorrow
In my mind, when all is quiet around me, I can imagine a perfect society. This image is in a place I call The Good. The image is so clear and bright. I can even see myself and how I… Continue reading
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Awakening
Our Uncle Sam became more and more hostile to family and friends and no one knew why. Since most of his hostility was irrational, we figured he was losing his mind because of his age. We laughed at his outbursts… Continue reading
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The Three Second Rule
A father and son sit at a table in a busy coffee shop. The father is wearing a suit and has a folio of papers opened in front of him on the tiny table. His attention is divided between the… Continue reading
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The Brain As A Tool
Father: “Time to get up!” Son: “It’s too early…” Father: “I will not accept such delay this morning. I want to leave by sunrise.” Son: “Why do we have to leave so early?” Father: “We need to get to the… Continue reading
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