Everything changes; everything evolves, all is transitory. This may be the fundamental fact of life. Buddhist philosophy is particularly insightful on this point with its distinction between gross and subtle impermanence. Continue reading “All Things Must Pass”
Wilfred Owen MC (18 March 1893 – 4 November 1918) was an English poet and soldier, one of the leading poets of the First World War. His shocking, realistic war poetry on the horrors of trench warfare Continue reading “Dulce Et Decorum Est”
All the pain of the world … but then there is beautiful music to provide a modicum of solace. The short pieces below supply a bit of respite from our troubles. A few new pieces and some of the classics. The artists include a child and a blind man. Continue reading Piano Music For Solace
The Fanatics of Tangier by Eugène Delacroix
I taught ethics classes in a university setting for over 30 years and I’m well versed in the philosophical literature surrounding abortion. And, as I have stated previously, the pro-life position finds virtually no support in this literature. But rather than penning another academic essay on the topic, I want to write a visceral response to the forthcoming Supreme Court decision. Continue reading Religious Fanaticism: Abortion
Alfred Lord Tennyson is one of my favorite poets. I think that “Tears, Idle Tears” is his most moving poem about longing for a past that we can’t recapture, and the melancholy this elicits. Continue reading Tennyson “Tears Idle Tears”