Hermann Hesse was a German poet, novelist, and painter. His best-known works include Steppenwolf, Siddhartha, and The Glass Bead Game, each of which explores an individual’s search for authenticity, self-knowledge and spirituality. In 1946, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Hesse published a thoughtful collection of poems and travel prose […]

“Love is not patronizing and charity isn’t about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same – with charity you give love, so don’t just give money but reach out your hand instead.”   – Mother Teresa It was intensely cold. Heavy sleds creaked as they scraped over […]

“Love is not patronizing and charity isn’t about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same – with charity you give love, so don’t just give money but reach out your hand instead.”   – Mother Teresa It was intensely cold. Heavy sleds creaked as they scraped over […]

Amid the tension and tumult that the debate, passing and publication of the Declaration of Independence by the First Continental Congress had foisted upon its participants, John Adams wrote to his wife, “Posterity! you will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope […]