Blooming Late

One of the consequences of advancing age is that we inevitably question our life’s purpose, task, or mission. For me, it’s not so much the lack of a mission, rather its more about questioning if I have done enough. In reality we are all incomplete masterpieces. Our lives are a […]

The Enemy We Face

An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single day of his life. […]

Knowledge versus Wisdom

I think most people would agree that in today’s modern world through our advances in technology and connectivity the access to knowledge available to us today far surpasses that of all previous ages. Just consider the internet. Google any word, idea, quotation, subject matter or person and the result will […]

Your Second Job

Dr. Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) led a full life. He was a renown theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary. For Schweitzer, service to others was both a responsibility and a joy. He undertook great feats of service as a medical doctor and missionary in Lambarene, Africa which brought him world […]

The End is Where We Start From

This past Friday one of my oldest and closest friends from high school passed away. During our teens we were as inseparable as we were incorrigible. We had a lot of fun! As adults we remained close, but our careers and life commitments limited considerably our adding to our mutual […]