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Takes Two To Tango
You, and I. Their team, our team. Their party, our party. Their country, their country. It takes two to make something positive, or negative. If we say something terrible with the intent to harm the other person, they can either choose to be hurt and retaliate, or they can walk…
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Why We Remember
We must let go of the regrets and pain of the past. We must remember the joy and lessons of the past. We must remember our time as a child. We must remember our first _____. We must remember our dreams we’ve yet to chase. We must remember our mistakes…
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Our Day and Age
There is an old Chinese curse that goes something like “May you be born in an interesting time.” The least we can say about our world in 2024 is that it is…..interesting. We live in an age of planes, electric cars, spaceships, artificial intelligence, microchips, robots, smart phones, mass communication,…
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Rectify the names
Zilu said: ‘If the Lord of Wei were waiting for you to run the government, what would you give priority to?’ The Master said: “What is necessary is to rectify names, is it not?’ Zilu said: ‘If this were to take place, it would surely be an aberration of yours.…
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Money is not time
Time is money. We can always devote time to making money. However, all value in the world, all money combined, cannot buy back a trillionth of a second of time. It is said many wealthy individuals who are in the twilight of their lives say that if they could trade…
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Heart Strength
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” – Aristotle We must all know facts, history, processes, develop skills, organize our lives, develop our minds to deal with life. Yet, are we computers, robots, machines? Must we only be intelligent in mind, efficient in our processes,…
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Pleasure Scales
“The gentleman cherishes virtue, but the small man cherishes the soil…” – 夫子 Master Kong (Confucius) The Analects 4:11 Do we reach for the high? Or do we reach for the low? The less connection we feel to others, the surrounding world, and ourselves, the easier we will fall to…
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Image-model
“With this image as a model, the sage learns how best to develop himself so that his influence may endure. He must make himself strong in every way, by consciously casting out all that is inferior and degrading. Thus he attains that tirelessness which depends upon consciously limiting the fields…
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Confucius Series: Humble or Prideful Critique
“A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.” – 夫子 Master Kong (Confucius) The Analects Where do we aim our critique? Do we aim it at others? Or ourselves? We can find fault with others when it is warranted. But what if it isn’t?…
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Rooted Change
“When we hit our lowest point we are open to the greatest change.” – Avatar Aang In The Legend of Korra, Avatar Aang’s spirit tells this to the new Avatar that proceeds him, Avatar Korra, after she experiences terrible personal tragedy. When we go so low, in whatever way, and…
KEEP THE OLD WARM 