In the company of kindred spirits he had managed to run through a comfortable little fortune inherited from his father, a confectioner, and he looked forward with impatience to the Republic, when he should obtain the well-merited reward for so many revolutionary draughts. On the Fourth of ...
We choose ourjoys and sorrows long beforewe experience them. —Kahlil Gibran 141 We are the most dangerous species of life on the planet, and every other species, even the earth itself, has cause to fear our power to exterminate. But we are also the only species which, when it chooses ...
“I would respectfully call your attention, Monsieur, to the fact that your general in command gave us a permit to proceed to Dieppe; and I do not think we have done anything to deserve this harshness at your hands.” “I don't choose—that's all. You may go.” They bowed, and re...
his own physical body. Through this, or perhaps before, he became our father and is the father of our spirits. He was not alone in this. Though we know little about our Heavenly Mother, it isessentialto understand that we are the spiritual offspring of HeavenlyParents, both male and ...
While I’m still not happy about current travel restrictions, I’m coming around. Utah’s mountains are as spectacular as Switzerland’s. We have sparkling lakes and rivers, and people come from all over the world (well, they used to) to visit the national parks. I for one, have decide...
Then I observed the EU negotiating tactics. “We have to settle the Irish border question before we talk about trade.†But surely the Irish border question cannot be settled until we know what the trade deal is? “Nonâ€. ...
One day, Ed sat down in my office and said, “I believe I have offended the Purebreds.” “Oh? How so?” “I’m not sure, but I may have cursed at them.” “Oh. What did you say?” “Well, you know how they are always flat, and never express any emotion?” I did know ...
we will forever stand. Thank You that You are our inheritance and all we need or will ever need. Thank You that You have chosen our inheritance for each of us, and it is good. Thank You that You are our authority, and as we walk in obedience to Your perfect will, we will also wa...
“You don’t have anything on, right? Neither do I.” I must have been crazy because I nodded. He took it for a ‘yes’ and quickly signed for the bill. In a moment we were in his car, going eastward down Victoria Street, then Lavender, Kallang and finally Mountbatten. ** I had...
the sermon is always brought back to 2020 and how the message could somehow pertain to us now. We always leave wanting to be a better person in some way, with more introspection. Suzanne and I usually have a 2 hour debrief about what we learned, and how we are going to take the mess...