If you see police choking someone to death – such as Eric Garner, the 43-year-old black horticulturalist wrestled down...
Deep Thoughts Articles
Let America Be America Again – Poem by Langston Hughes
Heard this point this morning and had to put it here. How wonderful. How true.
Woulda, coulda, shoulda: the haunting regret of failing our ideal selves
Psychologist Tom Gilovich and a former Cornell graduate student have found people are haunted more by regrets about...
When the state is unjust, citizens may use justifiable violence
If you see police choking someone to death – such as Eric Garner, the 43-year-old black horticulturalist wrestled down on the streets of New York...
Let America Be America Again – Poem by Langston Hughes
Heard this point this morning and had to put it here. How wonderful. How true.
Woulda, coulda, shoulda: the haunting regret of failing our ideal selves
Psychologist Tom Gilovich and a former Cornell graduate student have found people are haunted more by regrets about failing to fulfill their hopes...
Is meditating on death like putting on a fur coat in summer?
Memento mori – invitations to reflect on our own mortality – have been common throughout history. Two ancient traditions that made reflection on...
Dread accompanies me through life but it is not without consolation
One morning, my father died at home. I awoke to a call for help – my name shouted once, loudly, desperately, fearfully, by my mother – ran into my...
What Skill is Hard to Learn But will Payoff
Taming your mind is one of the hardest skill to learn but pays off in the longer run. Usually this involves self-evaluation and accountability. I...
Before you can be with others, first learn to be alone
In 1840, Edgar Allan Poe described the ‘mad energy’ of an ageing man who roved the streets of London from dusk till dawn. His excruciating despair...
A Son’s Race to Give His Dying Father Artificial Immortality
The first voice you hear on the recording is mine. “Here we are,” I say. My tone is cheerful, but a catch in my throat betrays how nervous I am....
The meanings of life
Parents often say: ‘I just want my children to be happy.’ It is unusual to hear: ‘I just want my children’s lives to be meaningful,’ yet that’s what...