Tag: gratitude
The Fall of Acorns
“When the oak-tree is felled, the whole forest echoes with it; but a hundred acorns are planted silently by some unnoticed breeze.” Thomas Carlyle
That...
What Will Make Me Grateful?
“The greatest benefits will not bind the ungrateful.”
Aesop’s Fables
The farmer, finding a frozen snake, pitied him and placed him in his bosom to thaw....
The Politics of Gratitude: Scale, Place and Community in a Global...
Here is an excerpt from my recently published book: The Politics of Gratitude: Scale, Place and Community in a Global Age.
American politics is broken....
Now Let Us Raze Famous Men
He was looking at me with what appeared to be some degree of disbelief.
Impiety and Enforced Forgetfulness
I’m struck at the vanity of those impious folks infatuated with their ability to improve the situation without having first served a long apprenticeship...
Patriotism vs. American Exceptionalism
Do you love America? If so, how much? Do you wear an American flag on your lapel (and look askance on those who don’t)?...
Living Alone
The New York Times recently ran a précis of a book by Eric Klinenberg, a professor of sociology at New York University and the...
American Exceptionalism or a Modest Republic?
If you are planning to run for president, here’s a word of advice: you must assert regularly and with great conviction your belief in...
The Gift of Good Work
What if every day was given to rest, eating, and relaxation?