by Lou Gottlieb | Sep 20, 2025 | Essay
Repair the Past We are told, “Repair the past, prepare the future.” How can we repair the past? We cannot change it, but “repair” suggests something broken that we can mend. Or perhaps it’s reparations—repayment. The Latin reparare, the root of ”repair’s root,...
by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 18, 2025 | Essay
Lying to Myself [references to “work” mean “work on myself”–increased self-knowledge] I lie to myself, and regardless of who else believes it, I believe it: Find a lie from the list below, especially one that puzzles you as being called a...
by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 22, 2024 | Memory
I was a merchant in Jerusalem. I sold tall clay jars and wine in tall jars in a narrow stall on a big street of such stalls. My business was a profitable one, I made a good living, and I enjoyed my work. I had many friends, some very close. My wife was a wonderful...
by Lou Gottlieb | Dec 4, 2023 | Essay
When we hear the word “conscience,” almost always our associations take over, and it’s already too late. Whether we were taught that guilt was conscience, or that it was a sense of right and wrong, these associations divert our attention from real conscience. Real...
by Lou Gottlieb | Sep 7, 2023 | Memory
How I became a Nazi I keep on trying to understand the event I know caused me to become a Nazi. It is imprinted on my memory: I am locked into a smallish room with only me, my wife and my daughter in the room. The two of them...
