by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
“And Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.” 1 How does my heart keep anything? Does my heart keep anything? Do I have any experience at pondering? With my mind, perhaps, holding an idea? But how about feelings? When I have a strong...
by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 20, 2022 | Essay
The world is one thing, right? Anyone can see that. People have different views of it, but it’s still only one thing. It’s like the blind men and the elephant. Of course, I’m not blind, and my view of the world isn’t partial like theirs. But sometimes it...
by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
More than any other commandment, “Thou shalt not kill” is spoken of. And the reason is fairly clear: it addresses the issue of life and death, the issue which Cain decided for Abel. The last five of the Ten Commandments are commonly (and understandably)...
by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 19, 2022 | Essay
The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. My dictionary defines “to forgive” as “to give up resentment against or the desire to...
by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 19, 2022 | Memory
Life after life, I remembered His eyes, but life after life, nothing changed. It wasn’t working. Finally, I agreed to be broken down, decrystallized. It would not be pleasant. Centuries ago, I was tortured and totally humiliated. I became full of hatred, a toady; I...
