Subjectivity

   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...

Thou Shalt Not Kill

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)...

Forgiving

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...

Since Jerusalem

 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...