A couple of weeks ago for the Song of the Week, we heard, “After me say,’How many wishes can you wish in a day?’” This week, after me say, “wo-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh.” “Best Day of My Life” is a song by the American indie rock group, American Authors, that was released in 2013. The members of theContinue reading “SONG OF THE WEEK – “BEST DAY OF MY LIFE””
Monthly Archives: November 2014
CHAPTER 79 – OBLIGATIONS
Chapter 79 – Obligations When a great hatred is reconciled, naturally some hatred will remain. How can this be made good? . Therefore the sage keeps the obligations of his contract and exacts not from others. Those who have virtue attend to their obligations; those who have no virtue attend to their claims. . Heaven’sContinue reading “CHAPTER 79 – OBLIGATIONS”
SONG OF THE WEEK – “WRITER IN THE SUN”
In the years since Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877, millions of songs have been recorded by tens of hundreds of thousands of commercial recording artists, and more are being recorded every day. With all of that music to choose from, what are the chances that two weeks in a row a song byContinue reading “SONG OF THE WEEK – “WRITER IN THE SUN””
CHAPTER 78 – MORE WATER
Chapter 78 – More Water In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it. This is because there is nothing that can take its place. That the weak overcomes the strong, And the submissive overcomes the hard, Everyone inContinue reading “CHAPTER 78 – MORE WATER”
SONG OF THE WEEK – “LITTLE BOY IN CORDUROY”
Ah, 1967, the Summer of Love, when all the groovy and mellow flower children migrated to the Haight-Ashbury District of San Francisco to live, high on life, in communion with Nature and all her creatures. Actually, not quite all of the flower children. Perhaps the most laid-back and mellow was in the UK, a ScottishContinue reading “SONG OF THE WEEK – “LITTLE BOY IN CORDUROY””
CHAPTER 77 – THE MEAN
Chapter 77 – The Mean Heaven’s Way is indeed like the bending of a bow. When (the string) is high, bring it down. When it is low, raise it up. When it is excessive, reduce it. When it is insufficient, supplement it. The Way of Heaven reduces whatever is excessive and supplements whatever in insufficient.Continue reading “CHAPTER 77 – THE MEAN”
SONG OF THE WEEK – “QUICK AS DREAMS”
A tragic event occurred in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on September 22, 1927. A 16-year old jockey named Earl “Sandy” Graham was riding a horse named Vesper Lad, leading the field when the horse stumbled and his rider was thrown to the track and trampled by the horses behind him. He suffered a broken back, injuriesContinue reading “SONG OF THE WEEK – “QUICK AS DREAMS””
CHAPTER 76 – YOU ARE OLD, FATHER WILLIAM
Chapter 76 – You Are Old, Father William When people are born they are gentle and soft. At death they are hard and stiff. When plants are alive they are soft and delicate. When they die, they wither and dry up. Therefore the hard and stiff are followers of death. The gentle and soft areContinue reading “CHAPTER 76 – YOU ARE OLD, FATHER WILLIAM”