I’m often harder on myself than on historical figures who lived in the distant past. I try to be self-reflective and self-aware and, for the most part, succeed. It takes a negative turn when I spend time analyzing and judging my past actions, leading to anger at myself for poor decisions I made long ago […]
Man Needs Worship To Be Fulfilled
My relationship with faith is complicated and has always been. It’s not so much the idea of religious faith that I have an issue with; my problem has always been more with the imperfect people who are arbiters of faith traditions. In my opinion, people are imperfect and, far too often, take something that should […]
Socratic Method Will Challenge The Way You Think
A rite of passage for all American law students is experiencing the “Socratic Method” form of teaching, which is still popular in law schools, particularly in the first year. This teaching method comes from Socrates, the Greek philosopher, and is famous (or infamous depending on your outlook) because the teacher asks students questions to probe […]
Meditating On The Leap Of Faith
The last time I visited family who lives in a rural area for a few days, I was struck by the absolute darkness that seemed to overtake the area as the sun set. For someone who has lived his whole life in the big city, this darkness, when it first engulfs a rural area, is […]
Carlo Urbani Was A Hero To The Entire World
Carlo Urbani was an Italian doctor and microbiologist. He received his medical degree from the University of Ancona and subsequently specialized in infectious diseases at the University of Messina. In 1996 he joined Doctors Without Borders, the non-governmental organization that works in countries beset by various endemic diseases, often in some of the world’s poorest […]
Fear Is Something That Has To Be Controlled
“All people are afraid. Being afraid is a very healthy normal thing. If an individual is not afraid I would have to send him to a psychiatrist to find out what was wrong. Nature gave us fear in order to survive and of course fear is our best friend. Without fear we would all die. […]
