NO ROOM FOR FENCES You may know that Jackie Robinson was one of the first African Americans to play major league baseball. In his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson faced hostility nearly everywhere he traveled because of his race. Pitchers threw fastballs at his head. Runners spiked him on the bases. Brutal epithets…
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Listen Louder
“Listen Louder” A man realized he needed to purchase a hearing aid, but he felt unwilling to spend much money. “How much do they run?” he asked the clerk. “That depends,” said the salesman. “They run from 2 dollars to 2,000 dollars.” “Let’s see the 2 dollar model,” he said. The clerk put the device…
Remember the utility of Shame – Roshhashana
Remember the Utility of Shame Remember the utility of shame, On which in part our decency depends. Such sentiments evolve to serve our ends, Harrowing the mask behind the name. How apt that to ourselves we be revealed As time pauses in between the years, Season of incantatory tears, Harrowed for the sins we have…
Achieving happiness
Achieving happiness 1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. 2. Memorise your favourite poem. 3. Don’t believe all you hear, don’t spend all you have, or don’t sleep all you want. 4. When you say, “I love you”, mean it. 5. When you say, “I’m sorry”, look the person in the…
I’ll lend you a child
I’ll Lend You A Child Edgar Guest “I’ll lend you for a little time a child of mine,” He said. For you to love – while he lives And mourn for when he’s dead. It may be six or seven years Or twenty-two or three, But will you, till I call him back, Take care…
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