The following is another quote from The Closing of the American Mind. There will probably be more quotes in the future because it is such a good read. This one is about the disappearance of Family in America. My friend Nate at The Treekiller Press asked me to write a review of the book. So [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXyTp6JEroY An interesting video about Dragan, a young man struggling to find himself in a post-war community. He turned his life around through the "Be a Man Club", part of Care International's Young Men Initiative in the Balkans. This programme is trying to help youth find meaning and purpose, while also promoting gender equality [...]
I wish I could explain to you how the beauty of this world is a sign of something greater deeper and holy. I wish I could tell you the world of my heart and how the blood is more then just flowing pumping and bubbling through this body. I wish I could let you in [...]
I spoke with my father on the phone the other day. He was in Colombia at the time. I don’t call my father unless it’s important, but what I consider to be important is not what he considers to be important. And vice versa. My father told me on the phone that a linguist knew [...]
Source: Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, View from the Window at Le Gras I took out some pictures from my parents photo album I didn’t do it in secret but I didn’t ask for permission. I wonder if my mother has asked about them or if my dad has looked. I wonder if they ever talk [...]