Forgiveness, justice, grace, love. These are the fundamental values of all faiths. They are hard to define within the same sphere as they have no definite boundaries but overflow into each other equally so that they form almost the one colour and yet, they are unique in their function … interdependent yes … but unique … Continue reading OTHERS
others
epitaph
What if suddenly you awoke to find yourself on a deserted island, not knowing how you came to be there and not knowing if you will ever return to where you came from? would you be confident that those who are in your life, those who matter, are clear on what they mean to you? … Continue reading epitaph
one another
Say the word ‘love’ and most people imagine couples in love. usually young couples. usually young couples holding hands in that state of euphoric exciting new relationship at the beginning of a journey. we rarely imagine an old couple who have been together for a number of years who are struggling and arguing. we rarely … Continue reading one another
call back
Sometimes it feels like it’s all the same and that it’s all meaningless. every day it’s another struggle. this continuous attempt at stemming time; trying to subdue our surroundings, our lives. trying to gain some control. do you ever feel like that? and then you wake up the next morning and it starts all over … Continue reading call back
seasons
There is a time for everything, they say. yet too often we seem to get stuck in seasons of sorrow, seasons of grappling, seasons of planning or seasons of toil. there are seasons for these things and for worry and for trouble and for philosophy and for exhaustive study. so many seasons. yet the season … Continue reading seasons
good
I believe that 98% of people are good, she said to me... then 2 weeks later she sold me out and told lies about me at a time when I thought she was a friend. the trouble is, when we make judgements about what good is, we make the judgement on what we believe is … Continue reading good
value
What value, the life of one person? is it dependant on the person's context? the person's contribution? the person's ability? or on any of the many different variables that exist between us? is it dependent on the valuer's context? the valuer's contribution? the valuer's perspective? or on any of the many different variables that exist between … Continue reading value
what
what leads us away from kindness? what leads us away from compassion and equality and justice? what leads us away from caring and from service and from humility? what else but greed?
ripple
You don't know what is going on in another's life. today, someone may be rude to you, they might ignore you or do something that offends you, they might look at you funny, they might make you angry and leave you feeling annoyed by their actions or looks or words. so now you have a … Continue reading ripple
direction
which to settle for ... to be known little and loved well or to be known well and loved little ... my heart ... my heart ... oh my heart ...
cracked not broken 