He no longer is…
We don’t seem to have a word to describe someone who no longer is. We can only express the person in question as the subject of an active verb. For example, “He’s dead now.” But how can someone who no...
Read MoreAuthor: Bob Adamcik
Being human is kind of like being on a giant ocean liner…
Posted by Bob Adamcik | Jan 15, 2016 | Meaning, Notes, Other people, Religion, Search | 0 |
…where you are not there by choice, you can’t get off, you don’t how long you have to travel, and you don’t know the destination! Oh, and you can’t choose which class of cabin you were...
Read MoreLewis Carroll on other people…
Posted by Bob Adamcik | Jan 12, 2016 | Notes, Other people, Search | 0 |
One of the deep secrets in life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.” –Lewis...
Read MoreNational pride and unity…
Posted by Bob Adamcik | Jan 10, 2016 | Meaning, Notes, Other people, Search | 0 |
I wonder at times if anyone in the U.S. under 70 even understands what it means to pull together, to forgo even minor luxuries for a greater good…of a group, a country, or even the planet. I was of military age during the...
Read MoreWhat counts as socially-responsible behavior?
Posted by Bob Adamcik | Jan 7, 2016 | Notes, Other people, Passion, Search, Values | 0 |
I have a personal conflict: I have a strong sense of social responsibility, but I’m a solitary guy. I’m happiest hanging out at home. But just donating money seems like a cop-out. Over the years, I’ve built...
Read MoreTwo kinds of trouble…
Posted by Bob Adamcik | Jan 4, 2016 | Contentment, Happiness, Notes, Search | 0 |
There are two kinds of trouble in people: That you see and that you don’t. Poverty, sickness, unemployment, divorce…these are evident. But they may have little to do with what someone is carrying around inside. ...
Read MoreThese notes…
Posted by Bob Adamcik | Jan 1, 2016 | Notes, Search, Uncategorized | 0 |
…are about being human, about the indescribable beauty and wonder, the mystery and fear, the joy and gratitude that humanity brings. They are about the ugliness of tragedy and loss. They are about the indefinable and...
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