Yes, I’m still within that section of readings, entitled “Learning to Listen”. Yesterday, sitting in a waiting room, I read a few pages.
And I felt like I was breathing unusually fresh air.
So the next three posts are quotes.
If in need of freshness, please proceed.
PS: These ARE from a monk-like book, so work a few words to make this relevant. I’m sure you’ll quickly sense the quality of this air too.
Morning reading led me to the words of Karl Adam.
If you’ve ever wondered who you are, as one of the six billion people currently inhabiting our planet, he puts this out there:
“Man is a mystery. He is the culmination-point of an eternal love which issues from God; a point in the actuality of the world where, as nowhere else, the love of God burns.”
YOU and your life are a point where the love of God burns with a unique flame.
Words like that can change a life.
So take that with you as you walk today.
This popped into my head for no good reason at all today.
From the Kids in the Hall, I give you a classic…
Found a great article on the lives of Somalia’s two Olympians. HERE is a more fascinating (and certainly less known) story from the games.
Having lived in China, I’ve attempted to pay additional attention to these Games. Having been away from home for about 12 of the past 14 days, I haven’t succeeded.
But what would shock my Chinese friends particularly is the fact that the Olympics don’t fascinate me all that much. I enjoy watching a few events particularly, most I can do without, and I DO enjoy being aware of some of the more intriguing story-lines of the games, such as Phelps, Bolt, and the BIG guys who don’t win alongside the LITTLE guys who do.
On another angle of the games, Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel has an interesting article on China’s emergence as an Olympic powerhouse. It gives a bit of a peek into the games behind the Games.
Have at it… if you care!