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Volume 36, #6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 2021 Plant these "seeds" well and water often. Enjoy!
I Loved Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen "I loved teaching.…I felt a deep moral obligation to students; that is why I spent so many hours in preparation for each class. In any age of social justice one phase that seems neglected is the moral duty of professors to give their students a just return for their tuition. This applies not only to the method of teaching but to the content as well. A teacher who himself does not learn is no teacher. Teaching is one of the noblest vocations on earth, for, in the last analysis, the purpose of education is the knowledge and love of truth." Education Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edward A. Filene “We now know that when a person finishes college, Telling Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln on Leadership“[Abraham] Lincoln to a friend explained: ‘They say I tell a great many stories. I reckon I do; but I have learned from long experience that plain people, take them as they run, are more easily influenced through the medium of a broad and humorous illustration than in any other way.’” On Wisdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leo Marks“Don’t grow old too quickly Awareness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony De Mello, SJ
Denial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Conrad Baars, Born Only Once“Denial as a way of relating to another person seems to be much easier for most of us than affirmation. It seems second nature for many of us to spot the faults and shortcomings of another person, and to point them out to him. Whether we do this in order to make him feel ashamed ‘for his own good’ or because we want to appear helpful, it cannot be considered affirmation. And if we claim that we accept another it may be only too often in the expectation that he change and become more like us.” Having Influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry George“Let no man or woman imagine that he or she has no influence. Whoever one may be, and wherever one may be placed, the man or woman who thinks becomes a light and a power.” The Inner Journey . . . . . . . . . . George Aschenbrenner, SJ
Uneducated Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Santayana“A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.” Friendship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Notes, April ‘79“...We need friends. A friend is at the heart of our life — someone with whom we can be ourselves, with whom we can share our feelings, experiences and deepest thoughts. However the relationship is defined, it calls for effort on the part of both persons. Friendship needs nourishing.” Virtue or Vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anonymous“Moderation in temper is a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice.” Real Religious Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Merton
On Opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bertrand Russell, 1929“The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of people, a widespread belief is more often likely to be foolish than sensible.” Only Half Awake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William James“Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake. Our fires are damped, our drafts are checked. We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources.” “Sanctifying Time, Place and People” . . . . . Don E. Saliers, Weavings, Vol. II, #5
Old Truths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earl Nightingale“It may be true that there’s nothing new under the sun; but we’d sure be a lot better off if we could just remember some of the old truths that we all really know but tend to forget.” On Conscience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Ellis Large“The most painful wound in the world is a stab of conscience.” The Four Bones . . . . . . . . . . . Leo Aikman, Atlanta Constitution“The body of every organization is structured from four kinds of bones. There are the wishbones, who spend all their time wishing someone would do the work. Then there are the jawbones, who do all the talking, but little else. The knucklebones knock everything anybody else tries to do. Fortunately, in every organization there are also the backbones, who get under the load and do most of the work.” Excellence in Work . . . . . . . . . Ted W. Angstrom, The Pursuit of Excellence“Striving for excellence in our work, whatever it is, is not only our Christian duty, but a basic form of Christian witness.” Creative Thinking . . . . . . . Clifton Fadiman, The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes“Thomas Edison had a summer residence of which he was very proud. He enjoyed showing visitors around his property, pointing out the various labor-saving devices. At one point it was necessary to pass through a turnstile in order to take the main path back to the house. Considerable effort was needed to move the turnstile. A guest asked Edison why it was that, with all the other clever gadgets around, he had such a heavy turnstile. Edison replied, ‘Well, you see, everyone who pushes the turnstile around pumps eight gallons of water into the tank on my roof.’” Learn From Experience . . . . . . . . . . Pulpit Helps, 7/2004, p. 8 Two teachers applied for
the same vice-principal position at a local high school. One had been teaching a
total of 8 years and the other a total of 20 years. Everyone expected the
teacher with the greater experience to get the job, but the position was given
to the one with 8 years of teaching experience.
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