One further point: What really hurts is not so much suffering itself as the fear of suffering. If welcomed trustingly and peacefully, suffering makes us grow. It matures and trains us, purifies us, teaches us to love unselfishly, makes us poor in heart, humble, gentle, and compassionate toward our neighbor. Fear of suffering, on the other hand, hardens us in self-protective, defensive attitudes, and often leads us to make irrational choices with disastrous consequences.
Fr. Jacques Philippe – Interior Freedom
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Krista Tippett interviews Thich Nhat Hanh
MS. TIPPETT: The kingdom of God? BROTHER THAY: Yeah, because I could not like to go to a place where there is no suffering. I could not like to send my children to a place where there is no suffering because, in such a place, they have no way to learn how to be understanding… Continue reading Krista Tippett interviews Thich Nhat Hanh
Life in the Sickest Town in America
“The health problems cascade from there. The economy is built on physically grueling jobs. An injury causes pain, which causes depression. Depression makes it harder to work. People gain weight. The weight gain leads to sleep apnea and sometimes to diabetes. Diabetes can exacerbate vision problems. To top it all off, there are few doctors… Continue reading Life in the Sickest Town in America
The secret to the Uber economy is wealth inequality – Quartz
There is no denying the seductive nature of convenience—or the cold logic of businesses that create new jobs, whatever quality they may be. But the notion that brilliant young programmers are forging a newfangled “instant gratification” economy is a falsehood. Instead, it is a rerun of the oldest sort of business: middlemen insinuating themselves between… Continue reading The secret to the Uber economy is wealth inequality – Quartz
Playing With My Son — The Message — Medium
In the days leading up to his birth, I’d jolt awake in a cold sweat from nightmares of raising a six-year-old athlete, begging me to go outside to play football or baseball or some other dreaded physical activity. Crisis averted. via Playing With My Son. I wish I hadn’t gotten rid of all my old… Continue reading Playing With My Son — The Message — Medium
An immigration lawyer reviews Paddington | Free Movement
Incidentally, for offering a home to Paddington — or harbouring him, as the Home Office would have it — Mr and Mrs Brown could potentially face prosecution under section 25 of the Immigration Act 1971, entitled “Assisting unlawful immigration to member State”. The maximum sentence is 14 years. via An immigration lawyer reviews Paddington.
Five SMART metrics to watch
Backblaze’s analysis of nearly 40,000 drives showed five SMART metrics that correlate strongly with impending disk drive failure: SMART 5 – Reallocated_Sector_Count. SMART 187 – Reported_Uncorrectable_Errors. SMART 188 – Command_Timeout. SMART 197 – Current_Pending_Sector_Count. SMART 198 – Offline_Uncorrectable The 5 SMART stats that actually predict hard drive failure | Computerworld
Catholicism’s Crimes Against Humanity « The Dish
It seems to me that we have to move past the church’s current doctrines on sex if we are to fully seek justice for the victims of this pathology and if we are to ensure that never again is a phrase that actually means something. It is not enough to ask for a change in… Continue reading Catholicism’s Crimes Against Humanity « The Dish
Medsger on Anonymous Tips
To casually grant confidentiality diminishes confidence in journalism. – Betsy Medsger, The Burglary
The Inhumanity of the Death Penalty
The death penalty—like all state actions—exists within a context constructed by humans, not gods. Humans tend to have biases, and the systems we construct often reflect those biases. Understanding this, it is worth asking whether our legal system should be in the business of doling out an ultimate punishment, one for which there can never… Continue reading The Inhumanity of the Death Penalty