Seneca, a Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist of ancient Rome wrote in his 45th letter on ethics, “We embrace bad things rather than good; we choose one thing and then the opposite; our aims and intentions are all in conflict with one another.” Dr. Martin Luther King put it like this, “There is something of …
Tag: Life
Auctioning Our Lives Away
Diogenes of Sinope said, "We sell things of great value for things of very little..." Marcus Aurelius said. "We always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up and trouble your soul about things we cannot control." How much of our precious life do we sell in …
My 7 Commandments
Man's Education Begins And the Lord God commanded man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat. But of the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat of it, for on the day that you eat thereof, you shall surely die.Genesis 2:16-17 The Sages and great Torah teachers …
It’s Our Choice
The nations of the world have a social obligation of justice. In the introduction of the section on the “Establishment of Laws and Courts” in the Divine Code 4th Edition, Rabbi Dr. Shimon Cowen writes, The Noahide precept of justice, or ‘dinim’, is the obligation, incumbent upon societies, to establish the rule of law through …
The Recipe
This following was inspired by a conversation I had with a fellow coworker. I work in the parts department of a Toyota dealership, my particular job is in shipping at our parts warehouse. We wholesale Toyota and Lexus parts locally, throughout the south and internet sales nationwide. The orders we receive from auto body and …
A Brief Encounter
It happened late on a Saturday afternoon, I walked into a mighty rushing river of silence and beauty. The silence was so large, so vast, it overpowered my body and soul. Technically, I cannot find any words within my English language to properly describe the experience of that much silence; how do you describe something …
Navigating Earth Pt. 1
Man's quest to inhabit the earth has taken him on a journey across many lands and seas. As he trekked through unfamiliar territories and sailed across the oceans, there became a need to develop navigational tools; examples of these tools are, the compass, astrolabe, sextant, maps and now the Global Positioning System (GPS). Not only …
My God, The King Pt. 6
Halleluyah Psalm 146 This psalm is a song of hope and encouragement for the oppressed. The Psalmist in verse 2 shows us that the Creator endows every person with two gifts. Psalm 146:2"I will Praise Hashem while I live, I will make music to my God while I exist." First, He gives life, the basic …
Noahide Purpose
In the past I have written and done a video on what a Noahide is. I have spoken numerous times on the subject of the Seven Universal Instructions found within the book of Genesis. This blog was inspired by a post on Facebook that a friend shared. It is so simple, I feel most overlook …
Out of This World, Or Is It?
I just finished watching Mars, a two series docudrama on Netflix. I first started watching it because I love shows about Outer Space, I was unaware at the time that this was a docudrama. After the first coupe of episodes, I found myself drawn in and binged the whole series. For people like me who …
Emuna Trek 