Archive for May, 2008
« Previous EntriesHappy Memorial Day….
Monday, May 26th, 2008Though perhaps it isn’t so happy.
Perhaps there are men and women we will remember as having died with valor for their country.
Perhaps there are children and elderly whose souls will never know why their home was targeted by bombs in the middle of the night, wondering why they were called “collateral”.
Perhaps there are old soldiers […]
Ronin, pt II
Monday, May 19th, 2008The Ronin awoke to the sound of muffled voices talking amongst themselves. He opened his sleepy eyes and saw four missionaries dressed in plain brown clothes standing at a cross road some distance away.
As the Ronin approached, he noticed first their slack eyes and hunched shoulders. One amongst them looked his way briefly with mild […]
I am not perfect.
Monday, May 12th, 2008I alluded to it a few weeks ago in talking about struggle, but it bears repeating.
These words I type and the stories I tell come from my heart; they are ideals to which I strive and bearings on my journey. They are not testaments to my own perfection or mastery of life’s living.
Like the martial […]