An act of hate is something like an earthquake. An earthquake strikes suddenly, lasts a minute or so, leaves devastation in its wake. It draws the attention of everyone near enough to feel it. It destroys and kills on a massive scale, leaves the survivors scarred in body and mind, shocks even those who weren’t […]
An object at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted upon by an external force. An object in motion tends to continue at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force. – Newton’s First Law of Motion (my summary) The bad news: Newton’s first law, the law of inertia, works as well […]
Q: Four frogs are sitting on a log. Three decide to jump off. How many are left? A: Four. Deciding to jump isn’t jumping. Most of us have said this to ourselves at one time or another: I’m going to do it this time. I didn’t do it last time because [insert excuse here]. The […]
A Carrot, An Egg and a Cup of Coffee. I’m a sucker for a good metaphor, and this one resonates with me. The carrot and the egg are both changed by adversity (the boiling water) without producing much change in their environments, but the coffee changes its environment even as the environment changes it. It’s […]