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The Story of the Butterfly

14/01/2012

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A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole. Then it stopped, as if it couldn’t go further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair [...]

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The Paradox of Our Times

09/01/2012

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Today we have bigger houses and smaller families More conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees, but less common sense, More knowledge, but less judgment, We have more experts, and more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. We spend too recklessly, laugh too little, Drive too fast, get angry far too quickly, Stay up [...]

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Eating Red Earth

03/03/2010

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Red Mountain by Adam Balch

Red earth broken and fresh, different strata peaking forth. Dry on top more dusty brown than red, crowned by tufts of tenacious life. Low and sparse, prickly yet fascinating, it draws the eyes repeatedly to a sky that mirrors back an atmosphere of evening dusk.

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