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What quarrel, what harshness, what unbelief in each other can subsist in the presence of a great calamity, when all read more
What quarrel, what harshness, what unbelief in each other can subsist in the presence of a great calamity, when all the artificial vesture of our life is gone, and we are all one with each other in primitive mortal needs?
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but read more
The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.
There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as read more
There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters?
Perhaps catastrophe is the natural human environment, and even though we spend a good deal of energy trying to get read more
Perhaps catastrophe is the natural human environment, and even though we spend a good deal of energy trying to get away from it, we are programmed for survival amid catastrophe.