Cartoon – The Evolution of Water Carrying
Author: Antarctica Journal
Kristin Armstrong Quote – Passage of Time
“It is the runner in me who will age gracefully. It is the runner in me who understands that the beauty of my body is in the things it can do, not the way it looks doing them. The runner in me understands that lines come from laughing on long runs and smiling into the sun. The runner in me […]
Read moreGroucho Marx Quote – Money
“Money will not make you happy, and happy will not make you money.” – Groucho Marx
Read moreThe Science Behind Why We Laugh
Researchers find that humor is a psychological process of discovery that can benefit us when we are put in a sad situation. You may laugh when you go to a tragic event which is your way of coping with the tragedy. Which is very hard to define since we don’t analyze humor in the same way. Since comedians think differently […]
Read moreCartoon – Liberal vs. Conservative Economic Fantasy
Pope Francis Quote – Fraternity and Solidarity
“Dear young people. I invite you especially to take concrete initiatives of solidarity and sharing along‑side and with those who are the poorest. Participate generously in one or another of the projects through which, in different countries, others of your contemporaries are involved in gestures of fraternity and solidarity.” – Pope Francis
Read moreGandhi Quote – Important That You Do It
“Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is important that you do it.” – Gandhi
Read moreLet them hurry up and die
Taro Aso, Japanese Finance Minister and former Prime Minister, bemoaning the financial burden that caring for the elderly in their final years places on the country’s budget. Over a quarter of Japan’s 128 million people are above the age of 60—including Aso, who is 72.
Read moreCharles Dickens Quote – Lighten The Burdens of Another
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ― Charles Dickens
Read moreHasidic Folktale – Crowded House
A poor man was so distressed at how small and crowded his house was that he went to see his rabbi for advice. The rabbi told him to go home and move his goat into the house, then to come visit the rabbi again in a week. The man did as he was told and returned to the rabbi a […]
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