The other day I was sent this link summerizing the Gita, a biblicesque story of a man strugling between moral virtues and ethical obligations to family. Many of the later chapters deal with spirituality and one’s relationship with god, something covered in an earlier post. The first several chapters however deal with how to be […]
I am not all that satisfied with my last post… alittle too mystical at times 🙂 In anycase, it has been some time since I have discussed the revolution and as far as I know, it is no where in print. The premise is this: I dislike the way that american society and infrustructure has […]
Tonight, while walking around aimlessly it occured to me that things seem differnt at night. Not just the physical world around me but the thoughts in my head. Dr. D told us a story in Physiological Psychology about patients with brain damage who, when shown their own mother, would vehemenitly argue that she was a […]
If you haven’t read Mano Singham’s Weblog yet, I suggest you do. In one entry he discussed the differences between his Methodist upbringing in Sri Lanka and his change in perspective once he came to the United States. I highly suggest reading this and many other entries. That entry in particular seemed to sum up […]
Thoughts on my visit to Purdue: Night sky… so dark with so many stars… breathtaking. The students… hm, not to sure. Most seem like high school students. Not all that intimidating once I got used to them. Campus… Ginourmous. 80% chance my office will be in the nano building which is in the middle of […]
Teaching is a burden. I have to assume that at some level most teachers are aware of the impact they are capable of having on a students life. With awareness of this ability must come a sense of duty. Much more then the knowledge that is shared. First, we learn from our parents. The foundation […]