A series of photos of Pope Francis embracing a man with neurofibromatosis (a condition long associated with the ‘Elephant Man’ Joseph Carey Merrick) has captured the imagine of a global audience.
We are all one.
~Tim Miller
J Shap passed along an awesome article on the power of Eastern Philosophy. I believe that some of the Eastern practices have in a way “changed my life.” I can certainly fathom how students at Harvard would be benefiting from a course on the Eastern teachers. Via The Atlantic His students tell me it is […]
The Dalai Lama said he was counting on young people to create a “happier” century as he celebrated his 78th birthday on Saturday in southern India with tens of thousands of Tibetan exiles. “The present-day generation can create better conditions and build a world where everyone can live in harmony and in a spirit of […]
“We found that the happiest people take pleasure in other people’s successes and show concern in the face of others’ failures. A completely different portrait, however, has emerged of a typical unhappy person—namely, as someone who is deflated rather than delighted about his peers’ accomplishments and triumphs and who is relieved rather than sympathetic in […]
Such a touching image. Thank you for posting!