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From the Twenty-Five Years Ago Column
In the elder days of Art, Builders wrought with greatest care Each minute and unseen part; For the gods see everywhere. – Henry W. Longfellow We learn a lot by thinking about the past and trying to learn from our earlier struggles and triumphs. The printing of lessons and literature is one of the Fellowship’s…
Read MoreA Lemurian Order Member’s Report
Without a true friend a man cannot discern the errors of his own actions. –– Chinese Every year, Lemurian Order members review the past twelve months to discover where they’ve made progress and what more they need to work on to keep improving themselves and their lives. We asked one veteran member if we might…
Read MoreWhen You Think You Know It All
“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is the noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” Confucius When I got a chance to work in an automotive shop, I jumped at it. This was always one of my deepest interests, having worked on…
Read MoreThis Can’t Be Happening Again!
None knows the weight of another’s burden. George Herbert Overhearing the expression, “I can’t breathe” by a television commentator last week as I walked into the room brought to my mind an incident that had taken place in another city involving a black man killed at the hands of a white police officer several years…
Read MoreHumility is Here To Help
Disappointment can be hard to take, but humility is here to help, its quiet strength based on faith that all is working out for the best despite appearances. – Lemurian Philosophy I try to remember these thoughts when I feel troubled or disappointed, but they were not the ones on my mind when I was…
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