Posts Tagged ‘appearances’
Don’t Mind the Wrapping
To this day, I hold a vivid memory of an event in middle school wherein the Physical Education teacher lined all of the students against the gymnasium wall as he slowly walked by us and evaluated us physically with nothing but a look. Each of us young men folded our arms across our chests so…
Read MoreDaring to Be Genuine
“O LORD, you have searched me, and known me.” (Psalm 139:1) Ralph Waldo Emerson was a man brilliant beyond what is normal for most human beings. His insights into human character are often shocking. One of my favorites comes from his essay on Friendship: Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of another person,…
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