"I am so grateful..."
“…
that I live in a democratic country;
and that my HOPE is placed in the right man:
a leader with no term limits;
who loves everyone equally (red, blue, rich, poor, white, black, born, unborn);
who even loves his enemies… so much that he forbids mocking them or laughing at their folly;
who will prove himself faithful and true on every single promise;
who shows me grace in spite of my blindspots and pride;
and who will
never
ever
make a concession speech.And now, let’s get back to doing justice, to loving mercy, and to walking humbly with our God.
God bless America.”
Indeed.
Leo Tolstoy, quoted by Everybody Cares.
Update from the comments: “As everyone who has read his biography knows, it didn’t work. It didn’t even come close.” Human life in two sentences! (via mills)
I’ve been reading Ecclesiates and it struck me how much this sounds like parts of Solomon’s writings:
A man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his work. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment? To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Solomon has a bit of a different conclusion, though. This looks like a very good overview of the book.
Should a Christian Read Harry Potter?
Not good.