Showing posts with label loyalty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label loyalty. Show all posts
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Living Virtuously is Your Choice
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Book: Honoring My Father: Coming to Terms
Honoring My Father: Coming to Terms
Do you have someone you cared deeply about that is no longer with you? Do you wish that you could go back and do a better job of letting them know how much they meant to you? Yes, we all do. In this heartfelt account, David Satterlee tells personal stories of a remarkable father, his own failure in family and faith… and the rediscovery of love worth living for."Honoring My Father" is a journey of growth across generations. David remembers his Father's life with affection, and describes his own depression, spiritual crisis and divorce that led to being shunned by his family. Remarried, David and his wife attend his Dad's memorial service and discover opportunities to honor his Father's life, character, and a final wish.
This books also includes "Going to See Jessie," a related family story of elder-care, love, loyalty, and enduring patience. "Providing home care develops a predictable and cadenced routine... Going to see Jessie was an integral part of our Sisyphean life together. It was more than a routine; it was an obligatory rite, a necessary commemoration, like giving thanks before a meal or putting flowers on a grave."
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Essay: Confucius, Emerson, and Ginsberg
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Confucius, Emerson, and Ginsberg
From the book: Chum for Thought: Throwing Ideas into Dangerous Waters by David Satterlee
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| Chum For Thought: Throwing Ideas into Dangerous Waters |
Confucius, Emerson, and Ginsberg
The classic tenants of Confucianism and Taoism take
disparate, but not mutually-exclusive, views of existence. While only
Confucians would seek to give advice for improving society, elements of both
views are important to a balanced and healthful existence within a society.
Confucianism is all about improving society. Individuals are
expected to yield to established laws and the greater good of the community.
The fundamental concept for maintaining society is the competence and fairness
of public servants, which earns respectful honor and loyalty (for others,
family, ancestors, public servants, and tradition). Law and tradition are
looked to for guidance. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
explains:
Confucius' social philosophy largely revolves around
the concept of ren, “compassion” or “loving others.” Cultivating or
practicing such concern for others involved deprecating oneself. … Learning
self-restraint involves studying and mastering li, the ritual forms and
rules of propriety through which one expresses respect for superiors and enacts
his role in society in such a way that he himself is worthy of respect and
admiration. A concern for propriety should inform
Story: Tribal Family Values
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Tribal Family Values
from the book: Life Will Get You in the End:
Short stories by David Satterlee
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| Life Will Get You in the End: Short Stories by David Satterlee |
Tribal Family Values
Captain Chan Huy Gan stood before his assembled crew and
spoke to them with conviction and urgency:
“It has been a full season since our sea-barge and its
company of four hundred ran aground on this shore. There is no doubt that we
shall not see our former homes and families again without being discovered by
another expedition, and we know that no other such expedition was planned to
explore these unknown far reaches. Therefore, our ship’s governing council,
with the consensus agreement of our accompanying Scholars, has determined that
we must put all consideration of return behind us. We must commit ourselves to
permanent residence in this place. Further, we must commit, not only to our
continuing security, but to extending our prosperity and our progeny for all
time henceforth in this land.
“We have met with hostility from the native peoples. But our
fortifications hold strong and they will be further strengthened and expanded.
You have submitted well in transforming from a ship’s crew to a community of
farmers, herdsmen, craftsmen, and guardians. Many of you have been humbled to
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