Life’s disappointments shape growth from birth onward
A meditation on how boredom and disappointment arise at every life stage from infancy to early adulthood. The narrator traces how praise in childhood contrasts with later frustration in school, sports, and career, noting insecurity and confusion as common threads.
Moving to New Cities Sparks Renewed Life and Purpose
The narrator reflects on leaving a familiar social circle after years of quiet success and compromising in business. Moving through three cities for art, music, and weather, they discover stimulating conversations, friendships with high achievers, and a mindset shift that makes each day feel purposeful. A friend, age 80, vows to publish a new book yearly and not die before 95.
Public schools and creationism in the Founders era view
Larry R. Johnson argues that public schools belong to the people and should teach creationism alongside evolution, citing Webster, the First Amendment, the Declaration, and Harvard's early education aims. He claims founders favored Biblical education and urges teaching scriptures in public schools.
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