Tag Archives: Meaning in Life

Voices from Beyond

Posted on February 4, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

The late Professor Antony Flew, in his book ‘There is a God- How the World’s Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind’, asks us to imagine a satellite phone washed up on a remote island, whose inhabitants had never had contact … Continue reading →

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Only God is Great

Posted on February 4, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

We have become used to hearing some religious fanatics shout the words ‘God is great’ as they wreak death and destruction, and our sense of disgust can easily cause us to overlook the real significance of those words. But in … Continue reading →

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Winning at Any Price

Posted on February 2, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s an old story about two Mississippi paddleboats, which left Memphis about the same time, travelling down the river to New Orleans. As they steamed along side by side, the two skippers challenged each other to a race. Eventually, one … Continue reading →

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Grounded

Posted on February 1, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Ronald Meredith wrote about a night in early spring when he saw a flock of wild geese flying across the sky against a full moon. It was a magnificent sight. But the thing he remembered most was the sight of … Continue reading →

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“I do not feel that I am the product of chance”

Posted on January 11, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Near the end of his life, the atheist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre told Pierre Victor: “I do not feel that I am the product of chance, a speck of dust in the universe, but someone who was expected, prepared, prefigured. In … Continue reading →

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The Curse of the Diamond

Posted on January 8, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

An expert in diamonds noticed that the woman seated next to him on an aircraft had a huge diamond on her finger. He introduced himself and told her that he couldn’t help notice what a magnificent stone she had in … Continue reading →

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WYSIWYG

Posted on December 20, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Back in the days when I was being dragged kicking and screaming into the computer age, computer nerds, trying to explain the wonders of it all to me, used to spout unintelligible terms that just confused me more. Most of … Continue reading →

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Don’t wish them happiness

Posted on December 10, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Lisa Grunwald, writing in the Los Angeles Times, made a plea to all parents who want more than anything for their children to be happy. “Don’t wish them happiness,” she says. “Wish them goodness, energy, humour, brains, diligence, discipline, even … Continue reading →

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Never cry over anything that can’t cry over you

Posted on December 5, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

When Sophia Loren, broken hearted, sobbed to movie director Vittorio De Sica over the theft of her jewelry, he gave her this advice: “Listen to me, Sophia. I am much older than you and if there is one great truth … Continue reading →

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It’s not how much you have

Posted on November 30, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

A friend who grew up in Japan told me that in traditional Japanese society it was considered preferable to own one thing of beauty rather than many, because if you own one thing you will look at it and truly … Continue reading →

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