Tag Archives: Aristotle

When Becoming Becomes Being

Posted on by

A quiet morning revealed the difference between doing and simply being In the wee small hours of the morning, while the whole wide world is fast asleep…  The rain has stopped. The streets are fresh and warm. The sky is clear. The day begins to form… The opening lyric to these favorite songs conveys the sensibility […]

Qualities Of Character

Posted on by

Seeing the best in us raises the rest of us and gives us hope There are certain people in the world who bolster our estimation of humanity and contribute hope for the future. By the quality of their character, defined by social theorist Amitai Etzioni as “the psychological muscle that moral conduct requires,” they demonstrate […]