Writing is Remembering
Mug shot of Vincenzo Perugia, the man who stole the Mona Lisa out of the Louvre Museum in Paris. Do you believe it is possible to learn from everyone, even from someone whose behavior is unethical? I don't mean to learn from them only negative lessons, for example, what not to do, or how not … Continue reading A Thief Is Modest
Vanitas Still Life with Books, by Jan Lievens. Date: c.1627 - c.1628; Netherlands. One day when I was in elementary school—the fifth grade, I believe—I was walking down my school's long central hallway; no one else was present. There were classrooms on both sides with doors entering into the hall. Suddenly, a teacher appeared, standing … Continue reading Except for Pride
