Facinating. China is attempting to block the auction of historical artifacts in France, that are apparently the spoils of war. The artifacts are two bronze sculptures of animal heads, a rat and a rabbit. China claims ownership based upon cultural heritage, and scorns any insinuation that human rights should be discussed in the same context.
I'm not claiming that two wrongs make a right. But I'm not sure the French are wrong, either - if the artifacts are the spoils of a war 140 years ago, then the sculptures are part of the French cultural heritage, too.
Check it out!
What do you think?
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Begin with the end in mind
What do you want on your tombstone? No, I don't mean pizza.
To accomplish something grand takes focus. In the words of Yogi Berra, "If you don't know where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else."
So. Where am I going with this? Well, I don't know where this blog is going to go, per se. But I know where I've been, and I don't want to go back there. For a time I couldn't get away from what mess I'd been making elsewhere on the web, and my self-consciousness was stifling. But I'm moving forward from there finally, in the interest of a fresh start! And I look forward now to recovering my voice.
Which brings me back to "What do you want on your tombstone?"
Begin with the end in mind - decide where you want to end up. I thought, what do I want my children to think about, should they find themselves visiting my grave? I decided I wanted to remind them of God's glory. And the joy of song and worship. So I chose this:
Because I love to sing, and worship, and revel in God's glory - what I want on my tombstone is this: "She has no less days to sing God's praise than when she first began."
Hallelujah!
To accomplish something grand takes focus. In the words of Yogi Berra, "If you don't know where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else."
So. Where am I going with this? Well, I don't know where this blog is going to go, per se. But I know where I've been, and I don't want to go back there. For a time I couldn't get away from what mess I'd been making elsewhere on the web, and my self-consciousness was stifling. But I'm moving forward from there finally, in the interest of a fresh start! And I look forward now to recovering my voice.
Which brings me back to "What do you want on your tombstone?"
Begin with the end in mind - decide where you want to end up. I thought, what do I want my children to think about, should they find themselves visiting my grave? I decided I wanted to remind them of God's glory. And the joy of song and worship. So I chose this:
Because I love to sing, and worship, and revel in God's glory - what I want on my tombstone is this: "She has no less days to sing God's praise than when she first began."
Hallelujah!
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)