Quotation of the Week

Bucket-lists make sense—if you believe this world is all there is. Cram it all in before you exit stage left. They also make sense if your view of the afterlife is some disembodied, ethereal experience or a merging into the one spirit of the universe. This world is undoubtedly beautiful in places, so get it all in while you have eyeballs and tastebuds.

But what if there is a resurrection and the world to come is a perfect restoration of all that is beautiful in this world, and you have endless time to explore, without deadlines and vaccinations, without aging and its limitations, without danger from wars, bandits, avalanches and plane crashes, without any hassle.

Mark Loughridge in the article "No Bucket List Required."

First Day Back After Vacation

There are few days in my life when I am more pathetic than the first day back to work after vacation. My personal pity party is quite something to behold. What is lacking is a good old dose of perspective to remind me that my "griefs" pale in comparison to what most of the world faces each day. It took a comic strip to give me that perspective this morning.