memorable moments

Being Alone Means Being Nothing Special

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If that sounds nonsensical or illogical, consider how significant it would be if you were the only one taking a test, the only one running a race, the only candidate on the ballot. You wouldn’t be different from anyone else because there would be no one else with whom to be compared.

By virtue of that, you wouldn’t have any measure against which to be valued. Neither would you have any bragging rights or any other claim to fame because none of those rewards would be the least bit significant.

Like it or not, this is the kind of world … Read the rest “Being Alone Means Being Nothing Special”

A New Year with a Memorable Beginning

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It was mid-afternoon on New Year’s Eve. The four of us aboard our chartered cruiser were heading eastward along the northern coast of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.

We soon arrived at Cane Garden Bay, our destination for this special night. We breathed easier as we left behind the choppy ocean. About five hundred feet from the beach, we stopped, dropped the anchor, and turned off the engines.

All too soon, it seemed, the sun dropped below the horizon. As daylight dimmed, I felt as if I were surrounded by the best of the world. On three sides of … Read the rest “A New Year with a Memorable Beginning”