Dedicated, on the 54th anniversary of her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus to whites, to teenage civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin; and to her fellow historical predecessors of Rosa Parks: Elizabeth Jennings Graham, Irene Morgan, Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald, and Mary Louise Smith. This mother lemming had co-opted and fur-lined the nest for her own brood - but, as all good mothers do, brought the eaglets half-chewed worms that boiled from the rain-soaked earth. And in the passing of that single week, his wound partly healed. And in it, the pistol he'd found under his father's mattress. The young man then unfurled a great pair of ribbed wings, and, climbing to a nearby hill, ran into the blowing wind. But his brother skimmed through school, flunked college, and sired children out of wedlock, with no job to support them -- becoming a burden on his brother's family, and a foolish codger. April 26, 2008, excerpt from The Parables of Reason (Chapter 3, "Emotion's Mastery"), Copyright © 2008 by Frank H. So did Society men and women revere him -- even though his rubber went into the bullets shot from the guns of the junta that, with him, ruled those who slaved on his plantation. August 28, 2010, excerpt from The Parables of Reason (Chapter 3, "Emotion's Mastery"), Copyright © 2010 by Frank H. Burton. "And I want to be a cosmonaut!" -----The Dodo, The CrowIn a verdant field surrounding a farm lived a Dodo and a Crow. The Whitman Institute The adventurer stopped, uncorked a flask and took a swig of water, wiped the sweat from her face, then squatted to crawl beneath the underbrush down the new path. Dedicated to U.S. state-by-state efforts to counter federal prohibition of the medicinal and recreational sales of marijuana, both prohibitions causing death and misery -- one by allowing illness to go untreated, the other by creating black markets, gangs and crime. The Frog was quite the bounder, hopping high over rock and rivulet, while the Salamander sedately crawled over slick stone and swam beneath the frothing water. Neonicotinoid & Roundup-Ready Agribusiness (Overuse and Drainage of Pesticides & Herbicides Killing Wild Plants, Pollinating Bees, Terrestrial and Aquatic Insects, and Insect-Dependent Fish and Birds) July 11, 2015, excerpt from The Parables of Reason © 2007-2015 (Chapter 2, "Assumption's Denial"), by Frank H. Burton. Yet, when talking to his superiors, lies dripped like venom from his salivating lips. The Circle of Reason is the first novel by Indian author, Amitav Ghosh. Yet remaining, at the beyond-white-hot core of churning possibility, lay a tiny, condensed ghost of what had been. And, in the march of decades, he became a historian of note. ", Rally to Restore Sanity Minnesota, Minnesota State Capitol Rotunda, October 30, 2010, "Minnesota Interfaith Group Changes Its Name to Become More Inclusive of Atheists". "You are to rule us, but to prove yourself, you must leap this chasm!" the soldier yelled over sporadic small arms fire. Yet, looking into his new wife's and children's anxious eyes, he knew his obligation was to do more. And what do you want yourself, dear sister?" "Let's go!" To many, this man seemed more a barking dog than a human being. The first country, at the insistence of its army, installed a charismatic dictator. Eight years ago, The Circle of Reason first posted the below Parable of the Week noting the growing acceptance, particularly from the Millennial generation, of same-sex marriages. Thus, reality is not the only path -- but it is the only path forward. On the same club there was a player who stood, instead, deep in left field. Religious Tolerance -- via Parker Palmer Soon the first brother became the darling of his parents, as he learned to not spit out his food, to wipe his own face, to speak whole sentences, and to tie his own shoes and button his own shirts, in short order. She stood rapier-straight. "And place me legs on the line, too, my boy?" All who worked for him were lauded when they voiced new ideas -- even poor or unoriginal ones. Thus, drive or be the passenger in your life's journey. And The Machine was all that counted -- or so the Cog thought. Talk Design (Rebutting "Intelligent Design") "Eat your nut, lieutenant." "Pope Francis States Ideology is an Illness and Calls for Greater Openness" Another young woman also came to the store in search of a patron and a place to sell her art. "Tell me, Indian!" the older sister cried. The Royal Astrologer, sweat popping from his brow, breathed heavily as he peered into the sky and pushed around the scrolls and charts scattered on his escritoire. Thus, exploration must involve the new -- or is an illusion. He, too, prayed to Allah, but said to himself, "As the Prophet used the way of 'Aql -- of intellect and mind -- to restore our tribes to faith, so too must my shoulders carry the weight of interpreting his teachings; I must use my own intellect and mind." Until one day it shut up. Thus, emotions must be clues -- and you a detective. That year, the young vintners grew rich, as wine was rare. Thus, freedom is the well of reason, but one must drink from the well.September 28, 2007, excerpt from The Parables of Reason (Chapter 1, "Reality's Acceptance"), Copyright © 2007 by Frank H. The people believed, and wailed -- some in ecstasy, others in fear. Then one day a great, inland wind blew over the cliffs to the sea, and the lemmings hunkered down in a thicket. He rejected her for her friendship with others of different colors. Why, it even stinks! 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