Maybe it’s true that “it takes a village.” In today’s Thursday Thought quote we read about the importance of community.
“Crime goes up when the sense of community goes down. People feel disconnected.” — Steven Stosny, compassionpower.com.
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Community and Crime
Maybe it’s true that “it takes a village.” In today’s Thursday Thought quote we read about the importance of community.
“Crime goes up when the sense of community goes down. People feel disconnected.” — Steven Stosny
Steinhem Carries a Torch
Each of us needs to “light up,” says Gloria Steinhem in today’s Thursday Thought quote.
Hawking on Machines and Equality
Will machines make our lives easier and more comfortable in the future? Maybe it depends on who you are. In today’s Thursday Thought, Stephen Hawking takes a look into the future.
“If machines produce everything we need, the outcome will depend on how things are distributed. Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution. So far, the trend seems to be toward the second option, with technology driving ever-increasing inequality.”
Mann Understands Man
This quote gave me pause for reflection, so I pass it on to you as today’s Thursday Thought.
“DOING NOTHING FOR OTHERS IS THE UNDOING OF OURSELVES.”
– HORACE MANN
On Standing Up and Rising
Today’s Thursday Thought comes from a man who spends his life observing others and reflecting on life. Often-quoted Dr. Steve Maraboli is a bestselling author, speaker, philanthropist, and behavioral scientist.
“Every single time you help somebody stand up you are helping humanity rise.” — Steve Maraboli
Julian Bond: The World’s Loss
The world lost a force for good last Saturday, when Julian Bond died. For those of you who don’t recognize his name, he was a civil rights activist, former NAACP chairman, educator, politician, and leader. Many people disagreed with his stand against the Vietnam war and against discrimination, but he lived according to his conscious. An interesting note is that he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives but, because he was Black, was not allowed to serve until after taking his case to the the Supreme Court and winning.
It’s only appropriate, then, that today’s Thursday Thought comes from him:
“Strait” Kindness
Today’s Thursday Thought is a simple, yet not-so-simple, definition of “kindness.”
“Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person.” — C. Neil Strait
What a Face Shows
Today’s Thursday Thought tells the power of just looking at someone:
“To gaze into another person’s face is to do two things: to recognize their humanity and to assert your own.” — Lawrence Hill
Our Forests and Ourselves
When I read yet another news story about a corporation making more profits for themselves by destroying forests, especially our life-sustaining rain forests, I’m painfully reminded of today’s Thursday Thought:
“What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another.” — Mahatma Gandhi