The transcendent intellectual virtue is wisdom. King Solomon’s court is said to have marveled at his wisdom when he ordered the baby cut in half, knowing that would identify the mother; even if he was ... Read More about Being Wise
Cycle-of-Life Season
Praxis
If I have seen further, it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants. [Isaac Newton] . . . there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men —above all for those upon ... Read More about Praxis
Being Comprehensive
Another characterizing feature of transcendence is comprehensiveness. The transcendent person leaves no stone unturned. ... Read More about Being Comprehensive
Being Precise
A page of a book, he noted, cannot be absorbed in one stare; you need to go word by word. “If you wish to have a sound knowledge of the forms of objects, begin with the details of them, and do not go ... Read More about Being Precise
Being Dedicated
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable . . . Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated ... Read More about Being Dedicated
Genius
Familiar things happen, and mankind does not bother about them. It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious. [Alfred North Whitehead, “Science and the Modern World” ... Read More about Genius
Being Avid
Being avid - taking a keen interest in something, enthusiastically - can affect every aspect of life and Being. The word "enthusiasm" comes from the Greek, in - theos, which means "in God." Thus, ... Read More about Being Avid
Transcending Previous Limitations
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. [Helen Keller, The Story of My Life (1903).] Ellen’s test of mastery was also a moment of surrender, or an act of radical faith, ... Read More about Transcending Previous Limitations
Communicating: Listening and Discussing
In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers. [Fred Rogers.] Language ... Read More about Communicating: Listening and Discussing