Sometimes we can discern a person’s thoughts, emotions, mood or intentions, or all of these, from a subtle clue. The great classical actor Ian McKellen illustrated this in a one-man performance on ... Read More about Being Subtle
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Being Wise
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
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