For safety against robbers, one must protect property with ropes, locks and bolts. This makes good sense to the property owner, until a strong thief comes along and carries away everything. He has only one fear: That ropes, locks, and bolts may give way. Thus what the world calls good business is only a way…
Month: August 2020
071. Mulla Nasruddin and the flying donkey
The tyrannical King was mad at Mulla Nasruddin for being unable to entertain him. He shouted that he would cut off Mulla’s head. Mulla Nasruddin stepped forward and said, “I will do something that will surely entertain you.” “What will you do?” asked the King. “I will make my donkey fly!” “If you fail to…
070. Gregory Boyle: Transforming gang members in Los Angeles
Father Greg Boyle Gregory Boyle joined the Jesuit Order more than three decades ago. He was sent to the Dolores Mission in Los Angeles, which, at that time, was the poorest parish in the city and had the highest concentration of gang activity in the world. Father Greg witnessed the devastating impact of gang violence…
069. Compensating indigenous knowledge: Promise and failure
Aarogyappacha In December 1987, a team of scientists was on a botanical expedition in the Western Ghats in Kerala, India. They had taken with them a few members of the Kani tribe as their guides. The scientists noticed that the guides were eating a plant that seemed to keep them energetic even during tough treks….