Columns & Opinions
Bearing the mysterious mark of Cain
Children have an innate sense of fairness. I remember watching a set-up in which a friendly adult presents a small child with one of those translucent suckers that the doctor used to give kids after they had been given a shot. The child smiles broadly. To another child standing on the other side, the adult presents one of those large, multi-colored lollipops about the size of a dinner plate. The first child’s smile quickly fades. The child knows that, somehow, “This is not fair!”
Making good decisions
I’m on a roll. I’ve made a series of really good decisions lately. Do you ever feel like that? It’s like being in the zone on a basketball court. In other words if I’m on your team you want to get the ball to me because every shot is going in.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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