Wisdom bites

Merrily, merrily… life is but a dream

Philosophy finds its way into our lives through unexpected sources, such as children songs. ¨Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily. Life is but a dream¨. The first time I heard this song (not long ago) I was listening intently. I needed to learn the lyrics so I could sing them to my daughter. The profoundness of the last rhyme wasn't lost on me. I quickly wondered why someone would teach a child such a song. A native Spanish speaker that I am, I can't hear a reference to life being a dream without…

End all wars: Poem to America

A war free from government: arms trafficking, arms manufacturing, abusing power and position. No, you're not America if you use your toys to enrich your friends, driving up their stock. You're not America to use your money put your soldiers unprepared, at harm's way. I want my money to go to education and health care. End it! End the insanity that tells anyone anything good comes out of violence, and the conflicts in the Middle East. End the petty wars and the seemingly necessary ones too. Use your energy on something constructive. Show me you can function in peace. Show me you have…