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...Lent began: forty days of preparation for Resurrection—the zenith of faith. While in church, I witnessed an eclectic parade of coordinated bodies in procession toward the altar, where the priest marked each person’s forehead with a cross of ashes. By acknowledging every human??��s origin and end in ashes and dust, we are moved toward more than a month of fasting and spiritual growth. In the spirit of ecumenism, similar practices are common to different religions and ways of life: Islamic Ramadan, Jewish Yom Kippur, classical Greek Stoicism, Buddhist bodhisattva practices...
...pretty much been par for the course. But when it comes to the more important subject of snacking, everyone knows that there is no better feeling than feeding a machine some money and having it reward you with delicious processed foodstuffs. It avoids the irksome “human??�� element of buying things from a store and makes you feel like if only they had electricity in Africa, maybe people wouldn’t be so hungry. It’s probably even cooler in Japan, where you can text message your choice to the vending machine, almost...
...some happiness tips for former tennis partner and soon-to-be ex-University President Lawrence H. Summers. Ben-Shahar suggests a three-prong approach to beating the resignation blues. 1) “He will likely be feeling upset, disappointed and sad. He should give himself permission to be human??�—to experience whatever he is experiencing and accept it as natural and human,” says Ben-Shahar. 2) Ben-Shahar recommends that Summers should study Harvard psychology Professor Daniel T. Gilbert’s research, which found that humans possess a remarkable...
Next year, he’s taking time-off to write a book called “The Permission to Be Human??�� and another one, as yet untitled, about leadership...
...event. “His message has a universal application. It in fact applies to everyone.” During his speech at the 90-minute service, Lala pointed out that there was a diverse group in attendance. But he emphasized that “ultimately we are all human??�� which he said was King’s message. “He wanted us to see the world through our neighbor’s eyes,” Lala said. Sanby Lee ’08, co-president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Asian American Association (AAA), stressed...