Good Morning Friends & Digital Neighbors! Happy Tuesday! Another visit on the subject of friendship. Mr. Rodgers wanted to be your neighbor, which is like a friend and in the Courtship of Eddie's father the opening song mentioned the father and son being best friends which is a good sentiment but usually disastrous in a parent relationship. Parents have to make difficult choices and decisions which friends don't have to do. I can't imagine a more challenging vocation than being a parent, perhaps we will visit that on some future morning sermonette. 😉
Padre's two cents - Parent your child well and you may have a friend when they turn adult, treat them like a friend while they mature and one or both of you may be unhappy with the results. Still a cute show and the opening scenes - posted below are really endearing. At the 9:53 minute mark they actually make reference to the aspect of discipline and punishment which is handled really well. So perhaps my criticism of the opening song is just more me being a ...
Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
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