empathy
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The Death of Caring
Compassion died in me today.Where empathy warmed my soul's hearth,cold ash and half-burned logs stink of char and death.I no longer care,and no amount of wantingbrings caring back. The timing of this escapes me–it just is;it has come as it… Continue reading
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Job II
And what would you have said?"Life sucks"?"There is no answer"?"God is capricious and uncaring"?"God? What God?""Try meth instead"? I would have sat beside himand wept. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Unsolicited Advice
There is a Japanese proverb that suggests, "Don't give others what they don't want." How often haven't I done this? I recall the sermons I've preached, the classes I've taught, the workshops I've lead, the articles I've written… In retrospect,… Continue reading