“We the people, elect leaders not to rule but to serve.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower
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First Principles: We, The People, Elect Leaders Not To Rule But To Serve
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Thought For the Day: Courage and Honor Are The Greatest Qualities of the Mind
“You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.” – Aristotle
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First Principles: America Is Built On Courage, Imagination and An Unbeatable Determination
“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” – Harry S. Truman
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The Unflinching Eye
Halloween Poem #29:
The Unflinching Eye by Michael Romani We drink a toast among us Because it is what's done and simply because To the unflinching eye of the intellectual soul It is most gratifying to have death under our control You see, to truly understand death We must fist draw our last breath As a first step toward reanimation And then bring back life's sweet fascination Tossed back in honor of Lucifer Whose guiding light is thought to deliver These secrets to all of humanity Ingrates who seek after immortality All things may become possible with time Though patience for such things is often sublime Little dreams lost only to again be found The sorrow felt is all too profound Digging away at life's great mystery Stubbed toes that bruise one's dignity The secret is reanimation by electricity To call this the Devil's work would be generosity Turning our minds toward the art of dark science There's little semblance of a conscience For we who sought and seek to conquer death Only find hope in the poison felt in a last breath (c) October 29, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
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Thought For the Day: There Is Only One Race, The Human Race – And We Are All Members of It
“I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one ‘race’ – the human race – and that we are all members of it.” – Margaret Atwood
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First Principles: Whoever Seeks To Set One Group of Americans Against Another, Seeks To Degrade All
“We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions-bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom and equality. Whoever seeks to set one nationality against another, seeks to degrade all nationalities.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Thought For the Day: Freedom Is the Sure Possession of Those Alone Who Have the Courage To Defend It
“Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.” – Pericles
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First Principles: Freedom Is the Open Window Through Which Pours the Sunlight of the Human Spirit and Human Dignity
“Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.” – Herbert Hoover
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In the Tall Grass
Halloween Poem #28
In the Tall Grass by Michael Romani It's there in the tall grass Out in the muck and mire That tall, tall grass That feeds on your desire Never letting you pass Out there in the tall, tall grass Until you learn the secret Until you learn the truth It's on you'll not regret A saving lesson from our youth One worth keeping not to forget That saving lesson from our youth It takes just one unnatural act Simple as it is and always will be Coming at us as a natural fact Just takes a little loving sympathy It only takes one selfless act And that's the truth as a natural fact It's there in the tall grass Out in the muck and mire That tall, tall grass That feeds on your desire Never letting you pass Out there in the tall, tall grass The truest love will lay its life down So that others find salvation It's true not a bluff from a jester's crown A sacred heart given to contemplation Is the secret way out And keeper of our best redemption Life spent in a cycle of grief Searching for our own way out Never getting any such relief Caught in paths of fear and doubt Until we learn to sacrifice Nothing else will ever suffice It's there in the tall grass Out in the muck and mire That tall, tall grass That feeds on your desire Never letting you pass Out there in the tall, tall grass That's the puzzle that needs learned To truly live you must find out What can never be given but discerned Beyond all the fears and doubt There is the simple act of forgiveness To find our way to outlive this One man learns that to live you must give And as token of his past he lays on the ground Having finally learned how a real man lives Satisfied in the comfort he has finally found Giving himself so that the one he loves is alright Letting go of what he wants to hold on tight (c) October 28, 2019 Michael Romani All Rights Reserved
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Happy Diwali 2019!!
In honor, respect and much appreciation for those who follow my work from India, I wish you one and all a very happy Diwali!
May these illuminating Diwali lights surround you and your loved ones with happiness and positivity. Happy Deepawali!
In honor of this Sunday being the main day as I understand this, I ventured to an Indian place to get dinner tonight. Not 100% certain but believe the eggplant based curry dish ate tonight is called Gutthi Vankaya Curry. Word to the wise for those who are not pepper friendly.. even made mild the peppers were intense. But, a promise had been made to someone very significant to me to try to eat more of a plant based diet.. so there you are!
Traditionally, a lot of sweets are ate on this day. Hopefully next year my blood sugar levels will be dealt with and this can be attempted. The treats certainly looked yummy.
For those who are neither Hindu nor knowledgeable of Hindu traditions, please know that this day symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance”.
And again,
Shubh Diwali!!
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