Wheatleys mahatma

They deeply care for them and bring about large changes.We are blessed to have such leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Dalai Lama, Mother.
'On Being Brought from Africa to America' is a poem by Phillis Wheatley (c.
The article tells the inspiring story of Phillis Wheatley, a young Black woman who was enslaved but became a renowned poet in the 18th.

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Uncomfortable Place Of Uncertainty

We weren’t trained to admit we don’t know. Most of us were taught to sound certain and confident, to state our opinion as if it were true. We haven’t been rewarded for being confused. Or for asking more questions rather than giving quick answers. We’ve also spent many years listening to others mainly to determine whether we agree with them or not. We don’t have time or interest to sit and listen to those who think differently than we do.

It is very difficult to give up our certainties -- our positions, our beliefs, our explanations. These help define us; they lie at the heart of our personal identity. Yet I believe we will succeed in changing this world only if we can think and work together in new ways.

Curiosity is what we need. We don’t have to let go of what we believe, but we do need to be curious about what someone else believes. We do need to acknowledge that their way of interpreting the world might be essential to our survival. To be curious about how someone else interprets things, we have

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WHEATAKE 46: THE AXE HEAD. BY CHARLES H. WHEATLEY

The following is commentary from Dr. Charles Wheatley.

I have been listening to a fair amount of discourse about the symptoms which characterize the current situation in our homeland, but not sufficient discourse on the root causes of the situation. The status of our people should be measured against the goals of the Territory. The outcomes are symptoms of the inner workings of the homeland. Let us take a brief look at Mahatma Gandhi’s seven dangers of human virtues published in October 1925:

1. Wealth without work;

2. Pleasure without conscience;

3. Knowledge without character;

4. Business without ethics;

5. Science without humanity;

6. Religion without Sacrifice;

7. Politics without principle.

The word “virtue” is a translation of the Greek word “arete’ “which is also translated as “excellence.” Different objects natural and artificial have their particular arete’. There is arete’ (excellence) of a horse, and there is arete’ “excellenc

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Why Did Phillis Wheatley Disappear

The Inspiring Story of Phillis Wheatley: A Beacon of Liberty

In the twilight of 1775, a poem of praise for the burgeoning revolution found its way to the newly appointed General George Washington. The poem, invoking the goddess of the nascent nation to champion the general’s righteous cause, was penned by an unlikely author – a young Black woman named Phillis Wheatley, who had spent over a decade in slavery.

Phillis Wheatley: From Slavery to Literary Fame

Phillis Wheatley arrived in the colonies on a slave ship in 1761. She was purchased by Susanna and John Wheatley in Boston to serve in their household. However, in an unexpected turn of events, they taught her to read and write. Over the next decade, Wheatley immersed herself in poetry and religious texts, eventually beginning to create her own verses.

Her work was published in a local newspaper, and in 1771, her elegy for the renowned reverend George Whitefield captured the public’s imagination. The poem’s repetitive rhythms, dramatic religious references, and soari