Most everyone is familiar with the story about the boy who cried, “wolf!” The mischievous shepherd boy repeatedly sent the herdsmen running with his false alarms. When a real wolf finally did come prowling, no one responded to the boy’s cries for help. In the past, I’ve noticed a good deal of false cries of […]

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the airplane, the pessimist the parachute. George Bernard Shaw One of the most enduring qualities of mankind is its God-given ability to remain optimistic in the face of the direst situations. Optimism is a good attribute in someone who is trying to survive a tragedy […]