Be Gentle with your Fellow Men

BE FIRM IN YOUR ACTS,
BUT EASY IN YOUR HEART.
BE STRICT WITH YOURSELF,
BUT GENTLE WITH YOUR
FELLOW MEN.

~Mr. Tut-Tut
One Hundred Proverbs

Of Note: According to psychologists, America is filled with WEIRD people on whom almost 100% of their research is conducted. WEIRD--western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic-- describes a majority of undergraduate subjects on whom various experiments are conducted. The results obtained from these studies are then broadly extrapolated to the rest of the global population as if everyone senses the world alike. Not so fast said a handful of researchers, who reviewed international journals from 2003 - 2007 to see where the study subjects came from. A whopping 96% were WEIRD. The researchers went on to assess how did Westerners differ from non-Westerners? Unsurprisingly, WEIRDos tended to be more individualistic and competitive than Eastern societies. They relish choices--the more the merrier. Data showed that people living in the USA took these attitudes to new heights. The conclusions? While the non-industrialized Asian and African world was shifting to attitudes held by their WEIRD brothers and sisters, Americans were becoming further entrenched. One day it is predicted that the United States will lead the world out of this trench into the clear light of day where the spiritual values of cooperation, sharing, responsibility and selflessness prevail. Until then, we can act AS IF the day has already arrived.

Today's Weather Report: 18 degrees Fahrenheit and cloudy describes the day. It is almost exactly like yesterday. As predicted, the icy layer underneath the snow has left some roads very slippery especially in town. Good day to stay in and take a nap.