Indentured from Birth
The 10-year-old child struggles with the load of clay he is to turn into bricks. All day. He dreams of school, of a better life. But if he doesn’t make bricks, he doesn’t eat. His parents could find no other work, and they took out loans to survive. Loans they now cannot repay, and probably never will. When they die, their children will inherit the unrepayable debt. They will never play like other kids, never go to school, never read and write. And they will likely make bricks for their wealthy owner until they die. Many landowners, brick kiln operators,…
Cobwebs
Earthly life is fleeting. The clock tick-tock-tick-tocked on the mantle. Ralph, the slightly graying husband had just finished a fast life of making money and enjoying weekends. Now his life was a weekend. He wandered into the kitchen for another cup of coffee. With the steam still wafting up from his cup, he looked again at the mantle. Cobwebs had formed along the left side of the clock. He wondered. With the setting sun splashing across the sky, Ralph stepped out for a walk. Upon returning he saw that cobwebs covered the whole clock. Still it tick-tock-tick-tocked. He must have mixed up the clock…
Tears at the End of an Assault Weapon
Courtesy of Free Digital Photos I wasn’t going to write about it. But I couldn’t get the tears out of my heart. Killers with assault weapons at high schools, universities, political speeches, and now a movie theatre, shopping mall, and an elementary school. A class full of first graders massacred. Tweet
Live Well in the Face of Eternal Reality
You & Me & Eternal Reality Live well… Most people would say they want to live well. I don’t know many who prefer misery or self-destruction. If they destroy themselves, it’s usually as a byproduct of recklessly doing something else. For most of us, living well is a matter of choices we make. Living well is also a big subject that may encompass faith, health, fitness, finances, social interaction, even home buying and vacation clubs. So we need to be more specific. …in the face of… People tend to live life as if they’ll get out of it alive, or…
First Post
New Years Day 2013. My first blog post on PeterLundell.com. I want to thank Augusto Piccio for setting the whole thing up, and Bob Cho, who has helped me modify and upgrade. I have long sent “Connections” as a semi-monthly email, but have come to where I will now blog as well. I intend to post on this website starting two times a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. I will continue to send “Connections,” though I may shift to a monthly basis if the blog grows and demands more attention. For now I’ll keep sending “Connections” twice a month as…
