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The Challenge of Charity

By Mark Antony Rossi The current challenge of charity is to persevere in doing the right thing despite a fraudulent presence intermingled among the needy. Not long ago my son demanded I give money to a homeless man with no shoes pushing a shopping cart with a dog inside it. I […]

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Silence is Surrender

By Mark Antony Rossi Good is stronger than Evil. This proclamation is not a cute catechism spoken by blind fools. It happens to be the absolute truth under the right conditions. When Good fails to meet those conditions Bad is left standing because Good only applies half of what truly […]

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Power of True

By Mark Antony Rossi In today’s ultra-sensitive society, you are in danger of being called a bigot if your mention someone’s body odor. I guess oppressing folks who “differently bathe” is now a national pastime in my country. Old fashioned notions like ” soap” and” work” are wicked curses to wanderers […]

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The Worry of Nice

By Mark Antony Rossi I’m old enough now is be suspicious of nice people. They recall handsome cars with empty gas tanks. Beautiful felines of exotic breeding fully spaded. An elegant hunting rifle with no bullets. My experience with nice people involves a series of interactions often resulting in disappointment. […]

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Neighbor or Nearby That Is Not the Question

By Mark Antony Rossi I grew up in a city with thriving colorful neighborhoods which included people called neighbors. My animated parents knew everyone on the block and so did I. As I reflect to those simpler days I question if the oversaturation of television has divided people to the […]

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Advice Givers Beware

By Mark Antony Rossi People usually shy away from giving advice because they get tired of folks showing little regard for the time spent or the knowledge freely dispensed. I’m no different. I honestly go out of way to not give advice. It just doesn’t seem worth the effort these […]

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Can Wisdom Be Imparted Wisely?

By Mark Antony Rossi We’ve been told “youth is wasted on the young.” The implication being older people deserve more time on Earth to impart vast amounts of wisdom they have collected over the years. Is this a jealous refrain from the retirement community? It’s a sad fact the more […]

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Bitter Math of Lost Potential

By Mark Antony Rossi The bitter math of lost potential aggravates any forward-thinking mind. Mainly due to the realization that lost potential stems mostly from bad attitude and not poor aptitude. I’m perennially saddened when encountering people and situations ripe for rich reward but robbed of any future due to […]

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When Safety Kills

By Mark Antony Rossi Each of us can point out a person we know who lives their life without restraint. Most times we tell them right to their faces, “man, there’s a price for reckless decisions.” Quite true, but are we just worried about the price we must pay to […]

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The Importance of Not Feeling Important

By Mark Antony Rossi Imagine a world where competition didn’t involve various parties with a superiority complex. The best person could claim victory and decide not to gloat about it for a century. The winner declared winner but the losers not deemed failures. This is lesson one of the importance […]