per-pend
:verb
:Middle English, from Latin perpendere: from per- thoroughly + pendere: to weigh |
15th century
transitive verb : to reflect on carefully :PONDER
"It seems to me negligent, if after we have been confirmed in the faith, we do not strive to understand what we believe."
—St. Anselm (1033-1109)
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Observation
You know how when tragedy strikes people put aside their differences and come together—even former enemies? Their present situation is bigger than all of that; makes it all seem so petty and juvenile. Their former differences haven't changed, only the context. Why does tragedy have to be the impetus for the reconciliation?
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