Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. Seneca 4 B.C. – 65 A.D. I generally read the newspaper comics daily. Often, I find them amusing, providing a slight diversion from the world’s many problems. And occasionally, I find a comic that has a real Lesson in Life. Recently, the comic strip Blondie contained a brilliant lesson. This comic has been around for as long as I can remember, though the characters never age. For those of you not familiar with the …
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Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind. Seneca 4 B.C. – 65 A.D. Many years ago, I owned a sailboat. We lived in New Orleans and primarily sailed on Lake Pontchartrain, but most summers we took the boat to the Mississippi Gulf Coast at the beginning of June and sailed it back after Labor Day. That way, we could enjoy sailing on the Gulf during the summer months. On one occasion, we invited a couple and their young daughters for a …
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