Today I walked across a bridge. The sun shines down from a bleached blue sky. The air may by cool, but our spirits don’t notice, as we stand and sing under the sign, Edmund Pettus Bridge. We are in Selma, Alabama on Bloody Sunday. And no, after today I will never be the same. I [...]
Walking the streets of Hong Kong, one cannot help notice the number of vendors, pushing their carts along the streets in and out of traffic. Repeatedly shouting, “Sale! Sale! Specials items for sale!” It is not easy to avoid the aggressive sales pitches. One visitor noticed a single vendor, clearly different. The vendor was quiet, [...]
Anybody can find something they can do –and do well. I like to show people you can either stop trying, or you can pick yourself up and keep going. It is just more fun to keep going. Ben Comen Ben Comen holds the record as the slowest cross-country runner in the United States of America. [...]
In September, New Yorker magazine featured an article by Johnathan Safran Foer (who wrote a novel about a boy who lost his father in the twin towers tragedy) talking about the tragedy of 9/11. “Is there anyone who hasn’t played out the nightmare of having been trapped in one of the towers? Is there anyone [...]
My friend–a pastor in Seattle–told me the story about a remarkable woman in his church. She was licensed by the state to be a foster-care home for children with special needs. This requires fortitude and resilience, not knowing how long the children will be with you (maybe days or perhaps weeks), or how many children [...]
On Facebook, I received this note, “Hi Mr Hershey! Friday I graduate from High School and to tell the truth I am terrified of the big world. Do you have any words of wisdom to help get me through this transition in my life.” This is an honest young woman. I am sure I was [...]
