Today's maxim seems a bit harsh. Then again, when was Apollo ever known to sugar coat things? The modern takeaway here is the trap of using grief as an emotional crutch or manipulation tactic. Sadness and grief are natural and are emotional responses we all know from the breakup of a relationship, drifting away from … Continue reading Grieve for No One (Μὴ ἐπὶ παντὶ λυποῦ)

Today's Delphic Maxim, #2 after "Follow God," is certainly something we have all been thinking about and discussing both publicly and privately following the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police officers and other public safety officials in Memphis, Tennessee. Here in the United States, police officers, constables, sheriffs and the like are … Continue reading Obey The Law (Νομω πειθου)

Today's Delphic Maxim seems at first glance to be the simple advice that a parent should love their children. But I think this advice is much broader than that: to rear also means to raise up like a building. It can apply to anything that starts small and grows: plants, children, livestock. Each of these … Continue reading Love Whom You Rear (Οὓς τρέφεις, ἀγάπα)