by Guy Sayles | Jun 23, 2016 |
An enduring symbol of medical practice is the physician’s caduceus; it’s a winged staff, with two serpents twined around it.Robertson Davies reminded me that the Greek myth of Hermes is this symbol’s origin. Hermes came upon two warring snakes, “who writhed and fought...
by Guy Sayles | Jun 16, 2016 |
It’s tempting to remain silent in in the wake of the violence in Orlando. It’s also wrong.We need the kind of silence which makes room for prayer and grief. Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan was right to call for a moment of silence when the House...
by Guy Sayles | Jun 9, 2016 |
Music is everywhere. The creation itself pulses with pizzazz and praise; the universe dances to the jazz of joy. We can hear the music in the trumpeting cry of an elephant, the playful greeting of a dolphin, and the upward call of a soaring hawk. It’s in the contented...
by Guy Sayles | Jun 5, 2016 |
Downtown Huntington was hopping yesterday. There were bike races on some of the city’s central streets, a festival in the river park, and Comic Con at the Big Sandy Arena.There were “civilian” pedestrians like me, dressed for the alternating hot sunshine and...
by Guy Sayles | Jun 2, 2016 |
For the last few days, I’ve had the chance to take long walks on Holden Beach, and I’ve been enchanted by the interactions of parents with their children: a mother gingerly wading out into the ocean with a baby girl resting in her arms; another mother teaching her...
by Guy Sayles | May 26, 2016 |
Hank Williams asked one of the profoundest questions I’ve heard: “Why can’t I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold, cold heart?” He plaintively sang: The more I learn to care for youThe more we drift apart.Why can’t I free your...
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