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Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee" is a quotation from a work by John Donne (1572-1631), in which he explores the interconnectedness of humanity. He wrote the line in Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions, Meditation XVII: The longer quote to put this into context is, "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said Democrats were open to delaying an October recess to get a deal with Republicans on a new coronavirus aid bill, as the White House signaled that a $1.5 trillion proposal unveiled by moderates deserved consideration.

"The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being" (Genesis 2:7). Life begins with your first breath and ends with your last. If you Google "quotes for breathing," you find literally hundreds of quotes. Breath is hope. George E. Miller said, "With every breath hope rises." Breath is life.

The natural, physical world around us truly amazes me! As I observe the plants, animals and natural elements, I am struck by the diversity I see. I have yet to think of something that there is only ONE of. While some species of plants and animals have the same internal structures or organs, their outer characteristics vary dramatically.

I found the following some time ago and saved it. I wish I could give credit but the author is unknown to me. What does it mean to have lived? Is living having a life determined by what we accumulate? If I have a “hot” car in my driveway, own a home with three extra bedrooms and a television the size of a drive-in movie screen