So, as I mentioned a few days ago. We are cleaning out the DVR -- aka watching a lot of TV. Mark and I have a few favorite news programs, mostly because I am a news/current events junkie and he enjoys a good nap. No, no, I guess I should say in fairness we sit beside one another on the love seat, feet propped on the ottoman, his arm around me, my head on his shoulder -- see the picture. Occasionally we will have a deep, thought-provoking discussion, but normally he does sleep ;). One of the programs we were catching up on had a simple tribute to Tony Snow, the White House Press Secretary known for his candor and verbal bliss, who recently passed away during a battle with colon cancer. Mark and I were intrigued by his punditry and blunt perspective, and the quote junkie in me wanted more. So, this is what I found...
Once you’ve gotten past the mirror phase, then things begin to get really interesting. You begin to confront the truly overwhelming question: Why am I here? And that begins to open up the whole universe, because it impels you to think like the child staring out at the starry night: “Who put the lights in the sky? Who put me here? Why?” And pretty soon you are thinking about God. Don’t shrink from pondering God’s role in the universe or Christ’s. You see, it’s trendy to reject religious reflection as a grave offense against decency. That’s not only cowardly. That’s false. Faith and reason are knitted together in the human soul. So don’t leave home without either one.
said by Tony Snow at the 118th Annual Commencement Address: "Reason, Faith, Vocation" Tony Snow, White House Press Secretary Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate Conception May 12, 2007
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