There are taller buildings... but shorter tempers; Wider freeways... but narrower viewpoints. We spend more... but have less; We buy more... but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses... and smaller families; More conveniences... but less time. We have more degrees... but less sense; More knowledge... but less judgement; More experts... but more problems; More medicine... but less wellness. We have multiplied our possessions... but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom... and hate too often. We have learned how to make a living... but not a life. We've added years to life... but not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back... But we have difficulty crossing the street to meet the neighbors. We've conquered outer space... but not our inner space. We've cleaned the air... but polluted the soul. We have split the atom... but not our prejudice. We have higher incomes... but lower morals. We've become long on quantity... but short on quality. These are the times of tall men... and short character; Of steep profits... and shallow relationships. These are times of world peace... but domestic warfare. These are days of more leisure... but less fun; Of more kinds of food... but less nutrition. These are days of two incomes... but more divorce; Of fancier houses... but broken homes. We can choose to ignore these sad facts of life... Or we can choose to make a difference. Christ has no body on earth but ours, He has no hands but our hands... We have only one life, which soon will pass, And those acts we perform for Christ are the only that will last! We must sacrifice ourselves for souls!
I stumbled across this absolutely beautiful video of still shots that a guy made from his trip to Mount Athos, Greece. Wow! This is so beautifully done, it's breathtaking!!! This REALLY makes me want to go to Mount Athos even more. I just got done researching everything I'd need for a visit. Now I'm prepared.....
FRAIL were a fantastic emotion hardcore, aka "emo" band from Pennsylvania, who were active in the early to mid 90's. I never got to see them that I recall. I had three of their 7" records released on: Earthwell Recs, Kidney Room Recs, and Bloodlink Recs. Later on, maybe in '99 or so, Scott Beiben of Bloodlink Records released all of FRAIL's music onto one convenient CD format. "Make Your Own Noise" is the name of it. FRAIL play very loose, chaotic, jangly political hardcore. If you guessed that they were on the far left of the political spectrum, you'd guess correctly. Polar opposite of my political beliefs, but a fantastic band nonetheless. This music is emotionally drenched hardcore punk. Not the tough guy kind of hardcore, but the introspective political type. Well done. I forgot what the members went on to do afterwards, but I think one of the dudes played in gothic influenced post-hardcore band, INK & DAGGER. They released something on Initial Records, formerly out of West Bloomfield, MI but relocated to Louisville, Ky, run by the talented business man Andy Rich. Initial Recs are the folks who put on 'Krazy Fest' every summer during the late 90's / early '00's.
