Belief and practice
I realized that I never got around to writing about this story I heard on Morning Edition on Monday. It’s about a series of radio broadcasts from the 50s, hosted by Edward Murrow, of various people, famous and anonymous, talking about their personal values and where they came from. NPR is reprising the effort, and inviting people to submit their essays.
I particularly liked this passage from Martha Graham:
"I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. In each it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which comes shape of achievement, a sense of one’s being, a satisfaction of spirit."
