Tag Archives: humanity

“My Life Got Bigger”

Posted on June 9, 2017 by russtowne

I just read some of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s MIT speech and found it inspiring, refreshing, and powerful, especially this part: “Measure your impact on humanity not by the number of likes but by the lives you touch; not in … Continue reading →

Posted in empathy, Kindness, service, Uncategorized | Tagged humanity, MIT, service, speech, Tim Cook | 4 Comments

The Greater Humanity Becomes

Posted on December 16, 2012 by russtowne

“The more people we love the greater humanity becomes.” — Anthony Douglas Williams

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“The One I Didn’t Shoot Down!”

Posted on December 11, 2012 by russtowne

The New York Post tells the remarkable story of World War II American bomber pilot Charlie Brown and German Luftwaffe ace Franz Stigler, who instead of shooting down Brown’s crippled plane, flew alongside it and saluted. The story comes from … Continue reading →

Posted in Honor, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged ace, “A Higher Call, ” Adam Makos, bomber, brothers, Charlie Brown, died obituaries, England, fighter, fighter pilots, Franz Stigler, German, honor, humanity, Knight’s Cross, Larry Alexander, Luftwaffe, men, New York Post, newsletter, obsessed, prisoner, special brothers, Sweden, terrified, Vancouver, World War II, wounded, WWII | 15 Comments

A Sparrow In A Coffee Shop

Posted on November 29, 2012 by russtowne

I have gained much wisdom and felt much love from followers of many religions, traditions, and faiths. While religions can unite, sadly they can also divide, as a great many bloody religious wars have proven. For that reason, I hesitate … Continue reading →

Posted in Pain & Grief, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged 16, beloved, creeds, daughter, died, faith, faiths, followers, future, humanity, illness, John thomas Oaks, key, Love, Manhatten, Mikey's Funnies, religion, religions, singing, sparrow, Starbucks, traditions, year | 18 Comments

A Great First Step

Posted on November 23, 2012 by russtowne

I admire the creativity of the person who created the “Coexist” graphic which is spelled out using several religious symbols. It is clever and important message. Coexisting is a great first step toward global peace. And, I believe that humanity … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairness, Love, Making the World a Better Place, Peace | Tagged coexist, fairness, forgive, global, humanity, Love, peace, religious, share, support, world | 6 Comments

Blessed Day

Posted on November 18, 2012 by russtowne

I dream of the blessed day when humanity awakens from its terrible nightmare and begins to fight for peace with as much ferocity, tenacity, and heroism as we’ve fought our wars. –Russ Towne

Posted in Breakthroughs, Courage, Dreams, Growth/Learning, Hope, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Peace, Poetry I Wrote, Words or Quotes I Believe I Coined but please let me know if you heard them earlier elsewhere | Tagged dream, ferocity, fight, fight for, for, fought, heroism, humanity, nightmare, peace, tenacity, wars, world | 10 Comments

A Hero of Humanity

Posted on April 20, 2012 by russtowne

I just saw a blurb about a Chinese cop that while on duty and in uniform breastfed two hungry baby earthquake survivors that weren’t her own. I don’t know what her boss thinks about her actions, but to me she … Continue reading →

Posted in Courage, Generosity, Inspiring, Making the World a Better Place, Vids & Stories That Touched Me | Tagged baby, baby earthquake survivors, breast-fed, China, Chinese cop, earthquake, Hero, Hero of Humanity, humanity, survivors, uniform, woman cop | Leave a comment

Things Which Renew Humanity

Posted on March 20, 2012 by russtowne

“A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.” — Buddha

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Stunning Human Planet

Posted on March 18, 2012 by russtowne

The URL below is to a stunning Slide Show of People Around the World. I highly recommend it. It took the photographer Timothy Allen about 18 months to capture these amazing images. It’s part of the BBC series Human Planet. … Continue reading →