Often I have heard a metaphorical story employed to show the silliness in continuing with long supposed dead traditions and customs. It involves monkeys (always so nearly an equivalent for humans), and goes something like the following. Several scientists, studying the behavior of a certain species of prime-ape, place three monkeys in a metal cage,…
Psalm
O Lord, my God! How great are thy deliverances! You lead me to water, and my thirst is relieved, My body is nourished, and life abounds. But my flesh desires the honey of this world- The nectar taken in the night as a thief. Its sweet tastes lead me to gluttony, and I revel in…
The Pursuit of Thought 