I have tremendous respect for His Holiness, but I felt it was a waste of his time if I were to go in there with my tongue hanging down to the floor. Being over-awed just doesn't come naturally to me... I think we have to speak truth to power, whether that's truth to spiritual power or truth to political power.
Are you about to have a heart attack? That's not a rhetorical question -- Dr. Jonathan Sackner Bernstein thinks a lot of people should be taking medication to prevent heart disease. His book advocates a strict program of prevention through drugs.
I have tremendous respect for His Holiness, but I felt it was a waste of his time if I were to go in there with my tongue hanging down to the floor. Being over-awed just doesn't come naturally to me... I think we have to speak truth to power, whether that's truth to spiritual power or truth to political power.
