Judging

Monk Who Carried a Girl Across The River on His Back (illustration)

A story is told of two monks on a trip who came to the ford of a river. There they saw a girl dressed in all her finery, obviously not knowing what to do since the river was high and she didn’t want to spoil her clothes. Without much discussion, one of the monks took her on his b …

Eliot’s Misjudgment of Grieving Parents (illustration)

In 1884 a young man died, and after the funeral his grieving parents decided to establish a memorial to him. With that in mind they met with Charles Eliot, president of Harvard University. Eliot received the unpretentious couple into his office and asked what he could do.  A …