In Search of Meaning with Amelia Rose

Everyone at some point loses something or someone and to each that loss appears the greatest. This story outlines the different losses people have experienced in life, including those due to death, but  when compared to the quote by Norman Cousins, political journalist and renown world peace advocate, " Death is not the greatest loss; it is what dies inside us while we still live".

The story is about a donkey (Ass) and a tiger having a discussion about the color of grass. The discussion got heated and a mediator was required- in came the Lion (The King), who settled the argument by punishing the tiger for wasting time arguing with an Ass.  Listen for the life lessons and share with a friend.

The story is about a merchant who purchase a camel and later found diamonds under the saddle. He returned and during a conversation with the camel seller taught him that some gems are better than diamonds. Listen and share your story.

From the beginning of time humanity has always been divided, but not until in modern time- the 17th Century to be exact have we been divided into races.  Ancient religions believe in the concept of the oneness of humanity and our inter-connectedness to nature until the big lie.  The truth is that there is only one human race and any division has served only to institute oppression and ge...

An old woman once had two large pots which she used to carry water from a stream to her house.  One pot developed a leak, but she continued to use it. To make things easy for her, she placed each pot at each end of a long pole laid across her shoulder. Every day she walked from the stream home , with one pot leaking and the other perfect. The leaky pot became sad and miserable because it coul...

This episode is about two brothers, who, after 40 years of healthy collaboration in business, fell into conflict. The conflict exploded tremendously causing them to not speaking to each other for sometime.  The older brother hired a carpenter, who stopped by with his toolbox looking for work.  The job he was given to do was to build a fence around the older brother's farm so that he woul...

A neighborhood woman's conversation with an elderly she observed sitting by a lake near her home, led to a lesson about how our actions on a small scale can impact lives for good.

This story is about an elephant and a dog who became pregnant the same month; however, the dog got curious when the elephant did not give birth in 9 month.  The life lesson derived from the story is that even when others seem to be getting ahead of you in life, we should not envy or resent them ; instead we should be confident in our own journey knowing that your destiny is not in the journey...

Happy New Year and welcome back to "In Search of Meaning with Amelia Rose".  This episode has to do with two 9 year old kids- a boy and a girl.  The girl approached a philosopher to ask the question, "Why do we Live?" the answers will amaze you let alone a 9 year old.  The other story has to do with a boy whole was experimenting with matches and gasoline , much to his misfortune. &n...

The story is about a professor who was asked to speak with some first year business students about an important management subject.  Wanting to make a lasting impression on the young mind he decided to do an illustration, with limited words.  Using a big jar, a sack of pebbles, a pouch of sand and a bottle of water; the professor taught the most profound lesson about priority and life. E...

James Baldwin, internationally acclaimed author, preacher and Civil Rights activists was asked by a journalist why he wrote his first book- "Go Tell it on the Mountain"; he replied, " In order for me to write anything else, I first had to deal with the thing that hurt me the most- my father/step-father".  But what about his father that hurt him for years you ask?  He recalled in his book...

As much as we would like to deny this truth, we are all guilty of judging others and whether we realize it or not, when we judge others, we do so not knowing their true motivation and without knowing what they are going through at any given time in their lives.  The hard truth though is that when we judge other we conclude that we are superior to them and nothing is further from the truth. &n...

The story is about a boy with anger issue and how his father used a bucket of nails, a hammer and the backyard fence to teach to teach him a valuable lesson.  The truth of the matter though is that as adults we sometimes more anger issues than children and we tend to use more hurtful words than they do. After all is said and done, removing the nail does not solve the problem; what it does is...

This story is about a family of four-parents and two sons.  The older son in each was to inherit his father's legacy as was the custom was in those days, but when his younger brother noticed that he had little regard for the inheritance; both he and his mother plotted to steal it from him.  Both designed an elaborate scheme and did just that, but life played an equal trick on the younger...

This episode is about a father who taught his daughter a valuable life lesson about challenges using a potato, an egg and coffee beans , by pouring boiling water on all three. The moral of the story is that the way we experience life's challenges has everything to do with the way we respond to them.  Which one are you likely to be? Learn how you can be all three.

This episode tells the story of a father who gave his two sons enough money to build a house except that he didn't tell them who the houses were for.  The older son did a lousy job with his construction while the younger built a masterpiece. At the end of the day, the father informed both sons that the houses were theirs. The building of a house is equated with building one's life and the mor...

This episode is about elephants conditioned at a young age that they couldn't break free from small ropes tied to only one of their legs. Listen and learn how like these elephants we as human beings can be kept in place by our pass learning and what we can do to break free.

Whether we believe it or not the impressions we create for those looking on make for some memorable and not-so memorable moments in life; so, it behooves us to be intentional and genuine when we are in the presence of others. This is the lesson Nigerian, billionaire and Philanthropist, Femi Otedola learned when he complied with a friend's request to purchase and deliver wheelchairs to 200 disabled...

The estimated annual cost of gun injury in 2012 exceeded $229 billion —about 1.4% of GDP; 31% of all households in the U.S. have firearms, and 22% of American adults personally own one or more firearms; there were 39,740 deaths from firearms in the U.S. in 2018. Sixty-one percent of deaths from firearms in the U.S. are suicides.  ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

This episode take a brief look of the killing of an unarmed, black man, George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis in 2020.  We looked at the failed attempts by bystanders to get the police officers to do anything to prevent Mr. Floyd's death; the power of privilège, and the feelings of helplessness, by people who already marginalized by society.  Finally, consideration is giv...

Listen as we discuss the concept of a soul and whether or not a nation has a soul; stay as we examine America's soul and what is wrong with it. Then learn what we can all do to fix it.

This episode give a snapshot on the current voting rights attack on minority voters by Republicans lawmakers. I also makes some connections to the history of some of the states with the strictest voting restrictions, root causes and suggest possible solutions to the problem

This is the first in a series of episodes on inequalities in America and takes the form of an interview with my friend and guest Mr. Ed Barber, retired engineer and student of history. Mr. Barber explains the grid system that failed in Texas recently due to a winter storm and the impact on residents.  You don't want to miss it. Follow us on Facebook and leave your questions or comments.

For centuries, we've read about things people do for love, but this story gives Thomas Kempis' quote standing. "Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility; for it thinks all things lawful for itself, and all things possible." Enjoy!!

In observance of Black History Month, I have chosen to address one aspect of derogatory name-calling of black to each other; nothing can be so dehumanizing or demoralizing (Nigger, whore, bitch, etc). Instead I am admonishing those who are so inclined to banish the ghosts of self-hate in honor of our ancestors, who paid the price for us to be called by our proper names.