Author: Jim

***** NYTimes: Men Need Purpose More Than ‘Respect’

Men Need Purpose More Than ‘Respect’ nyti.ms/3K2hx8w

“Virtuous purpose is worth more than any other person’s conditional and unreliable respect. It is rooted in service and sacrifice, not entitlement. And those qualities bring a degree of meaning and joy far more important than the gifts that others — the “grateful” spouse who cooks dinner, the implausibly reverential children — can ever offer. What we do for others is infinitely more rewarding than what we ask them to do for us.”
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NYTimes: Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds. Rj

Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds nyti.ms/3lo5oQN

By the time a woman is pregnant, Professor Miller said, “it’s almost too late.”

“Health is going to depend on exposures throughout her life, health care she’s received, environmental factors,” she said. “A lot goes on prior to the pregnancy that affects the health of the mother and baby.”

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