Stuck

7/10/19

Don’t get stuck in the rut of seeing the forest from (the perspective of) the trees. If you get close enough to any tree you will see blemishes, imperfections, and problems. Stand back and see the trees from (the perspective of) the forest and watch your worries decrease and your joy grow. When you see beauty as a whole or in its entirety, you begin to appreciate your frame of reference at face value, you begin to understand the purpose of a larger ecosystem that is simple and beautiful.

Grandma’s Gift and Her Gambling Grandson

Chester Delagneau

7/31/26

Category: Short Stories, Suffering, Theology

“No more bets,” says the croupier before spinning the 21 mm ivory ball around the roulette wheel. The man with the $50,000 bet on black watches on greedily as his bleached-white teeth pounce on his nubby fingernails. The ball yawns and eventually kneels into a pocket. The roulette dealer calls it: “14, Red, Even.” Friday…

The Odyssey: Trickery and Hospitality

Chester Delagneau

7/18/26

Category: Cinema, Literature, Morality, Poetry, Psychology, Suffering

Two opposing themes stood out to me about Christopher Nolan’s cinematic portrayal of The Odyssey (and The Aeneid): trickery and hospitality. “Zeus’s Law” or the social contract of hospitality when broken was a severe offense against the gods. In the movie, we see both hosts and strangers violating this sacred Greek code—what’s supposed to be…

Faith, Hope and Love

Chester Delagneau

4/13/26

Category: Psychology, Suffering

A poem about my experience as an immigrant boy in America. Faith, Hope, and Love “The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen.” Even in the shadows, Faith, which is the shimmer of things that’ve long lost their luster, still slices like lightning. “So let’s go all in.” …

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