perpetual questioner's blog

This weekend I was on a round-trip to Los Angeles and back. This morning, as my father and I made our way down from our hotel room to the breakfast lounge, the TV was tuned to a news station, the marquee on the bottom of the screen reading “RUSSIA INVADES GEORGIA” in capital, bold letters.

I just finished reading East of Eden and it struck me just how important a role sibling rivalry plays in our lives. For those of you who don’t know, East of Eden is the story of two generations of brothers. One of the most striking parallels is to the story of Cain and Abel in the Bible.