At the beginning of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, Harry received a scar in the shape of a lightning bolt as a result of Lord Voldemort’s failed effort to murder him. As the series unfolds, he often could know what “the Dark Lord” was feeling, doing, or thinking through his scar even though they were hundreds of miles apart. This connection became both a blessing and a curse.
As we go through life, each of us acquire psychic scars based…..
I grew up in Pleasantville, New York, a village about an hour north of New York City. Like other suburban kids, I spent many hours in the car with my mother and my sister, Jenny. As Mom drove, she commented upon the faux pas that other drivers committed, and, over time, it seemed that New Jersey drivers were violating road norms more than drivers from other states.
“Another one of those New Jersey drivers!” Mom would declare with mock scorn……