Stay Inspired with Edward R. Murrow’s “This I Believe”
What do you believe? I don’t mean your religious dogma. If you could express your most powerfully held individual beliefs derived from your experiences and motivations in life, what would you tell the world? How would you do this? Read further for an answer:
In 2005 one of the most inspiring and insightful radio programs of the last century was revived by two producers connected with National Public Radio, Dan Gediman and Jay Allison. This I Believe was created by Edward R. Murrow and was broadcast on CBS Radio from 1951-1955. The show featured five-minute essays by both famous and regular folks read over the air and broadcast on many CBS stations, on the Voice of America and on the U.S. Armed Forces Network to over 97 foreign countries. Over the years, several print versions of the essays were published (see Wikipedia for more details).Edward R. Murrow claims to have been motivated to create the series for “obvious reasons:” …the uncertainty of the economic future, the shadow of war, the atom bomb, army service for one’s self or loved ones, the frustration of young people facing the future. To illustrate the power of these short three-minute essays I’ve included one of my favorite segments. Click on the photo below to hear the reader’s voice and read his words:
I am not a “spiritual” person which disturbs one of my good friends. One day he asked me, exasperated, “James, what do you turn to when you feel despair or pain? You must have a something to turn to!” The fact is, I find solace in knowing that the human experience is crafted by humans, for better or worse. There is freedom in knowing that, ultimately, we must face reality with courage, insatiable curiosity and laughter. Our job as human beings is to create a better world, here and now for the living not the dead.If you want to learn more about THIS I BELIEVE, just click on the picture below. I’m positive you will find many an essay that will inspire and move you:
November 17th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
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