It’s that time of the year again, when football arenas are packed with cheering fans waiting for their heroes to perform unimaginable feats of athletic skill. Before this year is over, there will be stories from the field of play that will go down in the record books as feats of extraordinary skill making a […]
The marshmallow saga One sunny afternoon in Arizona, my phone chimes and I unlock it to read a message: “Bijal, you’ve got to see this.” There is a video below the message, and with curious eyes, I wait for the video to download. There is a school playground in which many kindergartners are running around. […]
A Golden Rule moment is revealed amid tragedy Trying to understand the tragedies of El Paso and Dayton is beyond the realm of possibility for civil people of any society. A senseless act of reducing human life to being irrelevant in order to carry out retribution for a sick ideology or sudden recognition goes beyond […]
Picture a modest church. A woman reading aloud from the Bible suddenly stops. An overwhelming sense of God’s presence and love — there and then, with this congregation, with all humanity — has so uplifted her that tears stream down her face. For a few moments, she can’t continue reading. This isn’t the sort of […]
Many faiths’ sacred writings include guidance about serving others being related to serving the Most High. For example, “When you give a cup of water to the thirsty, you give it unto me.” This is a paraphrased message that Jesus taught his disciples. According to the Sikh sacred scripture, there is a similar passage that […]
Ramadan is over. Now what? If you didn’t know, Ramadan is a holy month and one of the basic pillars in Al Islam for Muslims. It is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting and commemorates the revelation of the Quran to the Prophet […]
Ken Koshio has been beating on drums since he was a young boy in his native country of Japan, where he saw the effects and was told of the devastation and tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Yet, who would guess a Golden Rule Moment would shift Ken’s life events right here in the U.S.? Not […]
The Golden Rule Banquet touched hearts… It is such a heart-warming experience to see the Community come together from around the valley and state and celebrate the Golden Rule, in the fine examples of each of the Honorees, the Japanese musical tribute, the Golden Rule Teens, #LiveGolden, Golden Rule Students of the Month, Mayors of […]
Teen makes sure all girls can look great for prom The high school prom is one of the biggest moments in the lives of most girls. But what do you do when the nearest dress store is two hours away? Or what do you do if you cannot afford a dress for your teenage daughter […]
Have you seen it? Have you watched it? It’s all over Arizona reaching more than 2 million viewers. I’m talking about AZTV, channel 7, locally owned and considered America’s #1 of all classic television networks. So what’s so special about that and what could it possibly have with a Golden Rule Moment, you ask? AZTV […]