Thurman addresses the manifestations of the principle of alternation in life, ranging from the experiences of the individual to changes that affect the world. This alternation requires a “fallow period” from man, as life wanes, and a period of quiet restoration before it prepares to wax again. Thurman explains that this anxiety-inducing ebb is part of a natural, contradictory cycle, and that when man understands that the flow will come again, they can be at peace knowing that the contradictions in life are not final.

Part of the Collection, NBC Broadcasts (1952-1954)

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Description by Anthony Fiddes

Recorded in WHDH-TV, Boston, Massachusetts

Citation: Thurman, Howard, “Contradictions of Life, 1953,” The Howard Thurman Digital Archive, accessed July 9, 2024, https://thurman.pitts.emory.edu/items/show/160.