“That people do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of the lessons that history has to teach us.”
Aldous Huxley
Lessons from History
Suffering
“Frantic activity in the face of the inevitable …is another cause of unnecessary suffering.”
Theodore Dalrymple, Mass Lysteria 1988
Subtitle “The Meaning of Health Scares
Choices
Stillness
Haiku #23
Trees, rivers and trees
Olympic Peninsula
It’s all about salmon.
We had an interesting trip to the Olympic Peninsula with Country Walkers. One of the benefits of travel is seeing issues from different angles.
Helping the Homeless
When thinking about the homeless and what to do about them, one common trope is that housing need to be more “affordable.” We were in Arcata California a few weeks ago where housing is half the price of Phoenix and one quarter the price of LA and there were still lots of homeless people around. Maybe “affordable” housing isn’t the big issue.
Understanding
“One who understands the truth of things will be wise and happy.”
Hugh Downs at age 95
From: Old Man Country
By Thomas R Cole
Teach or Rule
“The itch to teach is the itch to rule. Scratch one and you will find the other.”
Will Durant in The Story of Civilization Volume One
Love Everybody
“Love everybody and tell the truth.”
From: Old Man Country
By Thomas R Cole
Another picturesque old tree on the slopes of Mt Baldy. Taken in 2015
A Great Life
“I’ve had a great life.
If I die today I would not feel cheated.”
Rabbi Sam Karff
From: Old Man Country
By Thomas R Cole
Photo is from the Mt. Baldy area in Southern California. There are hundreds of these lightening tested trees.