Recently I was talking with a long-time friend who has read these blog posts for many years.
"You haven't written anything recently", he noted, then went on to say that " 'Satchel' needs to 'wake up". Well, he is correct. There has not been a lack of stories for reflection of late. Politics, politicians and Covid have been daily companions.
There have been many pundits writing endlessly about these important developments and I have chosen not to clutter these posts with my sentiments about those topics ...although I have strong feelings and opinions.
A maxim learned somewhere along the way asserts that "You cannot replace by reason and logic opinions that were not placed there by reason and logic originally."
I have frequently found that to be correct (sometimes painfully so).
Hence, the cause of Satchel's lethargy . There are SERIOUS challenges facing us . . . as individuals and as a civilization. In light of those . . .what to write about ? (or to be grammatically correct ...about what to write?)
At the risk of simplicity . . . how about this: Be Kind ! I think it was Henry Adams who told his nephew that there were three things of primary importance:
"Be kind; be kind, be kind".
Glen Campbell sang it in "Try a Little Kindness" :"And if you try a little kindness
Then you'll overlook the blindness
Of the narrow-minded people
On the narrow-minded streets . ."
Heaven knows, we all could use more .
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| Ian and Stroud |
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