A little goodness in a dark hour: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-ne ... 180974817/
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Some Good News in these Grim Times
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Some Good News in these Grim Times
Not everything you can count, counts. And not everything that counts, can be counted
The Expert's Mind has few possibilities.
The Beginner's mind has endless possibilities.
Shunryu Suzuki, Roshi
The Expert's Mind has few possibilities.
The Beginner's mind has endless possibilities.
Shunryu Suzuki, Roshi
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Re: Some Good News in these Grim Times
That is lovely, Bob. It's made me cry a bit. Thank you for posting it.
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It's wonderful, isn't it - both ways.
"If you take music out of this world, you will have nothing but a ball of fire." - Balochi musician
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Re: Some Good News in these Grim Times
Absolutely. It's what being human should be about.Nanohedron wrote:It's wonderful, isn't it - both ways.
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What an amazing story! Stuff like this should be shared more often, we need it.
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Music: mainly Irish, but also some Scottish / English / French
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I had read that in the paper--it's marvelous and wonderful
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Re: Some Good News in these Grim Times
Many thanks for this post, Bob. Somehow I missed it first time around. Wonderful story.
All of us contain Music & Truth, but most of us can't get it out. -- Mark Twain