Fills My Home With Light
A healthy breakfast
Strange
is our situation here on Earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not
knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the
standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that
men are here for the sake of other men -- above all for those upon whose
smiles and well-being our own happiness depends. -- Albert Einstein
[Yes I know he said ‘men’, and ‘other men’, but if he were alive today, I expect he would have adopted the more inclusive, “we”.]
Iris in the rain
Why am I opening with an Albert Einstein quote today?
Perhaps because he is a great example of the diversity within all species of earth’s animals.
22 HD channels with a little $4.00 suction cup window antenna
I have noticed
that we all have our own collection of specific gifts and talents that
define us as individuals. He clearly had exceptional mental
capabilities, but he also had a gentle nature that welcomed the goodness
in others. This allowed him to communicate wonderfully with people
outside of the lofty, rarified, world of advanced sciences.
So, today I was led
to Albert Einstein, while sifting through a multitude of attributions
in the morning email and newsletters. As I am inclined to do, I
investigated a few related sources and statistics to improve my
understanding of what people are writing about, and why.
Wet Joseph’s Coat rose
One of this morning’s newsletters, sent from Daily Kos,
included a story on the current battle to reign in the over abundance
of lethal weapons in American homes. This topic, guns, provoked a
comment section deluge.
A distraught mother wrote of her anguish when her son used the family shotgun to end his life. She concluded with this Einstein quote; If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
Colors of spring abound
That launched me
into search mode, and after a dozen or so sites that contained the
quote, I found it to have been part of a larger observation, which led
me to dig further into his life and activities at the time he spoke the
words.
Maybe a patch of blue?
Anyway, somewhere in there, he struck a chord with my personal philosophy when I read;
Strange is
our situation here on Earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not
knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the
standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that
men are here for the sake of other men -- above all for those upon whose
smiles and well-being our own happiness depends. -- Albert Einstein
Heavy from the April shower
Now,
with such encouraging words from a most brilliant man, I think I shall
continue to elicit smiles from those on whom my happiness depends,
wherever they are.
I love this place called Earth.
Today’s Earthly Video;
Teton Gravity Research Aerial Reel -
The Bay Area in 4K from Teton Gravity Research
on http://vimeo.com">Vimeo
.
Smile, Please. Thank You
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