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â Figen (@TheFigen) July 4, 2022
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Then what is the answer?– Not to be deluded by dreams.
To know that great civilizations have broken down into violence,
and their tyrants come, many times before.
When open violence appears, to avoid it with honor or choose
the least ugly faction; these evils are essential.
To keep one’s own integrity, be merciful and uncorrupted
and not wish for evil; and not be duped
By dreams of universal justice or happiness. These dreams will
not be fulfilled.
To know this, and know that however ugly the parts appear
the whole remains beautiful. A severed hand
Is an ugly thing and man dissevered from the earth and stars
and his history… for contemplation or in fact…
Often appears atrociously ugly. Integrity is wholeness,
the greatest beauty is
Organic wholeness, the wholeness of life and things, the divine beauty
of the universe. Love that, not man
Apart from that, or else you will share man’s pitiful confusions,
or drown in despair when his days darken.
— Robinson Jeffers
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we’ll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we’ll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.
by Shel Silverstein
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Time passes by oh-so-quickly, but a moment of kindness can last forever in the human heart.
In Japanâof course. Where they have respect for the older generation. Here in the FUSA? There is ZERO respect for age, wisdom and experience in this Cult of Porn society weâve created.
Maybe where you live. Here in the deepest south, far from Atlanta, I’m always having Lowes fellow shoppers help me load lumber carts, load my truck etc. One of the few good things about being 91.
Cyrillic letters; is Russian, I think.
Usually, they show babushka being assisted across the square in a live firefight.
It’s no problem.
Good catch Casey.
I looked up that van at the end, yes, Russian.
https://platesmania.com/ru/nomer11860229
Nice, but is it even real? Or staged. So hard to trust anything on the interwebz these days.
Even if it’s staged, it’s a damn good movie.
Ya, it’s easy to be cynical about the video, in these times. Thinking it was staged,or maybe the guy who shot the video was a pervy voyeur… But I’m going with my first thought; that it’s nice to see there’s still some good in the world, and we need to see more of this sort of thing.
I saw a sight recently that really choked me up. One Boy Scout took the time to help all the Rolling Stones cross the street.
BEAUTIFUL !!
The way we should all care about each other.
Jack Lawson
Associate Member, Sully H. deFontaine Special Forces Association Chapter 51, Las Vegas, Nevada
Author of âThe Slaverâs Wheelâ, âA Failure of Civility,â âAnd We Hide From The Devil,â âCivil Defense Manualâ and âIn Defense.â
âWe sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand watch as our guardians in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. A soldier must seize every advantage to defeat his opponent. He must strike swiftly and strike hard… he who dares… wins. But under all circumstances those guardians must stand ready to protect the innocent and those too weak to defend themselvesâŚâ
Often spoken quote of New Zealander Martin O. of my unit 1RLI Support Commando, Killed In Action – Africa 1979 – He was my friend
From Jack Lawson⌠an American in 1RLI Support Commando and attached to Rhodesian âC Squadronâ SAS Africa 1977-79
Yet another example of white privilege, Iâm sure.
KINDNESS NEVER FAILS
I wonder whether an equally old man would have got similar help.
Why wouldn’t an old and teetering fellow NOT be helped across the street? Be the example of human compassion within and pay no regard to what others might or might not do.
I want to live in a world where kindness like that is commonplace.
It begins with each of us.