Happy Labor Day!
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Pablo Casals on the universe
Each second we live in a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that never was before and will never be again. And what do we teach our children in school?
We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France.
When will we also teach them what they are?
We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all of the world there is no other child exactly like you. In the millions of years that have passed there has never been another child like you... You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven.
You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel.
And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is like you, a marvel? You must cherish one another. You must work—we must all work—to make this world worthy of its children.
Visual
Patriot Hills Golf Course
Fact
One of President John Tyler’s grandsons is still alive today (John Tyler was born in 1790)
This day in history
50 years ago today, on September 5th 1972, during the Summer Olympics at Munich, a group of terrorists stormed the Olympic Village apartment of the Israeli athletes, killing two and taking nine others hostage. The terrorists were part of a group known as Black September, in return for the release of the hostages, they demanded that Israel release over 230 Arab prisoners being held in Israeli jails and two German terrorists. In an ensuing shootout at the Munich airport, the nine Israeli hostages were killed along with five terrorists and one West German policeman. Olympic competition was suspended for 24 hours to hold memorial services for the slain athletes.
Tune
Quote
“Almost all of our faults are more pardonable than the methods we resort to hide them.” // Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Something to ponder
”On what principle is it that when we see nothing but improvement behind us we are to expect nothing but deterioration before us?” // Thomas Babington Macaulay
Honorable Mentions
Personal update
Looking forward to continued improvement.
Until next time,