Lughnasa Harvest Moon
Friends Tom Crane and Bill Schmidt offer some alternatives to the paradox of time and learning I wrote about in Prospective Nostalgia. Tom urges stretching the notion of the humanly possible: “Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; but if a thing is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.” Marcus Aurelius. I agree. It was just this attitude that let me take up Latin even though I felt languages were beyond me. A helpful reminder.
Bill recommends reading for the hell of it. Walking in the woods for no purpose. I read a lot just for the hell of it. A lot. And I agree that it helps open up human experience. I’ve fallen away, recently, from walking in the woods to no purpose. Used to do it quite a bit. Likewise a helpful reminder.
I appreciate these thoughts. Thanks, guys.