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Thanks for that uplifting piece, Kitty. I'd like more material of this nature from anyone in the group.

An uplifting book I'd recommend is The Girl of the Sea of Cortez by Peter Benchley, who wrote 'Jaws'. It's about a girl who saves manta rays. She made a difference, too. It was Benchley trying to make up for 'Jaws' creating an anti-shark paranoia I guess. Something he didn't want, incidentally.

Love,

Paul.

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I have a quote that I use in many of my letters to legislators or

public officials, whoever I'm writing to. Let me send it to you. Here

it is.

 

Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living

>creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of

>worthless human lives. Albert Schweitzer

 

And this is thought-provoking for me.

 

THIS WAS WRITTEN BY A COLUMBINE STUDENT!

 

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings,but

shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; wespend more,

but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and

smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more

degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more

experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness. We have

multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much,

love too seldom, and hate too often.We've learned how to make a living,

but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years. We've

been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the

street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not

inner space; we've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we've

split the atom, but not our prejudice. We have higher incomes but lower

morals; we've become long on quantity, but short on quality. These are

the times of tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow

relationships. These are times of world peace, but domestic warfare;

more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition.

These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but

broken homes. It is a time when there is much in the show window and

nothing in the stockroom; a time when technology can bring this letter

to you, and a time when you can choose either to make a

difference.....or not.

 

Things that make you go " hmmmm. "

 

Thanks for the book tip.

 

Love,

Kitty

 

" paul rance " <pdapoll- wrote:

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> Thanks for that uplifting piece, Kitty. I'd like more material of

this nature from anyone in the group.

> An uplifting book I'd recommend is The Girl of the Sea of Cortez by

Peter Benchley, who wrote 'Jaws'. It's about a girl who saves manta

rays. She made a difference, too. It was Benchley trying to make up for

'Jaws' creating an anti-shark paranoia I guess. Something he didn't

want, incidentally.

> Love,

> Paul.

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