I'll lift you
and you lift me,
and we'll both
ascend together.
John Greenleaf Whittier
The two most
powerful warriors are
patience and time.
Leo Tolstoy
Stealing A Drink
In wine there is wisdom,
in beer there is freedom,
in water there is bacteria.
Benjamin Franklin
Every second is
of infinite value.
Goethe
The future has a way
of arriving unannounced.
George F. Will
When I was a kid, you could walk into Independence Hall in Philadelphia - the place where the USA was born - and touch the Liberty Bell. It was big, cold, and had a crack in it. The crack had metal repairs; Round pieces of metal wedged in to hold the bell together.
Independence Hall was at that time a dusty old building that had simply endured as the city grew around it, not yet a polished treasure. Especially in that day, the spirit of our founders hovered everywhere around a school child.
And the bell. You could touch the bell with your own hands. No glass. It was right there to spend a moment with: the bell that proclaimed liberty throughout the land. It has a long, jagged crack. It is obviously not perfect.
But nothing human is.
Together we build an always more perfect union.
Police are not the enemy - nor is the very American
yearning to be better, to shine on a hill. . . .
proclaiming Liberty. . . . everywhere. . .
to ALL!
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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia
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Sorry Ben but there are bacteria in wine and beer too.
ReplyDeleteLove the beautiful Pixie.
And am over adversarial politics.
Every second is infinite. If you get halfway through a second, and then halfway through the next half-second, you will never reach the next second.
ReplyDeletePixie looks focused.
ReplyDeleteWe have to strive to do better...to be kinder...to expand our hearts.
ReplyDelete❤️ the last part. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLoved your concluding lines!
ReplyDeleteLove the weds and that plane shot in particular, Cloudia!
ReplyDeleteThanks EACH!
ReplyDeleteGreat series of photos! Thank you for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2020/06/48-years-with-this-guy.html
ReplyDeleteI love the Ben Franklin quote. I also love the rainbow shot! Have a marvelous day.
ReplyDeleteBen Franklin was a funny man!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely mural Cloudia. Pixie is concentrating hard :)
ReplyDeleteI apologize for visiting so late. Patience and time. So true. It's a lovely mural to go with your beautiful quote.
ReplyDeleteI'm also sorry I missed you for T this Tuesday. I love that quote by Franklin. Now I know why I only drink coffee. Hopefully much of the bacteria has been killed with the heat. Thanks for sharing your incredible photos and quotes with us for T this week, Cloudia.
I also remember seeing the liberty bell one year, but it had been moved outside by that time. You make a very valid point with your statement. Bleubeard sends virtual hugs to Pixie.