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    Category: Quotes

    Building tools… is this only how far we have evolved?

    The use and creation of tools is a trait that marks species apart from others as intelligent more further evolved. If there is a problem that needs fixing, we just need to find the right tool to do the job. But, if our human evolution stops at the limit of tool creating, we are lost.

    July 10, 2013July 10, 2013 by Nathan

    Climbing Mountains

    I’m a lot calmer now. There are so many times I wish I could be more in control of my environment. If I could only keep the…… Read more “Climbing Mountains”

    June 26, 2013June 8, 2014 by Nathan

    Here’s The Secret to a Happy Family

    …Try it. This is how Bruce Feiler ends his brilliant book, The Secrets of Happy Families. I just finished it tonight and have loved it so much,…… Read more “Here’s The Secret to a Happy Family”

    June 14, 2013June 23, 2014 by Nathan

    Gerard Manley Hopkins – As kingfishers catch fire

    I had to post this… it’s the original reference to what I mentioned in my last post. And the parallels are so wonderfully significant! As Kingfishers Catch…… Read more “Gerard Manley Hopkins – As kingfishers catch fire”

    April 17, 2013 by Nathan

    I’m sorry… it does exist.

    Suffering does exist. Greed does exist. Politicians and lying and pain and difficulty… they do exist. No matter how much we want the world to be otherwise…

    September 25, 2012June 8, 2014 by Nathan

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