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Kid Berwyn

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16. What the cellist said...
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 12:59 PM
Oct 2019


Pablo Casals: “In the confusion that afflicts the world today, I see a disrespect for the very values of life. Beauty is all about us, but how many are blind to it! They look at the wonder of this earth — and seem to see nothing. People move hectically but give little thought to where they are going…

“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 makes 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. And look at your body — what a wonder it is! Your legs, your arms, your cunning fingers, the way you move! 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 all must work — to make this world worthy of its children.”

Source: https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/03/10/pablo-casals-joys-and-sorrows-jfk/
Trump v Nixon [View all] H2O Man Oct 2019 OP
Interesting comparison. rsdsharp Oct 2019 #1
Valid point. H2O Man Oct 2019 #4
He also had enough respect for the Constitution not to totally tear the country apart when he saw rsdsharp Oct 2019 #15
Very good point. Tipperary Oct 2019 #34
K&R. I did not know that about Nixon... OneGrassRoot Oct 2019 #2
It is a too often H2O Man Oct 2019 #7
Treason shadowmayor Oct 2019 #19
In a sense, H2O Man Oct 2019 #28
Shoot I had no idea LBJ caught Nixon! coeur_de_lion Oct 2019 #32
There are obvious similarities, but book_worm Oct 2019 #3
True. H2O Man Oct 2019 #8
Trump is pure stupid destructive evil. dalton99a Oct 2019 #10
Right. H2O Man Oct 2019 #11
Yes NoPasaran Oct 2019 #13
As a retired H2O Man Oct 2019 #17
Thanks for this bro malaise Oct 2019 #5
Yep! H2O Man Oct 2019 #12
Interesting malaise Oct 2019 #18
It is interesting isn't it? MuseRider Oct 2019 #6
I just got H2O Man Oct 2019 #20
"Pathetic failed human beings" Martin Eden Oct 2019 #9
Seriously, right? H2O Man Oct 2019 #21
I'm not surprised that sociopaths like Trump exist ... Martin Eden Oct 2019 #29
There is one glaring stark difference however BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 #14
Great point! H2O Man Oct 2019 #22
What the cellist said... Kid Berwyn Oct 2019 #16
Thank you so much for this! H2O Man Oct 2019 #23
Awesome! n/t MFGsunny Oct 2019 #30
tRump never had bone spurs MiniMe Oct 2019 #24
Yes, of course. H2O Man Oct 2019 #25
I wonder what Kissinger's excuse was. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #26
Henry's excuse .... H2O Man Oct 2019 #27
One key difference that might make all the difference in the future lunatica Oct 2019 #31
I like to think that Nixon would never have conspired with Russia coeur_de_lion Oct 2019 #33
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