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Kid Berwyn

(14,876 posts)
18. Artists. What do they know?
Tue Jun 1, 2021, 10:10 AM
Jun 2021

What the Cellist Said...



“Every second we live is a new and unique moment for the universe, a moment that never was before and will never be again.

And what do we teach children in school? We teach them that two and two make four and that Paris is the capital of France.

When will we also teach them: Do you know what you are?

You are a Marvel. You are Unique. In all 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 children.”

— Pablo Casals

K&R Docreed2003 May 2021 #1
He is, I am honored to write, our contemporary. Kid Berwyn May 2021 #13
Very cool...thank you for sharing Docreed2003 May 2021 #17
Those that haven't personally experienced war, MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #2
That's one reason why I so appreciate JFK... Kid Berwyn May 2021 #15
Fascinating!!!! MarineCombatEngineer May 2021 #16
We are humans UpInArms May 2021 #3
Artists. What do they know? Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #18
White Death Klaralven May 2021 #4
Pvt. Henry Irving Tannenbaum, Ottre, Belgium, January 1945 Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #19
Sophia Loren by Tony Vaccaro Klaralven May 2021 #5
A genius for revealing beauty, as well. Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #20
"Dulce et Decorum est" by Wilfred Owen RobertDevereaux May 2021 #6
My favorite take on war, Owen knew what he was talking about. Warpy May 2021 #9
Jeez, I really wish that we had a rec. button for individual posts like yours, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2021 #24
A Figure from Stalingrad Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #23
Thank you! RobertDevereaux Jun 2021 #25
Insanity it was.... paleotn May 2021 #7
Thank you for sharing. Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #26
A photographer, a chronicler and a philosopher. Quite a guy. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #8
Absolutely. Kid Berwyn May 2021 #12
Wow! Another fantastic juxtaposition! BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #14
Without these documentarians, many Q types would claim it never happened. Vital for history. Evolve Dammit May 2021 #10
QAnon is NAZI cultism rebranded. Kid Berwyn Jun 2021 #21
Excellent info. Thanks. "where a supreme evil shared laughs and good times"?? Bucket list?? JHC Evolve Dammit Jun 2021 #22
"The Nutcracker" is Antifa Kid Berwyn May 2021 #11
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