Einstein #11: Driving in Reverse

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.ย ย 
– Albert Einstein

Conservation values the past and how things were once done. Progress requires a different, more expansive future. Conservative and progressive approaches have their places,ย like checking the rear view mirror while zooming forward. That said, consider the guide for Samurai warriors. Theย Hagakureย teaches,

It is said that what is called โ€œthe spirit of an ageโ€ is something to which one cannot return. That this spirit gradually dissipates is due to the worldโ€™s coming to an end. For this reason, although one would like to change todayโ€™s world back to the spirit of one hundred years or more ago, it cannot be done. Thus it is important to make the best out of every generation.

As this postโ€™s Featured Video shows, we cannot stay where we are. The universe always sails forward, advancing, progressing. Along the way, keep asking questions.

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Hermitage, Pennsylvaniaโ€™sย Avenue of Flagsย was created by in 1977. Tom Flynn established the park as a special place for veterans and to remind that freedom isnโ€™t free.

A democracy is a government of social equality shaped by the voters. For a democracy to work, voting must be encouraged, effective and easy.

Theย voting changes legislated in Georgiaย haveย causedย the outcryย that includes boycotting companies headquartered in that state.ย See list.

Beyond Georgia, additional situations require progress to make the United States a democracy thatโ€™s truly representative and that honors those whoโ€™ve sacrificed to make it so.ย Read more.

Watch our Sunโ€™s 220-million year orbit around the Milky Way while it and the Andromeda galaxy approach each other at 70 miles/second. The giant star spirals will integrate in 4 billion years. 01:15 Click picture to view.

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