Einstein #11: Driving in Reverse
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. – 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, like checking the rear view mirror while zooming forward. That said, consider the guide for Samurai warriors. The Hagakure teaches, It is said that what is called “the spirit of an age” is something to which one cannot return. That this spirit gradually dissipates is due to the world’s coming to an end. For this reason, although one would like to change today’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 post’s Featured Video shows, we cannot stay where we are. The universe always sails forward, advancing, progressing. Along the way, keep asking questions. ***** Hermitage, Pennsylvania’s Avenue of Flags was created by in 1977. Tom Flynn established the park as a special place for veterans and to remind that freedom isn’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. The voting changes legislated in Georgia have caused the outcry that includes boycotting companies headquartered in that state. See list. Beyond Georgia, additional situations require progress to make the United States a democracy that’s truly representative and that honors those who’ve sacrificed to make it so. Read more.