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Archive for January 19th, 2024

A Wonder And A Privilege

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on January 19, 2024| 2 Comments »

…Looking at a different version of ambition to my own, I went off to university or my life’s idea of sanctuary.  About two terms into my journey some student said, “It’s so boring here” and I looked at him with amazement and said “Come with me.”
I took him to the library and, pointing in the direction of the books, whispered, “Here, on every shelf, you can connect with the finest minds published throughout the history of man.  You can discuss any subject you choose and those most nuanced and aware in their field will share their insights with you, and you have all the time you want to enjoy that conversation:  is that not a wonder and a privilege?”
    —     Peter Wells
[Found on one of the blogs I follow:  https://countingducks.wordpress.com/
The specific post is:  https://countingducks.wordpress.com/2016/03/17/the-point-of-living/
Please visit the original site if you have a few spare minutes.     —     kmab]
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Click here (19 January) to see the posts of prior years.  I started this blog in late 2009.  Daily posting began in late January 2011.  Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts.

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