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Look It Over
~Wendell Berry
I leave behind even
my walking stick. My knife
is in my pocket, but that
I have forgot. I bring
no car, no cell phone,
no computer, no camera,
no CD player, no fax, no
TV, not even a book. I go
into the woods. I sit on
a log provided at no cost.
It is the earth I've come to,
the earth itself, sadly
abused by the stupidity
only humans are capable of
but, as ever, itself. Free.
A bargain! Get it while it lasts.
Namaste.
Sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 48 degrees. Sunny in the morning, cloudy in the afternoon and evening, clear overnight.
Not badly done for a former journalism teacher and school newspaper advisor. Thank G_d there was no need for collating or paste-ups.
Interesting, Bob. Thanks, but I wonder how that related to people’s probably very strong religiously beliefs back then —-not the fact that there’s evil, but that there’s some kind of symbol that can stop it; that sounds more like witchcraft.
Religion and superstition have always co-existed. For an example, see any devout Christian in the area who also has a "lucky" Eagles jersey, or believes that wearing their baseball cap inside out will help a rally keep going...