David Brooks writes of how humbly this nation greeted the end of WWII. Contrast that to the jubilation Bush invited when we had done nothing at all.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/opinion/15brooks.html?th&emc=th
My son sends me the following this morning. I don't know the source, but again it says something about change.
Books if they were titled today:
Then: The Wealth of Nations
Now: Invisible Hands: The Mysterious Market Forces That Control Our Lives and How to Profit from Them
Then: Walden
Now: Camping with Myself: Two Years in American Tuscany
Then: The Theory of the Leisure Class
Now: Buying Out Loud: The Unbelievable Truth About What We Consume and What It Says About Us
Then: The Gospel of Matthew
Now: 40 Days and a Mule: How One Man Quit His Job and Became the Boss
Then: The Prince
Now: The Prince (Foreword by Oprah Winfrey)
Here's a look at health care in other countries:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/health/15book.html?th&emc=th
And it seems there are now new instructions in parenting. "I love you if you do what I want, but not if you don't." Conditional love. Oh, my! I thought we had moved out beyond that to an acceptance that there are certain ways life is navigated for safety's sake but that has nothing to do with love.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/health/15mind.html?th&emc=th
I may skip the reports of news tomorrow and begin the day with a walk. May we each find our own steps and balance on roots that twine on acceptance, humility, and a balanced health care system that recognizes love for all, unconditional love for all.