Movies,books and other nonsense

Salud! Here in the 21st Century with its wonderful technology we have innumerable ways to communicate. So many that one may pause to speculate if the current generation will in the very near future read a real book, newspaper or letter. Its all instantaneous now and while its splendid to keep in touch, it seems there is little time to ponder or rather folks don't take much time to ponder. Was it Emerson who opined that "No great thing was ever done in a hurry."

Musing, and cogitation over an issue or problem, often results in acceptable and creative options. In the GREAT RUSH to do just about everything, let us recall that the great advances in medicine, science and art didn't happen in minutes of even days. Let us have the courage to exercise our mental capacities and dwell for more than a moment on problems facing us. I recall that Michalangelo spent a considerable amount of time painting the Sistine Chapel, much to irritation of his Pope. However history has shown the value of the time he spent in his careful,amazing interpretation of The Creation.