I've been reading some of the Waverly novels (out of embarrassment from owning the whole set, and having read only a few) - Scott's stories about 17th and 18th century England, and the commentary about the circumstances, are sadly reflective of today -- it's surprising how many situations and quotes could be puled from current newspapers. Even when the folly of the past is documented, included in popular fiction, and taught, it keeps being repeated over and over. I read an article recently that was questioning how much "free will" we actually have, and how much is an illusion. It looks like more is programmed in than we like to think.
On 1/14/07, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
things just repeat themselves. no one learns anything. there was once this foreign adventure in a place called vietnam where i was told we learned some great lesson, but now we see we've learned nothing. the emperor never has any clothes and is always the last one to figure it out.
-- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
