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In a message dated 2/17/2005 7:21:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
sali@voicenet.com writes:
Some years back, there was Robert Fulgham's- All I Ever Really Needed to
Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Patterning of bad behavior is difficult to
stop, especially when there is an acceptable payoff. Personal attacks are very
common in the press, higher education, and government. So, people stick with a
winning strategy. And if verbal abuse doesn't work, kill'em; also known as
asymmetrical warfare by freedom fighters or the Powell Doctrine by the armies of
God.
Of course there is Mr Rogers' way:
Everything I Needed
to know
I learned in kindergarten.... Share
Everything Play
Fair Don't hit
people Put things back
where you found them Clean up your own
mess Don't take things
that aren't yours Say you're sorry
when you hurt somebody Wash your hands
before you eat Flush Warm cookies and
milk are good for you Live a balanced
life Take a nap every
afternoon When you go out in
the world, watch out for traffic, Hold hands and
stick together Be aware of
wonder All things
die....So do we Based on a work by Roger Ebsen |
