Awe

The taste for excessive italics seems to have infected you, Dale. You mean if everyone went to look at some rocks everything would be great after that?

Yea Con, more or less, just like that
...especially if you should read "Awe"..

I did read it. That's why I wrote what I did.

Guess I'm more easily inspired

I know that "Druid Arch" is a rock formation at a National Park. I fail to see how the spectacle of this would solve, cure or prevent anything at all.
Candlelight8

Yea Can, many will agree w/you. My position is that a sudden realization and appreciation of one's place in the Universe, its size, its complexity, its beauty, etc could change one instantly

For those with little to no idea what dale is going on about, let's try this amazingly useful friggin' link which takes us to Parade.com the home of Parade Magazine, a weekly supplemental item included in many; but, amazingly not all newsers (usually on Sundays).

Then we land on Paula Spencer Scott's space and voilà! www.parade.com/513786/paulaspencer/feeling-awe-may-be-the-secret-to-health-and-happiness/

Youy see dale, I do not purchase newspapers...it is cruelty to trees, so I never see Parade Magazine ((although years ago I received it along with my family at the time as it was part of our local paper there).

Anywho...interesting piece there. Thanks for bringing to our attention...although a frigigin' link would have helped (and saved me time).

Seriously, the article itself does help. Along with photos it tells us that Stacy Bare is a tall person standing apparently at 6'7"!

And my position is that while such "a realization and appreciation" might change some people instantly (or even after a while), it will only change those people who are able (who have it in them) to be so changed. It won't change those people, unfortunately numerous, who aren't like that. While we might weep buckets over the death of Bambi's mommy, I daresay it left Hitler and Pol Pot quite unaffected.

Why, thank you Stur

Entirely welcome

If I had had one I would have included it. I suppose I should learn how to conduct such a search

I'd often wondered if that weren't the case

Only people who have everything they need are blind to their own frailty. This is common knowledge, but I do understand your intent. My statement is not one of criticism. I just happen to need some real miracles!
Candlelight8

Why, thank you Can