Humility photos on Flickr

This popular song was written by Harry Barris and Ted Koehler in 1931 (another very hard time for our country) and originally recorded by Bing Crosby. Unfortunately, due to tech difficulties, I can't find a good link for you - aargh! Anyway, I thought that it was a good song to share on this unusual Thanksgiving which will be very low-key for me. and I suspect the same for many others this pandemic-ravaged year. Still, there is much to be thankful for - not the least that if we can just hold on, we will have a man of humility, compassion, and wisdom at the helm of our country who will truly put Americans first, not just his own insatiable ego.

Happy Thanksgiving to my Flickr friends!!!

I am so thankful for all your visits, support, encouragement, and kind words - may we all see better days ahead very soon!!

The Earth Archives (Les Archives de la Terre)2 by patrice-photographiste

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Les Archives de la Terre

Au crépuscule, plongé dans la contemplation du paysage fabuleux du canyon, ma pensée trouva à se poser sur une simple interrogation : Que cherche à me dire ce paysage?…

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Ici, le long labeur du temps, nous a laissé des archives de ce qui fut, sous la forme de strates de sédiments marins et terrestres, de débris de formes de vies diverses, d’un âge compris entre 200 millions et 2 milliards d’années…

Ces sols ont été transportés ici sur des milliers de kilomètres et soulevés 3000 mètres par des forces colossales, que l’esprit humain peine à imaginer.

Les sciences ont cumulé un grand corpus de connaissances au sujet du « comment » se sont formées les Archives de la Terre, ici et ailleurs. Mais, l’énigme de la vie elle-même, nous reste toujours caché par un voile de mystère.

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J’ai ressenti une grande humilité devant cette scène, devant les forces déployées par l’évolution, durant …le long labeur du temps.

Alors, serait-il à propos de se demander si « Homo Deus » pourra relever le défi planétaire du climat, en le considérant comme un simple problème de gestion d’un habitat humain? Comme un problème, pouvant être résolu par la technologie, les savoirs faire humains usuels et l’intercession de la diplomatie internationale?

Il n’existe, en ce monde, rien de supérieur au monde lui-même. C’est le premier enseignement des Archives de la Terre.

Patrice photographiste, Chroniques du Monde de Poësia

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The Earth Archive

At dusk, immersed in the contemplation of the fabulous landscape of the canyon, my thoughts found a simple question: What is this landscape trying to tell me?…

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Here, the long labor of time has left us archives of what was, in the form of strata of marine and terrestrial sediments, debris of various forms of life, of an age between 200 million and 2 billion years…

These soils have been transported here over thousands of kilometers and lifted 3000 meters by colossal forces, which the human mind can hardly imagine.

The sciences have accumulated a large body of knowledge about “how” the Earth Archives was formed, here and elsewhere. But the enigma of life itself always remains hidden from us by a veil of mystery.

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I felt a great humility in front of this scene, in front of the forces deployed by evolution, during… the long labor of time.

So, would it be appropriate to ask whether “Homo Deus” will be able to meet the planetary climate challenge, considering it as a simple problem of managing a human habitat? Is it a problem, which can be solved by technology, the usual human know-how, and the intercession of international diplomacy?

There is nothing in this world greater than the world itself. This is the first teaching of the Archives of the Earth.

Patrice photographiste, Chronicles of the Lands of Poësia

Learning humility 學習謙卑 by Chenyueling

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稻米哲學一直是我生活中學習的指標，稻穗愈成熟飽滿時愈垂，為人處事愈富有更要謙卑、佈施為懷，廣結善緣再植福田。

Humility by orbed

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A humble shot of the humble Bluebell.

HSoS!

FLORIOGRAPHY

Humildad y riqueza by nidiaisabel07

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Humility and wealth

Demut und Reichtum

192/365 "if you don't know who you are this will confuse you." by lauren {elycerose}

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"love is not insurance. passion is haphazard. faith is a dedicated practice. humility is not humiliation... sometimes bravery is quiet..." ~ shuna fish lydon

shuna has an amazing blog. (i've taken two classes with her, and if you're in the bay area and interested in cooking i highly recommend them). but in addition to the beautiful writing about food are pieces that are just simple and honest ~ i can't imagine putting myself out there like she does. and i thank her for that.

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Thank you everyone for the comments and the faves, and for making this #1 for a while!

When people treat other people condescendingly, that's always a cry for help too - because they are completely dissatisfied with their own life, even if they say it isn't. If you treat people kindly, life will remember it - the other way around as well by Flowscine

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Tune

I breathe in and out, reminisce the day and welcome the night. My heart speaks to me and we celebrate life. Today everything went so very wrong - we'll try tomorrow again by Flowscine

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