learn every day
I like to think that we can learn every day. Even without the internet the sum of human knowledge far exceeds the experience of any individual. Take away the "socials", those sheeple leading force feeds of garbage, tripe and mischief and the opportunities for learning real stuff are manifestly expanded, like the Universe, in all directions and always.
My credo is that if you haven't learned something new today you've probably died already but just didn't notice.
Here's a great example. Just at a guess let's say that I've been gardening on and off for about 60 orbits of the Sun. Not long really. Anyway, it was only 9 orbits ago, despite knowing about couve for years (I read books) that I got to experience it in the brilliant cuisine of Brazil. When seeds become locally available I began to grow couve tronchuda and taught myself how to make broa so I could also experience migas — ambrosia of the Iberian Gods.
Dutifully I would plant seeds, nurture seedlings, covet plants and harvest leaves until the little side shoots began to grow from leaf axils and the whole lot began to flower and go to seed. Then I'd repeat the process, again and again.
Now, just weeks ago a piece on a gardening program showed how a commercial grower pulled off those shoots from the leaf axils and planted them; making a whole new plant! Genius!! Instead of pulling the old plants out now they are a source of propagation material and even better, freedom from seed merchants plus perpetual free food.
Go on, learn something new. This was probably old. But it's new to me, it impacts on climate change by reducing transport emissions and it can make me happy.
learn every day
I like to think that we can learn every day. Even without the internet the sum of human knowledge far exceeds the experience of any individual. Take away the "socials", those sheeple leading force feeds of garbage, tripe and mischief and the opportunities for learning real stuff are manifestly expanded, like the Universe, in all directions and always.
My credo is that if you haven't learned something new today you've probably died already but just didn't notice.
Here's a great example. Just at a guess let's say that I've been gardening on and off for about 60 orbits of the Sun. Not long really. Anyway, it was only 9 orbits ago, despite knowing about couve for years (I read books) that I got to experience it in the brilliant cuisine of Brazil. When seeds become locally available I began to grow couve tronchuda and taught myself how to make broa so I could also experience migas — ambrosia of the Iberian Gods.
Dutifully I would plant seeds, nurture seedlings, covet plants and harvest leaves until the little side shoots began to grow from leaf axils and the whole lot began to flower and go to seed. Then I'd repeat the process, again and again.
Now, just weeks ago a piece on a gardening program showed how a commercial grower pulled off those shoots from the leaf axils and planted them; making a whole new plant! Genius!! Instead of pulling the old plants out now they are a source of propagation material and even better, freedom from seed merchants plus perpetual free food.
Go on, learn something new. This was probably old. But it's new to me, it impacts on climate change by reducing transport emissions and it can make me happy.