The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight is one of those books that every now and then someone mentions and you make a mental note to read it someday. Well 'someday' just arrived and now I'm left wondering what direction my life might have taken if I'd read it before. Perhaps though, 23 years ago when this was published, most of us were too laid back about environmental issues and … [Read more...]
‘Tis the season to be grateful and giving
Even after all this time The sun never says to the earth, "You owe Me." Look what happens with A love like that, It lights the Whole Sky. (Hafiz) Gratitude From the moment of birth, we are given the gift of life and breath - before we learn to give. In the above poem the Persian poet, Shamseddin Mohammad (crica 1300's), better known as Hafiz (a title given to those who … [Read more...]
