POINTS TO PONDER XLVI
From Reader's Digest

   Experiences shouldn't be prerecorded to be "aired" later in life. I've watched people at Yellowstone so bent on collecting "records" to enjoy later that they missed the beauty of the park. They were so busy shooting pictures, buying souvenirs and T-shirts, that they never took a minute to stand and soak in that spectacular place.
   We can't prerecord our life to replay later, because at the replay we're only spectators. The joy comes form the participation. Preoccupation with preservation doesn't heighten an experience, it diminishes it.
Don Aslett
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I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind and deaf for a few days during his early adult life. Darkness would make him appreciate sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound.
Helen Keller
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People have the illusion that all over the world, all the time, all kinds of fantastic things are happening. When in fact, over most of the world, most of the time, nothing is happening.
David Brinkley