I was looking for an appropriate quotation for MLK Day. Eureka, I have found it in a comment on a prior post of mine. Here is the view of "fiddler" on the quest for self-knowledge:
"My plea is to lead a life of virtue, work hard, be curious about everything, be a good friend, keep a good humor, stand up for what you believe, and the knowledge of who you are at the core will come through."
"Fiddler" reminds us that a quest for self-knowledge is no excuse for not making efforts to live a life of virtue and hard work at this moment. To combine "fiddler" and Dr. King, let us measure, in ourselves and others, the content of these efforts and not skin color or social status. Perhaps "the core will come through" when we act to grow the seed of the core that is already in each of us.
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May I politely suggest that in terms of noise versus harmony, that it is the elite in America that are most out of tune with the rest of [authentic] America.
Americans are a kind and generous people, to their brothers as well as strangers. Perhaps the elite would consider reviving the old tradition of noblesse oblige, starting with supporting and strengthening America's cultural and moral inheritance, instead of waging war against it.
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