Solitude

Sorry I've been quiet.


"To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right."
Confucius


This ran in the Times at the end of December. It's by Pico Iyer, an author who moved to rural Japan to "get away from it all".

Also, listen to this if you get a minute.   



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  1. Interesting..."Even half a century ago, Marshall McLuhan, who came closer than most to seeing what was coming, warned, 'When things come at you very fast, naturally you lose touch with yourself.'"

    Do you still feel like getting off Facebook was a good thing?

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  2. Yes! It felt strange for a day or two, but since then it's been wonderful.

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