Daily Inspirational Quote October 26 2014

“If you’re yearning for the good old days, just turn off the air conditioning.” – Griff Niblack

I often look back on life a century or so ago with longing. I imagine a world where the pace was so much more relaxed, where people were friendlier and more respectful, where violence in our schools meant teachers rapping the knuckles of unruly students with rulers. The recent blackout in eastern U.S., however, turned my nostalgia upside down. As I slumped in boredom in my kitchen, I found myself imagining a world where pneumonia was frequently fatal; where no refrigeration meant milk, meat and vegetables were procured daily (after immense labor) from the field and barn or some local vendor; where traveling from one town to the next took most of the day, instead of an hour. There are so many things that are wonderful about our modern world that are too easy to take for granted.