Friday, February 06, 2009

Need of a picture

This blog is in desperate need of a picture right now

Gallnas Feb 2006

This one is part of a series I call 'Frostflowers' taken within 200 metres of my home. If you want you can view the rest of the series   as part of a MONSTER gallery of 840 pictures.

I have never seen Frostflowers before,nor since.

All this beauty that surrounds us,all the time,always changing........

.

longevity

People like you and I, though mortal of course like everyone else, do not grow old no matter how long we live... [We] never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born. letter to Otto Juliusburger

Albert Einstein

.

.
del.icio.us Tags:

Thursday, February 05, 2009

the gates to practical compassion

This blog comes to you courtesy of an incredible human tool,an advancement in human progress that I believe is without parallel in human history.

The internet

This also functions for many people with the aid of Microsoft products,which also produce amazing love/hate reactions with some people. Not me I hasten to add.

So a thought to bear in mind about the monolithic Microsoft org is that it's joint founder,Bill Gates and his wife,who run the Gates Foundation, not only made a lot of money from their business endeavours but are now in a scenario that causes them to share their wealth.

Despite the world economic downturn the Gates Foundation is budgeted to spend/allocate $3.8 Billion in this current year in fighting such diseases as malaria.

They are not the only wealthy philanthropists to share their good or well-made fortunes in helping humanity.

We don't have to be rich to share what we have and it's an interesting observation that we all have a compulsion to help others.

.

.
del.icio.us Tags: ,,