People Who Are Brutally
This one is a companion to a napkin titled 'The Person Who Always Says'
that I drew a few days ago.
If I am honest about it, I Honestly think this means I am doing a series on honesty.
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Those Who Can Make You Believe
What is an absurdity? It is something that is not believable IF you are
paying attention and thinking it through. You have to purposely ignore
evidence that is easily in reach and you have to have a pre-existing (even
if unconscious) desire to believe the absurdity for it to persuade you.
How does it lead to atrocities? If you believe, as people of many races
have over the centuries, that people of other races are not fully human,
then denying them rights (or killing them) is easily rationalized.
If you believe, as people of many religions have over the centuries, that
people of other religions are eternally damned, then treating them as
less than human (or killing them) is easily rationalized.
If you believe, as people of many political persuasions have over the
centuries, that those who don't believe in the same way of governing
as you do are evil and corrupt, then keeping them from being politically
involved (or killing them) is easily rationalized.
If you believe, as people of both genders have over the centuries, that
women are less intelligent and able than men, then oppressing them
(or killing them) is easily rationalized.
Where did those actions come from over the centuries? From believing absurdities.
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If You Can Give
This is the Napkin Dad's #1 in the list of things I hope I have imparted
to my daughters. It's #1 because it won't matter if they want to be a
secret agent or an insurance agent. They will understand that enthusiasm
is the backbone of achievement, purpose, satisfaction and joy.
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Jet-lagged Vegetables
My daughter, Chelsea Coleman, owns 'Bootstrap Farm' with her husband,
Don Drury. They grow organic and natural veggies and sell them to the
local restaurants and at the Cherry Street farmer's market here in Tulsa.
She was part of a panel discussion last night during Local Food Week
here in Tulsa. I was very proud of her and her contribution to the discussion.
Oh, and yes. I take credit for all that she is, of course.
A big part of the discussion was about the health and environmental benefits
of buying locally grown foods as much as possible. The processing, shipping
and storing of food coming from far away can make diseases and spoilage more
frequent among other problems.
The best reason to buy and eat locally though is to become part of your
community. Day to day not knowing your neighbors or farmers or small
business owners may not be a big deal. But over years you realize that you
have no connections to your world, your land or your town. It isn't a good
feeling. Get out and connect, enjoy, meet, buy, frequent, get to know and
love where you are planted and see if you don't grow better than before as well!
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