From neglect to a beautiful walkway.
Yesterday my son sent me a link, it was a video made by a media friend and was totally terrifying in its message. I won't give you the link but perhaps 'Brave New World' - Aldous Huxley and '1984' - George Orwell should be taken off the school library shelves, so that these 40 years old people can't panic today!
The element of chaos that is being brought back intrigues me. It is almost like the Northern gods have suddenly appeared and are now thundering around the world. Only they are not really, just a load of techos experimenting with different ideas. Is there to be a new world order? Or will chaos live up to its name and choose otherwise, all bets are on.
Of course they (the younger ones) blame it on the baby boomers, and they may have a point. But for all the greed it is lovely to see people just living their lives as they wish to.
And if you think in despairing tones, just take a narrow boat ride through the canals and admire the beauty of the English countryside. The woman on the Mindful Narrow boat has a fantastic life with her dog Zephyr and is also an artist who collects her thoughts and drawings together at the end of the day. I admire her courage in handling a long narrow boat through difficult locks and overcoming the many problems with those selfsame lock keys she meets along the way.
I wasn't planning to watch all the video but I did. The woman's illustrated journal is quite something. My family lived at Barmby Marsh in the three years before I was born and my sister-in-law lives in Selby. Thank you for sharing this Thelma.
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