"I yelled...."There's my town." But it didn't look romantic even then; the truth is that nothing looks romantic from a Banana truck." (Living Poor. A Peace Corps Chronicle. Moritz Thomsen. Pg 28)
"Keep safe and don't let the wackadoodles get to you. They got to me and I suspect I will never be the same again." (Friend,AB) "The farsighted tend to get blindsided by the near sighted." Barry Kolb
"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)
"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)
It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Nothing Looks Romantic From a Banana Truck
Commenting on the town Peace Corps sent him to in 1966 in Ecuador...
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