to nobody in particular:
...before i have to hand back my borrowed copy, here's one more quote that i really loved from A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving...
"'Every American should be forced to live outside the United States for a year or two. Americans should be forced to see how ridiculous they appear to the rest of the world! They should listen to someone else's version of themselves -- to anyone else's version! Every country knows more about America than Americans know about themselves! And Americans know absolutely nothing about any other country!'"
...here's an excellent thought at the beginning of this quote -- i think that every person, no matter what nationality, should spend at least a year outside of their own country -- for cultural, personal, spiritual, emotional and perceptual enlightenment and development...
...it would be challenging, stretching, eye-opening and ultimately beneficial for the person and his/her soul...
...in an ideal world, of course...
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..."you learn something new every day"...
...three days ago, i learned: our library right around the corner is a new favorite spot for me...
...two days ago, i learned: even though it is sunny out, -10 degrees Celcius is still very very very very, very cold...
...yesterday, i learned: me and my soul needed a good Freischwimmer meeting...
...today, i learned: Edvard Grieg CD for 4 Euro = golden...
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just finished watching: Rescue Dawn
...before i have to hand back my borrowed copy, here's one more quote that i really loved from A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving...
"'Every American should be forced to live outside the United States for a year or two. Americans should be forced to see how ridiculous they appear to the rest of the world! They should listen to someone else's version of themselves -- to anyone else's version! Every country knows more about America than Americans know about themselves! And Americans know absolutely nothing about any other country!'"
...here's an excellent thought at the beginning of this quote -- i think that every person, no matter what nationality, should spend at least a year outside of their own country -- for cultural, personal, spiritual, emotional and perceptual enlightenment and development...
...it would be challenging, stretching, eye-opening and ultimately beneficial for the person and his/her soul...
...in an ideal world, of course...
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..."you learn something new every day"...
...three days ago, i learned: our library right around the corner is a new favorite spot for me...
...two days ago, i learned: even though it is sunny out, -10 degrees Celcius is still very very very very, very cold...
...yesterday, i learned: me and my soul needed a good Freischwimmer meeting...
...today, i learned: Edvard Grieg CD for 4 Euro = golden...
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just finished watching: Rescue Dawn
...recommended: highly...
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