Today, youth around the world protested the inaction their elders and their political leaders are taking around climate change. One of the foremost activists in this movement has been Greta Thunberg of Sweden. Learn more about her here. And we also saw this interview a few nights ago.
What is a home?
Floor and walls,
Ceiling and roof,
Doors to walk
In and out of,
Windows to let
In light and air.
Lamps that come on
When you flick a switch,
Water that pours out,
When you turn a faucet.
Heat that drives away the cold
Of winter days.
Or is it a place
In the head and heart?
A place where comfort
Is not a matter of
Light and water and heat
But of all the moments
Shared with the ones
You love, the memories
Of bodies entwined,
Of kindness given
And received,
Of the knowledge
That in an inconstant world,
There is something
That will never change.
© Dennis Hathaway
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I continue to be astonished by how much false or misleading information comes to my attention almost each day, some of it sent along by well-meaning but misinformed acquaintances. Fact-checking can be tedious and challenging, but it is a skill that is necessary if one is to be a well-informed, thinking citizen. In my former profession as a Government investigator in the 60s and 70s, we often had to spend thousands, even millions, of dollars and months of time to get to the bottom of issues that we were expected to pass judgment on. Few individuals have those kinds of resources to use in their daily lives. But there are actions and approaches that you can take to help get a handle on truth and facts, as summarized by this Quartz article published today, along with this YouTube video: