When I was about 7 or 8 I was out in the driveway, frying ants with a magnifying glass to focus the sun rays. It was cool – they ran around frantically then curled up and finally sizzled and popped.
Mom walked out and found me, and said come in, I want to talk to you. She took me on her lap and told me about Albert Schweitzer, and his principle of reverence for all life. Schweitzer was famous then, I knew who he was, he was like Mother Teresa in those days – universally revered for his hospital work in the jungles of Africa.
Then she hugged me and said “I love you, and I have reverence for YOUR life.” and put me down.
It changed my life.
Calvin is basically good of course, else Hobbes could not stand him, though the cartoon rarely has an episode showing it. His daily doings ARE a lot of fun. Just this one recalled my own experience
When I was about 7 or 8 I was out in the driveway, frying ants with a magnifying glass to focus the sun rays. It was cool – they ran around frantically then curled up and finally sizzled and popped.
Mom walked out and found me, and said come in, I want to talk to you. She took me on her lap and told me about Albert Schweitzer, and his principle of reverence for all life. Schweitzer was famous then, I knew who he was, he was like Mother Teresa in those days – universally revered for his hospital work in the jungles of Africa.
Then she hugged me and said “I love you, and I have reverence for YOUR life.” and put me down.
It changed my life.
Calvin is basically good of course, else Hobbes could not stand him, though the cartoon rarely has an episode showing it. His daily doings ARE a lot of fun. Just this one recalled my own experience