[metesky]

Thanks, T.

To appreciate the value of history, we must also accept that human nature is constant and fixed across time and space.

I have argued this point for years. Some people think that because we have all these material advantages, we are somehow a different people than our forebearers.

We are not. In fact, in many ways we are far more ignorant of the world and human nature.

[wizr]

Thanks for the ping.

The more 'stuff' they acquire takes people away from the basics. And the more they have, the more they want. It's a vicious cycle.

Many of us are into the 'good old days', when life was more simple. Old cars, real homemade food, tinkering, friends, and God, not necessarliy in that order, are what keep me going.