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Be a good ancestor. Do something a future generation will thank you for. A simple thing is to plant a tree.
Excellent Advice for Living
Kevin Kelly
Gather firsthand information, ask questions.
No sooner had the crippled Union Army arrived back at Harrison's Landing on the James River than Lincoln resolved to visit the troops–to comfort the wounded, talk with them in small groups, bolster their morale, and sustain his own spirits. The stimulant of the president's unexpected visit on the enervated regiments was instantaneous.
Leadership in Turbulent Times
Doris Kearns Goodwin
In trying to make sense of all this, it dawned on me that the Seven Pillars are actually cues that identify the small community where we spent our formative years and learned how to be members of a community. Knowing how to recognise a member of your community cuts through the long-winded process of getting to know someone by having to spend half a lifetime with them.
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