On Returning To Nature
A word of explination for those of you who may have been confused by my "Car Mottos" posting.
This is a (Toyota) Carib.
This is the Carib motto.
This is a car "returning to nature".
If you are a real classic car freak, you may notice that the decomposing vehicle is a Honda S 360, a 354 cc mini car made from 1967 to 1970. However, if you ask me to get you parts from this particular one, I will have to decline. After all, it has been out there under the apple trees for 25 years or so.
There is an awkward time period between "this thing is old and useless" and "this thing is a valuable classic". If only the owner had shoved this little red car into a shed somewhere, it would really be worth something now. Too bad. Perfect hindsight. After all, haven't you discarded an old vehicle at some time? Who has the patience to squirrel something that big away for 30 years? I have squirreled away a lot of little things, but they're not so likely to turn into treasures.
Getting philisophical here, I will speak to my age-mates, and urge you to hang on to the good things you are doing. Much of what we do takes time to age into a treasure. If you abandon your worthwhile efforts too soon, being discouraged by seemingly small returns, you may loose a real treasure. This goes for study, jobs, child-rearing and, especially, marriage.
Hang in there.
This is a (Toyota) Carib.
This is the Carib motto.
This is a car "returning to nature".
If you are a real classic car freak, you may notice that the decomposing vehicle is a Honda S 360, a 354 cc mini car made from 1967 to 1970. However, if you ask me to get you parts from this particular one, I will have to decline. After all, it has been out there under the apple trees for 25 years or so.
There is an awkward time period between "this thing is old and useless" and "this thing is a valuable classic". If only the owner had shoved this little red car into a shed somewhere, it would really be worth something now. Too bad. Perfect hindsight. After all, haven't you discarded an old vehicle at some time? Who has the patience to squirrel something that big away for 30 years? I have squirreled away a lot of little things, but they're not so likely to turn into treasures.
Getting philisophical here, I will speak to my age-mates, and urge you to hang on to the good things you are doing. Much of what we do takes time to age into a treasure. If you abandon your worthwhile efforts too soon, being discouraged by seemingly small returns, you may loose a real treasure. This goes for study, jobs, child-rearing and, especially, marriage.
Hang in there.
posted by John Elliot | 10:46 PM
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