Long time, my blog has been outdated, but now my daily life is transformed, I deceided to change my blog.
This blog will be designed to improve my Foreign language ability.
The knuckle sandwich epiphany ～Ｏut of Word press～
Back in the days Before Technology, when I was growing up, we entertained ourselves by interacting with other kids.
This usually involved riding bikes or climbing trees, making up games or going to imaginary places.
But sometimes we'd talk about Really important Stuff like --
'If you could wish for anything in the world, what would you wish for?'
I would nealy always answer --
'World peace' or sometimes -- 'An end to world porverty' Keep in mind, it was the 80's
The Cold War was going strong and the threat of nuclear destruction loomed large in the news.
As did the famiine in Ethiopia, which parents used with masterful effect at the dinner table.
'You are not too full to finish what's on your plate. There are starving children in Africa who would give anything to eat a brussels sprout!'
'If only I could post my veggies to Africa'
Popular music had a lot to say on such matters, too,
♪I belibe the children are our future, Teach them well and let them lead the way♪
All in all, it was pretty clear to me that it was our responsibility as a generation to solve problems like world poverty and conflict.
Among other things -- such as inventing a prosthetic copper kneecap, so my mother would no longer suffer from arthritis -- I planned to become a bub and help the world's poor, Like Mother Teresa.
Only protestant.
