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Impressed? You bet I am

Rocky Mountains

Published on May 14, 2011; Published on May 13, 2011
Gary MacDougall

Topics :: Confederation Centre Youth Choir , The Guardian , Rocky Mountains , East Coast , Prince Edward Island

As a point of principle, I reserve the right to be easily impressed. I’m not just talking about reacting as if your grandchildren just split the atom when all they did was count to 10 for the first time, or calling to see if the Confederation Centre Youth Choir has any openings after first hearing a special wee one stumble his or her way through the alphabet song.

(First note to self: When you stop and think about it, any physicist who can split the atom surely must have started out as a sharp little mathematician, so counting to 10 is impressive.)

Whoops, I was just easily impressed again.

Being able to appreciate life’s blessings and wonders is important. It certainly helps make things more interesting for those who feel they lead a fairly ordinary or dull life. After all, you don’t have to travel far to see beautiful sunrises or sunsets, sparkling beaches or peaceful countrysides.

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Dan MacInnis, Brampton

- May 16, 2011 at 23:11:19

Impressed? Yes indeed I am, that someone, a person, still cares enough about the real world to put it on paper. A while ago this same writer (Mr. MacDougall) wrote about the painful excersize of cleaning out the family farm, the former home of his ( I assume late) father-in-law, describing every small item, however insignificant it might have seemed to him at the time, or to a reader. That piece lead me to re-read Milton Acorn's poetry, "The Property', wherin the Islands Milton wrote (partly) "ground once dug and thought of and never intended for those toadstools', being viewed by "a man in murky denim whispering curses to the leaves'. It is NOT the invention of a new bomb or weapon that impress', it is taking the time to reflect on where we were, are and where we are going with our fellow humans and animals, and yes, our thoughts. Thank you for being human, Mr. MacDougall, from that murky demined Islander.

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