It is now the 23rd day of March 2022. It was going to be a day when I would make a lasting memory but, the chartered fishing party boat out of John’s Pass canceled due to high seas and bad weather. Another time. The celebratory events for March 23rd are National Chia Day, Cuddly Kitten Day, National Chip and Dip Day, National Puppy Day, OK Day, Ravenclaw Pride Day (Harry Potter) and Near Miss Day. It’s chips and salsa for me. In 1775 on this date, Patrick Henry proclaimed “Give me liberty or give me death” in a speech in favor of Virginian troops joining the US Revolutionary War. In 1839, the 1st recorded use of “OK” [oll korrect] was published. Now you know what “OK” stands for. On this day in 1857, Elisha Otis installed the first elevator at 488 Broadway in NYC. This is the day in 1903 that the Wright Brothers filed for a patent of the flying machine which was granted 3 years later. Finally, in 1933 on this day the Enabling Act was passed by the German Reichstag granting Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers. The Nazi Party took the German democracy and made it a dictatorship. Something to think about. Today we will visit Eric Fromm who was a social psychologist and humanistic philosopher who fled Nazi Germany and settled in the US. Eric said, “It takes a moment to tell someone you love them, but it takes a lifetime to prove it.” “Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age? That’s an excellent question. A population of people capable of critical thinking would be something new on planet Earth. I’ll end with this quote from Mr. Fromm: “Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar, and you’ll live as you’ve ne er lived before.” Abide.
