It is now September 3rd, 2021. Soon Ra will begin his daily ride across our sky in his chariot of fire. Early Egyptians called Ra “King of the Gods” and “Creator of Everything”. They were at least partially right. All life on Earth does depend on the radiant energy provided by the sun. you learn that in 4th grade science. Today we have a good list of celebratory events. It’s National Skyscraper Day, US Bowling League Day, National Chianti Day, College Colors Day, Wear Teal Day, National Lazy Mom’s Day, National Food Bank Day and National Welsh Rarebit Day. For those of you who don’t know, Welsh Rarebit is a cheese sauce over toasted bread. Top it with a poached egg and a couple of strips of bacon and you have a great breakfast. Now to the footnotes: On this day in 1783 the Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and Great Britain. In 1855 on this day, 700 soldiers under General William S. Harney attacked a Sioux village in Nebraska killing 100 men, women, and children. This is the day in 1916 that President Woodrow Wilson signed the Adamson Act, providing an 8-hour workday on interstate railroads to prevent a national railroad strike. And, in 1930 on this date a hurricane killed 2,000 in the Dominican Republic. Today is Jagadish Vasudev’s birthday. He is an Indian yoga guru born in 1957. I’m going to end this post with some quotes from him: “Having a good home, eating good food, wearing good clothes, are a means to living well; they are not the goals of our life. The quality of your life is decided by how peaceful and joyful you are.” “The sign of intelligence is that you are constantly wondering. Idiots are always dead sure about every damn thing they are doing in their life.” “The best thing that you can do to this world is to be joyous. Being joyful is the greatest offering you can make to the world.” I have no doubt that Jagadish is living a happy life. We all can if we decide to. Abide.
