It’s now January 4th, 2021. The chaos continues as it always has. If you look at the history of each day as I now do, you’ll realize that chaos is man’s natural state. The Buddha’s 3rd Noble Truth says that if we give up our desire to have the world conform to our wants, most of frustration we feel will go away. We should focus on what we can control and ignore what is beyond our reach. On this 4th day of 202, we can National Spaghetti Day, Thank God It’s Mom Monday, National Trivia Day, Tom Thumb Day, Pop Music Chart Day or World Hypnotism Day. Tom Thumb was an English fairy tale character. He was the size of your thumb. This day isn’t for him. It’s for General Tom Thumb who was a dwarf in P. T. Barnum’s circus. I think that Spaghetti is going to be on the menu today. Now to the historical events of this day. In 1847 Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. In 1865 the New York Stock Exchange opens its 1st permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad St, near Wall Street in New York City. In 1885 Dr William Grant of Iowa performs the 1st appendectomy in America on Mary Gartside, aged 22. I wonder what the pre-surgery consultation was like? “You’re going to what?” In 1903 Topsy the elephant is electrocuted by her owners at Luna Park, Coney Island and filmed by Edison Manufacturing movie company. In 1954 Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville. In 1970 Walter Cronkite ends hosting weekly documentary. He was known as “the most trusted man in America”. If you read his quotes, you’ll quickly understand how we’ve changed. “Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.” He ended his show by saying “And that’s the way it is”. I’m going to end this post with another quote from Buddha “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” That’s exactly what I try and do everyday. It’s my way of getting the most I can out of each one. Abide
