Morning, noon and night
Three random things I learned, or remembered, todayArchive for Children
Guy Fawkes Day
MORNING
“Remember, remember, the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.”
“The maiden” three mummified Inca children
NOON
In September, the New York Times published an article on three Inca children mummified for over 500 years by natural conditions prevailing in the mountains of Argentina. Their frozen bodies were almost completely intact and are regarded as “the best preserved bodies ever found”. They look as if they are asleep rather than dead.
It is a sad story which leaves a sick feeling in the pit of your stomach, because these children did not die naturally but were healthy children sacrificed for the sake of a religious ritual.
Animal lovers
NOON
I have just discovered a site called “Advocacy for Animals.” It is a blog that seems to be part of Encyclopedia Britannica.
It quotes the following:
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
Mohandas K. Gandhi
And would also add that a nation’s treatment of its children and its elderly is also a measure of moral progress.
