-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 This has got to be the most depressing thought I have heard expressed on this list in a long time. On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Ann Parsons wrote: > Hi all, > > Doug, I do believe that what the problem is here is the lack of life's > experience. Unfortunately, only time and aging and experiencing life > changes the idealism of youth into the where everything is black and > white, into the shades of gray perceived by the wise. Actually, I > find gray is more easy on the eye, if you'll pardon my imagery. > Sometimes gray is beautiful. There are very few things in this world > that are black and white. However the ability to see and understand > the need for compromise and for shades of gray only comes with > experience. It's what's called growing up. <smile> Oh, now, I'm not > saying that idealism is bad, it's just not practical. In life you > come as close to the ideal as you can. Sometimes that is not as close > as one would like to be, but the battle continues and one continually > grows toward the light. That is how it is. > > Ann P. > > - -- The Moon is Waxing Crescent (38% of Full) My home page is now at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iQCVAwUBQIz8kDVdG8M9x9tGAQIMmAP/QXHxqH5Yz8S/+5yp3H7F3MS9XNPx4uUT FRtAgnSCeR/3ud20gUH0WUehmVovupt2ItZIk6Y5DXABBocJ1kLl00vI1FACuyDI bhsaBbkK5Sj+B+umdam7lZ2XhJUvIyE8NoP4rvdHEQyji5CAT0lnxv6MPfC32ZCC pfQX6vjjjxs= =6oqi -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----