Rantings of an Old Man
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  The Rantings of an Old Man, if you call 86 old.

 

By Ernest A. Herr

Work in Progress - February 2009


        Forward:

            By the time you reach the age of 86, you have done a lot of really dumb things but finally you're running out of dumb things to do. Maybe it's time to do something that is a little smart like passing on some of your observations that your newly acquired wisdom says may be worth passing along.

    My first observations deal with the subject of Intelligence Quotients and what they mean to the  average, and presumably normal, person. My many years  have lead me to believe that this is a subject that is very important in our lives but, in my day at least, was a subject that was pretty much ignored and probably for good reason. So I have a few paragraphs for you that may be worth reading.

     Religion is another subject that seemed to lack exploration. Not that any particular religion has not be covered and written about in detail but it seemed to me that while more than adequate information was available on particular religions, like Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and even all the ancient religions, there was little coverage of the subject of religion itself. So I try to pass on my observations for what they are worth.

     Self esteem or self image is another important item in our lives but, at least in my case, has not been a subject that has been adequately dealt with and written about. Since having a good self esteem seems to contribute much to a person's overall happiness, I felt it was a good topic to contribute to. Just click on the item to the left to bring forward my article.