8/18/2004: It's amazing how gems of wisdom...

...can be found in unlikely places, or unlikely sources, at unexpected times, but you only recognize it when you are ready to take it, or when the question is already in your head, waiting, to be answered. I used the word “recognize” – for really, or they say, wisdom, or lessons we learn are things we already know (look up “anamnesis” in google), and this life is simply an exercise in remembering what we already know.