http://designtaxi.com/news/351210/Portraits-Of-Soldiers-Before-During-After-War/
I looked particularly at the eyes, there’s a huge difference. Eyes are very telling. Lives destroyed. Not just those killed, but also those that return. And it also affects their families and friends. For a long time.
A long time ago I wrote “war costs you an arm and a leg” which was a teenager’s smartypants wordplay. It really costs so much more. It’s truly unaffordable.
Computers may have the power,
but we still hold the switch.
–Arjen Lentz (mid/late 80s)
I’m afraid that might not be true any more, considering how much of our daily lives is actually computer-controlled. How many microcontrollers run your car?
“Papa, why do you always put the remote control in the same spot?”
“So I always know where to find it…”
Kinda completely unlike her hair brush, which sometimes disappears for days! (and I’m good at finding stuff)
We’ve now (once again) agreed on a standard location for the hair brush, and so far it’s working. When I’ve tried that previously, it didn’t. So I think the above question came with an insight… she figured it out.
As a parent, I’m often tempted to add a lesson to a situation. But in practice, I find that it tends to have little if any effect. From observation, kids appear to ask the right questions when they’re ready for the answer, so I just have to be more patient.