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Reflections from the eight decade on culture, politics and the human condition

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Category: Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

This domain nurtures the human — not the merely transactional — dimensions of life. Here you’ll find essays on memory, perception, cultural experience, and the continuity of significance across time.
From reflections on books, music, nature, and art, to letters and contemplations shaped by a lifetime of observation, this space anchors the blog in what it feels like to live a thoughtful life. These pieces explore how meaning persists — and how it alters — as the world changes around us.

  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Musings: The Solitude of Running

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 29, 2024January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

A House without Books is like a Body without a Soul

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 27, 2024February 14, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Elegance and Enlightenment:

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 29, 2023January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

The Captivating History of “Little Bell”

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 26, 2023January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Seasonal Greetings, A Reminder to Appreciate the Present Moment

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on December 23, 2023January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

The Emperor, the Young Bull and the Orange Tribe

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on September 3, 2021January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

From Cecil to Conscience: Contemplating the Ethics of Trophy Hunting

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 8, 2018August 5, 2025
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

Keep walking – Rumi

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 8, 2018January 8, 2026
  • Memory, Meaning, and Continuity

When I Die – Rumi

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 8, 2018January 8, 2026
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Albert Camus and the Israel – Palestine conflict

  • by WJJH
  • Posted on January 7, 2018November 9, 2025

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Summary: Reflections from the eighth decade — on life, culture, and the state of the world. This blog offers quiet observations, drawn from a lifetime of watching, questioning, and remembering. The sun lowers, but still gives light.

Quote of the week: From Johan Huizinga "Civilization is not a matter of strength or wealth, but of balance, restraint and form." used in "Walking Among Memory: The Dutch Golden Age and Its Limits."

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