tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136983861650322458.post4106294378491864419..comments2024-02-14T03:19:28.395-05:00Comments on Vagabond Journeys: EloquenceDBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09144446186279708019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136983861650322458.post-41853536310735727252010-04-23T07:28:59.380-04:002010-04-23T07:28:59.380-04:00I know that the average I.Q. is 100, and that is s...I know that the average I.Q. is 100, and that is scary to me. When I was in school, I was taught more science and art and literature than they are taught today. It is fading. Your blog is eloquent and beautiful - even when you struggle. That is why I read it daily. I hope your weekend is decent, DB. Val xoxValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125510793582152310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136983861650322458.post-25729734723762705182010-04-23T01:18:07.196-04:002010-04-23T01:18:07.196-04:00It is my theory that there have always been a grea...It is my theory that there have always been a great many louts but we only heard about the most cultured people and got the idea there were a great many more developed people than there were. Millions lived and died barely able to function above an animal level, but when more education was implemented for the masses then we get the strange phenomena we have now of thousands of people who can read and write but not too well, and we are conscious of them because they have rightly demanded some publicity of their efforts. <br />Now I was for all this development so I try to keep in mind that what has happened is only a natural outcome of more people getting a voice. I do not think the world learns that much from having the words of the great masters taught them for centuries. So a respect for the great masters has somewhat faded, but I don't think that is a bad thing. I think that this just paves the way for new masters to rise out of the ranks of the louts and half educated. It is necessary to go with the flow. Say what is my opportunity here and go with it. I lamented once because I could not get to a back east university where I thought I would be better educated and have more of a chance to publish some distinguished novel of some sort. But that did not happen. I happen to live among a great many people who are not educated at all! When I first realized how low I had fallen I thought how can I make the most of this. I discovered the Internet. People out there. I thought well I will just hunt for the intellectuals out there. I pegged you for being an intellectual. I am just reading a book about a guy who worked for Norman Mailer in his last years, and he was still working very hard on his novels. I thought of you when I was reading as you said you knew Norman Mailer and had talked to him. What did thinking people always do but try to make their way to the ones who were educated and could think and try to make the most of any contact. So I was waiting for you to say something intelligent today as I have not been able to talk to anyone here who said anything below the surface all day. The only place I may get this now is in a book or through the Internet and blogging. Sometimes from members of my family. Communication is much better now days. It is more possible to connect to someone not even close. I think life's better because of that. The past just seems to have been superior but not when you examine it closely.Gerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771917880182186281noreply@blogger.com