Lightman - Post Three

22 May 1905 (65)

"Dawn. A salmon fog floats through the city, carried on the breath of the river."

This is a world of changed plans because time stops and starts in fits. At the end of the chapter, the narrator asks a series of questions, which you should try to answer:

Who would fare better in this world of fitful time?

Those who have seen the future and live only one life?

Or those who have not seen the future and wait to live life?

Or those who deny the future and live two lives?

You must post a response of no less 250 words by 11:59PM Thursday, 31 January.

My Appreciation

Okay, so I want to thank you guys for the solid posts thus far this week, and to encourage you as you write your essays tonight. While the essay seems simple, it isn't always easy to state a genuine, meaningful belief in so small a space of words. But you have always pulled through, have always exceeded my expectations of your talents, abilities, diligence, and intellectual fortitude. I expect no less in these essays than for you to once again leap the bounds of my already high hopes.

I'm replying to your reflections as I can, and I'm certainly not forgetting any of you. There's only so much time in the day, and I work as hard as I can for all of you--you know that. And I know that you guys work hard too, so again my thanks for all that you do for me and for the school that, despite our sometimes emotional comments, we all love.

I'm preparing to record your essays tomorrow, so enjoy this song from an album released today as I test the streaming audio options available to us. See you then.

Zytgloggeturm

This fascinating astronomical clock on Kramgasse is a focal point of the old city. Built in 1530, it features mechanical figures that revolve when the hour strikes, including a knight in armor and dancing bears.

This video shows the view of the clock tower from Einstein's room at the patent office in Berne.