Around Lancaster

Short posts like this one suit my life style. If I am back in the house for twenty minutes during the day, then I might be able to write and publish a post of a few sentences and then nothing more for several hours. Meanwhile, real life displays all the issues addressed by Poul Anderson, which we might summarize as: conflict and humanity. Tomorrow I will have coffee with another Paul whose outlook is very different from mine but, for this reason, we should be able to learn. Once, Paul referred to "one of the big leftists in town." I did not know who he meant but then he added "Eugene, I think he's called." A comrade!

Also in Lancaster, I met a black Jehovah's Witness and gave him my interpretation of the New Testament. After a long conversation, we introduced ourselves by name and discovered that we were Simon Peter and Paul. Many of us ask the same questions but find different answers. I have found that Mormons listen because for the first time they are hearing a different worldview. Anderson referred to Mormon friends in "The Discovery of the Past."

Addendum: This post was terminated abruptly last night. There is further discussion of "The Discovery of the Past," here.