21 nov 2012

we've just been to see the movie 'lincoln'. i knew the history in a sketchy, schoolbook way, and i followed the screenplay's political machinations about as well as i ever follow that sort of thing, but what struck me - really struck me - was the way the folks portrayed on the screen thought deeply before they spoke, listened closely one to another, and allowed consistently those courtesies to all with whom they interacted. is simple mutual respect so antiquated as to be relegated to the past?