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The end, elusive and afar, Still lures us with its beckoning flight, And all our mortal moments are A session of the Infinite. How shall we reach the great, unknown Nirvana of thy Lotus-throne? Excerpt: "To A Buddha Seated On A Lotus" ~ Sarojini Naidu

Welcome!--I hail you to my glass: All welcome, here, you find; Here let the cloud of trouble pass, Here, be all care resigned.-- This fluid never fails to please, And drown the griefs of men or bees. What forced you here, we cannot know, And you will scarcely tell-- But cheery we would have you go And bid a glad farewell: On lighter wings we bid you fly, Your dart will now all foes defy. Excerpt: "On a Honey Bee" ~ Philip Freneau The sage moves through a village Just as the bee gathers pollen And flies off without harming The flower its color, or fragrance ~ Dhammapada

. . . Although he was a short man, Magellan’s magnificent black beard, soldierly bearing, and calm self-assurance gave him the appearance of a man who knew what he was about and who would not be bulled or suffer fools lightly. His convictions were based on personal experience and close study of available documents and maps on the geography of the far east and southwest Atlantic. He carried maps, globes, and Serrao’s letters to illustrate his arguments. His plain, heavily accented speech was in marked contrast to the flowery verbosity so common at court. Magellan was a different breed from the usual run of hopeful petitioners crowding the anterooms to the offices of King Charles’s counselors. Among these were impoverished adventurers desperate to gain fame and fortune overseas, and professional seafarers such as Gomes, a pilot who yearned to command a royal fleet. What set Magellan apart from most of these petitioners was his quiet dignity. He avoided flamboyant overstatement as unbefitting a nobleman, and presented his ideas with a firm, understated authority, letting his carefully reasoned arguments stand on their merits. ~ Page 83 www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBApHzTZ6BI&t=1s

Georges Cuvier made fossils the subject of serious scientific study for the first time in history. he demonstrated that in many cases they belonged to species that had become extinct