To change the subject. There is an interesting interview of Ray
Bradbury in this month's issue of _WIRED_. It's loosely related to
librarianship, in that he discusses Disney Imagineering. In the interview
_WIRED_ asks, "Somewhere in a third-grade class there is a 9-year-old
who will be walking on Mars in 2020. How should we prepare that kid?"
Bradbury replies, ... "Albert Schweitzer said do something wonderful,
people will imitate it. If you dream the proper dreams, and share the
myths with people, they will grow up to be like you.... If you and I dream
properly and creatively, then the future will be secured. But reality will
kill you unless you deal with it through myths and metaphors." Hmmmm.
Does this relate to the past week at all? _WIRED_ further asks, " What
myths should we share?" Bradbury answers, ... "Teach students to be
in love with life, to love their work, to create at the top of their lungs. I
love what I'm doing and started loving it when I was 12. Find something
to love when your young - archeology, mythology, Egyptology, even
computerology" (dare we add librarianship/librarianology?) "- then you
can change the future." _WIRED_ then asks, "Are PCs and the NET
making the future friendlier for community?" Interestingly Bradbury
responds, "No, you've got to make personal contact. Go to the _library_
(emphasis mine and added) and build a network of personal friends, a
half dozen or so,.... Stop talking on the telephone, stop talking on the
stupid Internet. It's a waste of time." I know I just violated that precept.
oops. I thought the above was interesting food for thought, after a
rather troubling week for American democracy, no matter what side of
the aisle you sit on. For the complete article see John Geirland,
_Bradbury's Tomorrowland_ WIRED, Oct. 1998, at 147. I remain yours
in the magic and wonder of lawlibrarianship. Al of Cleveland.
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