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Man Outmanned

Life beats him down Man springs up again History assures him: Tyranny will triumph Man outmanned rises up against evil Diseases plague him endlessly Eliminate one; two more appear Tornadoes, hurricanes, cyclones Destroy his homes, his cities, his storehouses Resolute, he rebuilds them---over and over again...

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Michelle Faulkner

Date: 3/15/2019 12:49:00 PM

Resolute - that is the defining word here, the title so evocative, love this!

P.S. Awtry

Date: 3/15/2019 12:27:00 AM

Gershon, this touched my heart. I felt pride swell up--the good sort. Man is a miracle <3

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/16/2019 10:37:00 PM

Ah, "Man is a miracle." (May I be so bold as to add that "Woman is a gift from G-d")?... Thank you for your encouragement and kind words, P.S. Best wishes, Gershon

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/14/2019 5:58:00 PM

It is amazing to me the amount of optimism and reluctance we have to change. Building time and time again on flood plains also!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/16/2019 10:36:00 PM

Yeah, we don't seem to get it. If it keeps happening and again and again to us, why do we elect to let it continue to happen? ---Guess we are creatures of habit, as they say. Thanks for the insightful comment, Caren. ~ gw

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 3/14/2019 3:52:00 PM

Fantastic succinct piece my friend. Excellent <3 xomo

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/16/2019 10:35:00 PM

Appreciate your kind evaluation of this little one, Maureen! :) gw

Tom Cunningham

Date: 3/14/2019 3:38:00 PM

The survival instinct kicks in every time. Mankind never gives up.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/16/2019 10:34:00 PM

Ah, yes, the survival instinct---so powerful. Thank you for the insightful comment, Tom! ~ Gershon

Sand Blown

Date: 3/14/2019 2:51:00 PM

mankind learns by mistakes made...so yes, it's about time we stop making profit thee driving force of all survival ...history shows overpopulation is short lived

Gershon Wolf
Date: 3/16/2019 10:33:00 PM

Excellent point, Sand: Our own mistakes are, indeed, so often our best teachers... (Would that we could learn from others' mistakes more often though...) Best wishes, Gershon