I am reading an article on the history of Zionist agriculture practices. While thinking on a passage, a premise dawned on me: learn something simple. In fact, it might be better stated to master something simple. My Dad's apocalyptic "riddle of man" (Can you survive if everything you knew were to suddenly disappear?) has spawned much of my reading in the past.
It also challenged me to eventually become an attentive and deliberate student. I am not good at rote learning, as I get bored with repetition and my mind starts to wander. However, if I become interested, then I will assign mnemonic and imagery to aid in understanding, not memorization.
And so, on mastering something simple, I have elected composting. Encouraged by my time in Sinai and Iraq, I see a rational practice that can aid in agriculture while at the same time keeping homesteads sanitary. I have also started looking at the enormous water towers of my youth with awe. In Iraq, if the electricity goes out, so does the water. Why? Each house in Iraq has a water pump. I don't know about the rest of the region, or even Europe. However, as essential as water is in Arabia, I should think the adoption of water plants, perhaps solar powered, would add greatly to the quality of life of the Iraqi people.
Had I known the simplicity of water towers, perhaps I could have started an initiative while I was there. But that was not the case. As it is, should I ever return, I would be interested in the construction of such a project.
It also challenged me to eventually become an attentive and deliberate student. I am not good at rote learning, as I get bored with repetition and my mind starts to wander. However, if I become interested, then I will assign mnemonic and imagery to aid in understanding, not memorization.
And so, on mastering something simple, I have elected composting. Encouraged by my time in Sinai and Iraq, I see a rational practice that can aid in agriculture while at the same time keeping homesteads sanitary. I have also started looking at the enormous water towers of my youth with awe. In Iraq, if the electricity goes out, so does the water. Why? Each house in Iraq has a water pump. I don't know about the rest of the region, or even Europe. However, as essential as water is in Arabia, I should think the adoption of water plants, perhaps solar powered, would add greatly to the quality of life of the Iraqi people.
Had I known the simplicity of water towers, perhaps I could have started an initiative while I was there. But that was not the case. As it is, should I ever return, I would be interested in the construction of such a project.
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