Forward to the past
In these times of economic dread this essay by Peggy Noonan at the Wall Street Journal made me happy. The upside to this mess is a more human society and possibly the come back of some form of authentic religion instead of the mass produced variety we have been plagued by. No more more mega-church? This is part of what she says:
“People will be allowed to grow old again. There will be a certain liberation in this. There will be fewer facelifts and browlifts, less Botox, less dyed hair among both men and women. They will look more like people used to look, before perfection came in. Middle-aged bodies will be thicker and softer, with more maternal and paternal give. There will be fewer gyms and fewer trainers, but more walking. Gym machines produced the pumped and cut look. They won’t be so affordable now.”
Read the whole thing. It’s really good.