Ever wake up, note the date, and think there is something about this date that is
meaningful, something you should remember, do, or register. Something important...
But nothing pops into your conscious mind. Nothing even crawls
in. Nothing.
I have that feeling every few months. I wonder if the birthday
of a friend from long ago (like elementary school) or some appointment or work deadline
I was supposed to meet is causing this sensation. Maybe. Probably. Who knows?
And this is when I go to this
date in history. When all else fails, I feel a need to connect with the
collective consciousness.
So on this
date in history, the fourteenth of January, in the year 1601, church
authorities in Rome burned Hebrew books. Oy vey. Sadly, not the last time this
would happen.
On a positive note, in 1878 the U.S.A. Supreme court ruled
race separation on trains unconstitutional. It would take eighty-five years for
this to sink in some states, but it’s progress.
And on this very date in 1979, President Carter proposed Martin
Luther King Jr. Day.
I still can’t connect to the date’s personal thingamajig,
but I’m satisfied.
{Last year’s, ^ but I
love it}
Have a wonderful
day!
