Wonderfully incongruous on a classical building. There are Greek and Roman temples all over Washington -- Supreme Court, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Commerce Dept. -- I love 'em --and, well-well, nobody is getting angry over them. There's hope for us yet.
Our walk back to the Metro took us past the Commerce Dept.
I wouldn't mind living among such buildings. Maybe our trouble is that there's not enough grandeur in our lives and our thoughts are too small.
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"Maybe our trouble is that there's not enough grandeur in our lives and our thoughts are too small"
That is a beautiful thought, and one that gave me pause to consider.
But then I thought about our politicians, judges, etc. that walk, live, breathe in those majestic buildings and yet still are not able to discern honor from craven self aggrandizement.
Maybe our trouble is that we seek grandeur in all the wrong places and do not recognize it when it presents itself small for our contemplation.
"craven self aggrandizement" -- yes, that describes the politicians' activities, but not (in my book) that of judges.
We tend to take for granted grandeur we see every day. There is grandeur in the sky but we often don't bother to look at the sky.
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