tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35546240.post172300731255552386..comments2023-08-20T02:55:42.721-05:00Comments on Welcome to the Rachel Carson Centennial Blog: Remarks by Moderator Cindy Lee Van DoverNCTC Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16160333822375645632noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35546240.post-82703450647871750722007-08-27T16:08:00.000-05:002007-08-27T16:08:00.000-05:00The great thing about great books is that they are...The great thing about great books is that they are capable of taking on different meanings at different times, or maybe it's a matter of taking on more and more meaning as time advances. After reading Anne's comments (and laments), I suddenly saw "The Edge of the Sea" in that category. Anne concisely described it herself when she said it seems more of a memorial than a guide book. I would say Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35546240.post-89302592148469097482007-08-25T09:51:00.000-05:002007-08-25T09:51:00.000-05:00"...and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as i..."...and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago." Well, maybe out there the waters can cover what is happening in the deep, but here along the edge, so much is just plain to see.<BR/> After a summer away, this morning we walked the marsh close by my house here in Virginia and what was clean and tidy in June is now littered with old ice boxes and bottles and bagsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35546240.post-1812458742183525732007-08-22T13:30:00.000-05:002007-08-22T13:30:00.000-05:00"The sages were ahead of us in recognizing that sy..."The sages were ahead of us in recognizing that sympathy cannot be confined to our own group. We have to cultivate what the Buddhists call an "immeasurable" outlook that extends to the ends of the earth, without excluding a single creature from this radius of concern." Karen Armstrong (from The Great Transformation)<BR/><BR/>When considering the value Rachel Carson gives to the edge of the sea,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com