My Vote for the Nobel Peace Prize
October 1, 2025
Jane Goodall died today.
I’ve read many, many lovely things in the last few days about her life, her compassion, her respect for all living things. She sounds like someone who lived with peace in her heart and shared that peace with the world through her actions — humbly, and with dignity. To me, this qualifies her for a Nobel Peace Prize.
This was something nice I read:
“My next great adventure, aged 90, is going to be dying.
There’s either nothing or something.
If there’s nothing, in which case I don’t have to worry anymore, that’s it.
If there’s something, I can’t think of a greater adventure, of anything more exciting than finding out what it is.
I happen to believe that there is something because of the experiences I’ve had, because of experiences other people have had. Very powerful ones. I’ve read every book there is about near-death experiences.
So I look at death as my next great adventure!”
~ Jane Goodall
And then there’s this:
(Besides being a nice sentiment on its face, it’s also a response to the administration requiring recently that all flags to be lowered for a man who trafficked in hate.)
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