tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post190060868585261156..comments2024-03-26T09:40:00.710-06:00Comments on La Bloga: Musings on Living on Planet Earth, Part I: Decisive Historical Moments, Consciousness and Reincarnation by Antonio SolisGomezContributing Bloguistas:http://www.blogger.com/profile/13054190814722049711noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9367921.post-66231339486998443702018-08-15T09:57:11.399-06:002018-08-15T09:57:11.399-06:00Antonio, thank you for your thoughtful essay. When...Antonio, thank you for your thoughtful essay. When a writer "muses" (sorry, I don't even know if it's a verb, but I will let it stand), so does his/her reader. What I focused on was the idea of the importance of the "one moment" in time, or the single event, and its impact on history, or on the individual or group. Ray Bradbury wrote a story where a hunter travels back in time to hunt prehistoric animals. The guide tells the hunter not to step off the trail for fear of damaging one plant or weed, which would change the course of future events. It reminds me of Billy Buckner's famous error. Did that one error cost the Cubs the playoffs and series? Maybe not, but it changed Buckner's life. What if Lennon had never met McCartney, if Steve Jobs had never taken a calligraphy class in college (he claimed that one class changed the way he looked at the personal computer), if Eric Clapton had never picked up a guitar, if Carlos Santana had stayed with the violin, if the early Catholic Church had decided to include other writings in the New Testament, or if Hidalgo had decided to remain a priest and forego politics? Steinbeck, in his stories, explored "collectivism", how the individual changes once he/she joins the group. Keep making us think, a powerful piece. GraciasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com