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Greeting

Why do we say hello?

January 23, 2021 by David
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Well, why do we say hello? More than ever in these times of long, solitary walks, the greeting to a relative stranger is perhaps an example of what W.B Yeats called ‘a lonely impulse of delight’, a line I love, though it reflects the thoughts of someone – an airman – foreseeing his death! The … Read more

Categories Personal, Thoughts Tags Danger, Greeting, Hello, Human nature, Lockdown, Yeats 7 Comments

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