From: Dallas Van Winkle (dallas.vanwinkle@gmail.com)
Date: Sat May 14 2005 - 00:48:11 BST
Excellent, thank you for that.
On 5/13/05, Platt Holden <pholden@sc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I ran across an old clipping today that I thought you might enjoy.
>
> In answering a journalist's question "Why do you go fishing every day?,
> the author reveals a set of unique, yet in many ways, universal values.
>
> "I fish because I love to. Because I love the environs where trout are
> found, which are invariably beautiful, and hate the environs where crowds
> of people are found, which are invariably ugly. Because of all the
> television commercials, cocktail parties, and assorted social posturing I
> thus escape. Because in a world where most men spend their lives doing
> what they hate, my fishing is at once an endless source of delight and an
> act of small rebellion. Because trout do not lie or cheat and cannot be
> bought or bribed, or impressed by power, but respond only to quietude and
> humility, and endless patience. Because I suspect that men are going along
> this way for the last time and I for one don't want to waste the trip.
> Because mercifully there are no telephones in trout waters. Because only
> in the woods can I find solitude without loneliness. Because bourbon out
> of an old tin cup always tastes better out there. Because maybe one day I
> will catch a mermaid. And finally, not because I regard fishing as being
> so terribly important, but because I suspect that so many of the other
> concerns of men are equally unimportant and not nearly so much fun.
>
> --- Judge John Voelker, Michigan Supreme Court, author of "Anatomy of a
> Murder."
>
> Best,
> Platt
>
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