Anybody Else Just Tired Of It All ???

[H2O Man]

56. No, not really.

I'm convinced that all of life imitates the sport of boxing. As a young man, I learned to pace myself, and to take full advantage of the minute's rest between rounds. I make a point of using that same frame of mind in all areas of my life.

I also keep in mind that I am only responsible for my own actions. For example, 20 years ago, I was involved in a situation where the US EPA was attempting to get a large defense industry to clean up a 120-acre toxic waste dump site. It was a case that I had been involved in for almost twenty years before that; it eventually went to trial in federal court (not surprisingly, the defense industry "won&quot .

My good friend Rubin "Hurricane" Carter's case dragged on for 20 years; I was involved with his defense for over ten years. And the work I've done on Native American rights (primarily burial protection and repatriation) is never-ending.

It was about 40 years ago that Onondaga Chief Oren Lyons told me that the good work we do in our life times is unlikely to bring satisfying results in our times; yet it is the foundation that the next generation will have available to build upon. I always keep that in mind.