The poet wrote his poem Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night in response to his father's blindness. The metaphor of the dying of the light, originally used to describe the process of going blind, was then applied metaphorically to death. The Wise Guys rage against the close of day by active participation during the daylight.
A group of mostly older, highly accomplished retirees,term themselves the Wise Guys. They gather every three weeks in Edmonds,Washington to discuss aspects of public policy. This blog documents their opinions.
Monday, March 20, 2017
The Wise Guys Creed
The Wise Guys consist of a group of highly accomplished men and women. All are aware that with age comes the potential of declining vigor and all are aware that death awaits. None are spared. Nevertheless they have chosen to remain relevant by engaging in the concerns of responsible citizens, i.e. public affairs and public policy. The manner by which one should respond to aging is dealt with beautifully in a poem by Dylan Thomas which serves as the Wise Guys Creed.
The poet wrote his poem Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night in response to his father's blindness. The metaphor of the dying of the light, originally used to describe the process of going blind, was then applied metaphorically to death. The Wise Guys rage against the close of day by active participation during the daylight.
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The poet wrote his poem Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night in response to his father's blindness. The metaphor of the dying of the light, originally used to describe the process of going blind, was then applied metaphorically to death. The Wise Guys rage against the close of day by active participation during the daylight.
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With grace & rage born of experience we face the world and our future through public policy debate as citizens extraordinaire...every third Monday to
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