Dear Yuyutsu,

I'm afraid this does not compute:

".. and new, younger and uneducated students come in our place to learn more or less the same lessons. The school keeps standing, it does not evolve."

The 'school' does evolve, has evolved, will always evolve - such has been the experience and the result of human activity (and of natural forces and cataclysm) - and such is the inevitable operation of 'entropy'.
Shape and build those magical castles testament to ingenuity and imagination, but, unavoidable as the passage of time, these too will ultimately revert to 'dust', to 'origins'.

'New' students (souls) will learn from those who have put in the 'hard yards', who have come to terms with the potentials and the limitations of life, body and intellect - and hopefully those lessons will be sane, wise and constructive (for none are infallible).

Depart this mortal coil to new adventures or to the timeless abyss, and those left behind will remain, to await, to wonder - and the land and life, in all its forms, will have changed, and will change, until infinity is reached and all moves to renewal.

Dear David,

I'm disappointed to hear you talk like this:

" It's good to die young. It's better not to be born at all, but not everyone is that lucky."

If anything you, your life journey, are testament to what joy and value longevity can contribute; and, missing those who go before, and those who may be left behind, must be ameliorated by the certain knowledge that you, and they, are better for the friendship, for the love, for the experience of their 'being', and yours, in lively cosmic dance, however finite.

Would that all could so aspire.

Be well, David.

Sorry, Saltpetre,

I was in the grip of mood indigo:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Duke+Ellington+Mood+Indigo&&view=detail&mid=65E4A4DA867926C3CCED65E4A4DA867926C3CCED&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DDuke%2BEllington%2BMood%2BIndigo%26Form%3DVDRSCL%26%3D3

Dear Banjo,

Thank You for Joan Baez.

Beautiful.

Dear Joe,

Thanks for the Kevin Gilbert book. I'll certainly try
to get hold of a copy.

Dear David,

Be well indeed.

We are blessed having you on this forum.

Dear Joe,

I've managed to locate the Kevin Gilbert book,
"Because a White Man'll Never Do It". It's at
my favourite book shop - "Readings" here in
Melbourne. I'm going to order it.

Again Thank You and I look forward to reading it.

Dear Foxy,

I'm sure you will enjoy it - I would be interested to know if you think very much has changed since then ?

Love,

Joe

Joe,

I'll let you know after I read it.

I'm really looking forward to it.

Again - Thanks for the recommendation.