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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 125512" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>What a marvellous analogy!</p><p></p><p>And to add to the analogy - building a cathedral was dangerous to your health and well-being. People died wither directly from injuries, or indirectly through long-term exposure to things like lime-burning, to make the mortar. These were nameless faces, but without their expertise those buildings would never had been built, let alone be still standing.</p><p></p><p>I used to work in one of Sydney's oldest buildings, constructed from the native yellow sandstone. The building is roofed with slate and the walls festooned with the most amazing gargoyles. But the Sydney sandstone is soft, over time (and acid rain) bits break off. I actually have some of these bits in my garden - they would photograph the broken bits (for later reconstruction) and then throw them in the rubbish. I fetched them from the rubbish and brought them home.</p><p></p><p>I watched as, over some months, some expert stonemasons were brought in to carve two new gargoyles. I had a very good vantage - one was right above the door to our work area. When the work was done I was disappointed - the two new gargoyles still had the same boxy look of the block of stone they'd come from. They looked very similar to each other and had no character, compared to some of the creative monstrosities everywhere else.</p><p></p><p>Those old skills have been undervalued and as a result we are in danger of losing them.</p><p></p><p>And the same applies to parenting.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 125512, member: 1991"] What a marvellous analogy! And to add to the analogy - building a cathedral was dangerous to your health and well-being. People died wither directly from injuries, or indirectly through long-term exposure to things like lime-burning, to make the mortar. These were nameless faces, but without their expertise those buildings would never had been built, let alone be still standing. I used to work in one of Sydney's oldest buildings, constructed from the native yellow sandstone. The building is roofed with slate and the walls festooned with the most amazing gargoyles. But the Sydney sandstone is soft, over time (and acid rain) bits break off. I actually have some of these bits in my garden - they would photograph the broken bits (for later reconstruction) and then throw them in the rubbish. I fetched them from the rubbish and brought them home. I watched as, over some months, some expert stonemasons were brought in to carve two new gargoyles. I had a very good vantage - one was right above the door to our work area. When the work was done I was disappointed - the two new gargoyles still had the same boxy look of the block of stone they'd come from. They looked very similar to each other and had no character, compared to some of the creative monstrosities everywhere else. Those old skills have been undervalued and as a result we are in danger of losing them. And the same applies to parenting. Marg [/QUOTE]
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