Wind the Clock: Improving Our Image

• Pages: 31-32
• Date: 01 April 2025
• Published date: 01 April 2025
• Author: Hon. Mark A. Drummond (Ret.)
• Subject Matter: Civil Law

By Hon. Mark A. Drummond (Ret.), Litigation News Associate Editor

North Brooklin, Maine

30 March 1973

Dear Mr. Nadeau:

As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and

the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left to us, in a bad time. I shall get up Sunday morning and wind

the clock, as a contribution to order and steadfastness.

Sailors have an expression about the weather: they say, the weather is a great bluffer. I guess the same is true of

our human society—things can look dark, then a break shows in the clouds, and all is changed, sometimes rather

suddenly.

It is quite obvious that the human race has made a queer mess of life on this planet. But as a people we probably

harbor seeds of goodness that have lain for a long time waiting to sprout when the conditions are right. Man’s curi-

osity, his relentlessness, his inventiveness, his ingenuity have led him into deep trouble. We can only hope that these

same traits will enable him to claw his way out.

Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.

Sincerely,

E. B. White

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