Herman Hesse

People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.

                                                      ~ Herman Hesse, German poet and novelist ~

We’ve told this story before, many years ago. But it’s worth revisiting, especially in the context of today’s world, where courage, secret or not, seems so rare.

When we were kids, my brother, cousins, and I loved to roam through the forests and fields, hills and valleys of our rural home area.

Back in those long-ago days, it was perfectly safe.… Read more