Sir, \u2013 Patrick Freyne, writing about Patrick Joyce\u2019s book Remembering Peasants, gives us a great reminder of the not too distant past, and how easy it has become for us to forget \u201cour postmodern world is locked in a continuous present tense\u201d (\u201cLearning from our peasant past: \u2018We might have to live on the edge. We may have to learn to be survivors\u2019\u201d, Books, February 10th).<\/p>\n
In our rush to solve life\u2019s problems, often even around our most pressing issues, health and homelessness, a degree of reflection free of soundbites, blame and management speak could go some way to instil optimism and help us navigate through these challenging times. \u2013 Yours, etc,<\/p>\n
ALICE LEAHY,
\nDirector of Services,
\nAlice Leahy Trust,
\nDublin 8.<\/p>\n
See: https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/opinion\/letters\/2024\/02\/14\/past-present-and-future\/ <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sir, \u2013 Patrick Freyne, writing about Patrick Joyce\u2019s book Remembering Peasants, gives us a great reminder of the not too distant past, and how easy it has become for us to forget \u201cour postmodern world is locked in a continuous present tense\u201d (\u201cLearning from our peasant past: \u2018We might have to live on the edge. … Continue reading Irish Times: Past, present and future – Country wisdom<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aliceleahytrust.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5978"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aliceleahytrust.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aliceleahytrust.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aliceleahytrust.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aliceleahytrust.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5978"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aliceleahytrust.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5979,"href":"https:\/\/aliceleahytrust.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5978\/revisions\/5979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aliceleahytrust.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aliceleahytrust.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aliceleahytrust.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}