Letters to the Editor
Editor:
I have lived in Mutual 16 for over six years. The friendships I thought I had made have abruptly faded away.
Not so with my neighbors Shirley Thompson and Bill Denton.
I recently tested positive for COVID. Without being asked, they offered to take my very active 10-year-old dog, Murphy, while I am doing my five-day isolation.
I have made two lasting good friends and so has Murphy.
Cynthia Arance Mutual 16 Editor:
Since I moved to Leisure World last year, I have been trying to practice five teachings from Confucius: 1. Learning new things is joyful.
2. Isn’t it great when friends visit from afar?
3. If you don’t get angry even if nobody notices you, you’re a gentleman.
4. Knowing does not surpass liking, yet even liking cannot surpass the act of enjoying.
5. Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.
I last played table tennis in elementary school, and now I am starting again.
Fortunately, the president and vice president of the LW Table Tennis Club give free lessons, and I am improving day by day. It’s my daily joy, and I give special thanks to the teachers.
Man Chul Cho, MD Mutual 4 Editor:
I have lived in Leisure World now for more than 15 years and almost every day I enjoy my walks around the community. As I walk and especially when I come to road crossings, I am reminded that I am taking life into my own hands.
Despite current efforts, it seems that still far too many drivers ignore speed limits, don’t stop at stop signs and frequently disregard people in crosswalks.
It is helpful to hear that speed bumps may be on the way, but I can only hope that this solution will finally be enough to help with the problem.
I do have another suggestion for a possible solution—give more tickets.
Hitting people in the wallet sometimes motivates behavior change. This possibility may not be favored by everybody. Especially those who speed and don’t stop at signs but this is all too often a matter of safety and even life or death for those of us on foot.
Mike Maher Mutual 3
