A big thank you to Old Leo’s Cricket Club, who not only offered to let us have a noticeboard on the side of their pavilion, but also provided the noticeboard and put it up for us!
Your correspondent went down to the clubhouse this evening and put up our first notices. It reminds me of that famous quote, attributed to Goethe, but apparently an extract from “The Scottish Himalayan Expedition” by William Hutchinson Murray:
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. I learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets:
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. “Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.” “
Thank you again to Old Leo’s Cricket Club for your unexpected and generous offer of help.
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