Where There is Discord...

...May We Bring Harmony, said St Francis.

Alternatively, a weird yet colorful graph will help make sense of anything.

[A note: a brief dispute between me and a friend resulted in the above graph as an amusing way to help dispel clouds. I thought of Margaret Thatcher's use of the so-called Prayer of St Francis which she spoke from the steps of 10 Downing Street on May 4th, 1979, the day after she won the general election. The prayer, "Where there is discord, let us sow harmony..." was made darkly ironic by the divisiveness of her rule over the U.K.

But the Internet is made for pointless reveries of research, and so, in googling the text of the prayer, I was led to discover a truly remarkable web site, the portal for all texts and documents relating to events before and during Thatcher's premiership (twelve years she was in power! twelve effing years!), including a facsimile of her tiny note card, image below, with the brief remarks she made that morning from the steps of Number Ten. As a site for serious researchers as well as general interest, this one sets a standard...

And so, Thatcher's use of the Prayer of St Francis: the series of inspirations leading to it are set down here.]