October 31, 2017　=========

☆  endless  永遠の

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One of the things I’ve talked about this month has been the fact that Australia’s (white) history is quite short, compared to somewhere like Japan, so we don’t have a lot of tradition or strong “Australian” culture. This week’s quote explains why… by Henry James:

“It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.”

So true! Of course, the aborigines in Australia have a long history, and therefore there are many traditions and a strong culture. However, the immigrants to Australia have just a short history. The Europeans arrived to colonize Australia in 1788, so we do not have an endless amount of historyRead more about Today’s Word: endless[…]