RIP Albert Hoffman, 102
Oh I recall what I was told. Your dangerous drug was worse than heroin, would cause me to have deformed babies, was a threat to my sanity and to society. I’m pleased to learn what a long, full and satisfying life you had, because you certainly deserved it.
What a long, strange trip it was, eh, Albert?
My life experiences would be a mere miniature without the addition your ‘problem child’ provided. For Cary Grant, me and millions of others, an understanding of the vastness of our minds was made possible by you. All the priests, ministers, clerics and sacred texts combined never came close to the spirituality your refinement provided.
Thank you, Dr. Hoffman. May you rest in peace, and happiness. You done very much good.
April 30th, 2008 at 7:24 am
I second your tribute. The perspective I gained from his work product brought a breadth and depth of understanding that serves to keep me from enmeshment in most of life’s petty distractions.
I would add as a cautionary tale that, while it did not threaten my sanity either, it did clearly reveal the limits thereof. But knowing those limits is useful and I am better for it.
Happy trails, Dr. Hoffman.
April 30th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Yes, MFA, I did learn that flight was possible, but learned to back off when uniforms appeared, demanding that I take off my shoes and hand over my shampoo.