Salty like hot dogs (and tears). Sweet like marmalade (and life).
The fond fantasy of the elderly is to remain independent. Yet networks of interdependence sustain human usefulness and purpose.
~~ William Willimon, Aging: Growing Old in Church
Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.
~~ Malcolm Forbes
The further human society drifts away from nature, the less we understand interdependence.
~~Peter Senge
“Haud yer wheesht”
“Yer bum’s oot the windae”
These are my two lines for One-Liner Wednesday. I know, I know — it’s supposed to be only one.
I’m getting ready for my third Burns-ish celebration that I do with the seniors where I work. I’ve got the bagpiper set, haggis in the fridge, and cooking to do this weekend.
These two lines are Scottish. I have yet to go to Scotland, but I love reading about, watching movies set there, listening to the accent, etc.
Wheesht alone means hush, like talking to a child. But Haud yer weesht is a wee bit stronger, like Be Quiet!
Yer bum’s oot the windae means You’re talking rubbish.
I chose those two Scottish lines because I’ve been thinking about one of my countrymen who HAS traveled to Scotland, may even own property there in the form of a golf course or two, who may be abroad right now, who really needs to learn to wheesht because his bum’s oot the windae, if you know what I mean.
It certainly sounds more realistic for people in darkness to dream of God’s day of vengeance, finding satisfaction in the hope that at the Last Judgment all the godless enemies who oppress us here will be cast into hellfire.
But what kind of blessedness is it that luxuriates in revenge and needs the groans of the damned as background to its own joy?
To us a child is born, not an embittered old man.Jürgen Moltmann, The Power of the Powerless
Okay, it’s not one, not two, but three lines that I’m using for One-Liner Wednesday. I read these words this morning and they spoke to me.
My faith is a struggle these days, what with all that’s going on with our government and the focus on retribution, and the callousness towards humt
Still, I read every morning, trying to start my day off with the right mindset.
To us a child is born. To us a child is born. To us a child is born.
God didn’t come in wrath, seeing to punish. He came as a helpless baby.
I know, I know — it’s ONE liner Wednesday, but I’m going to give you two quotes because they walk hand-in-hand.
“People who lean on logic and philosophy and rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind. ”
William Butler Yeats
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
Albert Einstein
There is more besides a fair morning required to make a fair day.
Thomas Fuller
So…. what makes a fair day for you?
Dear Kim,
In the spirit of Brian Doyle, I’m writing one long run-on sentence for you because the prompt is One-Liner Wednesday and Brian Doyle wrote masterful lengthy run-on sentences which I have enjoyed so much that I decided to read as many Brian Doyle books in 2022 as I can, focusing on Brian Doyle, the Catholic American writer (even though I’m not a Catholic), not Brian Doyle, the Canadian children’s book writer, although in my ordering frenzy I did end up with one of his books and I’ve always liked children’s books so I may read it too.
Love,
Sally
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