“Would those of you in the cheaper seats clap your hands. And the rest of you, if you’ll just rattle your jewelry”. John Lennon
Ok, perhaps times have changed slightly, however even back in the 60’s I cannot think that mens jewelry rattled much. Mind you, I suppose if they wore a couple of peace signs???
In the spirit of Christmas, I thought I would share an Irish Proverb…
“A turkey never voted for an early Christmas”.
“The pride of youth is in strength and beauty, the pride of old age is in discretion”. Democritus
I must still be young, for I still have not learnt to use discretion!! Mind you I am not sure I have either strength or beauty!!
“Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they’ve told you what you think it is you want to hear.” Alan Corenk
Democracy! I think Alan Corenk’s defination is pretty spot on!
“Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality.” Victor Frankl
Love is the most intense of emotions and sometimes it is true that you can only grasp someone’s true being through loving them. However, Love is Blind is also known to be true!
“When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.” Japanese Proverb
Sometimes people can fool you into making you think they are different to what they really are. I find that if you are not sure what to make of someone, you can easily form an opinion based on their choice of friends. I find that family also says alot about a person. But you know the saying, you can choose your friends but not your family. So personally between both their friends and family, you can easily asses a persons true character!
“It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.” Oscar Wilde
Fair enough. I fall into the latter category as you may have obviously realised. Mind you, so do most people. Thinking about it, so do the people who try to be charming fall into the tedious category. Are there any truly charming people? Are all people simply tedious? Hmmm….
“Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you are tired.” Jules Renard
Perhaps laziness is actually a well thought out plan. If you rest before you get tired, you do not get tired which means you have the energy to do what you want to do. Genius!
“Rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk for people who can’t read.” Frank Zappa
Ha! He said it first! Makes me feel so much better for not appreciating “rock journalism“!
“We must not allow ourselves to become like the system we oppose.” Bishop Desmond Tutu
He does have a point. How many times do we do something in the name of fairness or equality or for the best, yet by our own actions we are falling into the same trap?
Good examples include
