I love getting wisdom from those who speak it and offer it. So it’s no surprise that I was intrigued by this piece of wisdom. It sounds like a cruel quip demeaning the state of wisdom of someone else. Notice, however, how there’s wisdom in it. That wisdom is this – until you know what […]
Read More About That Quote: Do You Need To Say That?“Mum, I’m bored. What can I do?” “I’m going out in a minute, you can come with me.” “Where are we going, Mum.” “Don’t you worry about that, you’ll see.” … “What is this place, Mum” “What does it say up there?” “It says ‘Wellingborough Library’, Mum.” “That’s right, now come with me.” … “Pick […]
Read More In A BookThe best thing she did for her son was take him to the library. There, it was as though his world exploded. It was such a big place. So many different sections. An upstairs and a downstairs too. And places where he could sit and read some of those books. It was as he started […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The Blessing of a BookInquisitive types. I got a lot of time for inquisitive types. Some people just go with the flow and not question things. They’re comfortable leaving things as they are – and that’s just fine with them. The inquisitive types, however just need a few questions answered. The kind of questions that delve deeper into things […]
Read More Not Everything Needs To Be Explained“Oh, I didn’t know that.” Back in the late 20th Century at that pivotal transitional stage of life when I was a child legally, but got the feeling I’m not the child I was, there were several sources of information: television news, radio news, newspapers and magazines, the local library, my parents and the friends […]
Read More What You Need To KnowWhen things are secured, that can give confidence. Apparently there was a time when people would be able to leave their doors unlocked and folks felt safe. Times changed and there was the need to put in safety measures. Now if those are in place, there is a sense that there is security, safety and […]
Read More Solid Line of DefenceMy Mum made ace shepherd’s pie. A large baking tray would come out of the oven layered with a smouldering mass of the stuff. I would look at it and my eyes would widen at the sight. Mouth salivating at the thought of consuming it all. Of course what I forgot was that this was […]
Read More You Won’t Get It All In One GoMy wife is an amazing woman. One of the many things that attracted me to her was what I saw in her. I mean in her. As a character, as a human being of worth, as a masterpiece of God’s creation I was fascinated in her. Sure there’s the physical aesthetics that are obviously very […]
Read More The More You Know, The More There Is To KnowThere are two types to look out for. The observer and the conversationalist. The first is the classic silent observer. She doesn’t talk that much in the gatherings, but you can tell she is engaged. She picks up everything that’s going on. She discerns clearly both what is going on and the states of all […]
Read More Revealed: He Can Be KnownAhhhhhhh knowledge. Good things said about it. Bad things said about it. It’s worth knowing what kind of knowledge Peter is talking about here. Thankfully, Peter starts and finishes this letter with exactly the kind of knowledge he’s talking about. I loved the accumulation of information back in the day. In fact to be fair, […]
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