It's been a busy week, and I haven't much to offer, but here's what I have. Pretty much on the whimsical side and probably not worthy of comment, so, please, do not feel obliged.
Scribbled on the wall of a prehistoric cave dwelling: "They who do not know history are condemned to start it."
The other day I'm thinking, "There but for the grace of God go I," only to realize that I'm looking in a mirror and have seriously overestimated the grace of God.
There are things I have wanted so long that I would only consent to have them if I could keep wanting them.
As to evolution vs creationism, I suppose it's possible that we're living Plan B and keep turning up remnants of Plan A.
Yes, to be a good parent, you have to sacrifice, but this is not a requirement of parenting, it is a requirement of being good at something.
I've always thought that the vastness of the night sky is an incredible example of what you can do with mirrors; I mean, assuming that's the way it was done.
Metaphor for the night sky: A trillion asterisks and no explanations.
~ Robert Brault
13 comments:
Love the parenting thought - because it's true. Anything really worth having/doing/being is going to cost some sacrifice. And it really will be worth it. Thank you!
I like the parenting one, too. But mot of all, I like the metaphor for a night sky. A trillion asterisks and no explanations.
=)
Hi Robert
Nicely put. Yes, if we don't learn from history we create it...or so it seems.
Wanting things so long is also very interesting but I guess I'm with Jan on my favourite in the bunch. Then again, the last two are also tickling my fancy...especially the metaphor. What do you mean by 'not much to offer?' It's a very comment worthy post.
I like the metaphor for the night sky, very much. It's perfect for all of the big questions of the world.
How can we not comment? A trillion asterisks with no explanations! Breath-taking! And a wonderful image to reflect on in the middle of my day. Thank you.
Jan,
I suppose it can be argued that parenting is unique in that you need to sacrifice to do it at all, never mind well.
Sue, SaraReno, patriciapaddey,
Thanks. Glad I tossed that one in. I salvaged it from my aborted mystery novel, which turned out to be very rich in metaphor and very short on mystery. The inspiration comes from those full-page newspaper ads where you see an asterisk next to some bargain price and absolutely no explanation of the asterisk.
Ken,
Thanks, but now I'lI spend all night wondering why you didn't like the ones you didn't mention.
smiles all,
rb
Just stopping by to say hi, I must admit I love the metaphor for the night sky
Marlene,
Thanks. I'll wager that you folks in Oregon see a few more of the asterisks in the night sky than we do in Connecticut.
smiles,
rb
Yes, and yes to the parenting & night sky quotes. Wonderful and thought provoking, both. But I also love the one about wanting things and getting them (sometimes the longing, dreaming and planning is more fun than actually acquiring) and the one about the grace of God. I have many days like that. I also have a quirky sense of humor. I love what you do. So keep doing it.
Karen,
Thanks for liking. Although sometimes difficult, I will try to stay quirky.
smiles,
rb
HA! and some history we are writing.our future generations have much to pay for due to our debt.
hopefully our children will find there place in a green world and by then well hopefully be smart enough to build our city's and grids off green Tech :)
ShaneH,
The point of my thought is that if prehistoric man had had a clue what human history was going to be, he might have chosen not to start it. As for the U.S. debt, don't fret about future generations; we will pay for it ourselves soon enough.
rb
probably, so if prehistoric man would know about the destruction that would bring, they wouldn't make any step forward, they wouldn't do it at all, even if I didn't mention about global warming and other secondary events happening right now.
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