Before man came to blow it right
The wind once blew itself untaught,
And did its loudest day and night
In any rough place where it caught.
Man came to tell it what was wrong:
It hadn’t found the place to blow;
It blew too hard—the aim was song.
And listen—how it ought to go!
He took a little in his mouth,
And held it long enough for north
To be converted into south,
And then by measure blew it forth.
By measure. It was word and note,
The wind the wind had meant to be—
A little through the lips and throat.
The aim was song—the wind could see.
Joe: “My girlfriend was upset with me and told me grow up.”
Pete: “What did you say?”
Joe: “I said I would try as soon as I stopped playing Mindcraft.”
Today’s Healthy Lifestyle Quiz
Can You Answer these Questons?
Today’s Thinking Out Loud reflection is on Aesop’s Fable, The Fox and the Crow. Aesop’s Fables is available for free download here.
The Fable
“A Crow was sitting on a branch of a tree with a piece of cheese
in her beak when a Fox observed her and set his wits to work to
discover some way of getting the cheese. Coming and standing under
the tree he looked up and said, “What a noble bird I see above me!
Her beauty is without equal, the hue of her plumage exquisite. If
only her voice is as sweet as her looks are fair, she ought without
doubt to be Queen of the Birds.” The Crow was hugely flattered by
this, and just to show the Fox that she could sing she gave a loud
caw. Down came the cheese, of course, and the Fox, snatching it up,
said, “You have a voice, madam, I see: what you want is wits.”
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Note: A mentor took me aside and gave me the following advice. My mentor said, “Ray, don’t pay too much attention to the criticism you’ll receive. There are some people who think their life’s mission is to bring others down. Similarly, don’t pay too much attention to those who flatter you. Yes, it feels good, but it’s about as accurate as the criticism. He was right and his words helped me to maintain my balance.
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