What You See Is What You Get. This is a journal blog, an explore-blog, a bit of this and that blog. Sharing where the mood takes me. Perhaps it will take you too.
Oh yes indeed. Bryan's brother, Greg, has nurtured roses as long as I've known him. When Bryan and I were dating, he ask Greg to select a few roses for me. Greg did and bless his heart, Greg always de-THORNED them before he gave them to Bryan. Thankfully never too many to activate sneezing Hugs Cecilia
roses are beuatiful but are way down on my list of favortie flowers, daisies and sunflowers and wild flowers are my most favortie, and now after reading this, i am thinking it might be those THORNS. ha ha.. your rose is goregous. my least favorite of all flowers will shock some people. Orchids... and they don't have thorns
I wondered if that was Isaac Hayes the songwriter? It was - I looked it up. I guess its sentiment is fine, but in truth, I don't literally agree - for some outwardly sweet and fragrant people (or institutions) are also evil and we should not accept their vice as the price of their virtue. But then, I probably think on these things too much... Have a great (thorn free) weekend. M
Hari OM I am actually inclined to agree with your caveat - when it comes to ethical considerations. However, I do think this was more about the nature of life and therefore holds - per "Tigger's" comment above! Yxx
You're right of course, because almost every aphorism can be picked apart. Generosity of spirit is a virtue too - and writers need to give and receive it more than most.
take the bad with the good? pros have cons? or simply life in balance...? xxx Mr T
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DeleteAny or all of the above! Yxx
So very true.
ReplyDeleteOh yes indeed.
ReplyDeleteBryan's brother, Greg, has nurtured roses as long as I've known him. When Bryan and I were dating, he ask Greg to select a few roses for me. Greg did and bless his heart, Greg always de-THORNED them before he gave them to Bryan. Thankfully never too many to activate sneezing
Hugs Cecilia
The perfect image for the quote!
ReplyDeleteroses are beuatiful but are way down on my list of favortie flowers, daisies and sunflowers and wild flowers are my most favortie, and now after reading this, i am thinking it might be those THORNS. ha ha.. your rose is goregous. my least favorite of all flowers will shock some people. Orchids... and they don't have thorns
ReplyDeleteI wondered if that was Isaac Hayes the songwriter? It was - I looked it up. I guess its sentiment is fine, but in truth, I don't literally agree - for some outwardly sweet and fragrant people (or institutions) are also evil and we should not accept their vice as the price of their virtue. But then, I probably think on these things too much... Have a great (thorn free) weekend. M
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DeleteI am actually inclined to agree with your caveat - when it comes to ethical considerations. However, I do think this was more about the nature of life and therefore holds - per "Tigger's" comment above! Yxx
You're right of course, because almost every aphorism can be picked apart. Generosity of spirit is a virtue too - and writers need to give and receive it more than most.
DeleteA rose by any other name is still a rose. Thorns and all. namaste, janice xx
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