Yesterday, I received a beautiful handwritten letter from my little boy in Africa. His name is Charlie, and I call him my son, even though we have never met. Maybe one day...!! Anyway, Charlie, who is only ten years old is a very smart little fellow. He told me he was learning Good Manners, Morality, and Spirituality at school. I was gobsmacked - literally!!
Here we are in a so-called 'civilized' society, yet we are in dire need of some lessons in the above-mentioned - Good Manners, Morality and Spirituality. Charlie is learning the merits of same...Good work Charlie!!
Thank you cards are a thing of the past (except for Charlie). People cancel appointments at the drop of a hat, honk their horns, give the 'finger up' for any kind of 'inconvenience', as I witnessed on the road recently. This morning I was listening to a radio show which discussed 'Farts' of all things...Farts in all their magnitude and stinkiness, and how helpful it was to have a dog you could blame for such emissions!! Funny, but I mean that's no kind of conversation for a lady...Can you imagine Darcy and Elizabeth discussing farts in 'Pride and Prejudice'?
As for that cringe-inducing toilet paper ad....It takes place at a speed dating centre. A girl sits at a table with two toilet rolls in her hand and asks the man facing her "So how do you clean your bum?" to which he responds "with my fingers". She is shocked. Then he adds "and paper of course". Can you imagine Juliet calling "Where art thou Romeo?" and his response "Cleaning my bum..." What would Shakespeare think of us 21st century vulgarians?
To add insult to injury, I heard the news that sadistic murderer and rapist, Paul Bernardo (google him and look at his eerie eyes!!) has now acquired a new woman. Apparently, she believes he is innocent. Her distraught parents are begging her to change her mind. She has been writing to him in prison and wants to marry him. The same girl has a University degree and apparently has a brain.
So what is missing in all of the above?
Yeps - Good Manners, Morality and Spirituality.
Chew Chew on it...
BFN
Patricia xxx
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