Wit & Wisdom

Following an extraordinarily disappointing winter, the first days of March brought in inclement weather, a Code Red cancellation for my county’s school system and snowballs of joy to children everywhere. The words snow day painted smiles on the children’s faces as the unfamiliar fantasy of fluffy goodness fell right into their grasps.
“In like a lion and out like a lamb,” one newscaster chuckled, obviously entertaining himself and not envying his coworker who was forced to face the nippy conditions.
Normally I would let such a meaningless statement drift away like a snowflake on an early March breeze, but this one in particular left me questioning its meaning, its purpose, and even its origins.
Who came up with this preposterous conclusion? Why a lion? Why a lamb?
Seeing as I had the day off of school, I had ample time to ponder this. But I did not let my wandering mind cease there. I stumbled across wiseoldsaying.com, a cyberspace treasure trove of all things sappy and aged. The site’s homepage allows visitors to browse through the “heartwarming, uplifting or otherwise moving stories” and leave feedback that is “cushioned with compliments.”
Although I never did find out where this lion and lamb nonsense came from, I was both emotionally moved and textually rewarded. Here are some words, or wise old sayings, to live by:

“A crab walks, so walks his children.” - African proverb Kpelle Tribe
Ah yes, Kpelle. My favorite of the proverb-telling crab-breeding African tribes.

"Eggs have no business dancing with stones." – Haitian
Sounds speciously like Tito from Rocket Power.

"Nobody's perfect." – Unknown
WRONG, HANNAH MONTANA SAID THAT.

“A little axe can cut down a big tree.” - Jamaica
Thanks Jamaica, but George Washington already informed us of this. You might of heard of him, he was the first president of the United States.

“You don't know what you've got until it's gone.” – Unknown
Unknown? Big Yellow Taxi, HELLOOOO!?

“What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger.” – Unknown
Kanye West, anyone?

“One who reads and comments blog will live much longer.” –Chelsea
Beautifully said; words to live by!


If you've profited in life from the sayings listed in my blog or have simply enjoyed browsing my page, my efforts have been worthwhile. Leave me a comment if you have a heartwarming or uplifting or otherwise moving story to share and I might post it for others to read. Have a super day!

-Chelsea