Shades of Gray
A clean pair of socks is change you can believe in…The intangibles include believe, respect, good will, and trust. Semantic fine tuning aside, these words mean the same thing… A man has to believe in something. I believe I will have a drink. W.C. Fields said that… A cynic is someone who knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing. A discussion on belief needs balance… Mr. Barnum once said “there is a sucker born every minute”. This belief served Mr. Barnum abundantly… Miss Teenage South Carolina gave a famous speech. The first three words were ” I personally believe”… Anyone can quote the Bible. To do so without the trust of the listener is to speak in vain… Opinions are like a smelly,though productive, body part. What does this say about beliefs?… If you express your thought in less than twenty two words there is no need to continue…Believe is a seven letter word. The first two letters are BE. The next three letters are LIE…Cher had a hit song called “Believe” The hair is a wig, the plastic surgery is paid for, but do you believe… John 3:16 has more than 22 words. That verse helps reduce Jesus to a scheme for life after death… My opinions about G-d, the Bible, Jesus, and Life after Death are none of your business… This rumination was inspired by twentytwowords.com. The twentytwo word limit was observed in most of these passages.




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