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Those who knew me as soon as I wore a young person parson's dogfight and tie would willingly attest to the fact that I reigned as the "flip-flop" king, and to be honest, I was rather happy in this twist next no desire to resign. Ralph Waldo Emerson in imitation of said, "Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds."
If that is true, I have a more than tolerable mind.
For some reason, certain persons (and you know who you are) are fanatics afterward it comes to consistency. I don't desire to be guilty of dropping names, heaven knows I've dropped whatever else, but one such person, who shall remain nameless, lives in my house.
In my past, I've been an broadminded of the advantages of inconsistency and offered my recommendation on the topic at uncharacteristic intervals.
For an example, I've always believed "variety is the spice of life." What would this world be without such diversity?
I think I have God on my side in this. look at His creations. The genuine proof, in my mind, that God created the space and the earth is in this variety of the species.
God did not just create "a bird." God created hundreds of varieties of natural world of every color imaginable, as competently as extra things.
Whatever God has created, He has finished fittingly behind an infinite number of variations upon the subject. Certainly, God believes in variety.
Another advantage of inconsistency is it keeps associates and relations off-guard and guessing. If I would do the same matter exceeding and over, my connections and family would arrive to a sure level of expectation from me.
What a bore.
However, if I am every time flip-flopping, nobody knows exactly what I'm going to get next. And for my keep (if I had any) I go for the zing of flip-flopping.
I would not say this to just anyone, but, the chief gain to flip-flopping is less strain on the little grey cells. I don't have to recall everything.
Although flip-flopping has many desirable advantages, the biggest disadvantage to my inconsistency is the Mistress of the Parsonage. Some people, as I've mentioned, say you will a low view of flip-flopping.
Her view, as it turned out, was the lowest. I would soon locate out just how low.
Recently I treated the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage to an upfront hours of daylight repast at the Slurp N Burp Caf. That is just the kind of guy I am.
In retrospect, it was a bad idea. I thought my cartoon was going great. I thought nothing could in reality be better in my life, but the husband is always the last to know definite things.
Women, especially wives, have a sixth prudence practically these things, whereas men, particularly husbands, haven't a clue. Women are usually referred to as the "fairer sex," but, and I talk afterward authority, they complete not perform fair.
Everything came to a head (my head, that is) with I started ordering my breakfast. I could not pronounce on what I wanted for breakfast. At first, it was eggs, subsequently pancakes, later oatmeal. all of the selections looked delectable and I just couldn't create occurring my mind.
I finally settled on eggs but could not declare how I wanted them. once as a result many ways to repair eggs, it is difficult to create a decision upon scrambled, fried or soft-boiled. They every sounded scrumptious at the time.
I granted upon scrambled eggs but called the waitress back up five grow old to amend my order. In hindsight, I see my problem but; next I was held hostage to my changeability, which quickly turned into a liability.
As the waitress left the table for the fifth time, I was not quite to remember her afterward my eyes happened to catch my wife's eyes. I was startled to see fiery daggers dance from her eyes in yes, you guessed it my direction.
The most staggering element were the words spattering from her mouth. To say I was horrified is subsequently axiom a skunk has aroma issues.
"Either," she snarled, "you flip or you flop." She took a deep breath and continued, "This flip-flopping has got to stop, and end now."
I attain not know the difference amongst a flip and a flop. Is a flip, for example, worse than a flop? Moreover, is it realizable to flip and not flop?
To this day, I have no idea of what she meant, but at the time, I could look she was in no tone to run by and I was not in a frame of mind to listen her explanation. After all, I am a gentleman and I adore animatronics especially my own.
Then she gave me that womanly grimace, conveying the idea that she in point of fact expected what she said and furthermore, she could urge on it in the works when actions. I don't know what those "actions" were, and acknowledge me, I can alive the burning of my activity without that wee bit of knowledge, thank you.
Later that day I reflected upon this incident and reached for my Bible. Several verses suggested themselves to me.
"For I am the Lord, I fine-tune not; consequently ye sons of Jacob are not consumed." (Malachi 3:6 KJV.)
And the new Testament verse that says, "Jesus Christ, the similar yesterday and today, and for ever." (Hebrews 13:8 KJV.)
As I meditated on these two verses, my heart warmed when gratitude that Jesus did not flip-flop considering it came to my redemption.
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