A few not-so-random thoughts on a rainy Thursday morning
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I’ve been “accused”…
…of being verbose, at least a time or two. The way I see it, why use two, three, or four words, when 50 or 60 will do?
And, I’ve similarly been accused of being “articulate,” to which I once responded, “as if I’m the only articulate man there is.” Maybe it’s the X-Y chromosome in me. Who knows? Are “articulate” men like “hen’s teeth” – truly in short supply?
At any rate…
Seriously, however, I think verbosity is a part of the “teacher” in me. Mama has said many times throughout my life, that I have an innate ability to teach.
Now, if you’ll pardon the Forrest Gump-ian expression… (I am a native Alabamian, after all.)
The act of education (yes, it is a verb) is the impartation of knowledge and understanding to those who have none. And face it, we’re all ignorant on some topic, to one extent, or another. Probably many. And that’s in part why we need one another.
Nevertheless…
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