It is fashionable to celebrate ‘an open mind’. However, as C K Chesterton said,
“The purpose of an open mind, like an open mouth, is to close on something solid.
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John,
Me again, and some thoughts on Chesterton…
It’s good to have an open mind,
For prejudice‘s not hard to find.
Though men need too an open heart,
To love the others worlds apart.
Be it man’s race or looks or brain,
His status low or wide his fame,
There is one name, which makes all same,
Who’ll cry for Him, not ever in vain.
An open mind – ex fundament,
Would cloud the clearest judgement.
Yet all the knowledge man can have,
Means nothing in compare with love.
So what will be the “best of” fashion?
To celebrate His love, His passion.
Since for all mankind ‘round the globe,
He offers peace, and love, and hope.
Susanne
Yes Susanne – a slightly different perspective that gives balance.
Famous baseball home run calls:
“Swung on and there it goes! That ball is high! It is far! It is……..GONE!”
John Sterling of YESNetwork
or
“Long drive, way back, warning track wall, you can touch em’ all, Schuberth.”
Greg Schulte
Indeed?
This would be wonderful, of course, but I’m afraid I have no frigging idea what you are talking about. Baseball … Bless my soul!
I just found out that John Sterling and Greg Schulte are American sportscasters, and that they happened to say (or better holler?) those famous home run calls. However, as far as I’m concerned, “Here I stand; I can do none other” ** (Luther) because I am at my wits end.
** famous German apologetic call
Don’t mind me; I sometimes pull from, shall we say, non-conventional Bible commentaries, as in the above reference to famous baseball calls for Proverbs 25:11:
A poem aptly spoken is like a jewelry set of apples of gold in settings of silver.
Oh, many thanks for your Bible founded compliment!
I don’t mind you pulling from “non-conventional Bible commentaries” because I love doing the same. Currently, I’m fond of listening to any song pleasing to my ear, always remembering,
“Turn your radio on and listen to the music in the air,
Turn your radio on and glory share,
Turn the lights down low and listen to the masters radio,
Get in touch with God turn your radio on.”
It works and it’s great fun.
Frankly speaking, I was brooding about your presumed pseudonym “Don J Chiechi”. Only some thoughts again…
At a first glance, it appears to me as a composition of “Don Juan (de Marco?)” and “Don Quixote de la Mancha” (Cervantes). However, what’s “Chiechi” pointing to? Should it be possible that this is an Italian derivation from “ciechi”, which means blind people, despite there being an additional “h” after the first “c”? Thus the whole word looks much more Italian than before though it isn’t – or is it?
Um, well…
Could it be possible that you referred to Abram/Abra-h-am (Gen 17:5)?
Here’s another song lyric I find rather helpful:
“Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was lost but now I’m found,
Was blind but now I see.”
…and the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. (Ps 146:8)
With best wishes and blessings,
Susanne
Good stuff, Susanne.
Thx!
“Let’s not be so open-minded that our brains fall out.” – Unknown
(Not as elegant as Chesterton, but at least on topic.)
I like it Mike.
“You must keep an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.”
(James Oberg, NASA engineer and science writer)
Or
“Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.” (Malcolm Muggeridge)
Plus
“Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.” (the very same)