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Larry Lilly's Letter Monday November 8, 2010
Another version of the "Housing Bust" is about to raise its ugly head and possible some people will end up in the pokey. It only takes a little more than a glance to see the crisis is manufactured and the ultimate reason is as yet unobservable. Time will tell.
Long before the housing fiasco a much more dangerous and destructive "bust" was and is taking place with little or no notice in the mainstream media, and just a smidgeon more on the religious page.
I don't remember a time in my life span when the phrase "A house is not a home" was not repeated over and again. I didn't have a clue as to the true meaning of this cliché, but now I do grasp the importance of the statement and hold it dear to my heart.
In the early days of our great United States Benjamin Franklin wrote:
"A house is not a home unless:"
How would you end the statement? I suppose the list of possible and good endings flash into your mind. Certainly the tried and true patent answers flood the mind. Just for fun why don't you add your ending and email them to me. I will deeply appreciate any and all response.
Franklin's complete statement:
"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body."
Food and fire for the mind. In our time we for the most part bought into the idea that if the physical needs of humans were more than adequately met we would naturally blossom into the glorious creatures God intended. A mere glance at the news will tell a far different story. Many/most people in their fifties have no idea just exactly what hunger really feels like or to be truly hungry and truly cold. Oh, I know some have slept on grates outside a city building to identify with the homeless, but unlike the homeless they were warmed with the knowledge that come morning their cruel 8-10 hours of suffering would end with a hot meal, hugs from warm family and friends and home to a comfy bed.
But, where the food and fire for the mind and soul?
The epochs of faith in Holy Writ contain much mind food and fire.
Larry Lilly Copyright © 2010 Use with credit
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