Thursday, September 8, 2016

TRUTH, LIKE ROSES, HAVE THORNS ABOUT THEM



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Remember my dear friend from India.. Mr. Quote Man? Not his real name, of course. He is a longtime friend since my early days in the blog at Indiatimes. That's about a decade ago. We haven't skipped a chance to connect every time we're online, in both highs and in lows, in all those great years of friendship. A treasure, indeed.
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Well, in the past two years or so he somehow made it his mission to pass on to me his favorite quotes the goal of which is to make me write, particularly when I'm down to a 'writer's block'. He knows how it is because he struggles with it, too, being a writer himself.
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Making the selected quote the subject of the day we then bombard each other via email (back-and-forth) with insights, perceptions, interpretations enough to fill a book. A thick one, I should say.
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It's always such fun and a wonderful learning moment every time because he is such a rare specie of open-mindedness, is broadminded to a fault, unbelievably selfless, and is the least concerned with the usual I-Me-My-Mine of life and living. (Hmmm... I remember someone say this before .. "At this age you don't bother about that anymore.")
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Can you believe that!? Yeah, sometimes it does make me think maybe this guy might be from some strange planet in the galactic realm out there.... an alien! A nice alien... so much like some nice earthlings that have crossed my path, too.
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Well, this was another quote he sent to my email.........
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"Truths, like roses, have thorns about them."   -   (Henry Blinn)
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That's right, isn't it?
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Truths are not always welcome and why we shrink or shirk from it with elaborately cooked up excuses.  Motivated by so much an aversion or diversion from what could be apparent challenges to one's preconceived notion or notions.  But all for naught because truth will seek you out. Always. Sooner or later.
Know that to be true?


 (I found this lovely quote/poster online and loved it. Again true, right?)


5 comments:

  1. I am reminded of what Winston Churchill said about truth.
    "The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is."
    But in day to day life,it may not be desirable to express the unpleasant truth unless one is compelled to speak out.
    Tell the truth,tell the pleasant;do not tell the truth if unpleasant and do not tell the pleasant if it is untrue.This should generally guide us in our human relations.

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    1. Your visits and wisdom are always welcome, KP. Appreciating it all. Thank you and God bless you.

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  2. These quotes Ellen do make a difference to our lives and the mornings tend to become not mundane but different and our outlook to life has a sea change. It is so thoughtful of you to present your perspective on truth from a very quotable quote.

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    1. Welcome to the blog, Sunita! Yes, you have said it so true ...and why I love reading quotes. Thank you for your lovely visit. By the way, left message in your blog. :-)

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  3. Thankyou so much for visiting my space..when you find time please visit my other blog too which is http:www.adsunsri.wordpress.com though you may find some articles being repeated there, it is more interactive.

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