Much Ado About Doodoo
Old man Werzenheimer worried his 4 children, 12 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren because even into old age he continued to hit the bottle, smoke two packs of cigarettes a day, enjoy a frequent joint, and eat rich food. "You're killing yourself," they kept telling him. "Then it must be a slow death," he said, "since I've been doing it for years."It was Robert Herrick, the English Cavalier poet best known for his line "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may," who in 1647 wrote "The longer thread of life we spin/ The more occasion still to sin."
posted by John M Crowther @ 6:42 AM
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I am fond of the Spanish saying. " My worse remorse is for the sins I did not commit." roger
funny cartoon, John C.
It doesn't naturally follow that a careful life will pay dividends in the end. To do or not to do that is the question! (grin) But whether you do or whether you don't... regrets are inevitable.
The Surgeon General of the United States warns us that looking backwards may be injurious to the health. Edith Piaf famously sang “no, je ne regrette rien,” and lived her life accordingly; others less courageous can only croon “je ne regrette presque rien.” As for me, "Maybe I'll live a life of regret/ And maybe I'll give much more than I get/ But nevertheless I'm in love with you.”
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