... an inconstant, mutable, fleeting state...
A long john (rectangular shaped doughnut), sliced in half, slathered in chocolate glaze, and filled with real whipped cream and cherry pie filling.
Listening to music that lifts the spirit and makes you feel alive.
Tears streaming down your face when your eyes are dry and tired.
Making someone smile and/or laugh.
Missing something that isn't dead.
Listening attentively to a friend's problems with an open mind and ear, then walking home to an empty house.
Having someone in your life with whom there is a mutual exchange of smiles and laughter.
Fuzzy booties, a warm fluffy fleece robe against bare skin, and a steaming hot cup of mocha with whipped cream on top.
Looking out the window at 1 in the morning (on a Friday night) and seeing snow falling.
Waking up in the morning and being able to and/or wanting to get out of bed.
... wherever and whenever you can find it.
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I happened to read this Proverb today and it made me think of this post...
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
What do you think about Wisdom being a woman, the center of happiness, and more precious than anything?
Ah... had to think about this one. I do not believe he is implying that Wisdom is, as you say, "a woman, the center of happiness, and more precious than anything". I take it to be that the gentleman writer is attributing Wisdom to the feminine, much the same as man has also done with boats and cars, referring to them as "she". The writer could have said "it", but that would have diminished the value on which he is placing on Wisdom as a gift, or a treasure. If someone said “Happy is he that findeth bacon”, that would not mean that bacon is “the center of happiness”, but it is at the moment of finding and absorbing it. Wisdom is not a one shot deal though, for most it is an arduous journey, never fully completed. Wisdom is not “more precious than anything”, but if you would allow me to rephrase... “more precious than any material thing.” Wisdom is an incomparable treasure, but he does not say it is the only treasure.
"...She is more precious than rubies"... excerpt from, I believe, Proverbs 31:10 referencing the attributes of a Good Wife ("A Wife of Noble Character")
Big Sis:
... and?
I reiterate my thought that Wisdom is not in the knowing, but rather in the understanding.
Spockgirl~ I should have made my idea more clear. My bad. What I meant to say, and see that I didn't really say was that happiness is a wisdom, or the attributes of woman.
Okay, that's not quite right either.
Women are creators of life. Women make babies, yes we need sperm, but we don't need the men themselves. Men are optional so to speak. (My point is that men can jiz in a cup and never meet the baby mama or the baby, hence optional.)
Women create life, they nurture, love, and discipline their "children." This can be taken literally or theoretically, but I'm meaning the latter. So therefore Wisdom, someone who creates, nurtures, loves, and disciplines is the gem of happiness more precious than any material items.
A man is perfectly capable of creating, nurturing, loving, and discipling. Their wisdom, or happiness might be found representing a variety of subjects, and the same goes for a woman. This is why Wisdom was spoken as female "she" in the passage.
Am I still pointlessly rambling?
Sterling Rose:
Yes... the question you posed in your original comment was very vague or open-ended, so I went with the very basic route in my response. I did have a feeling you were coming from a different angle though.
Oh... and as for your sperm rant? My answer to two common questions ... "Because I never met the right sperm."
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