If I had my life to live over (not me re... Don Herold)

When someone seriously writes about being less serious in life, its time stand up and pay attention.

This is one amazing passage!!! I was just browsing around when I found this.. its written by a poet called Don Herold and appeared in the 1953 edition of readers digest.. (them old ppl sure were cool!!) The dude who wrote this was born in 1889 so he had one pair in the kabar and other on a kele ka chilka… and he was writing abt how he’d like to live his life if he got a second chance.. but we are still on our first attempt and lots of time left for us (hopefully). Maybe we can learn something here..

Of course, you can't unfry an egg, but there is no law against thinking about it.

If I had my life to live over, I would try to make more mistakes. I would relax. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I know of very few things that I would take seriously. I would be less hygienic. I would go more places. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less bran.

I would have more actual troubles and fewer imaginary troubles. You see, I have been one of those fellows who live prudently and sanely, hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I have had my moments. But if I had it to do over again, I would have more of them - a lot more. I never go anywhere without a thermometer, a gargle, a raincoat and a parachute. If I had it to do over, I would travel lighter.

It may be too late to unteach an old dog old tricks, but perhaps a word from the unwise may be of benefit to a coming generation. It may help them to fall into some of the pitfalls I have avoided.

If I had my life to live over, I would pay less attention to people who teach tension. In a world of specialization we naturally have a superabundance of individuals who cry at us to be serious about their individual specialty. They tell us we must learn Latin or History; otherwise we will be disgraced and ruined and flunked and failed. After a dozen or so of these protagonists have worked on a young mind, they are apt to leave it in hard knots for life. I wish they had sold me Latin and History as a lark.

I would seek out more teachers who inspire relaxation and fun. I had a few of them, fortunately, and I figure it was they who kept me from going entirely to the dogs. From them I learned how to gather what few scraggly daisies I have gathered along life's cindery pathway.

If I had my life to live over, I would start barefooted a little earlier in the spring and stay that way a little later in the fall. I would play hooky more. I would shoot more paper wads at my teachers. I would have more dogs. I would keep later hours. I'd have more sweethearts. I would fish more. I would go to more circuses. I would go to more dances. I would ride on more merry-go-rounds. I would be carefree as long as I could, or at least until I got some care- instead of having my cares in advance.

More errors are made solemnly than in fun. The rubs of family life come in moments of intense seriousness rather that in moments of light-heartedness. If nations - to magnify my point - declared international carnivals instead of international war, how much better that would be!

G.K. Chesterton once said, "A characteristic of the great saints is their power of levity. Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly. One 'settles down' into a sort of selfish seriousness; but one has to rise to a gay self-forgetfulness. A man falls into a 'brown study'; he reaches up at a blue sky."

In a world in which practically everybody else seems to be consecrated to the gravity of the situation, I would rise to glorify the levity of the situation. For I agree with Will Durant that "gaiety is wiser than wisdom."

I doubt, however, that I'll do much damage with my creed. The opposition is too strong. There are too many serious people trying to get everybody else to be too darned serious.

MugS!!!

They're handy, they come in different shapes and sizes and have so many uses, but are so underappreciated.... most of us dont give them a second thought, but after reading this post, you might just start taking care of your mug just that little bit more!!!

So what is a mug?? Wikipedia sez: A mug is a sturdily built type of ceramic cup often used for hot beverages, such as coffee, tea, and hot chocolate.

So from that we have the first use of mugs.. to serve beverages....and what an important use it is.... i know u'll say, whats the big deal, we can use cups as well, even glasses!! But let me give u a scenario here... Ur just chilling out, relaxing at 5pm saturday evening, with a cup of coffee in ur hand.... 2 minutes, couple of sips and the cup is empty!!! WTF!!!! how am i supposed to relax when i've gtg and refill my cup every 2 minutes?? Now if u have a mug there... just keep sipping and you just wont realize how time flies by!! See the point here?


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Other advantages of mugs:

you are just sipping hot tea/coffee from your mug and someone attacks you, thow the tea/coffee in his face!!! but what if this doesnt stop the person? Simple, throw the big, heavy, mug at his head and just watch him go down... cups and glasses just dont compare to mugs when it comes to stopping power (vases, on the other hand, can work just as well)

Got 3 toothbrushes+2 toothpastes+no place to keep them... Get a mug!!!!

For those of you so inclined, you can have beer in a mug, or even something stronger... ever heard of drinking beer from a cup, anyone?? Not to mention, cups are for sissies, or for times when mugs arent available!!!

You can use them for holding pens, clips, staplers, etc. in your office.. try putting all this stuff in a cup and watch it topple over, plus it looks so silly compared to mug...(not to mention the added advantage of extra storage space!!!) and with all the cool varieties and designs out there, i'm sure you can find one that fits ur personality pefectly!!!

For those of you who still arent convinced, heres the ultimate argument in favor of mugs... the debate ender.... the winning run...

MUGS ARE JUST SO MUCH COOLER!!!!!

Now I’m off to get a mug of coffee. What abt you??

Cheers!!!