This reminds me of an old Pennsylvania Dutch saying to the effect that "A fat wife and fat barn/will do no man harm." My parents also explained that one as it was good for a man to put on some weight after getting married, because it meant his wife's cooking was good. And it was good for a woman to add some pounds after marriage, because that showed her husband was a good provider.
Of course this was all back when it wasn't uncommon for just about any family to have to go hungry for at least short periods of time, now and then. My father had some stories about what it was like to grow up with four older brothers and a younger sister during the Great Depression and no steady work.
The men and women who lie to the whale and assure them that they are brave and beautiful are a very significant portion of the problem.
When the wages of sin are death, the death referred to is not merely the lesser physical or the greater spiritual, but even a living death of the individual or society.
Often cried in many matters, not just this is 'why does it matter, they aren't hurting anyone'
The first is that hurt based morality is nonsense.
The second is the person themselves is undoubtedly in pain.
The third is that death is in fact contagious.
Delusional land whales are mere symptom.
Most of us too, though blessed to not drink of the poison that such unfortunates are drunk on, have our own foul brews we sip.
I don't think there is anything wrong with needing hhelp. :-)
It is sad that good things produce bad side effects.
The effects spoken about in the article I referred to--that some people are taking advantage of what is supposed to be a safety net and making it a lifestyle-- does not make a safety net not an important thing.
It doesn't even make it a bad thing that people who truly are victims are getting help. There are many people being held by the government who could not do better no matter what happened.
But the existence of such a safety net, makes it so that some people make different choices than they would if it wasn't there.
This reminds me of an old Pennsylvania Dutch saying to the effect that "A fat wife and fat barn/will do no man harm." My parents also explained that one as it was good for a man to put on some weight after getting married, because it meant his wife's cooking was good. And it was good for a woman to add some pounds after marriage, because that showed her husband was a good provider.
Of course this was all back when it wasn't uncommon for just about any family to have to go hungry for at least short periods of time, now and then. My father had some stories about what it was like to grow up with four older brothers and a younger sister during the Great Depression and no steady work.
Interesting, and rather sweet, really. (The first part, not the hungry part.)
Another old Dutch saying about what to look for in a wife was, "Good kissing wears out. Good cooking don't."
Aw!
Only sad for it is sad for any to walk to destruction, but still we should take heart in that destruction, for it means no ill is without end.
The wages of sin being death is mercy and punishment both.
Less mercy than salvation, but mercy still.
The men and women who lie to the whale and assure them that they are brave and beautiful are a very significant portion of the problem.
When the wages of sin are death, the death referred to is not merely the lesser physical or the greater spiritual, but even a living death of the individual or society.
Often cried in many matters, not just this is 'why does it matter, they aren't hurting anyone'
The first is that hurt based morality is nonsense.
The second is the person themselves is undoubtedly in pain.
The third is that death is in fact contagious.
Delusional land whales are mere symptom.
Most of us too, though blessed to not drink of the poison that such unfortunates are drunk on, have our own foul brews we sip.
Despair is one such potion.
All this is sadly and undoubtedly true
My family needed help for the moment so we could get up and get going again on our own.
I don't think there is anything wrong with needing hhelp. :-)
It is sad that good things produce bad side effects.
The effects spoken about in the article I referred to--that some people are taking advantage of what is supposed to be a safety net and making it a lifestyle-- does not make a safety net not an important thing.
It doesn't even make it a bad thing that people who truly are victims are getting help. There are many people being held by the government who could not do better no matter what happened.
But the existence of such a safety net, makes it so that some people make different choices than they would if it wasn't there.
There is no easy answer to this kind of problem.
Like this response. Thank you.
Your family may need help for the moment so you can get up and get going again.
Oh, that is just the most wonderful story! Thank you for sharing it!