Ben Franklin: Words to Live By
Our most heralded of deities, the Omnipotent Poobah, has written a little compilation of 13 guidelines for living a good life, taken from Ben Franklin. All of them are actually quite insightful, although some seem a little difficult to live up to. Like these two:
Chastity: “Always give as much of yourself as you request from those you love and respect those who say no as surely as you would engage those who say yes. Promiscuity is not the mark of the worldly, but rather the mark of a person who does not value love.”
Frugality: “Nations and individuals should have this in common - take on no debt you are unwilling to pay immediately, choose wisely those things to spend upon, and forego borrowing and credit cards when the swamp of their creation threatens to to consume the ship of your life.”
I guess I could take a ’stab’ at both… Meh, who am I kidding.
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Wait, so now PLASTIC is unwise??? Jebus, the bar keeps getting set higher and higher while I keep sinking lower and lower.
Aw come on now. Clinch your teeth real tight and try just a little…no, wait, we’re working on the debt thing this time. Chastity comes tomorrow.
nicole: Jebus H. Cripes is right… I dunno how I’m gonna reach any goals if they keep getting set so darn high.
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Poobah: Hehehe. I think I’d have better luck with the debt thing myself. Of course I say that, and my credit score just keeps dropping and dropping…