In the last 24 hours alone, my email inbox received 172 new messages, 171 of which held no interest for me. All but three or four of them were political in nature (enough already, the election was nearly five monhs ago). and the remaining except for one were hoping to interest me in their products or services for an exchange of money from my pockets into theirs. The lone email I considered legitimate and not junk was a receipt for an onlne payment I had recently made.
There were also 17 new messages in my email's "spam" folder. I could detect no discernible reason why these particular incoming missives were singled out for this special treatment. All of the 171 mentioned in the preceding paragraph could have been designated as spam as far as I'm concerned.
i deleted the 171 and the 17 and continued with my day. I think all of the continuing political folderol is generated based on the fear that the old saying "out of sight, out of mind" is true. Someone should remind the senders that there is also truth in two other old sayings, namely "absence makes the heart grow fonder" and "don't wear out your welcome."
How one is to achieve a balance between the conflicting truths in a myriad of old sayings is an ongoing, nay, a never-ending task.
If there are any old sayings you have found to be either true or false in your own life, please tell us what they are so that we may benefit from (or avoid the pitfalls of) your experience.
Misery loves company is the saying I think of most often.
ReplyDeleteBut do you think the saying is true or false? I seem to remember that Greta Garbo said, “I want to be alone.” I have also heard “Two’s company, three’s a crowd.” Maybe four is a mob. Thank you, Emma.
DeleteA bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
ReplyDeleteA miss is as good as a mile
A stitch in time saves nine
If you get on the wrong train, get off at t he first possible stop
If you point the finger, there are three pointing back at you
All’s well that ends well.
DeleteNothing ventured, nothing gained.
Make hay while the sun shines.
It’s always darkest just before the dawn.
Now we’re talking. Thank you, kylie!
And furthermore,
DeleteOnce burned, twice shy.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
You can’t tell a book by its cover.
The pot calling the kettle black.
It takes one to know one.
The early bird gets the worm.
I may rue the day I started down this particular road because it’s very hard to stop once you get started!