--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, oxcart49 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > Hey, Khazana, very interesting what you're saying about Americans and > > > lying and Puritanism. Here was the first thought that popped into my > > > head when I read that paragraph: that Europeans are abiding in an > > > older, somewhat more mature culture. And so they are able to recognize > > > that truth is often a multi faceted reality that might not be so easy to > > > discern. And even less easy to describe with words. Does that make > > > any sense? > > > > > > > Mature cultures have developed an affection for Pinocchio. The woodworker, > > Geppetto being an immigrant from the Old Country, probably Italy, was > > clueless that a wish for his wooden puppet, Pinocchio, to come a real boy, > > Pinocchio would needed a conscience. > > The Blue Fairy told Pinocchio that to become a real boy he had to be brave, > > truthful and unselfish and able to tell right from wrong by listening to > > his conscience. Good advice for anyone, IMO. Since, Pinocchio didn't > > understand what a conscience was and Geppetto being steeped in the > > tradition of Europeans playing loosey goosey with the truth, it took an > > American Cricket, Jiminy Cricket, to teach Pinocchio about having a > > conscience. Thank goodness for the Jiminy crickets of FFLife. > > > > After all, as the Blue Fairy explained to Pinocchio,"a lie will keep > > growing and growing, until it's as plain as the nose on your face as well > > as the in archives of FFLife." > > Raunchy, I love you, will you marry me? > >
Of course I will, Oxcart. Any friend of Jiminy Cricket is a friend of mine. http://blog.socialprize.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/disney-jiminy-cricket-wish-upon-a-star.jpg
