Comments | drdoug: No-one knoweth the hour

drdoug

No-one knoweth the hour

Oct 09, 2008 14:37

Still no **TODO news. Due date at the weekend; **FIXME was a fortnight late so we could be in for a long wait. Or things could kick off this afternoon. Who knows? It all feels terribly millenarial ( Read more... )

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vinaigrettegirl October 9 2008, 14:09:24 UTC

"Syne we were to leave tomorrow, the dishes would still need to be washed." (A fictional comment from a crofting daughter threatened with imminent expulsion from the croft.)

Religion is supposed to be practical. You made some good picks there.

(Could you DIY the windscreen until time and money allowed a better job?)

Good luck and godspeed to **TODO and Herself for a safe and uneventful arrival.

louis_mallow October 9 2008, 14:23:32 UTC

Crack Attack? For £20? Mmm. That's jut a wrong-name.

makyo October 9 2008, 14:43:36 UTC

Best wishes to everyone concerned when the Appointed Hour (and little **TODO) arrives.

In one of Michael Bentine's autobiographical books, he refers to an old saying from somewhere (possibly Kent or nearby) where large tracts of land were protected by flood defences and sea walls: "Love God, honour the King, but first maintain the wall". I've always rather liked this rather practical view of prioritisation.

valkyriekaren October 9 2008, 15:28:50 UTC

Interestingly, I'd probably describe "If you pray for potatoes, start digging" as non-religious thinking, or at the very least humanist thinking - that you'll only get what you want if you do something about your own problems, rather than waiting for God to sort it out. A commentary on the empirically-proven ineffectiveness of prayer, if you will.

Hope all goes well with the little'un.

vinaigrettegirl October 9 2008, 16:27:47 UTC

If the view of God (as in Jewish belief) is that we are actively partners with God in blessing the world (tikkun olam) then the notion of 'waiting for God to sort it out' doesn't enter the equation at all. Judaism asks for action in the world, which is why there are no Jewish monks or nuns. Religious thought isn't always and exclusively childish magical wishful thinking. (But we've had this kind of conversation before. I'll get my coat :-).)

slightlyfoxed October 9 2008, 15:47:32 UTC

I like the idea that at the moment you have bugger all **TODO so you can get stuff done, and soon very little* **TODO will have turned up, so you won't be able to do much at all.

I have no helpful advice, though.

*'very little' being a decent healthy-sized but still comparatively miniature **TODO.