Avidia, a newly married young woman, was lewd and lascivious, and insatiable at that. She asked her husband after one more of her frequent episodes of love: “Tell me, Feblonio, what would you like to celebrate our first month of marriage?” “Arrive” -he replied with a weak and tremulous voice-…
We are in New England, in the days of the American colony. She walked Abigail out of the courtroom where she was tried by the harsh court of Puritans. “How did she do with the elders?” a friend asked. “I got an A,” Abigail replied. “As an adulteress?” the friend was frightened. “No,” said Abigail proudly. Of qualification”…
The actor told his colleague: “I propose that we do a play in three acts. In the first the curtain opens, I appear and I recite a monologue. The curtain closes. In the second the curtain opens, I appear and singing.
The curtain closes. In the third the curtain opens, I appear and dance. The curtain closes.” The other was disconcerted. “And what part do I have?” he asked, angered. The other replied: “The curtain does not open or close by itself”… The ancients said that one should not always have the bow in tension.
It is necessary to remove the string from time to time, because if you always keep it taut the bow will loosen at the end and you will no longer be able to shoot arrows. The same thing happens with us: we have to give ourselves to work, because work is not a curse, as appears in the ancient biblical myth, but a great blessing that ennobles and gives meaning to the lives of men. But not everything can be work.
The well-worn phrase teaches that “You have to work to live, not live to work.” Saint Teresa, great saint and even greater woman, used to say a phrase full of wisdom and flavor: “When Christ, Christ, and when you partake, you partake.”
I wanted to signify that when it is time to serve, you have to give yourself fully to the task; but before a good table or in front of any other occasion of human joy, one must enjoy the moment to the full and live this gift of life with joy.
We Mexicans say the same thing in a more spicy and daring way: “A little bit of Christ and a little bit of ratatouille.” Once things have been transferred to work, it is wise to free yourself completely from time to time, that is, to reserve for yourself a day, or an afternoon, or even an hour, in which you are not going to do anything at all, in which you will be with yourself himself, self-possessed, joyously idle.
This will renew our strength and allow us to apply ourselves again to the task with greater energy in order to achieve more good results. Uglicio, the eldest son of Don Mercuriano, was the ugliest man in the region. One day a new teacher arrived in town, and Don Mercuriano liked her for a daughter-in-law.
After talking with her for a while, he told her: “I have a marriageable son. The woman who marries him will receive a million pesos as a dowry.” Her newcomer showed interest, and Don Mercuriano invited her to eat at her house. After the obligatory introductions, and when Uglicio left for a moment, Don Mercuriano asked the teacher: “What did you think of the boy?”
“The truth, sir,” she answered, “what you are offering is not a dowry: it is an indemnity”… Pepito was arguing with the neighbor boy, Juanilito, about the height of their respective fathers. Each claimed that his was higher.
“My dad is so tall,” declared Juanilito, “that when he raises his arm he touches the sky.” “And does he feel anything soft?” Pepito asked. “I understand so,” the other boy hesitated. “I guess it’s the clouds.” “No,” replied Pepito, “these are my dad’s.” (I did not understand it). FINISH.
LOOKOUT.
By Armando SOURCES AGUIRRE.
That wise man heard the word “poverty.”
He smiled disdainfully.
He heard the word “disease.”
He stayed calm.
He heard the word “suffering.”
And he remained serene, showing no sign of fear.
But then he heard another word spoken.
That word was “loneliness.”
And then the wise man began to tremble
See you tomorrow!…
MANGANITES.
By AFA.
“…Many young people drop out of school…”.
think true sir
that, without bad teachers,
dropout students
maybe they will learn better.
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