The Lost Proverb: Where are all the True Men?
After archiving Proverbs 31 and by popular demand, I have found the Lost Proverb!! By no means am I trying to degrade the Holy Bible in any way. I simply created a humorous post for your enjoyment. In the upcoming days & weeks, I will hypothesize why true men are so hard to find in the church today, especially the twentysomethings.
He is more important than houses, his value is far above cars.
The heart of his wife trust in him confidently and believes in him securely,
He considers new investments before he buys & accepts them,
He puts his head in a book, and his hands are on the shovel.
He opens his house to the homeless & cares for the widows & orphans.
He does not fear false judgment from his neighbor,
His wife is held in honor, as he meets with leaders of society.
He is not lead into bad business dealings, he forgives petty quarrels.
Peace & Joy are his clothing and his position is strong & secure.
He gets excited over the future (knowing that He & his family are in readiness for it!)
He opens his mouth in skillful & godly Wisdom,
Many men are faithful, humble, kind and hardworking,
The Like in real life
Yesterday I wrote an analysis on the Facebook Like button. I stated that the like button can be confusing for businesses, as well as social-ites who are trying to decipher what each person likes about the new post.
It got me thinking about the similarities between the Facebook Like button and the real life word: like.
People use it ALL the time. I like this. I like that. I like, like that. But it is difficult to gauge how much they like the item. I like bagels. But I really LIKE a blueberry bagel. I like, like aka LOVE a Noah's blueberry bagel. I like peanut butter. I really like peanut butter with jelly. I like the sun. But I 'like like', not a typo, being in the sun on a summer day next to a body of water.
What Facebook got right (which are many) is between how ambiguous we use the word like in real life and how it is used on Facebook.
We have no idea the depth of how much you 'like' something. I like hamsters but I would never own one. I really like the black and white cookies at Specialty's and I would buy you one if you had never tried it.
Let's diverge into relationships a bit. After understanding there is a whole spectrum of liking something, you tend to get confused when you hear the phrase: I like you.
Does she/he like me like...
The Spectrum of Liking:
- I...like...the t-shirt you are wearing. means they found the first thing they could think of to avoid that fact that they think you are not cool.
- I like you as a friend. or. I like you but... meaning you are a super cool, fun guy/girl which is why you are my friend BUT I like you like a brother/sister. and NO I would not date my brother/sister.
- I...would like to get to know you more... meaning exactly that. So slow down. Actually all the words are pretty self explanatory. We just like to confuse ourselves or hear something we didn't actually hear.
- I like you. Don't get confused. It is three simple words. I-like-you. You don't have to be thinking about bagels or cookies or hamsters. You don't have to confuse yourself.
- I 'like like' you. meaning I really, really like you! However, you may not like me as much as I like you...