Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest publications Offers Project Do Better

Wasted Gifts?

“It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes to say, Where is strong drink? / אַ֤ל לַֽמְלָכִ֨ים ׀ לְֽמוֹאֵ֗ל אַ֣ל לַֽמְלָכִ֣ים שְׁתוֹ־יָ֑יִן וּ֝לְרוֹזְנִ֗ים (או) [אֵ֣י] שֵׁכָֽר׃” -Proverbs 31:7 (from sefaria org…)

This verse, and the song C’est Normal, by Brigitte Fontaine, which is sadly hilarious, are my favorite illustrations (aside from the scene in the series Sherlock: “How dare you waste your gifts! How dare you throw away the beautiful gifts you were born with.” -thank you, Molly…), of the reason that it is so important to build community that has a sense of purpose, structure, and self-discipline, rather than mere hedonism. How much more could we accomplish if we used the resources being spent on intoxicating substances to help others in need of basic food, clothing, and transportation?

Nia, aka Ni, fka Shira, in Service to Humanity,

starting with the kids of Bright Beginnings in DC, via The Project Do Better by ShiraDest Publications Fund, administered by the GWCF. May those small children, and their parents, understand that clear minds and strong bodies are the first keys to building long term plans and accomplishing great things for the entire Human Race…

#Community #cooperation #languagelearning #ProjectDoBetter #tools
May 30 at 2:41pmWeb
Show threadContext, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest publications Offers Project Do Better22h ago

This song is so funny, and so frustratingly sad, at the same time. Too bad I don’t generally see translations when I check to see that it is still out there on the ‘net.

For the non-Francophones, it is the two singers casually having a discussion about how they are in a cheap tenement building where the gas leak has exploded, and they are falling to their deaths, quite calmly, because they are both high. Idiots. And the idiocy comes through completely as the conversation takes place. Brilliant.

This song is sheer genius.

Nia