#thought-for-the-day — Public Fediverse posts
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#ThoughtfortheDay #quoteoftheday #Quote
Tension is who we think we are. Relaxation is who we are. -
Beginning to regret the disappearance of the salutation "Dear..." in communications.
Maybe if we used it more often, we'd realise people hold others dear more too?
And the world might be better for that.
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If nobody is coming to save you... they're probably not going to come to stop you either. 😉
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Vacuums are inherently clean, and there are not many of them in our houses.
So why does almost every house (in the West) have a vacuum cleaner?
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(ex-non-religious but very religious nutcase Giles Frasier now very religious nutcase Reverend Doctor Giles Fraser does a ThoughtForTheDay about monarchical prerogatives and christianity)
Rev Dr Giles Fraser
Thought for the Day2025-01-07 0744ish
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The Bible doesn’t call them kings, nor that there were three of them. But tradition has come to call them kings, with their famous three gifts - gold for wealth, frankincense for divinity, myrrh for death. And there are other kings in the story.
Herod is the tyrant king, the might is right king, the king who will do anything to retain power. And Bethlehem, where all the action takes place, is the City of King David, the harking back to the glory days king. And then there is the child in a stable king, the one who will be crowned with thorns, the one to whom the so-called three kings bow down. Epiphany is a reflection on what makes for a good king.
It’s an interesting coincidence that the feast of the Epiphany, on the 6th January, is also the date of that attempted insurrection in Washington DC, where thousands stormed the Capital building to try and overturn the results of the 2020 election. And last year the No Kings demonstrations brought millions of people out onto the streets in protest. American independence was gained by throwing off the authority of George III, which is why someone behaving like a king can feel like a threat to American identity.
Back in Bethlehem two thousand years ago, a weak and pathetic baby gurgles in an out-house, surrounded by cattle. For Christians, this child is the presence of God Almighty, the king of kings. But he doesn’t look like a king. “Mild he lays his glory by” we sing. Power and wealth, typically defining qualities of kingly rule, seem to have been set aside by this strange monarch. In adult life he will come to speak about a kingdom, but one quite unlike the kingdoms of the earth. Here the first shall be last, the poor will be robed in ermine, here peace will have more effect than violence, where human love is the battle cry and strength is made perfect in weakness. It is a curious programme of political action – except that over the centuries billions have pledged their allegiance to it. And whilst some have argued that kings have some God given right to rule, others have referenced the kingdom Jesus spoke about as one to whom all, even monarchs, should pay homage. “No King but Jesus” was the revolutionary cry of the Parliamentarians as they sought to bring down the regime of Charles 1st.
In that stable in Bethlehem, those three kings cast their crowns before the Christ child. This is the template for genuine Christian rule, an acknowledgement that all are subject to that other kingdom, however glamourous and mighty they might think of themselves. And as for that last gift of myrrh for death, it is a reminder that no kingly rule can last forever. In the end, Christians believe that we will all have to give an account of ourselves. And the mighty of this world will be judged accordingly.
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#RevDrGilesFraser #ReligIon
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There are varying right and wrong ways in society - but all people can find peace and a better life. No matter how much people may be stuck in their sad emotions, they can be uplifted. 😀😌
#thought #ThoughtForTheDay #life #ThoughtForToday #Spirituality #SpiritualTruth #life #moral
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Borrowed from another site, but the origin unknown:
"You are so poor that when AWS goes down, you still can get into your house" -- seen somewhere.
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Mate, you might think you look cool with your pants hanging below your arse, but you look effing stupid. This is a mall, not the back streets of LA. #ThoughtForTheDay #Observation
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Just went to check on the latest Google Chrome CVE and see if I need to update or mitigate.
I see that this PC doesn't even have Google Chrome installed. I remember electing not to install it when this OS was rebuilt a while ago.
Clearly, I've not needed WebUSB or anything else that only the Chromium engine supports, so far.
The best form of protection is not to install what isn't actually needed.
How many apps, modules, libraries or frameworks or other code are you installing, just in case it might be needed?
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“Things that try to look like things often do look more like things than things. Well-known fact [...], But I don't hold with encouraging it.” (#TerryPratchett) #päivänmietelause #ThoughtForTheDay
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#thoughtfortheday #ethics #aid #love #humanity 'only got one job!'
It is especially in the domain of ethics that the dominating importance of the mutual aid principle appears in full.
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@BBCRadio4 - and now the best #thoughtfortheday I can remember! Who's editing #TodayProgramme today? Thanks a million
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Daily Reflection Passage – “The Shape of a Day” Each morning whispers a quiet invitation: to begin again, to shape the day with purpose and presence. I open my eyes and notice light creeping through the curtains—soft, like a promise. With each breath, I gather clarity. With each step, I plant intention. The words I choose are not just sounds—they are bridges, doorways, seeds. I speak gently, but with meaning. I listen not just to #ThursdayVibes #ThoughtForTheDay #GoodMorning #OLenaArt #LenaOwens
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people often bemoan the fact that we could survive on one income in the 1950s. Part of the reason may be that we needed less stuff. Houses were a quarter the size, we could only fit a quarter of our possessions in those houses. People knew how to fix their own appliances and mend their clothes. One reason that we are a slave to the capitalist system is our lifestyle choices #capitalism #consumerism #ThoughtForTheDay
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“I like to keep busy,” says Robyn Hitchcock: “We have all eternity to not exist.”
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Life's too short for cheap toilet roll.
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Normalise the public shaming of Twatter users.
Frequenting a Nazi Bar should have consequences.