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"Joyful Curmudgeon" An oxymoron?
No! I see all the beauty of God's creation and I'm joyful.  At the same time, I see all the suffering and corruption going on in the world, and feel called to help expose and end it so that we may have true peace and compassion.

 

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FABLE – 4 March 2008
By Mary T. Hoffman

On the surface, this short poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson may appear simply humorous, but it has deeper meaning: I think it teaches that all creation has a purpose.

FABLE
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
(25 May 1803 – 27 Apri1 1882)

The mountain and the squirrel
Had a quarrel,
And the former called the latter “Little Prig”;
Bun replied,
“You are doubtless very big;
But all sorts of things and weather
Must be taken in together,
To make up a year
And a sphere.
And I think it no disgrace
To occupy my place.
If I'm not so large as you,
You are not so small as I,
And not half so spry.
I'll not deny you make
A very pretty squirrel track;
Talents differ; all is well and wisely put;
If I cannot carry forests on my back,
Neither can you crack a nut.”

For a collection of poems and stories, visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/poetrydir.html

For some of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s quotations, visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/quotes/emerson_ralphwaldo.html

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