HL Mencken was a great writer, but in many ways not a very nice man. His friends were therefore astonished when after a brief time married, he remained completely loyal and nursed tenderly his dying wife. He responded simply: a deal is a deal. Those people who go through life feeling no gratitude to those who help them but instead always look out for number one are to be greatly pitied. They have failed to understand that in this Vale of Tears the only path to true happiness is to do good to others, what Jesus taught in the Golden Rule. We are here such a short time. Too short to waste on selfishness, which is always a dead end.
He Is Too Good For You Honey
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
WOW!!
Might I ask where this master stroke of hubris came from?
That’s what you get when we have generations of people who were raised with an inability to tell the difference between “right”and “wrong”, and instead call them “grey areas”.
I hope whoever she dumps him for, dumps her for an upgrade. 🐄
In Matthew 16 we see Jesus tell us that we are to loose our life in order to save it. He asked what gian is there if you triumph the world and gather all riches but lose your soul in the process.
Finding your true identity in Jesus isn’t a master stroke of hubris.
It’s a narrow path that leads to complete Joy.
It’s a path not heavily trodden.
Amen Philip.
The references and usages suggest she’s from abroad. I’m guessing a non-European location where English is commonly spoken. Say, Malaysia.
Every day, strive to be too good for her and everyone you meet. That includes the Warden, Shaw.
Gotta hand it this evil little wench, her grift is on a whole other level!
The writing style implies a migrant to the US or Britain. The content reminds me of an Ann Landers column. Curious to know who published this and when.
This is what Wendy Pink Shoes in Texas did: met her, married her and put her through school. When she reached a certain point of prestige, she pulled the ripcord.
But at least her husband was and remains a high-level litigator.
A useful reminder that most divorces are filed by women, and not because hubby is abusive, a cad or the old “cause” reasons.
The correct response to that wench should have been, “Wrong, honey. You’re not in his class.”
I’m going to wager he took care of her because she’s his cousin.
Apparently, this was to be in an issue of Move! Magazine:
Move! is South Africa’s most successful women’s weekly . It offers readers easily accessible, tip driven advice and information for a fast paced, on-the-go lifestyle. Move! is informative and empowering, knowledgeable and to-the-point, warm and caring but confident and friendly.
Move! The way forward.
… back in 2017:
https://www.facebook.com/movemagazine/photos/i-am-a-26-year-old-female-my-parents-died-when-i-was-14-years-then-i-dropped-out/1216405308464579
… although some of the comments suggest that they had heard the same story years earlier.
This does sound like the plot to a Dickens novel.
If not real, it’s still a valuable parable about appreciation. (Whether it’s a parable about women I leave to others this fine Valentines Day.)
(Whether it’s a parable about women I leave to others this fine Valentines Day.)
Dunno. I’ve seen what’s been done to younger men in our families. (And the fact that nearly everyone around them treats these travesties as weather events). Not only did my father’s contemporaries get a better deal from the women they married. Mine did as well.
The woman was treated to the spiritual and corporal works of mercy.
Blessed are the mercyful for they shall obtain mercy.