Tag: likeness

Only JESUS

Posted on by Olaf

Human diversity has never been more celebrated than it is today.  Yet regardless of culture, race, language, chromosomes and physical characteristics, every human has other aspects that lead to uniqueness within our kind. Experiences, upbringing, hobbies, attitudes, personalities, abilities and tastes to name but a few. However, what we all have in common is that we are part of the human race – each the same yet different.  Seeds from this dandelion will result in clones – often regarded as a weed, this little flower has medicinal properties, can be eaten or drunk like sweet coffee and goes through stages of resembling the sun, the moon and stars!  Whilst the scientific name is Taraxacum meaning bitter herb, the popular name comes from the French ‘dent de lion’ as the root resembles the tooth of a lion. Each dandelion and every human is one of its kind – only Jesus is ‘THE one of a kind’, truly Divine.

  • ‘Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else’ – Margaret Mead

Straight and True

Posted on by Olaf

There is a famous saying about Marmite spread – ‘you either love it or hate it’!  The same could be said of golf – just speak to a ‘golfing widow’ or to someone who has just played the perfect shot … swish, click, a bounce on the green and you have a happy golfer.  Where it began is debatable – France, the Netherlands, China, Persia and England are all possibilities but the earliest claim is back to the Romans in the first century BC.  The game was called ‘Paganica’ and involved players using a bent stick to hit a stuffed leather ball.  However, the modern game of golf originated in 15th-century Scotland where the first written record of golf is James II’s banning of the game in 1457 as an unwelcome distraction to learning archery.  James IV lifted the ban in 1502 when he became a golfer himself.  The aim of golf is to be able to hit a ball straight and true but, like life itself, it takes lots of practice.

  • ‘Golf is the closest game to the game we call life.  You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots – but you have to play the ball where it lies’ – Bobby Jones

SOWING

Posted on by Olaf

Some people are good with seeds, sowing and gardening – you might hear them described as ‘green fingered’!  For others, it is a rare joy when seeds sown begin to resemble any like they look on the packet.  There are so many obstacles to success – too hot, too dry, too cold, too wet, too little time, too much time, birds, cats, too many things to mention!  Even if we bother to clear the ground, have a seed bed and protective netting, it’s a long time from sowing to reaping with no foregone conclusions.  If we couldn’t just pop to the market or a shop, there would be a lot more interest and a lot less procrastination when it comes to the sowing of seeds, leeks or otherwise!

  • ‘Sowing is not as difficult as reaping’ – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe