Posted by:
Nightingale
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Date: October 21, 2021 05:02PM
"Only he who does something helps others to live.
The world has no use for the drone."
This is completely awful. No wonder they had to change it. But inspired leaders wouldn't be so clueless in the first place, you'd think.
Definitions of drone include the following:
"...to talk in a persistently dull or monotonous tone"
Now *that* could fit a fair few Mormon leaders and speakers.
How was JS as a speaker? I don't recall this being mentioned before. Did he have any special gifts?
Meanwhile, speaking of hymns, I'm just listening to Jimmy Cliff performing Many Rivers to Cross.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGeCeK85sUgCan you imagine a few hymns like this in SM? Makes me laugh to think of it but really it's tragic. The most inspirational songs I ever heard in meetings came from non-LDS music, such as How Great Thou Art and even the American national anthem, although I'm still mystified as to why that would be sung at church and especially in Canada. I thought maybe it was for the US missionaries in attendance. I doubt we ever did it justice.
I like that the song Many Rivers mentions the white cliffs of Dover, giving me my England fix for the day. Unexpected lyrics though eh?
Introverts most definitely have a place in this world. They contribute in valuable ways every day, as you've shown yourself, cludgie, and described well here.
PS: Full disclosure re my approval of introverts - I lean that way myself, happy in my own company and unlikely to take the stage any time soon.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/21/2021 05:04PM by Nightingale.