Jack’s Winning Words 2/11/15
“Don’t cry over spilt milk.”  (Sophocles)  2500 years ago Sophocles was saying, “You gotta move on.”  In today’s world, Joel Osteen preaches, “I’m not going to let this get the best of me.  I’m moving on with my life.”  The past is past.  A poem describes a child, sad because he’d not done well on a lesson.  But the teacher gave him a second chance.  “Do better now, my child.”  God is like that.  Did you know that today is “Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Day?”    ;-)  Jack   

FROM HONEST JOHN:  Spilt milk implies to me "a little thing."    Sometimes, however, we should repent of real sin that involves negative action against God and humanity....a second chance there should come only after sincere repentance.    That would lead to change and a different way to approach a similar issue.====JACK:  By referring to "real" sin, are you not quantifying sin?  I don't suppose Sophocles was speaking about spilt milk in the "sin" sense.  Using the baseball analogy, he probably was talking about major and minor errors.====JOHN:  I think, biblically, that all sin is against God; therefore spilt milk is not sin.   I am not sure Joel Osteen's theology lets us deal with sin as such.   It is better suited to spilt milk.====JACK:  I'll go along with spilt milk as "bad things that happen."  I don't think that Osteen was speaking theologically with his comments.  He seemed to be saying, "When bad things happen, there comes a time when we have to move on...an echo of Sophocles."  I would agree with that.

FROM PEPPERMIT MARY:  thanks for the info.  i had a different type of day planned.  this will help me in the day's journey.====JACK:  I suppose there's spilled milk at the pre-school every so often.  Does anyone cry, because of it?====MARY:  not usually.  after all, it's just spilt milk.  one of our favorite books is, "it looked like spilt milk".  it's a story about cloud formations.

FROM TAMPA SHIRL:  No, I didn't know that. Who says that it is. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.====JACK:  Anyone who wants to, can name a day.  There's a form available if you've got a day in mind.  National Ride Your 3-wheeled Cycle Day?

FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  I love these old sayings:  they are right on the mark.  Forgiving my foolish actions has been one of the very hardest things for me to accomplish.  Awhile back, I finally gave myself "permission" to let go of them.  That's why I am grateful for today's Winning Words!  Thank you.

FROM MOLINER JT:  One of my favorite Days.!====JACK:  What was your favorite dairy?  Ours was Baker's.