A leaf was riven from a tree,2010 Update: To offer destiny a consideration.
"I mean to fall to earth," said he.
The west wind, rising, made him veer.
"Eastward," said he, "I now shall steer."
The east wind rose with greater force.
Said he: "'Twere wise to change my course."
With equal power they contend.
He said: "My judgment I suspend."
Down died the winds; the leaf, elate,
Cried: "I've decided to fall straight."
"First thoughts are best?" That's not the moral;
Just choose your own and we'll not quarrel.
Howe'er your choice may chance to fall,
You'll have no hand in it at all.
—G.J.
Monday, November 01, 2010
Decide
DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set.
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Decide, to give up on the other 999 paths. One has to avoid it to happen as often as possible.
I've decided not to argue with Ambrose this morning. Or...did he decide for me?
Rabbit rabbit Douglas! I hope November is a special month.
Nice Ariel. Reminds me somehow of Frost's The Road Not Taken.
Rabbit, rabbit, or rabbit?
I can't decide. They all seem about the same to me.
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bunny, bunny
lostorac: crash diet
Rabbit Rabbit from a crow. I can relate to the leaf - to decide or to decide not: that is the question.
Rabbit, rabbit!
"Consider Destiny". A great name for a book.
Loved your definition, loved Ambrose's as well.
I can't decide which one I like best.
As an aside, doesn't your nephew Eamon celebrate his birthday this week?
Also, congratulations to San Francisco Giants -- 2010 World Series Champs!
so i now must decide
whether or not this
(san francisco ,win)
was a political omen
sports are used in
the political arena
daily...so i see
with hopeful eyes
a democratic sweep
across the nation
Rabbit Rabbit
w/v,,hitem
home runs
PEACE
Choosing not to decide is a decision. If one doesn't vote one may actually be more responsible for the outcome than one might have been had s/he voted. Interesting thought, yes?
Ariel, that's a good point. Most decisions are to keep the options open.
TLP, and to you. You're the warm sunrise at the end of autumn. And the sort of noisy one.
I think they pretty much are, Jim.
Bunny bunny, bunny.
I think Bierce was saying the decision is an illusion.
Rabbit rabbit, fox.
Actonbell, they can feel the same.
Pia, is that you calling yourself google?
Karen, Eamon's birthday is today, in fact.
Bear, you're the only one seeing that but you're smarter than a pollster.
Interesting, yes. True, probably half, Quilly. It amounts to the same I think.
i've been watching
the Autumn leaves fall here,
and i noticed that
they fall
wherever they fall...
...speaking of graceful,
Tibbar Tibbar, sir...
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