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Why is it summer kind of
wraps up on Labor Day? The barbecue grills, the viewing of the Jerry Lewis MDA
Telethon, the last trip to the lake, or the swimming pool all happen on Labor
Day. Why is it we don't WORK on Labor Day? Isn't labor another noun to describe
work?
Working at Kennesaw State I have gotten to know some great people. Skip Spann is
a fellow from Louisiana who was general manager of Town Center Mall for many
years and didn't like retirement so he came back to work for our university as a
director of university development. I like Skip a lot because we both grew up in
towns that was about neighbors and the Golden Rule was just practiced and
understood by most folks. Mr. Spann found something in his email that he
forwarded to me that I thought you dear readers of the Tallapoosa Journal might
enjoy. It is kind of like as if my grandmother had written these things.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled. Meanness doesn't just
happen overnight. Remember to forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads. Do
not corner something that you know is meaner than you. It don't take a very big
person to carry a grudge. You cannot unsay a cruel word. Every path has a few
puddles. When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty. The best sermons are
lived, not preached. Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna
happen, anyway. Don't judge folks by their relatives. If you find yourself in a
hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. The biggest troublemaker you'll
probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every morning. Good
judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
Letting the cat out of the bag is a lot easier than putting it back in. If you
get to thinking you're a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else's
dog around.
Finally friends, live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly and
leave the rest to God.
I have to run now and put up the beach balls and floaties. Where did this summer
go? It was one of my favorite in memory because I spent most of it in my
hometown.
Rhubarb Jones is a Tallapoosa native and
serves as a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Communications and is a
Director of University Development at Kennesaw State University. Comments are
welcome at
Rhubarbjones@aol.com or by writing P.O. Box 1001, Tallapoosa, Georgia,
30176.
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