"Pearles" of Wisdom - Part 3

PEARL (noun) something precious or choice; the finest example of  

anything: pearls of wisdom.  (www.dictionary.com)

Part 3 of Grandma Pearle's Wisdom...

21. If you put your nose to the grindstone rough, and keep it down there long enough,

In time you'll feel there's no such thing, as brooks that babble and birds that sing.

These three will all our world compose...Just you, the stone, and your darned old nose.

Moral of the story...Don't work so hard or that's all you'll have. Take time to enjoy the pleasant things in life!

22. If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

This can be applied to everything! Prepare, prepare, prepare and you'll be ready for whatever comes.

23. All the evil in the world, the blackest kind of sin...

Could never hurt you one least bit, unless you let it in.

A few days ago, one of our children left and my three year old immediately ran over and locked the door. She said, "We have to lock the door so the bad guys don't come in." Not being mindful of what media is coming into our home is like leaving our door unlocked for the bad guys. This quote teaches the importance of what you let in your mind and in your home!

24. A smile is a curved line that makes everything straight.

Yes, a smile can straighten out anyone's bad day. Smile that frown away!

25. With thoughtless and impatient hands we tangle up the plans the Lord has wrought.

And when we cry in pain, he saith, "Be quiet, man, while I untie the knot."

What a beautiful reminder of the Atonement of Jesus Christ!

26. Even the profane sinner in the foul sacrilege of his oath proclaims the divine supremacy Of Him whose name he desecrates.

Do not take the Lord's name in vain. Even those who do are proclaiming His divine supremacy. How Great Thou Art!

27. He thought he was a better man than I was and he was until he had that thought.

Wow - so true. Do not think yourself higher than another.

28. All the water in the world, however hard it tried;

Could never sink the smallest ship, unless it got inside.

This reminds me of number 23 - letting negative influences into our home. It also relates to negative thoughts and actions. If we stay away from those things that will bring us down, our ship will never sink.

29. Don't talk about your troubles and recount them o'er and o'er,

Or the Lord will think you love them, and he'll give you more and more.

Oh, I wish all the people who constantly whine and complain could read this one. I LOVE this!!

30. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall never be bent out of shape.

Being a mother = being flexible. However, at times I definitely get bent out of shape. Maybe I'm not as flexible as I think I am.

More "Pearles" of Wisdom to Come...but until then, Stick-to-it!