Meek in, meek out

9:30am Friday 4th May 2012 in Letters

IT almost seems nowadays that any person willing to get up and go out to work, especially for low wages, is somehow being punished. There are millions of us.

Last weekend – rain; as soon as Monday comes – sun.

A beautiful week a month ago; bank holiday brings a change for the worst.

I suppose, from an altruistic point of view, we have the pleasure of knowing we’re keeping a lot of people comfortably in their homes all day.

Mind you, you have to think you’re lucky to have a job, with all the competition. As soon as the Government got in power, they cut back on border control staff, for what they’re worth.

Never mind, we have one comfort. Isn’t there something that mentions that the meek shall inherit the earth?

Thomas Driver, Ascot Way, York.

Comments(9)

sheps lad says...
10:01am Fri 4 May 12

Take it with more water?

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NoMorePlease says...
11:21am Fri 4 May 12

So it does not rain on the well paid then, Thomas?

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CynicaloldGit says...
11:22am Fri 4 May 12

Try asking Jehovah's Witnesses next time they come around, that's what they told me, but i suspect that there is more to it than just being meek. Perhaps you have to go with them and tell others, not just write to papers complainingabout the lousy weather.........thou
gh I do believe the bible tells us that God makes it rain on the sinners as well as the righteous so at least that is fair, unlike the politicians.

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Firedrake says...
11:48am Fri 4 May 12

"The Lord maketh his rain to fall on the just and the unjust fella;
But the unjust has stolen the just's umbrella!"

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CynicaloldGit says...
3:02pm Fri 4 May 12

Firedrake wrote:
"The Lord maketh his rain to fall on the just and the unjust fella;
But the unjust has stolen the just's umbrella!"
Brilliant, absolutly brilliant, well said.

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Seadog says...
6:10pm Fri 4 May 12

Actually, Firedrake has omitted a line. It should read:

"The Lord maketh his rain to fall on the just and the unjust fella,
But mainly on just;
Because the unjust stole the just's umbrella!"

I wish I knew who adapted it from its Biblical origin. (Still, it's probably googlable!)

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Buzz Light-year says...
7:18pm Fri 4 May 12

A very miserable letter with a suspect message.

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Seadog says...
8:42pm Fri 4 May 12

It's an almost incomprehensible letter: it seems to drift randomly between a number of themes with no clear focus. In fact, it's hard either to agree or disagree with it, because it's not at all obvious what the writer is getting at.

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Seadog says...
8:47pm Fri 4 May 12

Well, according to Wikipedia at least - Firedrake's quote originates with Charles Bowen, Lord Boween: 1835-1894.

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