Ever feel insignificant?
Ever feel as insignificant as a
F E R RU L E. . .
You know. . .
a F E R R U L E:
noun/fer – rule\’fer-el, fe-rel\
: A ring or a cap usually of metal put around a slender shaft (such as a cane or a tool handle) to strengthen it or prevent splitting;
: A usually metal sleeve used especially for joining or binding one part to another (such as pipe sections or the bristles and handle of a brush)
fer-ruled \fe-eld, fe-reld\ adjective
ORIGIN:
alteration of Middle English virole, from the Latin viriola, bracelet, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish fair oblique.
FIRST KNOWN USE: 1611
Ever feel like a FERRULE
or even a basket full of them. . .
Seriously. . .
did you even know that band around a pencil
was ever really called a FERRULE
or for that matter, even had a name?
Talk about INSIGNIFICANCE. . .
TALK ABOUT FEELING INSIGNIFICANCE
or having it personified
B U T
that’s not
Y O U. . .
I F
the Ferrule
has a purpose
of being a metal band
that cinch around the bases
of erasers
and it actually has a name
a distinct purpose
how in our wildest imaginations
and unleashed understandings
can we fathom
N O T
having a purpose
having a menaing
having a destiny
having a reason
So get at I T
Isn’t that the ONE thing that makes us severely
S I G N I F I C A N T
that YOU are actually not just redirectable
but utterly RE-DEFINABLE
YOU get instant DO-OVER’S
of yourself any time
Y O U C H O O S E. . .
and more:
YOU are a SPARK
WHO is utterly inextinguishable
setting off bonfires in others
. . .that’s SIGNIFICANT
and more. . .
uhhhhhhhh. . .
much more than a shiny band of metal securing an eraser to a pencil
and more. . .
The greatest thing about each one of us is that
A L I F E T I M E
can not only be lived in
A M O M E N T
but a L I F E
can forever be changed in that very moment:
S I G N I F I C A N T
and more. . .
I N S I G N I F I C A N T
O R
S I G N I F I C A N T. . .
not even a thought. . .
and then again. . .
much more a mere concept:
The Significance of YOU
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