tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22418326.post1076308647252401141..comments2023-08-21T04:52:59.404-05:00Comments on Scribbledom: Pearls before SwineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22418326.post-83744417814256725632006-12-01T03:35:00.000-06:002006-12-01T03:35:00.000-06:00i think... that you should share your pearls for t...i think... that you should share your pearls for the most part, indiscriminately. You just get really, really good at smashing the pearls of the people who smash yours... those little stabbing deliveries that can't keep you from getting hurt, but can make the person hurting you feel absolutely shitty about themselves for doing it. That way you make them know how much that pearl was worth, and that now they can't have it.<br /><br />like finding out that junk-mail letter you tossed really had a check for five million dollars in it.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289544063599943455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22418326.post-8340769695920923042006-11-30T10:36:00.000-06:002006-11-30T10:36:00.000-06:00I've often thought of pearls as they relate to the...I've often thought of pearls as they relate to the energy required to produce them. When you're constantly shedding pearls and it's not a struggle to make them, no problem. But if you're focusing energy on making a special pearl for someone and they reject it, then you've lost not only the pearl but the energy spent making it, and you won't have the energy to make a similar pearl right away for someone who will appreciate it. You have a finite amount of resources; spend them wisely.rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835848601890496987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22418326.post-70643944772022973422006-11-26T20:26:00.000-06:002006-11-26T20:26:00.000-06:00Well.. you asked for it. :)
For one, a swine that...Well.. you asked for it. :)<br /><br />For one, a swine that tramples pearls doesn't necessarily turn and attack. It happens -- I've seen it -- and when it does, you learn to never offer your pearls to that swine again. But the trampling is much more common, and *everybody* does it from time to time; even the best of us. In that regard, the only way to keep your pearls 100% safe is to lock them away, where no one gets any benefit -- not even you.<br /><br />So what should we do?<br /><br />With the exception of people I've already identified that turn and attack, I try to give them the benefit of the doubt and throw pearls at random... or not so random. I know and accept, before I do it, that they might get stepped on and broken; I try to not attach a feeling of "loss" to them even before I throw, if that makes any sense. My definition of "pearl" may be broader than yours, but in my case the value is in the throwing, mostly.<br /><br />I say mostly, because it depends on the pearl, doesn't it? Sometimes we have a virtually endless supply of identical ones. We can throw a handful, and it may seem like we're running out, but eventually we find more. There are those rare pearls, though, that are large, or extremely valuable, and perhaps irreplaceable. I get the impression that these are the kind that you're worried about.<br /><br />In that case, I don't have much advice. (Probably good, given what you said about advice.) ;-) Much like selling a house when the market is down, you've got to determine how much of a value loss you're willing to accept if you really need to throw that pearl. Then, try to find the person that will at least give you that much for it. You can't ever really know how much you'll get until it's too late, but there are ways of guessing.<br /><br />Don't throw the big pearl first. Work your way up and note the reaction you get -- how much each one is appreciated. You might sacrifice some smaller ones, but at least then you'd know to stop. If you get to the big one in question and haven't really had any bad reactions from the previous ones... well... that's all you can do, isn't it?<br /><br />The point of it all is to continue sharing your pearls, because they're beautiful and deserve to be viewed and enjoyed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com