by/par R.W. Br. Sylvain Lachance
While
reading John Steinbeck's East of Eden, I came across
something quite interesting. Lee, the Chinaman, tells old
Samuel that something bothered him while reading the bible.
He has found a word that is translated differently depending
of the version. He is making reference to Genesis 4:6 and 7,
where the Lord is asking Cain why he is angry. In the King
James Version, the Lord tells Cain "If thou doest well,
shalt thou not be accepted? And if doest not well sin lieth
at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou
shalt rule over him." It was promise that Cain would conquer
sin, (Lee equates sin to ignorance). Lee compared the same
passage to the American Standard Version, which says: "Do
thou rule over him", in other words, an order is given to
triumph over sin.
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THE REST / LISEZ LE RESTANTA water
bearer in China had two large pots, each hung on the ends of
a pole which he carried across his neck.
One pot had a crack in it, while the other pot was
perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.
At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house,
the cracked pot arrived only half full.
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by/par R.W. Br. Stephen Roberts
One more:
bet you didn't know this! In the heyday of sailing ships,
all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons.
Those cannons fired round iron cannon balls. It was
necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon. However,
how to prevent them from rolling about the deck? The best
storage method devised was a square-based pyramid with one
ball on top, resting on four resting on nine, which rested
on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be
stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There was
only one problem...how to prevent the bottom layer from
sliding or rolling from under the others.
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