Thursday today dear readers, a day for thinking, reflecting on Life's mysteries. Indeed it's a wonderful world as time speeds up and Universe conspires with the Planet and all it's fascinating facets, as discussed with the mystical Marta at the lunch she created and the Stollen Cake she provided for dessert. Thursday is really a day for thinking philosophically, as reflected in the title of today's blog.
Dear Marta is so deep, not to mention a talented chef, and the talk swung between creative thinking and cooking and profound reflections on her upbringing in Poland and life now in the North Pennines of England, where she resides now with her English husband and two small sons with Polish names. The caring nurse now looking after your wheezing blogger dear readers arrived in Stanhope from Jarrow and made her living as a nurse at the Community Hospital, whilst your old blogger arrived from the New Forest of England via London, Newcastle and Stanhope.
In the afternoon Gillian arrives bringing cheese scones to share. Lent for her includes the Christian observance of fasting in remembrance of the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert before beginning his ministry . Her penitential preparation of eschewing sweet treats leads up to Easter time when Jesus was crucified. Other religions do penance too, take the Muslims who take no food at all in the daytime but fast, until nightime, which is not great for their digestion. The Jews do their penance by not working on their Sabbath and enlisting neighbours not Orthodox to work for them with essential jobs.
Beyond organised religions lies true salvation as discussed with Marta and Gillian, who love to discuss religious foibles and mostly agree that the route to heaven comes not through such things, but philosophy, miracles and ascension ...
Tomorrow, Friday sees a day free from any commitments, though time is definitely speeding up and the bungalow desired awaits!
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