tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post6139106878856505648..comments2024-03-21T00:59:27.758+00:00Comments on The Word Den: Saturday Rave: The Oxen, by Thomas Hardy.Sally Pruehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-52303103731681919002014-12-24T10:23:05.749+00:002014-12-24T10:23:05.749+00:00I seem to remember the Chief Rabbi defining an opt...I seem to remember the Chief Rabbi defining an optimist as one who thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds and a pessimist as one who thinks it is the worst. He added that he believes it is the worst - but still there is hope.goodfornowthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212019212659570626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-83695465973654561972014-12-21T08:41:33.176+00:002014-12-21T08:41:33.176+00:00Thank you Katherine. I am glad you liked it. Isn&#...Thank you Katherine. I am glad you liked it. Isn't amazing what comes to mind if we can only find a moment to stop and think?<br /><br />While I'm here, I do encourage everyone to have a look at Katherine's amazing series of essays on Narnia at Seven Miles of Steel Thistles (see blogroll).Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-57455533360443155882014-12-20T21:23:45.062+00:002014-12-20T21:23:45.062+00:00What a lovely post - Hardy as three wise men! Tha...What a lovely post - Hardy as three wise men! Thankyou Sally! Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.com