#asiwassaying

“ ‘Kaleidoscope’ - I overuse some words, I know that. ‘Zigzag’ and ‘spiral’, for example - words that bend straight lines into new shapes. Mazy, meandering words are the sort I like - coils and corkscrews, loops and labyrinths. And arabesques, naturally. Straight lines are death: the arrow is fired, it hits the target - the end.”

Books I’ve Read:

My Review....I’d like to meet Robert Dessiax, or at least hear him speak on the radio, an interesting character for sure. I must find out if he still does his segment on ABC radio. Once again and this is the second of his books I’ve read, I find he's written a thoroughly enjoyable read. Short essays on an interesting collection of topics. The final paragraphs of each chapter segueing nicely to the topic of the next chapter. Robert Dessaix lives in Hobart which made the home state references extra interesting for me - 4 stars

As I was saying Just before you left the room Before I assumed That you might not come around

As I was saying Just after I took my foot from My mouth and put it back On the ground

I don't want to disappoint you I don't want to disappear From here or now or you

This is worth saving Because the sum of us is more than us If you add us up Then subtract my lack of sleep

My mind feels crazy When all these thoughts come rushing in Should I be trusting them Or only let them be?

I don't want to disappoint you I don't want to disappear From here or now or you

Is it just a matter of time? Or does it even matter at all? Because even if this story should fall From the sky to the see If I should fall Would you fall down with me? Would you fall down with me?

Found my foundation It was underneath me all alone On this path I'm on, Now I never walk alone

I've been erasing Rewrote the second half like this So my protagonist Might find his way back home

(NIV) Genesis 18.30 - Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak.  What if only thirty can be found there?"

    He answered, "I will not do it if I find thirty there."

The number of righteous left in the town could be a sample size of how sin may affect the world.  This has become Abraham's way of reassuring himself in what the Lord's will is.  This could even be compared to Abraham himself, asking how many sins he may commit while still being accepted by the Lord (even though that would presumably go up).  The righteous that may be in there may also be blessed through Abraham's questioning to the Lord.  The number of righteous left in the town could be a sample size of how sin may affect the world.  This has become Abraham's way of reassuring himself in what the Lord's will is.  This could even be compared to Abraham himself, asking how many sins he may commit while still being accepted by the Lord (even though that would presumably go up).  The righteous that may be in there may also be blessed through Abraham's questioning to the Lord.  This could question Abraham's belief that the Lord would save any amount of righteous people.  Abraham may be under the impression that the Lord has some sort of idea that involves a large number of people.  The past has shown that there may be a chosen few.  Altogether, this already foreshadows the Lord's willingness to make sure that any of the righteous remain safe.