FEAR: that invention that keeps us good Believing in that house at The end of a road Paved with distraction No signs posted for talent or genius nor turnoffs for iron-hard reality – adulthood That cul-de-sac of desire Fear-driven success The locking mechanism Brings dispatches From the big house – The brain; That Swiss Army Knife of survival Share this:ShareFacebookWhatsAppEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading... Related 3 Comments Gwen, I loved the comparison of The brain to a Swiss Army Knife of survival. I live in a military town; so it seemed perfectly natural to me. Reply Thanks Linda — in fact it was the soldiers in WW II who named it Swiss Army Knife — being unable to pronounce the German name of the inventor (?) Reply Gwen, Loved the trivia tidbit. Thanks! Enjoyed learning that! Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here... Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: Email (required) (Address never made public) Name (required) Website You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Change ) You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out / Change ) Cancel Connecting to %s Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Δ Post navigation Previous Previous post: In the Kitchen of MemoryNext Next post: SPRING – Vol. II
Gwen, I loved the comparison of The brain to a Swiss Army Knife of survival. I live in a military town; so it seemed perfectly natural to me. Reply
Thanks Linda — in fact it was the soldiers in WW II who named it Swiss Army Knife — being unable to pronounce the German name of the inventor (?) Reply
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Gwen,
I loved the comparison of The brain to a Swiss Army Knife of survival. I live in a military town; so it seemed perfectly natural to me.
Thanks Linda — in fact it was the soldiers in WW II who named it Swiss Army Knife — being unable to pronounce the German name of the inventor (?)
Gwen,
Loved the trivia tidbit. Thanks! Enjoyed learning that!