Marmalade
mar – to damage or spoil to a certain extent; to disfigure, deface, or scar
mal – a combining form meaning bad, wrongful,ill
ade – a noun suffix indicating a drink made of a particular fruit
If life gives you marmals…
The Dictionary: ‘Actually, Jeff, marmalade comes from the Portuguese word for quince jam.’
I guess that makes some sense. Quinces and citrus peels are gross until you make them into jam. Except kumquat peel isn’t gross. Neither is zest.
Is life sweeter when you accept that some bitter experiences are inescapable? That terrible things can be an integral part of a complete existence? Can lime pickle be worked into this analogy?
mar MAL ud dee — wasn’t Marmalades a Greek philosopher? I think he was the founder of preservism. Or was it citrucism? Bless the ancient Greeks for their gifts of geometry and philosophy and logic. But I wonder how different the world would be now if we hadn’t embraced their division of spirit and stuff, if we hadn’t become so anti-matter. Would people feel more like they are their bodies and less like minds wearing meat suits?
Marmalade.
Let’s go way back.
Grow slowly
Jeff
This kind of slightly unhinged train of thought is my favorite. 🍋🟩 Matter matters!