The particular logic of Chelm
Normand left a very Chelmish response to the question of time under the blog entry right before this one. The blog was about how time seems to have speeded up exponentially -- for me, anyway.
Here is Normand's perfect answer as if from the Land of Chelm:
Run in the opposite direction (of time). You will surely catch it, if it is circular.
Common sense isn't altogether missing In the Land of Chelm. The Wise Elders come up with very workable solutions. The thing with the Chelmish solutions is that they don't quite address the question. The solution is just a little ... there is no other word for it -- Chelmish -- no offense, Normand.
The beauty with answers from the Wise Elders of Chelm is that the people from Chelm are quick to pick up the wisdom, and they are good-natured and happy to adjust. I must confess that, after I read a story based on the Land of Chelm, somewhere in the back of my mind, even though I laugh heartily at first, I begin to think that, despite what the world at large may think, the Chelmish solution is perfect. Problem solved!
I hope I don't get into any trouble on Earth or in Heaven for what I'm thinking of telling you. Recently, God gave a Chelmish answer to a question a friend of mine asked. Do I dare tell?
Of course, my friend may have asked this question tongue in cheek as well.
Once upon a time, my friend asked our dear God this personal question after a series of heavy-duty questions. Believe me, she had questions you wouldn't want. It was time for a little lightness.
Let me make it clear that this dear lady didn't ask an Elder of Chelm. She asked her question of God!
After her questions of a truly serious nature, this harried mother humbly asked God:
Dear God, lastly, would You be able to change the time that my daughter's school starts?.....as waking up so early now, on top of everything else, is making me feel like a zombie.
And God's answer:
Go to bed earlier, daughter.
Isn't that a perfect answer?
And then God added something for all of us:
Know that you are loved.
Comments
Well Gloria, I think I enjoy very much Chelmish reasoning which seems to be based on a mixture of innocence, facts and puns. Chelmish people seem to have a sense of humor.
Were the 3 Stooges Chelmish?
Monsieur, absolutely not. The 3 Stooges are far away from being Chelmish. The people from Chelm are sweet, caring, loving, enjoying. They are sincere and innocent, and they are very good and kind to one another. I have not seen anyone from Chelm be angry. They are content with the solutions to their problems. Their solutions are insights to them and truly simple good ways of solving their difficulties. Those of us who are not from Chelm look for more sophisticated solutions. As I see it, people from Chelm are too innocent for puns.
The people from Chelm are good-natured, easy to please. I don't know that they have what we would call a sense of humor. They do enjoy life as it comes.
I can't argue anymore.
Dear Gloria, you are sparkling as Champagne! I didn't say bubly. I said Champagne!
French champagne?!!!
Gloria that is it!! "They are content with the solutions to their problems."
How often have I asked for a solution, and when one is right under my nose, I dismiss it as it seems to simple or easy. And then continue to wait for a solution.
That reminds me of the story of the man who goes out looking for diamonds (I am taking liberties here, as I cannot quite remember the details) and after years of searching, returns home, only to find them in his own back yard!
I am enjoying these people from the Land of Chelm.
Lynda, you're right. They are content. That is good enough.
There is an interesting aspect to the people of Chelm that you present. I remember some of the story of the diamond mines you refer. Being happy with what is right in front of us.