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"Curiosity" by Alistair Reid (read by Pasho)

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Curiosity

may have killed the cat; more likely
 the cat was just unlucky, or else curious
 to see what death was like, having no cause
 to go on licking paws, or fathering
 litter on litter of kittens, predictably.

Nevertheless, to be curious
 is dangerous enough. To distrust
 what is always said, what seems
 to ask odd questions, interfere in dreams,
 leave home, smell rats, have hunches
 do not endear cats to those doggy circles
 where well-smelt baskets, suitable wives, good lunches
 are the order of things, and where prevails
 much wagging of incurious heads and tails.

Face it. Curiosity
 will not cause us to die--
 only lack of it will.
 Never to want to see
 the other side of the hill
 or that improbable country
 where living is an idyll
 (although a probable hell)
 would kill us all.

Only the curious have, if they live, a tale
 worth telling at all.

Dogs say cats love too much, are irresponsible,
 are changeable, marry too many wives,
 desert their children, chill all dinner tables
 with tales of their nine lives.
 Well, they are lucky. Let them be
 nine-lived and contradictory,
 curious enough to change, prepared to pay
 the cat price, which is to die
 and die again and again,
 each time with no less pain.
 A cat minority of one
 is all that can be counted on
 to tell the truth. And what cats have to tell
 on each return from hell
 is this: that dying is what the living do,
 that dying is what the loving do,
 and that dead dogs are those who do not know
 that dying is what, to live, each has to do.
 
 

- Alastair Reid
 

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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I read Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda. Enjoy! God bless. Pacho's Chachos for life!

"One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVII"

By Pablo Neruda          Translated By Mark Eisner

I don’t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz,   

or arrow of carnations that propagate fire:   

I love you as one loves certain obscure things,   

secretly, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that doesn’t bloom but carries   

the light of those flowers, hidden, within itself,   

and thanks to your love the tight aroma that arose   

from the earth lives dimly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where,   

I love you directly without problems or pride:

I love you like this because I don’t know any other way to love,

except in this form in which I am not nor are you,   

so close that your hand upon my chest is mine,   

so close that your eyes close with my dreams.

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Welcome back, my Pacho’s Chachos! In this episode, I reflect on the Season of Lent, which begins today with Fat Tuesday. Let the carnival begin!

As always, let me know what you think. Share if you like it. 

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Welcome back, my Pacho’s Chachos! In this episode, I reflect on the Season of Lent, which begins today with Fat Tuesday. Let the carnival begin!

As always, let me know what you think. Share if you like it. 

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In this episode, I discuss how the Democratic Party is the party that embraces death. From abortion to the killing of the American culture, I discuss everything in between. Let me know what you think: Like and share if you liked it. Pacho's Chachos for life! God bless.

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In this episode, I discuss how the Democratic Party is the party that embraces death. From abortion to the killing of the American culture, I discuss everything in between. Let me know what you think: Like and share if you liked it. Pacho's Chachos for life! God bless.

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I read a post on Facebook that inspired today's episode. Let me know what you think. Enjoy.

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Here are some items mentioned in the episode in case you're curious:

The Facebook post - https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=why%20did%20god%20create%20atheist

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I read a post on Facebook that inspired today's episode. Let me know what you think. Enjoy.

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Here are some items mentioned in the episode in case you're curious:

The Facebook post - https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=why%20did%20god%20create%20atheist

Show notes:

Next week, I'll be discussing something you wont want to miss, so make sure you smash the subscribe button to get all the latest notifications. God bless.

Thanks for visiting and I'll talk you soon.

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I was reading Romeo and Juliet's Act 1, Scene 2 with my students and was inspired by a simple soliloquy from a very minor character, a servant. He is portrayed (and referred to as a clown) by Shakespeare as an ignoramus. One of my students said he was stupid, but I had to correct him and discuss the difference between stupidity and ignorance, and why he was kept ignorant on purpose. This episode shares my perspective.  Let me know what you think. Enjoy.

Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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Show notes:

We only read Scenes 1-3, not Acts 1-3. Sorry about that.

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