Today is the birthday of A.A.Milne, the author of the Winnie-the-Pooh books. Now mind, he wasn't very happy at being remembered mainly for that as he thought of himself as a serious writer. In fact, he was quite bitter about it. And I could rant a bit about how the Disney Corporation ruined the books and made rather quite a mess of them, but then it was Milne's widow who sold them all the rights. The family later sued, a suit that went to the Supreme Court in 2006, but lost. I digress.Today is A. A. Milne's birthday. When my sons were very small we would celebrate that day with a "Pooh Party". We'd make cookies which had honey as part of their ingredients and then eat them while I read one of the Pooh books. The stuffed Poohs were, of course, the guests of honor.
Here are some of my favorite quotations from the Winnie-the-Pooh books:
Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.
Some people care too much, I think it's called love.
If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.
It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?"
A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.
Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.
I used to believe in forever . . . but forever was too good to be true.
Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
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