Aardvark (Listen while you read)
What nonsense!
The world is square; yes it is.
I know this for a fact! I know because I read it somewhere.
Yes I did.
That makes it true!
Doesn’t it?
Doesn’t it make it true because it was written somewhere?
Well……. Maybe I’ll investigate to see if it is true.
Maybe it’s not true.
Maybe just because it is written somewhere doesn’t mean that it is true.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm ……. Have to investigate!
Well, well, well; it would seem that the Aardvark believes most things he reads; this is true, my friends.
It would seem that the Aardvark likes to think that all people are truthful.
Well, wouldn’t that be a lovely thing were this to be true? However, as most of us know; there are those who enjoy telling exaggerated stories in order to impress.
This they do, dear hearts.
There are others who insist that what they say is true, when they know (deep inside) their message may be tainted by lies and misconceptions.
Yes, my friends, it is better not to judge the character of the story-teller. However, it is best to judge the story.
Indeed, all have their frailties. We, none of us is perfect. And yet, were we to take each story as factual evidence of a state of reality we may be more than disappointed by the resultant consequences.
Therefore, my dear friends, judge not the story teller. However, most certainly take the story into your secret hiding place of the heart and, whilst there, allow your heart to decipher the truth.
It shall not let you down, dear one.
© Carolyn Page – ABC of Spirit Talk
Dec 6th 2012
Image Credit: Eric Isselee/Schutterstock.com
ABC of Spirit Talk with Carolyn Page 
Almost as good as Armadillos 🙂
Hahahah, Glen…. Almost….! 😉
Nothing of course is just as good
if everything that’s written is true
i just wanted to engrave: i like you! 🙂
I don’t know, this just came into my mind, hahaha.
I never saw those animals before, but I think they’re cute! Nice thoughts, Carolyn… as always!
x
Very sweet; Thank You… 🙂 That’s lovely… xoxoxo
He is native to Africa… I haven’t seen him in person (so to speak)..!
He definitely is so cute. He lives in a burrow, which he excavates himself with those powerful legs/claws, and eats ants and termites with his long sticky tongue.. 🙂
They way he digs and eats ants made me think of this one > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamandua
🙂
He is gorgeous… He’s part of the Anteater family… 🙂
The Aardvark (although he has a sticky tongue) is not a member of this family… though there are certainly many similarities…
He is tooooo cute… 🙂
I can’t stop laughing at Arnoldthearmadillo’s comment!
Point taken about the adorable all believing Aardvark. .. Don’t judge him, but enjoy his story for what it’s worth to you. 😉
Yes, Resa; Glen is indeed a lover of the Armadillo…
Like you, I couldn’t stop laughing either..! Too cute..! hahah 🙂
Well said, Resa…. What’s that old saying… “Take what you need and leave the rest..”
Probably applies well here… No judgment…! 🙂
😉
xoxo
Aardvarks are cute 🙂
Aren’t they, Jaz..! They are a cross between a little pig and an anteater…
Too cute..! 🙂
I know LOL 🙂
Aardvark literally means Earthpig.
Just a bit of info from the African in your midst 😉
As for the story, and not judging – very true. Sometimes people tell the tallest tales, either because they have low self esteem and have to try and be the centre of attention, or because they implicitly believe it – know the person, know how to accept the story…
Thank You so much for your native country knowledge; that’s so appropriate…
He looks somewhat like a pig however, he has so much to do with the earth; digging, living underground, eating from within it, so to speak.. Splendid.. Thank You..! 🙂
“know the person, know how to accept the story…”
Precisely: If we can understand the person, we can appreciate more the story telling… so true..!
You’re clever with your pieces, Carolyn. I love hearing you read them, too. I reckon you’d be a wonderful children’s book reader – very alive, expressive.
I have always been able to feel peace in the knowing that even if someone lies, conceives of “a truth”, mistells, distorts etc – you just cannot escape: you cannot escape that the truth remains the truth, no matter what is said. Those at the truth of the event at the time, they each know what is true.
In the circumstances of such an event, yes, Noeleen I agree. Deep down inside those who were present ‘know’… It may never be spoken or confirmed however, yes, they know…
Of course, that’s a very specific situation of which you speak. Some truths ‘go to the grave’ and yet, ‘you’ know the truth, and that is all that really matters…!
I didn’t do the ‘like’ thing. I reckon a number of likes adorns a post nicely. I don’t know how I missed it…
Me too, Noeleen; I can do that… I think it’s because I’m interested in the topic and ‘the like thing’ doesn’t enter my mind… Like you, I’ve returned to some posts (for whatever reason) and found I’ve not clicked the like button; so I do…. 😉
I love listening as I read. Makes it more personal! Clever, you!
Thank You, Kathy; you bring a smile to my little face…! 🙂
I always thought that Aardvark was a strange name until I met two good friends named “Alan Allen” and “Woody Woodruff.” Now that is a true story! Well – – – at least I think it is. I saw it written someplace. Oh yes, it was written on the seating chart arrangement for Mr. G’s mechanical drawing class. Boy – – – was he mad when he saw that. Poor Alan, poor Woody. I smiled but turned my head so Mr. G wouldn’t see me smirking.
Hahah, Wally; good one…! 🙂
Well said, um… I think….!?! 😉
NICE POST BY THE WAY. (Some peoplel get so enamored with their own stories that they forget they are commenting on another post. Where is Freud and Jung when you need them?)
Thank You, Wally…! 🙂
Your wit is wonderful…. 😉
Never seen one of those before x
They are so cute, Michelle…. They remind me of the platypus; things don’t quite seem to fit…! 🙂
You have just expressed what I know to be true….but in the past I have sometimes ignored my poor little heart! Silly me.
Yes, haven’t we all…!
First impressions are generally true….! 🙂
Yes they are!
exaggerations and embellishments are done to make a story better..and sometimes the story is totally false..and the heart should judge it, right..you have conveyed the point in your unique way with the Aardvark.
Nicely condensed…! xoxoxo 🙂
Incredible imagination. Incredible writing!
Thank You so much…! Coming from you that’s a lovely compliment… 🙂
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Congratulations, Rebecca; you are a joy and a wonderful woman….
Thank You so much; I am honoured…! 🙂
Your sentiments are a mirror. You lift my spirit whenever I see your lovely gravitar…! 🙂
Let’s see where the wind will take us…
That’s a great analysis of them. I love the way you express it. What a funny-looking animal. 🙂
Thank You, David, very kind of you to say…!
Yes, he’s a funny one, to be sure..! I’d love to see one in the flesh.. 😉
They’re an animal that always looks cute, like wombats. At least to me.
I’m digressing, David however, I’ve held a six month old wombat. It was like holding a wriggling rock; he was so hard, and all muscle… 🙂
I love your life stories incorporating some most unusual animals. 🙂
Thank You, LuAnn…! xoxoxo
This is the ‘reflection’ of this wonderful creature.
They always delight me – I never know what is coming…! 🙂
That’s what I like so much about your blog. 🙂
first, I need one of those. They look so cute…
second, none of us is perfect – you said it, my friend. Who are we to judge if we are imperfect ourselves?
Don’t they ever (look so cute)….!!!
A good maxim to live by…! Who are we to judge…!?!
It kinda puts everything into perspective, really… 😉
I like this Carolyn! If only we could do that – take the story into our hearts and chew on it a little, while not judging the story teller. I must be an aardvaark – I’m a sucker for any story.
Indeed, Rose… I believe you speak for many of us…!
seen them! sometimes they can be really annoying!
A little naive, Sharmishtha…!
sometimes they are funny, cute, naive and sometimes annoying- i guess thats how all stubborn/naive people are.
What cute (Seriously!) and interesting creatures. Thank you for always rasing the blogging bar…
Indeed, my dear Hook… They are seriously cute, and their behaviour is incredibly interesting I agree…! 😉 Thank You……. 🙂
This is delightful! And I loved the reading with the picture of the aardvarks…though the little guy didn’t seem welcome at the dinner bowl…
I agree, Marylin; mum seems to be keeping a ‘wary’ eye on him; poor little critter…! 😉
“Well, wouldn’t that be a lovely thing were this to be true?” indeed. people should know better than to believe everything that they’ve read..i enjoyed listening to and reading your lovely post 🙂
Thank You, kz…. I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed…! xoxoxo 🙂
Simply brilliant! Nearly clicked on Wikipedia link to see if they do think the world is square!
Oh yes, I spoke with one and this is a direct quote..!
“The Aardvark Book of Knowledge” looms on the horizon!
Trust your heart– at least that’s what my cardiologist tells me.
Aorta know… : P
A very wise and discerning post from a very wise, er, discerner. : )
Hahahah, Mark… 🙂 🙂 🙂
Aorta know for sure…! 😉