Unremarkable Truths?
Friends Forever?
A man is known by his friends, 'cause who would really know him if they don't?
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posted by Horace Jeffery Hodges @ 8:07 AM
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Gypsy Scholar
Brainstorming about history, politics, literature, religion, and other topics from a 'gypsy' scholar on a wagon hitched to a star.
Sunday, June 25, 2017
A man is known by his friends, 'cause who would really know him if they don't?
About Me
- Name: Horace Jeffery Hodges
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
I am a retired professor. I last taught at Ewha Womans University, mostly composition, research writing, and cultural issues, but also the occasional graduate seminar on Gnosticism and Johannine theology and the occasional undergraduate course on European history. My doctorate is in history (U.C. Berkeley), with emphasis on religion and science. My thesis is on John's gospel and Gnosticism. I'm also an award-winning writer, and I recommend my novella, The Bottomless Bottle of Beer, to anyone interested. I'm originally from the Arkansas Ozarks, but my academic career -- funded through doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships (e.g., Fulbright, Naumann, Lady Davis) -- has taken me through Texas, California, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, and Israel and has landed me in Seoul, South Korea. I've also traveled to Mexico, visited much of Europe, including Moscow, and touched down briefly in a few East Asian countries. Hence: "Gypsy Scholar."
8 Comments:
Might not his enemies know him just as well or even better?
A good point, hence the other proverb, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."
But I'm intentionally misreading, anyway, since the proverb "A man is known by his friends" is a variant on "A man is known by the company he keeps."
Jeffery Hodges
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HJH,
But I am specifically responding to your question, "... 'cause who would really know him if they don't?"
Yes, and you are right, I think, though I'd need to reflect on what is meant by "knowing" somebody.
Jeffery Hodges
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An enemy could also be a former friend.
Right . . . as I also know from bitter experience.
Jeffery Hodges
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Answer: His Dog!
That must be some Pooch for "Dog" to be capitalized!
Jeffery Hodges
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