Wisdom from a Silly old Bear.

[Sedalia Dave]

 

 

 

It occurred to Pooh and Piglet that they hadn't heard from Eeyore for several days, so they put on their hats and coats and trotted across the Hundred Acre Wood to Eeyore's house.

 

Inside the house was Eeyore.

 

"Hello Eeyore," said Pooh.

 

"Hello Pooh. Hello Piglet" said Eeyore, in a glum sounding voice.

 

"We just thought we'd check on you," said Piglet, "because we hadn't heard from you, and so we wanted to know if you were okay."

Eeyore was silent for a moment. "Am I okay?" he asked, eventually. "Well, I don't know, to be honest. Are any of us really okay? That's what I ask myself. All I can tell you, Pooh and Piglet, is that right now I feel really rathr sad, and alone, and not much fun to be around at all.

 

Which is why I haven't bothered you. Because you wouldn't want to waste your time with someone who is sad, and alone, and not much fun to be around at all, would you now."

 

Pooh looked and Piglet, and Piglet looked at Pooh, and they both sat down, one on either side of Eeyore in his stick house.

Eeyore looked at them in surprise. "What are you doing?"

 

"We're sitting here with you," said Pooh, "because we are your friends. And true friends don't care if someone is feeling sad, or alone, or not much fun to be around at all. True friends are there for you anyway. And so here we are."

 

"Oh," said Eeyore. "Oh." And the three of them sat there in silence, and while Pooh and Piglet said nothng at all; somehow, almost imperceptibly, Eeyore started to feel a very tiny little bit better.

 

Because Pooh and Piglet were there.

 

No more; no less.

[Blackwater 53393]

Sometimes, I’m not much fun to be around!!

 

It’s good to have friends!!

 

 

[DocWard]

Thanks for the small lump I have in my throat now.

[Cypress Sun]

Thanks for that Dave.

 

My Grandmother used to sit me and my brother on her lap and read A.A. Milne's books (and others) to us.

 

I was thinking about Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore the other day and remembered her voice saying "Oh, bother."

 

Things were a lot simpler back then.

[Subdeacon Joe]

It's what friends do.   And you can tell they're guys, quite happy to sit in quite company,  likely thinking about nothing at all, just basking in companionship. 

[Alpo]

18 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

likely thinking about nothing at all,

Of course. They're guys. Guys are perfectly happy to sit there thinking about nothing.

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

3 hours ago, Alpo said:

Of course. They're guys. Guys are perfectly happy to sit there thinking about nothing.

 

 

 

 

       ......... until the women see them ......🥸

[Subdeacon Joe]

3 hours ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said:

 

 

 

 

       ......... until the women see them ......🥸

 

 

Even then we would be quite happy to sit and think about nothing. 

Unfortunately for us the women don't like us to do that.

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

fishin' boat 

[Capt. James H. Callahan]

I have a book of old cowboy sayings. One says your friends can pretend to care, but they can't pretend to be there.

JHC

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

10 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

 

Even then we would be quite happy to sit and think about nothing. 

Unfortunately for us the women don't like us to do that.

 

 perzacktly !

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

18 hours ago, Alpo said:

Of course. They're guys. Guys are perfectly happy to sit there thinking about nothing.

I have a Master's Degree in Thinking About Nothing......and a Black Belt in Goofing Off.

 

And I'm NEVER much fun to be around.  I have a Merit Badge in Horse's A--!

[Rye Miles #13621]

We’re social animals for sure, keep your friends close. It’s important for peace of mind.