The Cet Set on the Met

 Or I could have called this blog: Received Pronounciation.  It was inspired by reading a review of Tamsin Calidas' book  I am an Island.

"Calidas’ writing is beautiful and lyrical, making her memoir strangely compelling. Yet it is difficult to see the author as the completely innocent party in this battle of cultures between the apparently old-fashioned islanders and the incomer from Notting Hill. Her own prejudices often slip out. When she first speaks to Cristall – to whom Calidas has offered her services as a gardener – she freely admits that she is thrilled to hear an “educated English accent”. "      https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/books/book-review-i-am-island-tamsin-calidas-2855461  

Only I was just thinking how much  more melodic RP would have been if the UK's capital had been in the Highlands of Scotland, or in Northumberland.   In her book, the writer, is seeming critical of her neighbours because she feels they are prejudiced against incomers like herself, but  seems to have some prejudices of her own.  Yet "the cat sat on the mat" beats the Cet and its Met any day of the week (in my opinion).

But maybe I am demonstrating some of my own prejudice there?   What a struggle it is to try to achieve the impartial standards of our Creator, Jehovah.   We live in such a divided world.  And we on the earth now are as imperfect as Jehovah is ever going to let the human race get. Which is a sobering thought.  The book sounds interesting though.  And she is writing about such a lovely part of the world - the highlands and islands of Scotland.

And here is some loving, wise advice to help us in the struggle to stay on "the narrow road" that is leading us to the glorious freedom of the children of God. It is our Scriptural thought for Friday 11th September:

"Be transformed by making your mind over.​—Rom. 12:2.

When we first came to a knowledge of the truth, we learned the importance of obedience to Jehovah’s basic requirements. But as we continue to grow spiritually, we learn more about Jehovah’s thinking​—his likes, his dislikes, and his way of viewing various matters—​and this influences our actions and personal choices. While learning to think like Jehovah is a delight, it can also be a challenge. At times, our imperfect reasoning might get in the way. For example, we might have difficulty understanding Jehovah’s view of moral cleanness, materialism, the preaching work, the misuse of blood, or something else. What can we do? How can we continue to make progress in making God’s thoughts our own? The answer lies in making our mind over by studying God’s Word with a view to grasping his thoughts, meditating on them, and bringing our thinking into alignment with God’s thinking."

I seem to have achieved a variety of different fonts in this blog - and have not yet found out how to smooth it all out.  I have few achievements for the day, some washing done, a bit of tidying, a bit of witnessing, and getting Col's supper ready for him the moment he returned from his long day out.  But as it was a chicken salad, that wasn't much of a culinary feat.