My Great Grandfather 'GRAMPS' born in 1875,
said my thumb was called a THINKING FINGER
and it was named this long before it was called just a thumb.

Gramps said that every time he hit his THINKING FINGER (thumb) with a hammer
it made him then think long and harder the next time he did something without thinking first.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Self-Understanding .....


The picture of Me, My Mommy and My Teddybear ... EXPLAINS why I find attraction to the etymology of the word:
education
1530s, "childrearing," also "the training of animals," from M.Fr. education (14c.) and directly L. educationem (nom. educatio), from pp. stem of educare (see educate). Originally of education in social codes and manners; meaning "systematic schooling and training for work" is from 1610s.
In the above picture my Mommy is pregnant with my middle brother. I didn't get a new 'doll' when that little brother was born ... I was given a new TEDDY BEAR to train!!!
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