Adages for the New Year
The old familiar adages just don't do it for me any more. For
instance, consider "the early bird gets the worm." In this age
of freelancing, premature ejaculation and peaking too early in
one's career (by age 24) a more appropriate adage might be "The
early bird dies earlier." Another one that has been puzzling me
lately is "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy
wealthy and wise.' Sure it does if the woman is staying up late
cleaning the house and taking care of the kids after working a
full day at the office. Not only is the adage sexist but it also
doesn't make any sense. Most people who work these hours slave
at low paying jobs with little chance at advancement. Shouldn't
it read, "Early to bed, early to rise, makes the corporation I
slave for wealthy and wise?