Mother lived by proverbial sayings, of which there are many
even sprinkled throughout this paper: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure, anything worth doing, is worth doing right, etc. The list goes on and
on. It was a quick and easy way for Mother to make a point. I continued to use
these sayings as they are just part of me. When I went to Baylor and used them
in my natural dialogue, some people looked at me as if I had grown a third eye.
Back then, I never dreamed of seeing a guy wear an earring
or shave their bodies.
Tattoos were frowned upon and were considered as making
someone look like a tramp or cheap. Why would we destroy the natural beautiful
skin that God gave us? They were mostly only
seen on military guys and not many of those. Making-out became the term for
what mother called sparking.
