The astute observer of my blog entries will notice that the previous article has been edited and the attribution of the piece removed.
A dear friend, who was quicker on the uptake than I was, alerted me to the fact that, on checking with Snopes (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-paradox-of-our-time/) the piece I attributed to George Carlin was, in fact, disclaimed by him and not attributable to any number of other purported authors whose names were associated with authoring it.
Snopes says:
“The true author of the piece isn’t George Carlin, Jeff Dickson, or the Dalai Lama, nor is he anonymous. Credit belongs to Dr. Bob Moorehead, former pastor of Seattle’s Overlake Christian Church (who retired in 1998 after 29 years in that post). This essay appeared under the title “The Paradox of Our Age” in Words Aptly Spoken, Dr. Moorehead’s 1995 collection of prayers, homilies, and monologues used in his sermons and radio broadcasts”
I stand corrected, and am a little peeved with myself that I failed the ‘test’ of reprinting something without verifying its veracity. It is a good lesson for all of us who receive the forwards from well-intentioned family/friends/acquaintances to check them out before sending them on — or posting them to your blog!
We are maybe a little too quick to accept that what we receive is truth when, in fact, it borders on fiction.
How much of what is seen online, in the news headlines, or through other media, is really what it represents itself to be? And, how much of what we read can we rely on, without questioning it? A good lesson in caution to not believe everything we read…from any source, without checking it out.
A lesson learned.
Ending Our Life Well 