LOVE'S MUSES AND SILLY PUTTY PEOPLE

This is an excerpt from one of my favorite chapters. Okay, well, most of my chapters are my favorite!  However, I saw this post on X and I just had to post it this excerpt.  LOVE'S MUSES is jam-packed with Wisdom from Above.  

(In this scene, the teacher is teaching the country artist the two different kind of people in this world, modeling clay and silly putty people.)

    “As I see it, there are two kinds of people in this world, modeling clay people and Silly Putty people. Silly putty was created by accident in 1943 by an engineer named James Wright. He was trying to create a synthetic rubber needed during World War II. When he combined boric acid and silicone oil, he found it formed an interesting goo. The goo could bounce and be stretched further than rubber. It had a much higher melting temperature and did not collect mold, but it was definitely not a good substitute for rubber, obviously. Wright did multiple experiments with it to try and find some useful purpose for it and could find none. He sent it to scientists around the world who also could find no useful purpose for it. The only thing it seemed to be good for was mild entertainment. Eventually, even the entertainment factor wears off, and is usually discarded at some point. No matter how much you pinch it, stretch it, reshape it, or flatten it, in time, it will always return to its original bland-colored boring shape with no useful purpose. Now, when we consider modeling clay, we know that an artist can create anything with it. There are two kinds, oil-based and water based. It can be created into a variety of useful products, a pot, a vase, bowls, plates, or just a beautiful piece of art. With water-based clay, firing it solidifies it, and it retains the beautiful shape, or purpose for which it was created. If it is an oil-based clay, it can stay the shape and purpose the potter has created it for, until the potter decides he wants to use if for another purpose. Then he can re-work it to reshape, remold, and recreate. I surely hope that you are starting to see the correlation here, between Silly Putty people and modeling clay people, because even my kindergarten kids can get this metaphor.”

     “I do, Teach, and it is astounding. You say this is an original Katerina, isn’t it?” He said butchering the accent, again. She laughed shaking her head no.

     “Yes, is that so hard to believe that I could come up with something so deep, yet, so simple? Do you think all my wisdom or intelligence has come from Matthew?”

     “No, I did not mean that. I just love that it comes from you. I love anything that comes from this wonderful brain, or heart,” he said as he pointed first to her head, second her heart. “So, am I modeling clay?” He asked.

    “As sweet as you are, I surely hope so. Silly Putty people are arrogant and stubborn. They are impossible to live with, work with, and many times, hard to love, because of their tendency to return to their non-useful purpose in life. I’ve only known those kinds of men. Michael started out a prodigal from the first day I met him. Matthew thought I could straighten him out and ground him, which I did, but being Silly Putty, he returned like a dog to its vomit. Gross, but accurate. Matthew is, of course, modeling clay and the easiest kind to work with. I’ve always thought of Scotty as Silly Putty, but lately, I’m starting to think that he may be more like modeling clay, as this broken contrite man, so there is hope for him, yet.” Nick lowered his head with discouragement, rubbing the back of his neck. “What’s the matter?”

       “Well, if he’s modeling clay, then you may change your mind about him, thus you may marry him after all.” She picked up his hands and shook her head. She kissed his hands.

       “Honestly, for a super-hunk, you really are insecure, now, aren’t you? Matthew is modeling clay, I don’t want to marry him, nor did I ever. I’m not in love with Scotty, I told you that. Now, if it turns out that he is modeling clay, well it will only make me respect, admire, honor and love him more as the wonderful man he is, that is love, that is not shiver.”

 If you want to listen to the whole chapter, you can hear it hear. Love's Muses and Silly Putty People

    I truly believe this quote below.  When we are making GOD's approval of us our number one priority, we will be shocked at what He produces through us.