I don’t often drink Starbucks but when I do I always read the quotes on the cup, I figure if I’m going to part with $4 for a cup of coffee I better get every drop of caffeine and culture I can out of it. Here’s a recent quote that caught my eye...“Why are we inspired by another person’s courage? Maybe because it gives us the sweet and genuine surprise of discovering some trace, at least, of the same courage in ourselves” – Laurence Shames
I recently watched a play about Joan of Arc. An amazing story of an illiterate, 17 year old, peasant girl who became commander of the armies of France and helped shape a nation’s future. No other person in recorded history did that at her age. Whether she was crazy or truly led by God one thing is certain; she possessed an incredible courage that spread to those around her. Her ideas that people were directly subject to God and King didn’t sit well with some in the church or the reigning feudal lords. She was sold to the English enemy and burned to death.
Now back to my coffee quote… “Why are we inspired by another person’s courage?”
Um… maybe it’s because we admire the person’s actions. The funniest thing about this quote, “The way I see it #11” is that Starbucks didn’t even have the guts to write it without attaching a disclaimer “This is the author’s opinion, not necessarily that of Starbucks.” Am I to believe that someone found this quote that they don’t agree with and had it printed in English and French on untold thousands of coffee cups? Or are they just afraid that it might offend someone?
Why can’t I be more like Joan of Arc and less like Starbucks? Why don’t I stand up for what I believe in, whether it’s someone making a racist joke, or using Jesus’ name as a curse word or the quiet holocaust of unborn children going on in our country. I do… nothing and I’m pretty sick of myself. Sometimes I act like there is a disclaimer on my Bible “These are the Author's opinions and not necessarily shared by me”
Now back to my coffee quote… “Why are we inspired by another person’s courage?”
Um… maybe it’s because we admire the person’s actions. The funniest thing about this quote, “The way I see it #11” is that Starbucks didn’t even have the guts to write it without attaching a disclaimer “This is the author’s opinion, not necessarily that of Starbucks.” Am I to believe that someone found this quote that they don’t agree with and had it printed in English and French on untold thousands of coffee cups? Or are they just afraid that it might offend someone?
Why can’t I be more like Joan of Arc and less like Starbucks? Why don’t I stand up for what I believe in, whether it’s someone making a racist joke, or using Jesus’ name as a curse word or the quiet holocaust of unborn children going on in our country. I do… nothing and I’m pretty sick of myself. Sometimes I act like there is a disclaimer on my Bible “These are the Author's opinions and not necessarily shared by me”
