How Silly!

In his poem "In Memory of W. B. Yeats" W.H.Auden compliments his fellow poet, saying: "You were silly like us. . ." Mike Casey explained that the word silly has connotations of innocence. I looked up the word and found also that its derivation is from a word for "happy, blessed."

I saw a friend of mine on Sunday at church and I asked her how her marathons were going. She already has run one in each of the 50 states, and said her friends are now going on to 100 marathons. Annette told me, "I think I'm done with that silliness."

I reminded her that the "silliness" she had already engaged in was a blessed part of her life. Yes, she said, she had to agree with that.

So maybe the silliness should continue?

Listen to Bruce Springsteen, "Born To Run"