FEATHERS IN THE WIND

GOOSE FEATHER IN LAKE AT GIFFORD PINCHOT PARK

Took this picture recently and it came to mind during a conversation this morning over great coffee.

My Paneras friend told me about a Catholic guy who went to confession. Turns out he had a bad habit of talking about other people behind their backs, and decided to "come clean" with his priest. The priest listened and then gave advice to the guy. 

"Go to Bed, Bath and Beyond and buy a feather filled pillow. Carefully cut the one end, and then stand outside and release all of the feathers into the wind. And when the wind subsides, gather up each feather and put each one back into the pillow case." (Even the feathers that fall in the lake).

The reason this would be impossible is best explained by something penned by Mark Twain a long time ago.

“A rumor can travel halfway around the world, while the truth is still putting on its shoes”.