A dear departed relation once explained to me how people were different. “An angel will have a bucket with your name. It then goes along a line of drums, with each drum full of a different attribute.
These drums are full of braun, brains, confidence, fitness, adaptability, reactions, thought, emotion or empathy. Now, there are seasoned angels, who will take a scoop from each drum until the bucket is full: this leads to a balanced person. But if your bucket is filled by a young angel, or even a lazy angel, they may just get to one drum and fill your bucket completely with just one attribute.”
Tosh told to a naive young boy it may have been, but I love the thought. I’ve known some lovely brainiacs at Cambridge who could write mathematical equations on howbelching after dinner could influence the clouds, yet couldn’t tie shoelaces, let alone drive a car: a young angel’s work. Equally, I knowmany people who have obviously benefited from that wise angel, and have the full quota of strengths.
