#WDYS — Philosophy of Life

Fandango

Her ancient face was etched deeply by the years of living a life with the hardihood of a woman of her generation.

“Great grandchild,” she said, taking me to task, “you should not be the kind of man who wallows in the muddy swamp of scuttlebutt. You need to fight the urges you might have to reveal the personal and private business of others. There may be recondite factors in play for which you have no knowledge or understanding.”

I blushed with embarrassment, “Great grandmother,” I said, “you are a very wise woman. I mustn’t be the purveyor of rumor and innuendo.

“That’s right, great grandchild,” she said.

“Great grandmother,” I said, “to what do you attribute your wisdom?”

“I have gained my wisdom from having lived a long, fruitful, happy, and healthy life,” she said to me. “And I have grown even wiser by embracing my fundamental philosophy of life.”

“What is your philosophy of life, great grandmother?” I asked.

She gave me a knowing smile and said, “No bullshit.”

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See? prompt. Photo credit: Pisauikan@Pixabay. Also for these daily prompts: Ragtag Daily Prompt (hardihood), Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (scuttlebutt), Word of the Day Challenge (urges), The Daily Spur (reveal), and Your Daily Word Prompt (recondite).

22 thoughts on “#WDYS — Philosophy of Life”

  1. Sadje October 19, 2020 / 4:44 pm

    Essentially right, this philosophy of life. Thanks for joining in the challenge Fandango

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  2. revivedwriter October 19, 2020 / 4:56 pm

    I was bracing myself for a funny closing line. 🙂 You did not disappoint.

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    • Fandango October 19, 2020 / 5:22 pm

      I’m happy that I didn’t disappoint. 😉

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    • Fandango October 19, 2020 / 9:51 pm

      Thanks. She a wise old woman.

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  5. slmret October 19, 2020 / 6:02 pm

    That’s a magnificent character portrait, and a good story to go with it!

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    • Fandango October 19, 2020 / 9:52 pm

      Thanks. Yes, the photo is great.

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  7. haoyando October 21, 2020 / 5:45 pm

    Old and wrinkled and no bullshit. That’s our future.

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  12. ISWAS January 11, 2021 / 12:43 pm

    We love the no BS mantra. We often say, life is beautiful. This post was awesome thank you for sharing.

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