A lot of eastern cultures/religions refer to stimulants as ‘hot’ and depressants as ‘cold’ so with that context the phrase in the WoW makes a lot more sense that it refers to the tea plant which is riddled with caffeine, as is the coffee plant, and caffeine is a stimulant.
G.K. Chesterton has a quote that inspired a similar heuristic to not remove a fence until you know the reason why it was put up. Lot's of fences have been put up over the years by well-intentioned volunteer leaders. Now is a time of carefully, respectfully removing those that no longer have a modern application. Sometimes, it's obvious why they're there if the fence surrounds a large pit. But, a not so obvious example would be a fence surrounding an axe in a stump. This is standard practice in order to establish a safety zone when a person is swinging the axe to chop wood. While there's no immediate risk, as the axe can't swing itself, the scenario can quickly become dangerous. All fences should initially be respected, yet only few fences/laws are above scrutiny.
A lot of eastern cultures/religions refer to stimulants as ‘hot’ and depressants as ‘cold’ so with that context the phrase in the WoW makes a lot more sense that it refers to the tea plant which is riddled with caffeine, as is the coffee plant, and caffeine is a stimulant.
G.K. Chesterton has a quote that inspired a similar heuristic to not remove a fence until you know the reason why it was put up. Lot's of fences have been put up over the years by well-intentioned volunteer leaders. Now is a time of carefully, respectfully removing those that no longer have a modern application. Sometimes, it's obvious why they're there if the fence surrounds a large pit. But, a not so obvious example would be a fence surrounding an axe in a stump. This is standard practice in order to establish a safety zone when a person is swinging the axe to chop wood. While there's no immediate risk, as the axe can't swing itself, the scenario can quickly become dangerous. All fences should initially be respected, yet only few fences/laws are above scrutiny.
Love this!!
I missed the comment on bearded Bishops. Where is it?
Only in the title.
Why is a bearded bishop an issue?
It's not an issue but an example of what John Hilton talks about in this podcast.