In this piece I picked out "shibboleth" which is a word or phrase that distinguishes a group of people from other groups. This is found in the book of Judges in the Bible, where someone pronounced a word incorrectly in a setting where the other tribe wasn't liked, and was stoned to death. On Thursday night last week, my campus minister said that "YOLO" was pretty much specific to this generation and was "carpe diem for idiots." It got me thinking about that and how this phrase can separate generations...
YOLO. The shibboleth of today.
Those who are idiots speak
of this and jump off buildings,
or think too much and never
leave their room (Thank you Andy Samberg,)
But, those who realize
you don't only live once,
will live twice.
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