LIFE : Increase the prayer and decrease the dust

"What is the meaning of life?"

I was surfing the posts and adverts that are found on F A C E B O O K; postings by friends, by FB friends, by corporations and advertisers that may vie for my business and by phishers (or fissures).

phish [ fish ] verb (used without object)

1. to try to obtain financial or other confidential information from internet users, typically by sending an email that looks as if it is from a legitimate organization, usually a financial institution, but contains a link to a fake website that replicates the real one.

verb (used with object)

1. to make (someone) a victim in this way:
   If you've been phished, you should cancel your credit cards immediately.

fissure [ fish-er ]
noun

1. a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts.
2. cleavage ( def 1 ).
3. Anatomy. a natural division or groove in an organ, as in the brain.

verb (used with object)
, fis·sured, fis·sur·ing.

1. to make fissures in; cleave; split.

verb (used without object)
, fis·sured, fis·sur·ing.

1. to open in fissures; become split.

Sorry, but the reference to fissure was a bad attempt at humor. Falling upon the ear with a dull, sickening thud! I am mindful of online quizzes that claim my real age might be guessed based on the way I answer questions. This is nothing more than potential database compilation. To that I say phooey!

I've thought about the praying that goes on in my life. It's strongest when someone has died. It appears again on Friday at sunset when I light candles and pray for myself, my friends and family, and for the countries I love. I generally end with a wish for an end to war, hunger, and socio-economic inequality. I do not pray for sporting events and I GENERALLY do not pray for winning lottery numbers.

I have purchased an awesome device to rid dust from the home. It is a German vacuum, Miele, and it comes with 4 attachments. I would say it is head and shoulders above my ELECTROLUX that had since bit the dust after 40 years of service. Of course, a vacuum only work when it is plugged in and moved about the place. Trust and believe, I live in an environment where spiders love to set up house. I hate cleaning, scrubbing, or throwing out garbage. I dislike doing yard work. At times I wonder why I had the notion that home ownership was for me. But it has been a relatively secure place for me to live and I have never been told that I needed to leave because I could not afford rent or because the universe needs to build tract homes in a guard-gated community where my monstrosity stands.

So, I am now inspired to wake up with prayer and to include clean up with greater frequency in this home of mine. Let's cross the fingers that this will be a lifestyle changer! "From your mouth to G*d's ears!"