In the Children/ Kid thread, wwh, bless his soul, mentions going to hell--
It it a line from an Irish blessing

What are you worried about?
There are only two things you need to worry about:
Are you healthy or are you ill?

If you are healthy, you have nothing to worry about.
If you are ill, there are only two things you have to worry about:
Are you getting better or are you getting worse?

If you are getting better, you have nothing to worry about.
If you are getting worse, you only have two things to worry about:

Will it kill you? Or will you just be ill?
If it just make you sick or even sicker, you have nothing to worry about.

If it will kill you, you just have two things to worry about:
Will you go to heaven or will you go to hell?

If you are going to heaven, you have nothing to worry about.
If you are going to hell, you'll be so busy greeting old friends and family, you have nothing to worry about!


aside from such flippery, the irish have made some valuable contribution to English-- not just vocabulary, but writers-- so as we approach march 17th--maybe some of the contributions...




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