Aww Dave, thats some nice commenting you did right there...thank you!

Yes, I know of only one way to be...and that is indeed sincere....and all one can ever be, if you value truth and honesty...is yourself! Warts, quirks, weirdness and all, and yes, I am talking entirely for myself here!!! 😊

Sincere is one of those strange words that is in daily use, usually at the end of boring formal letters for example, but did you know it actually means "without wax"?

No? Perhaps I should explain. It comes from the days of ancient Rome where marble statues cost an arm and a leg (in Venus de Milo's case...quite literally!!!😊😊😊)

So the unscrupulous statue dealer would fill in the little cracks and chips with wax...making the statue less valuable and "tainted." Often the unwary buyer of such a statue would get home, plunk it in their courtyard and after admiring it, they'd go inside for a bacchanalian feast, or a cuppa, or whatever! Only to find, hours later, a puddle of wax, melted in the hot Roman sunshine, and a statue without arms, or a head and legs!! Very distressing... and hence the term sin (without) cere (wax) = sincere. And this is the real resaon we still use the term "yours sincerely" to this very day!

Odd we should still use that term when most people don't even know the true origins of its usage.

Its a funny old world isn't it? Have a lovely steeming weekend!
Yours without wax,
Lily ⭐️