Fix our Thoughts on Thee
by chuckofish
You may have noted that yesterday was the bicentennial of Jane Austen’s death.
I thought this article was very interesting.
And, of course, the new bank note is in the news.
I have a feeling Jane would be non-plussed by the whole bank note thing. Especially with the quote on the note which is causing twitter controversy.
I have to say, I concur. We can assume that no one involved in designing the note had ever actually read one of her books. But there are memes galore, so…that counts, right?
One more big eye roll and then we’re done.
This probably didn’t sell out.
But this made me tear up a little. Amazing Americans.
Have a good day!
Give us grace, Almighty Father, so to pray, as to deserve to be heard, to address thee with our Hearts, as with our lips. Thou art every where present, from Thee no secret can be hid. May the knowledge of this, teach us to fix our Thoughts on Thee, with Reverence and Devotion.

Lovely post! Taking quotes out of context can, indeed, lead to trouble 🙂 And the human chain story does restore one’s faith in people, doesn’t it?
Jane would have a lot of eye rolls about much of this. One of my biggest pet peeves is out of context quotes attributed to actors and authors. Sigh.