Dear Guest:

Every year we read of the "new words" being added to the dictionary, when it struck me that one word seems to be missing from our lexicon, wholesome. Defined wholesome means

1
: promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit

2
: promoting health of body

3
a : sound in body, mind, or morals : having the simple health or vigor of normal domesticity

4
a : based on well-grounded fear : prudent <a wholesome respect for the law>b : safe <it wouldn't be wholesome for you to go down there — Mark Twain>

Why is we no longer are able to describe people in our society as wholesome? Wholesome use to be what people strived for. To be described as wholesome was a real compliment.

Think back as how the body was considered the vessel that carried the soul and it should be looked after with great care. Think back about the habits and manner of people we referred to as wholesome. They were polite, gracious, spoke well, avoided expletives and had well practiced reticence. They respected the law, respected the rules, and engaged in civil discourse .

Today we live in what I term the Kardashian nation. Some of it evident in Political Talk threads on this Board What a contrast in lifestyles from then and now.

Personal Best Regards: