The Biggest Purim Party Of All

Hello my dawlinks!  It's your Yenta. So, who were you expecting?  Moishe and I, Ellen, and Gary took a friend, a lovely young lady, down to Deerfield Beach, FL last weekend, to what I would think of as the biggest Purim Party of them all; the Renaissance Festival.  Bubbelehs, I'm surprised some of these people were allowed out of their houses dressed as they were!  It was a cold day which rained from time to time, and all I could think about was I hoped they had their favorite remedy at home; some of those women were definitely going to get sick!

As I had mentioned, Purim is a happy celebration for us.  We don't dress in scary costumes at all and that's what makes the Renaissance Festival so much fun.  It's not scary in the least.  It's joyous!  Although I must admit I think some of the people there really do believe they once lived back in that time, or perhaps wish they did and would like to bring it back again. 

The one thing I did see, however, that I don't think belonged in the Renaissance were children on leashes.  This concept has always bothered me.  Dogs belong on a leash, perhaps; cats if you want to take them for a drag. But kindeleh? What are you paying them to be kids for?  Mind you, it's just the opinion of an old lady, an alter kaker (old geezer), a wizened women; but what is being taught here?

Ellen's late father was a dog obedience trainer and co-founder of a German shepherd search and rescue group.  He was also a teacher and principal of a special education school in New York City, and he, too, didn't agree with the kindeleh on a leash thing.  He believed, as I do, in discipline, education and the human element of the heart and soul. 

The Renaissance Festival is all about heart and soul.  No technology, other than what the patrons bring in, and what they may have at their camp sites.  Cooking is done over a campfire, not in a microwave or convection oven.  No television, cable, VCR, DVD, TiVO....  No trappings of the modern world, only take what one can travel with easily to pack and move on.

That's the point here liblings (darlings), the trappings of the world we live in.  We have so many things in our homes, and so much more that we want, and different things to buy, as well as those we're "wanting to keep up with".  After a while there's so much in your home you can't find your front door to get out and get fresh air!  That's why it's called "trappings".  You become trapped in the cycle of having to have, having to buy, keeping up with the new stuff... it's a vicious cycle! 

If you were to look around your home right now, could you put your hands on something that you really don't need? Something that you could give away to a worthy organization that might make some money off of it?  Something you could sell on an auction site for some extra cash?  Perhaps even a few things to lighten your load when it comes to dusting, so you could breathe easier? 

So many questions, dawlinks.  So many things to ponder this week, but I wouldn't be your Yenta if I didn't give you something to think about.  Lightening your load, mmmmm,  it couldn't hurt!

Your

Yenta