Maudlin

I learned a new word from Andre Seu last week: maudlin.  I  knew what it “probably” meant from the context.  However, my sweet, young English tutor prodded me with the definition.  Now, my education is a bit more complete.   (Young friends are an asset to have, with their fresh, active brains.)   This same friend thought the following was a good truthlet and I share it by her request:

1 Peter 4:7 – “the end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober minded for the sake of your prayers.”  In thinking about sober-minded, we Christians brag about not getting drunk but I’m afraid I get “drunk-as-a-skunk” on self-pity, defeat, distrust, faithlessness and that is not sober-minded or of God.  John MacAruthur says about this verse: “To be self-controlled and sober-minded implies here not to be swept away by emotions or passions, thus maintaining a proper eternal perspective on life.”

And the tie-in for “maudlin”:  self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness.  (This connection was also made by my young friend.)

And the moral of this truthlet?   Be right minded, maintaining a proper eternal perspective on life and make sure you have plenty of young friends.