Tacenda, a course of action!

I learned a new word yesterday  --tacenda, pronounced "ta chen da".  My old friend and neighbor, Jim McCausland, sent it to me.  It is a noun which means "better left unsaid;  matters to be passed over in silence".  Have most of us been there, done that!  You bet!  And we should have been there, done that more, probably.

Here on a Sunday morning, I am mindful about what the Bible says about the same thing.   I read (maybe for the first time) James 3:1-18:  "For we all stumble in many ways.  And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.  If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.  Look at the ships also, though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.  So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things.  How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!"

So, know when to put the bit in your mouth and bite down hard!  Especially when tacenda is the better course for your ship to embark on!  Keep an eye on your own rudder!