WATCH PAT KAA BWILE




Soup's on, who is hungry?



Jamaican style chicken soup - no those are
not lips, it is a real Jamaican Scotch Bonnet pepper!

"Watch pat kaa bwile."

Translation:  Watch pot cannot boil.

What does this mean?  When you "watch" the pot it seems to take longer to come to a boil, particularly true when you are boiling something that takes long to get tender, like the beef  for the Jamaican beef soup.

Application:  This proverb is about patience!  Everythings has it's time frame.  It will be done when is done, do not be anxious.  "I cant wait for this to happen, or that to happen".  "Life will be good when this or that happens."  Enjoy the process and be patient.  The time passes whether you are anxious or not.  Anxiousness produces unnecessary stress so why not learn to go with the flow!

Enjoy your Sunday afternoon,

MissSam
November 17, 2013

YUNG BUD NO KNO DEEP WATA

BABY KILLDEER , MOMMY THE PROTECTOR IS CLOSE BY



MOMMY KILLDEER

 "Yung bud no kno deep wata"!

Translation:  A young bird does not know deep water.

What does this mean?  An inexperienced person does not fully understand what it takes to be in certain position or situations in life.  It speaks to the inexperienced critic.

Application:  It is typical for young folks, particularly teenagers, to critize their parents.  With all the education and new knowledge that's coming their way, they become puffed up and  now feel they have all the answers, especially if the parents are uneducated.

My mother used to say this to my sister and I all the time, because of course, "she didnt know anything" and we were going to high school.  We were the first in our family to attend high school.  Although neither of my parents finished primary school, they were literate and were the "leader" in their respective families.  When we becaue rude and critized mama,  bless her heart, she would burts into singing and say "yu gwaan, yung bud no kno deep wata!

Wisdom come with age, so now I know my mama is a very wise woman.  Test the water before you dive in, you could end up with brain damage!

Save diving,

MissSam
Sunday November 10, 2013