rare

This is my post in a Mystery Topic Challenge. I’ve never done anything like this, so please, everyone, be gentle.

This is the assignment: You have a t shirt. You have to wear it all day, every day. It has one word about you, describing you in some way, written on it. It is from this word that strangers and friends draw their conclusions about you. What is your word, and why?

The word on my t-shirt is “rare.”

I choose it for three reasons: It is a small word, but it can have a big impact. It is also ambiguous.

Rare can be extraordinary and exceptional—a rare book, a perfect diamond, a full rainbow, a meteor shower, a total eclipse, an honest political candidate

Rare can also be abnormal, odd, or weird—a tsunami, a volcano eruption, a plague of locusts, a meteor hitting the earth, a snowball in hell, a porpoise on a unicycle

Or it can be merely unusual—a news day without Britney.

Even a day can be rare. James Russell Lowell asked, “And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days…”

We protect rare species of wildlife and rare breeds of dogs. We laugh at the rare joke we haven’t heard before. We can order a steak rare and it will not be overdone.

And so I choose to live with the word rare on my t-shirt. People who know me will interpret it in their own way. People I don’t know can get to know me—because I don’t like to talk about myself.

And that is kind of rare.

Comments

[jayne d'Arcy]

You did this challenge very well. I like this insight into you and from your posts that I've read, I think the word Rare does describe you well.

[ed]

youll always be priceless to me

[Miss Trashahassee]

Rare is a great word, if you are a piece of raw meat.

Hehehehehe.

You ain't expected no less from me, did you. Hehehehhee again.

I agree: rare is a perfect word for you, judging from what I do know about you from your blog, comments, etc.

I wonder what my one word would be? Other than "trashy"? It's OK. You can let me have it.

Urp.

BFF,
Miss T

[Denny]

LOVE. Love is both, an attitude and an emotion. As an attitude it is characterised as giving. As an emotion it is a warm, happy, feeling of ecstatic contentment. Love as an attitude is not contingent on being loved, but love as an emotion is contingent upon being loved. A person can choose to love or not love. I choose to love because that is the way to be loved.
I John 4:8, "He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." I hope you like my T-shirt.

[Therese]

What a great post, Jan, and from all I've read on your blog it sounds like you certainly picked a good word. Now, you've got me thinking about the word I would choose for myself.

[Matt]

Nice choice of word. 'Rare' always has several meanings... we protect things that are rare, we collect things that are rare, and we spend money on things that are rare.

So as rare, you're a well-protected, highly possesed valuable person.

[schnoodlepooh]

I like that you think of yourself as rare. I would agree.

My word is "weed" - not wanted, not pretty, but you can't get rid of it. thrives in the worst of conditions. a survivor. persistent. resilient. can even make a flower if left alone to flourish.

[threecollie]

Nice post...good word...mine would have to be hard. Hard headed, hard to please, hard to get along with. lol

[rosemary]

Really good choice....you are rare in many ways...your total caring for animals, standing firm, crying over a guinea hen, choosing to read my blog.

I think my word or a choice of several words that might be me....
compulsive
handbag
bookie
pattern

[Duke of Earle]

Rare indeed. A thoughtful, caring, and grammatical person.

Too rare, IMHO.

John

[Chris]

Oh nice. I like what you did with this topic! **HUGS!!**

[teetotaled]

Good word Jan! Hmmm I think if I had to pick just one (which is difficult) I would pick Faith. A lil faith will go a long way...even if you lose your faith you can get it back again...being faithful has its rewards...and really, faith has gotten me pretty far in life.
:-)

[BunGirl]

What a fun post! Of course, I had to go look up the Mystery Topic Challenge... I'll be in for #4 when it comes around!

[dog agility equipment]

Thanks for posting. ;) RARE, indeed.

-andrei