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A to Z of Anansi the spider.
Q is for Quilts - specifically, Crazy Quilts.
Simply put, Anansi stories are a patchwork that cover everything from why mosquitoes buzz in our ears to Anansi doing his best to get out of working.
Because he is small and weak, Anansi has to get what he needs or wants through guile and tricks. And though sometimes his tricks back-fire on him, his actions can often set things in motion, causing a different effect or out-come than he anticipated.
Much like a crazy quilt. One never quite knows what the quilt will look like when it's finished. So too, the result of Anansi's behavior may surprise.
In the end you have something unique and individual.
Q is for Quilts - specifically, Crazy Quilts.
Simply put, Anansi stories are a patchwork that cover everything from why mosquitoes buzz in our ears to Anansi doing his best to get out of working.
Because he is small and weak, Anansi has to get what he needs or wants through guile and tricks. And though sometimes his tricks back-fire on him, his actions can often set things in motion, causing a different effect or out-come than he anticipated.
Much like a crazy quilt. One never quite knows what the quilt will look like when it's finished. So too, the result of Anansi's behavior may surprise.
In the end you have something unique and individual.
Kinda like most people's lives.... the outcome causing something different than intended. I've often thought my life has been one big crazy quilt and it has just taken me where i was supposed to go.
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Just like in real life, right?
ReplyDeleteI just wonder why our quilt is so symmetrical.
ReplyDeleteHi Bish .. love Anansi's quilt of tapestries of life ..
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colours .. and Happy Easter - cheers Hilary
This is so true of Anansi and his stories, Bish! Hope you're having a good Easter season.
ReplyDeleteYep, Anansi pretty much represents us all in this regard.
ReplyDeletebEautiful quilt and very good analogy of life.
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What a great comparison! Beautiful quilt by the way.
ReplyDeleteLife IS like a Crazy Quilt. Half the fun is plotting and planing and ending up someplace completely different than where we intended. I'm grateful for the twists and turns my life has taken. With stories like Those of Anasis it makes thingies interesting.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, and a good reminder that we can never control the outcome of our actions, as much as we'd like to think we can.
ReplyDeleteI love quilts! My mom used to collect antique quilts, and I had a lovely one on my bed as a teen. :)
ReplyDeleteLove that ordered disorder!
ReplyDeleteThe pleasure derived from creating this must have made the hours seem short.
ReplyDeleteAh! I love that quilt--and the concept. I love being spontaneous and just seeing what comes of it, but I'm a fan of planning and cultivating too.
ReplyDeleteTrue Heroes from A to Z
Life is a lot like that crazy quilt--not as beautifully laid out and elegant, but lovely nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteI love to quilt.
Like Alex said, often none of us know what the true results of our choices will be at the time when we make them. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnansi sounds like quite a smart character. Love the quilt.
ReplyDeleteThese are a great metaphor for the Anansi stories :)
ReplyDeleteThere were great surprises in the stories.
ReplyDeleteHey Bish,
ReplyDeleteWould it surprise you to know that crazy quilts are my um, "quilty pleasure"? Probably not :)
Gary
Quilts are comfy, unique, and intricate.
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