The Elderberries by Corey Pandolph and Phil Frank and Joe Troise for April 15, 2007
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Transcript:
Boy: 'Scuse me. Are you an elder? Dusty: Guess I am, son. Boy: I've got a school assignment to ask an elder what their guiding philosophy of life has been. Dusty: Okay, ask away! Boy: What has your guiding philosophy of life been? Dusty: Sincerity! Whatever you say or do, be sure that you're sincere about it. Boy: Whatever... you... say... or... do, be... sure... that you're sincere. Dusty: Whether you mean it or not! Boy: Whether... you... mean...
The word “sincere” comes from the Latin for “without wax”. Back in the olden days if a sculpture was chipped or cracked they would smooth it over with wax to hide the imperfections, in other words, making it something it’s not. When a person is insincere they are making you think something they’re really not