A familiar Honolulu landmark is this 100,000 gallon water tank on top of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company plant, the world’s largest fruit packing establishment, in which as many as 4,335,726 cans of DOLE Hawaiian Pineapple Products have been put up in a single day.
According to the caption, this is a “Natural Color Photograph.”
Honor Thy Father and Mother
The word “honor” is one of the richest in the language. It implies “esteem,” “reverence,” “respect,” “courtesy,” “integrity,” “purity,” “chastity” — and much more.
“To honor” also requires obedience — to obey and respect those we would honor.
The commandment “Honor thy father and thy mother” encompasses all of these and it promises much for obedience. Paul called it “the first commandment with a promise.” And what a promise, as we shall see!
But first there’s your part to be done, young men and young women of the Church.
Let’s begin with the little things. How long has it been, you teenaged daughter, since you took your mother in your arms and thanked her for life and the countless kind deeds she has performed for you since birth?
Or you, son, when did you last thank Dad for food, clothing, home, education, the use of his car, and wise counsel?
Do you, our sons and daughters, honor your parents in your choice of good companions, in your seen and unseen conduct, in church attendance, in the sharing of home work, in self-improvement, in keeping the faith?
These are the daily ways you can please and honor parents.
And what are the rewards for honoring them?
First, there’s joy and inward satisfaction for you. These blessings come automatically. Then there’s the Lord’s special promise that you will “love long on the earth” and that “it may go well with you.”
What a promise; what a prospect! To do less than to obey this commandment, to receive less in return, would be to deprive yourself of one of the richest experiences in life.
BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF
Notice the two gentlemen in the background who seem to be a little anxious about the amount of time all this “honor thy Father and Mother” stuff is taking.
The cows in this postcard don’t seem to be terribly impressed by either the pineapple or the gentleman climbing it. They’re probably thinking…
Great. Another extreme fruit climber.
Hey, dude! Give it up! There was a guy here last week who scaled a mango twice that size in less than 30 seconds. Why don’t you come back when you’ve found a four-story pomegranate.
And, dude, who picked out your outfit this morning? A fundoshi probably wasn’t the best choice for this particular activity. When you come down it’ll be like sliding down a grater. It’s going to grind your butt cheeks down to the bone!
I’m pleased to announce that on May 27, 2007, the Tiny Pineapple Nurse Book Collection was inducted into Coudal Partners’ Museum of Online Museums (MoOM).
(Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the induction ceremonies because Steve Perry borrowed my power blue, velvet-lapelled tuxedo in 1981 and still hasn’t returned it.)
The tpNBC can be found in the Museum’s Galleries, Exhibitions and Shows wing, just 43 spots below The Smithsonian. But those Washingtonian dandies better watch their government-subsidized backsides because I’ve posted Nos. 275 and 276 since then, and I’m knocking them out of the Top 20 if it’s the last thing I do!
Raising pineapples in Hawaii is second only to the sugar industry. Pineapples do not grow on trees nor in cans! Stranger still, they are planted in paper!