![]() ![]() Here’s why it’s important to understand the difference: because you’re a follower, not a leader. Rather than focus on arcane culinary cooking from the Carosa Kitchen, perhaps it would be more useful to you if we viewed “timeless” and “classic” through the cultural lens. For example, Betsy’s lasagna roll-ups are really good, but they don’t last forever, (not even when refrigerated, although they usually don’t make it that far when Peter’s home). They’re not.īy definition, “timeless” mean “eternal” and “classic” means “highest quality.” That means just because something is really good doesn’t mean it will last forever. Most people view “timeless” and “classic” as interchangeable adjectives. I used “timeless” and “classic” in the same sentence. Lest you think “mother” doesn’t qualify for “girl,” I suggest you reread that timeless Greek classic Oedipus Rex. It’s a spin on the familiar “boy-loses-girl/boy-looks-for-girl/boy-finds-girl” three act drama well known among story-tellers, scriptwriters, and playwrights. But everyone is so captivated by his story and his quest that they don’t have the heart to tell him. The only trouble with his plan he can’t sing. Only then, maybe, if he is lucky, she will find him. Now a young man, he decides the only way to find his mother is to sing everywhere, every chance he has. All he remembers is her voice and the beautiful songs she would sing to him. Kidnapped by gypsies as a baby, he doesn’t know her name, he doesn’t know where she lives, he doesn’t even know what she looks like. The melodrama told the heartwarming but comedic story of a young orphan trying to reunite with his long, lost mother. Ten years ago, I wrote a play for The Monsignor Schnacky Players. ![]()
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