Today's Journal
WITHOUT WAX AND GOODBYE
Recently I received an email from my friend Leroy and he signed it ‘without wax.’ I had not seen that phrase in so long I had to look it up. Without wax:‘The phrase "without wax" comes from the Latin words sine (without) and cera (wax). It's believed to originate with ancient Greek and Roman sculptors who would mark their work as "without wax" or "sincere" to indicate that it was authentic and free of flaws. Dishonest sculptors would often use colored wax to hide cracks, chips, or other damage in their sculptures; so honest sculptors would differentiate their work by making the statement "without wax”’.
So, sine and cera became sincere or sincerely.
Another word I came across lately was goodbye. Goodbye:
Why do we say goodbye? ‘The practice of saying goodbye goes back centuries, with first evidence of the interjection found around 1565–75. It’s a contraction of the phrase “God be with ye.” In those days, people didn’t have the means of communication we do today, and they often didn’t know when or if they would see that person again when they parted. So they issued a sincere send-off, asking God to be with them until they met again.’ The term ‘God be with ye’ turned to ‘God be with you’ and then shortened into ‘goodbye.’
Today, I say and pray without wax that God be with ye or sincerely that God be with you.
Enough language study… ‘Hope y’all have a good one.’
“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.” Jesus