Written by Birdee | Apr 23, 2019 4:00:00 AM
Where would we be without our stories? Comedies. Tragedies. Histories. Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and his words, surely, fall under those which we consider ‘timeless’. Wise. Old. (-In the good way). As if they were always written. Today, the 23 April is believed to be his birthday (in 1564). His works have been translated into over 75 languages, including ‘Klingon’ (the language in ‘Star Trek’). The man needs little introduction. It’s a writer’s bias to like words so lovely that remain over time. And
Shakespeare’s phrases are so ingrained and interwoven into our language, the English language that is, we may hardly realise that he first wrote them. Phrases such as ‘
Green eyed monster’ (Othello) meaning jealousy, ‘
A charmed life’ (Macbeth), even to ‘
Catch a cold’ (Cymbeline)… Of money, Shakespeare wrote famously
‘Neither a borrower nor a lender be’ (Hamlet) and reminds of what’s meaningful in life in “
All that glisters is not gold—Often have you heard that told.” (The Merchant of Venice). Of money and opportunities: “
If money go before, all ways do lie open.” (The Merry Wives of Windsor) There is much truth in that increased financial security gives us an increased sense of choice. As we so-named ourselves
Birdee, meaning financial freedom to fly and to soar. Shakespeare continued in that play: “
Money is a good soldier, and will on.” meaning make your money work for you as a ‘
good soldier’ would follow command. Would he have meant by that to invest? I cannot speak on behalf of the dear bard. I can suggest you have a look at Birdee and see what could help you support living out your own stories, your wished-for travels, your children, the home you’d like to create, for after all, if nothing else, that is ‘such things dreams are made on’ (The Tempest).