musings

Sometimes I wish I was not so literal minded. I would like to be able to use figurative speech. When I hear someone talking about the sun coming out I know what they mean, but I still think about the literal meaning. I know that when people say that they hope that the sun will shine that they are not speaking literally. I do speak of the sun rising and setting, but in the back of my mind I am thinking that is does neither. (Yes, I am aware that I used figurative speech there. Where is the back of the mind?) I am embarrassed that I think so literally most of the time. I want to learn to appreciate more figurative language in everyday speech.