2 x 4 of Wisdom
Have you ever used the expresison "It hit me like a 2x4" when something so simple or obvious finally sinks in? Or if your spouse can't get you to see their point of view, have they ever asked in exasperation, "Do I have to hit you with a 2x4?" Not really meaning it, of course.
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A number of years ago, at a religious retreat for men, as the retreat got going and men began to see their life, their faith and themselves in a whole new light, a common expression used was "It hit me like a 2x4!"
When I returned to my shop after the retreat, as a joke, I made the small 2x2. The handle of the 2x4
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was rounded without the use of a lathe. Using saw, chisel and sandpapers turned the trick.
When I showed it to some friends who attended the same retreat, the idea came up to make a larger 2x4 and get a verse from scripture that is line with getting smarter. So I came up with the other 2x4 and the verse you see.
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This 2x4 has been brought to each retreat since and memorializes who was in charge, when it was held and what verse from scripture was the guiding word.
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What about the first 2x4? It was burnt to commemorate the retreat that spawned the 2x4.
At the next retreat it was presented to the first retreat's diredtor as a Thank You.
