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HARAKEKE - FLAX

HARAKEKE – FLAX

“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy* is something to be enthusiastic about.” – Charles Kingsley

*Some time ago I think the FUTURE was in the news, but now I think it is HAPPINESS!

WHO DID THAT?

Who was the man?

He had a beautiful handwriting and in his beautiful handwriting he copied the Bible. He did it to relax and to unwind. He did not want to waste time.

For those who don’t know:

THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE

THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE

The Bible is a library.

The library has 66 books.

The Bible has two main sections.

The first section is called the Old Testament.

The second section is called the New Testament.

The Old Testament contains 39 books.

The New Testament contains 27 books.

He copied all 66 books once. He copied the Bible twice. He copied the Bible three times. And he copied all 66 books four times.

The man who did that lived from 1380 – 1471.

His name was THOMAS VON KEMPEN!