THEY CAN'T ALL BE GEMS

By Megan Loughran

 

"They Can't All Be Gems." It's a figure of speech I often hear, meant to make us feel ok about doing mediocre work. It's said so frequently that its impact has been compromised, so you could call it a platypus. 

 

I mean, sure. Not everything can be brilliant. If everything were brilliant than nothing would seem better than anything else and we would be just BORED. No?

 

I like to understand things by thinking about them according to their words:

"They" means the stuff you make. The things you're trying to have come out nice.

"Can't" is a combo word. It's two words that become one which is only ok because of the air comma. There is another name for it which I think also has to do with pregnancy.

"All" - These letter shapes look like a "Wet Floor" sign next to two children.

"Be" - This word I like because the 'e' is optional: you can take it away or add as many as you want and this word will sound the same. Try it. 

"Gems" - that's my name backwards if my name were smeG. 

There you have it. I'm not sure I agree with this saying though. To me, it's really important to make sure every single thing you do is exhaustingly super duper.

 

 

Rocks with a gem but just one gem, more rocks than gems.

 

MEGAN LOUGHRAN is an actor, singer, and writer. If she is alone in an elevator she is singing in it. www.MeganLoughran.com
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