The expression 'rise and shine' has become another casualty in our daily existences. The last person to utter that phrase was a man by the name of Joshua Wilkins. He had said it back in 1985 in a small Oregon town when he knocked on his son's door to wake him up. The boy awoke immediately and had a fantastic day--in fact he got an A+ on each of his exams and then made out with his high school sweetheart, who happened to be the captain of the cheerleading team.
Many people have wondered what phrases have taken its place. The expression 'rise and shine' was so simple and offered such encouragement and hope. I asked a young man the other day about the expression, and he replied: "It seemed like a good one back then, but now...people just say get the f$%k out the bed you lazy piece of shit." Another woman quipped: "Our world is not that kind of place anymore...there's no room for a shining star. Those people are laughed out of the building and sometimes get a good ass-kicking." It is perhaps sad news to hear that 'rise and shine' was used in another era--in a time where it was okay to excel and happiness was accepted everywhere.
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