I am a Walnut.
During my second year at high school, we were required as a
whole class to attend the annual school dance. As it was not permissible for me
to be absent, I decide to make the most of it and was prepared with some books
to read. As I sat on the sidelines reading, one of the faculty came up and
said, "Come on social sideliners, you wallflowers, get moving."
One wit among our group said, "Forget about Hartley
here, he's not a wallflower, he's a walnut."
A little while later I capitalized on this appellative, when
a girl came up to me and asked if I would like to put her name on my card for a
dance. Without asking her name, I explained that I didn't have a card, as I was
a walnut, not a wallflower, being more interested in feeding my brain than my
heart. After which I contentedly resumed my reading.
God created us who we are, so we could make known who He is. Our identity is found in Him for the purpose of making known His identity.
--Lionel Hartley