The Five Point Plan (For Mikey Mike)

From my self published book of scribblings, Counting Your Chickens

Written in Darwin for a flat-mate - a social worker who proscribed everyone else 5 point plans but was hopeless at planning anything for himself.

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• Thou shalt not bilk thyself in matters of the heart, but accept that being in receipt of the occasional bilking from the usurper of one’s affections is par for the course and can be character building if the right lessons are learnt.

• Thou shalt accept thine divine right to be a screw-up at the most inopportune times without kicking thyself too hard. Remember that is what friends are for.

• Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goat. But, should temptation becometh too great, thou shalt compensate thine neighbour by proffering an entertaining excuse.

• If a woman should stareth at thou accusingly whilst holding a sharp implement, it is best not to ask what thou didst wrong.

• Thy skin thou wearest is thine own, but thy mind is to be shared with those who carest about what it doth contain – without malice or prejudice.