Some people feel more worthy...
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Some people feel more worthy than others. According to Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes, John McCormack was an Irish-American opera star in the early 1900s. McCormack was especially renowned for his performance as the naval officer Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly. After watching a production of the opera by a different company, he made a point of seeking out the tenor who played Pinkerton and offered him some advice.
"Sir, you sing very well but you must be a rotten naval officer. You began with just a bit of braid on your sleeve, then years later, when you return to Japan and your little Butterfly, you're still wearing the same bit of braid. Don't you ever get promoted? When I sang Pinkerton I took good care to promote myself to commander every night in the third act."
Whether he deserved it or not, McCormack made sure he promoted his character every night. But the Lamb who was killed really is worthy to receive, not bits of braid on the sleeve, but power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and praise.
"Sir, you sing very well but you must be a rotten naval officer. You began with just a bit of braid on your sleeve, then years later, when you return to Japan and your little Butterfly, you're still wearing the same bit of braid. Don't you ever get promoted? When I sang Pinkerton I took good care to promote myself to commander every night in the third act."
Whether he deserved it or not, McCormack made sure he promoted his character every night. But the Lamb who was killed really is worthy to receive, not bits of braid on the sleeve, but power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and praise.
