Context?Someone said this to me today and I wasnt sure what it meant...
. . . cast the first stone.
A biblical one liner = those in glasshouses shouldn't throw stones.
Or as an example to the forum / world of drones . . . those that fly beyond VLOS perhaps shouldn't criticise those that fly to 500'.
Maybe the obvious question is ‘let he” do what?
. . . cast the first stone.
A biblical one liner = those in glasshouses shouldn't throw stones.
Or as an example to the forum / world of drones . . . those that fly beyond VLOS perhaps shouldn't criticise those that fly to 500'.
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Whatever could it be about?...-Hello, sir. My name is David...
. . . cast the first stone.
A biblical one liner = those in glasshouses shouldn't throw stones.
Or as an example to the forum / world of drones . . . those that fly beyond VLOS perhaps shouldn't criticise those that fly to 500'.
I love the glass house line. You can use it almost anywhere in response to all kinds of things! And you are right that many people boil down the bible verse that way. However, TDrones you need to know a few important details.
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A mob brought a woman accused of adultery to JC and asked him to pass judgment knowing death by stoning was the penalty. The blood thirsty mob was whipped up by political provacateurs looking to put JC in a box. If he excused the crime and spared the accused then he had no respect for the law. If he passed the required death sentence then he was no savior of the people. JC poked around in the dirt with a stick and said okay then let's do this thing and he who is without sin cast the first stone. Well, the mob drew quiet and one by one slinked away.
OMG i love the story! Imagine if you could defuse every angry mob with simple one line of perfect wisdom?
I think you may have mixed up the stories here. The David dude was a sheepherder with a slingshot....
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If you lived in a glass house throwing stones at your neighbours would pretty stupid- for obvious reasons.Maybe Im overthinking this and thats why I still havent figured it out yet. Now, about the throwing stones in glass houses, I never could figure that one out. If you live in a glass house, why would you throw a stone at all? Who would you be throwing it at? Maybe my brain stopped working earlier today.
Now, I can understand what a bull in a china shop means...
...But I had no idea that the mob was trying to get JC in trouble to begin with. Is that right? It sounded like a lose-lose for JC.
We still have no context for the conversation in which this was said.Someone said this to me today and I wasnt sure what it meant...
about the throwing stones in glass houses, I never could figure that one out. If you live in a glass house, why would you throw a stone at all?
If you lived in a glass house throwing stones at your neighbours would pretty stupid- for obvious reasons.
It’s very simple. Think very carefully about what the result might be if someone responds to your actions in a similar manner. You might be worse off. It is most often used to remind people they shouldn’t criticise others for faults they share or perhaps even have to a larger extent.So, in that expression, the person who lived in the glass house would be throwing stones at someone outside of his house, such as his neighbors. Ok maybe I'm starting to understand. Maybe he doesn't realize that his house is glass, and when he throws a stone at his neighbor because his neighbor did something he didn't like, not only is he punishing the neighbor but hes also punishing himself. Does that sound right?
If he knew he was living in a glass house to begin with, he probably wouldn't be throwing the stones because it just destroys his own house. I don't think that makes sense. My sister and I used to do this all day. Tried to cut sentences or sayings apart and figure out the how they got their meaning