“I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that.”
“I said you can see by the Bishop’s escutcheon that he has a particular set of devotions.”
“Whoa! A bishop has a shield? What’s with that?”
“Well, it’s just a symbol holder, a way of saying what is of core importance. The practice goes back centuries into heraldic times. Knights and nobles stuff. Can’t just have a plain shield. It would be like having a bumper without a bumper sticker or a business without a sign. Gotta tell people what you are in essence, what is important to you, and what you want to project about yourself.”
“Oh! I get it. Tagline. Some short way of introducing yourself. The stuff we see on Twitter IDs.”
“Yes, see, lots of people, not just knights, nobles, and bishops, have either actual or virtual escutcheons.”
“What’s on yours?”
“I said you can see by the Bishop’s escutcheon that he has a particular set of devotions.”
“Whoa! A bishop has a shield? What’s with that?”
“Well, it’s just a symbol holder, a way of saying what is of core importance. The practice goes back centuries into heraldic times. Knights and nobles stuff. Can’t just have a plain shield. It would be like having a bumper without a bumper sticker or a business without a sign. Gotta tell people what you are in essence, what is important to you, and what you want to project about yourself.”
“Oh! I get it. Tagline. Some short way of introducing yourself. The stuff we see on Twitter IDs.”
“Yes, see, lots of people, not just knights, nobles, and bishops, have either actual or virtual escutcheons.”
“What’s on yours?”
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