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I love this! I did not expect to love this. Wow. The cards are exemplary. Any Ojisan[0] featured on a card should feel honored. I looked at the cards shown

I love this! I did not expect to love this. Wow. The cards are exemplary. Any Ojisan[0] featured on a card should feel honored. I looked at the cards shown to us and immediately was struck by the artists ability to both see the beauty in these fine people and deliver it on the card in a compelling, clearly respectful way. And the motive! It is simple and noble: Elevating Town Fathers in the eyes of those for whom they often serve. The idea is pure,[1] uncluttered by unnecessary detail and expectations. The only real complication came from the kids, who naturally wanted the game aspect to make the whole thing fun! Of course they did. Humans being beautiful. That is what this is and as much as I want this sort of thing where I live, I know it would not be this organic thing of beauty and that makes me sad. I am not sure enough of us here have what is needed. I am definitely sharing today. What a delightful story! [0] Capitalized because local heroes [1] Pure is the word I use in this context. There may be better ones. Please share.

parabyl 2y ago
Although I think "pure" is alright to use in this context, I would probably have gone with "beautifully simple".
- ddingus 2y ago
  Not bad. That could work, but still the sentiment remains a bit elusive. Yours does nail a couple strong elements to it. It seems almost noble, or just is a celebration of quiet nobility. That is a part of it too. I feel this is one of those times we would learn Germans have a dead on word like they often do.
  - jajko 2y ago
    > I feel this is one of those times we would learn Germans have a dead on word like they often do. Yeah but it would be 72 characters long, being composed out of 6 different words difficult on their own (I know German a bit, and some words I have to read in my head loudly to see where they break into subparts)

parabyl 2y ago

Although I think "pure" is alright to use in this context, I would probably have gone with "beautifully simple".

ddingus 2y ago
Not bad. That could work, but still the sentiment remains a bit elusive. Yours does nail a couple strong elements to it. It seems almost noble, or just is a celebration of quiet nobility. That is a part of it too. I feel this is one of those times we would learn Germans have a dead on word like they often do.
- jajko 2y ago
  > I feel this is one of those times we would learn Germans have a dead on word like they often do. Yeah but it would be 72 characters long, being composed out of 6 different words difficult on their own (I know German a bit, and some words I have to read in my head loudly to see where they break into subparts)