Standing

Standing

Standing, also referred to as orthostasis, is a human position in which the body is held in an upright ("orthostatic") position and supported only by the feet.

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    I’m not making light of prayers here, but of so-called school prayer, which bears as much resemblance to real spiritual experience as that freeze-dried astronaut food bears to a nice standing rib roast. From what I remember of praying in school, it was almost an insult to God, a rote exercise in moving your mouth while daydreaming or checking out the cutest boy in the seventh grade that was a far, far cry from soul-searching.
    Anna Quindlen (b. 1952)

    I’m telling the truth.
    I’m standing at death’s door
    and even today
    my sight falls
    on that thicket
    on the Tpt’s pure banks,
    just as before.
    Hla Stavhana (c. 50 A.D.)

    Mars and Venus are at it again. This time, Hephaestus is standing by with a private detective, a photographer, and a lawyer.
    Mason Cooley (b. 1927)