My Nan said You are young, enjoy youself- The world is your oyster.
I've heard it before but does anyone know what I am supposed to do with my oyster?
2006-08-08 02:14:09 · 23 answers · asked by poppy vox 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
You take the time to open it up and discover the wonderful surprises it has in store for you!
2006-08-08 02:17:53 · answer #1 · answered by viclyn 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
THE WORLD IS AN (ONE'S) OYSTER - "If you have a lot of money, you can have anything you want. The proverb first appears in Shakespeare's play 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' (1600).'Falstaff: I will not lend thee a penny. Pistol: Why, then, the world's mine oyster, Which I with sword will open.' Act II, Scene II." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" (1996) by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).
the world is your oyster
you have the ability and the freedom to do exactly what you want. The world is your oyster when you're young and healthy and free to go anywhere.
2006-08-08 09:20:46 · answer #2 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oysters trap sand in their shell, which when held there long enough it becomes a pearl. So, go out there, and make the best of it. The world is your oyster go make a pearl.
Everyone loves Metaphors.
2006-08-08 09:19:06 · answer #3 · answered by Xilen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grow into something precious, like the pearl in the oyster
2006-08-08 09:19:24 · answer #4 · answered by punkvixen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meaning the world is your oyster- sometimes you find pearls in oysters so go search for your pearl.
2006-08-08 09:18:26 · answer #5 · answered by ninja_girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What your Nan is trying to say is while you are young, dont limit what you might try and do! Travel, make friends, try new foods, experience different cultures, learn new things. keep an open mind! That way when you are older you will have lots of things to tell your kids and grandkids!
2006-08-08 09:20:31 · answer #6 · answered by kimberleibenton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As are MANY quotes, the origin is Shakespeare:
"Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open."
--From The Merry Wives of Windsor (II, ii, 2-3)
"A thief named Pistol has asked to borrow money from Falstaff, the incorrigible who is up to his old tricks in this farcical play. Falstaff has recently discharged some of the petty thieves (including Pistol) with whom he romped, more out of financial necessity than anything else, but he used the excuse of insubordination. He asked Pistol and another member of his group of thieves to help him in his plan to seduce two wealthy wives in Windsor by delivering the identical love letter to each. When they refused, Falstaff fired them. Now Pistol is back and asking for a loan. When Falstaff turns him down, Pistol warns him that the world is his oyster, and he will slice it open by force, taking what he will. Falstaff lectures him about stealing, but Pistol reminds him that Falstaff always took a percentage of what they'd stolen in the past."
2006-08-08 09:19:58 · answer #7 · answered by diamondspider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U know how pearls r made?Wen a grain of sand enters and hurts it,it makes a pearl out of it.It reduces the pain to a beautiful thing.So it means u have to make the best of everything.
2006-08-08 09:29:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A oyster has a pearl inside.So find your pearl make the very best of your life.
2006-08-08 09:18:00 · answer #9 · answered by cin_ann_43 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Open it, explore it, and find your "pearl" ......have fun and find the treasure in life before you have to settle down and deal the responsibilities and commitments of life
2006-08-08 09:19:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋