Make him tick?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Franklin">Franklin</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="secret">secret</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> ‘<span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="thick">thick</span>’ <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> “<span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="thick">thick</span>” <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Made">Made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="tick">tick</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="thick">thick</span>.</p><p><span word="Tick">Tick</span>?</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>? <span word="Tick">Tick</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="piece">piece</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="incorporated">incorporated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intricate">intricate</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="tick">tick</span>, <span word="tock">tock</span>; <span word="tick">tick</span>, <span word="tock">tock</span>; <span word="tick">tick</span>, <span word="tock">tock</span>….</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="make">make</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="tick">tick</span>” <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="tick">tick</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="likes">likes</span>, <span word="dislikes">dislikes</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="different">different</span>, <span word="unique">unique</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="motivates">motivates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tick">tick</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="work">work</span> – <span word="tirelessly">tirelessly</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clock">clock</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> (<span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="tirelessly">tirelessly</span>, <span word="whole">whole</span>-<span word="heartedly">heartedly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="countrymen">countrymen</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="men">men</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Franklin">Franklin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p>
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