Whatever & Anything

Not too long ago, there was a series of advertisements shown on Singapore television channels highlighting two types of canned drinks.  These drinks were called "Whatever" and "Anything".  If the Swallow recalls correctly, the former was a non-carbonated drink while the latter was a carbonated drink.

The Swallow thought that the advertisements were well-produced, and she had a good laugh each time any of the advertisements came on.  A sample of the advertisements went like this...a sinister-looking guy marches up to the cashier of a convenience store.  When questioned by the cashier what he wanted, the man demanded "Anything".  The frightened cashier emptied the cash register and tried to pass the money to him.  However, he got angry at her and kept insisting that he wanted "Anything...

Whoever thought of the names of the drinks either has a good sense of humour or he was desperate...

Well, the Swallow has a "Whatever" and an "Anything" that has nothing to do with canned drinks, although she does use them as often as possible and not only in desperate times...

Whatever is

• true
• noble
• right
• pure
• lovely
• admirable

Anything is

• excellent
• praiseworthy

Philippians 4 : 8 (NIV)
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things.