
Posted by rat on 12/27/2008, 5:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Steve is not going to like this"
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: Prove to me, anyone, that a placid pond
: reflecting your loftiest dreams is any more
: useful or valuable to you than a flood that
: wipes away your home.
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: a placid pond is more useful to reflect
: lofty dreams than a flood
: a flood is more useful to wash away our home
: than a placid pond
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: useful depends on the situation at hand
: what's "good" is whatever is most
: useful
: in that moment
:
: what's "Highest Good" reflects
: a natural preference
: for the calm
:
:
Yes, everything seems to be contextual. However Steve won't like that "natural" preference.
In fact that rascal Zhuangzi was also leary about preferences.
And therefore I won't prefer the point of view of any of you. I will remain solidly wishy washy.
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"The Tao is basically utterly open. Utter openeness has no substance. It ends in endlessness, begins in beginninglessnes".
-Li Daoqun
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