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Posted by Butcho
on 6/27/2009, 7:22 am, in reply to "Re: A Bridge Between Self and Other."
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--Previous Message--
: It is common for two or more of good will to
: use extremes when speaking to extremes. In
: that way it is hoped that a compromise, an
: underlying unity, can be realized. Otherwise
: it is just one extreme after another. Tit
: for tat.
:
: -------------------------
:
: Yes, it's common to talk in extremes. Human
: communication is such that subtlety often
: does not convey.
:
: Sometimes it does. Often it does not. Our
: ears--always perfectly attuned--hear what
: they need to hear.
:
: I still don't understand the link between
: 'compromise' and 'underlying unity,' Butcho.
:
: Perhaps you'd care to elaborate.
:
:
:
Steve,
There you go again with your "always perfectly" attuned ears. Right!
I still can't believe I ever thought I could have a conversation with you that didn't end in inanity. Live and learn.
Butcho
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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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