[MD] Gawain

[William Robinson]

Lighten up guys.  Anything wrong with responding to a joke in kind?  This
Gawain thing that started this thread was just a light hearted joke. Right?
Sometimes people tend to over-analyze things.
Maybe folks have a tendency to become their own thoughts.  Not become the
thoughts of others, that is, those thoughts people direct towards them.
Robbie


On 1/22/07, Heather Perella <spiritualadirondack at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Yeah, Marsha, I have no idea what Robbie is talking
> about.  He's got a lot of pain, jokes, or confusion.
> I just didn't understand him.
>
> SA
>
>     [Marsha]
> > You did get that the questions were for self
> > consideration.  You seem
> > an example of what Gawain rose above, and where the
> > captain got
> > stuck.  Would any statement I make be an invitation
> > to
> > lecture?   Bullshit!!!   But do you really know how
> > to love a woman
> > (life, game, now)?
> >
> > m
> >
> >
> >
> > At 07:03 PM 1/21/2007, Robbie wrote:
> > >Says Marsha:
> > >
> > >"Sad that there would only be those two choices".
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Robbie:
> > >
> > >Right.  The entire spectrum of reality covers a
> > multiplicity of shades of
> > >gray and things are never just black and white.
> > Negotiation skills are a
> > >must.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >But your fable posed the question, what do women
> > really want??  Well, its
> > >looks like we are starting to smoke you out with
> > the help of the Swami on
> > >whatever the page was. Looks like "the wants" will
> > become a tall order,
> > >rather daunting really.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Doesn't look like I got too many of the 7 basic
> > qualities covered, and
> > >fortunately it is not a life or death situation as
> > per Arthur.  But I agree
> > >that cogent answers to all of the questions Marsha
> > poses are required.
> > >Excepting while all of these "qualities" are being
> > acted out; How do all the
> > >bills get paid?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >The witch really did err for the reason I cited
> > before. Do existential
> > >choices really exist? One person's total freedom
> > acts as a substantial
> > >restraint on everybody else. (This law applies at
> > all levels: planetary,
> > >national, local government, job politics and family
> > issues.) Sustainability
> > >and the tragedy of the commons, enters the picture.
> > ...stage right.  I mean
> > >imagine a world where all women are Paris Hilton.
> > (or all men are Napoleon,
> > >to make this screed gender neutral) Dante's inferno
> > becomes real.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >These issues are best worked out by those younger
> > and less set in our ways.
> > >Because like most old geezers like me, we are too
> > absorbed by many illusions
> > >and  delusions to worry so much about stressing out
> > on all these quality
> > >details and dynamic realities... being the static
> > old fart that I am.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Marsha further quizzes me on, "Which traditional
> > parable do you prefer?  Can
> > >you reference a better one from ZMM or LILA?" Sorry
> > none comes to mind from
> > >ZMM/Lila.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >In fact parables have been kinda troublesome to me:
> >  I have always been
> > >troubled by the parable of the prodigal child,
> > located somewhere in the King
> > >James Bible. If anyone can cite a reference book or
> > explain to me the 3 to 5
> > >layered answer to that one. I would be really
> > grateful.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >A Reference book with answers to traditional
> > parables and Zen koans (heck
> > >toss in some Taoist and Sufi stuff too) would
> > really be a treasure. But a
> > >treatise, perhaps, less entertaining than King
> > Arthur's fable above. In
> > >fact, this reference book might read more like the
> > telephone directory. Not
> > >a best seller or big page turner volume.
> > Paradoxical literature that
> > >actually models, presents and exposes, "explains
> > reality" would have no
> > >market acceptance. Perhaps, only an academic, ivory
> > tower publisher. Unlike
> > >ZMM, which was rejected by many, many
> > publishers...This treatise may never
> > >be published. Maybe I'll try to look for it on the
> > Wikipedia??
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >This concludes the rambling.
> > >
> > >Robbie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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